Sentences with phrase «health of schoolchildren»

The results of eye tests carried out as part of last year's annual survey of the health of schoolchildren were the worst on record, with the highest ever number of children having sight classed as «extremely poor».

The open letter asks the organization to «identify practical and long - term solutions that serve both the needs of school districts and the health of our schoolchildren,» rather than legislatively mandated waivers and rollbacks at the expense of our children's health.

I find that damaging, tone deaf and indicative of a lack of concern for the health of schoolchildren.

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Department of Agriculturein January unveiled new rules aimed at improving the health standards of federally - funded meals consumed by about 32 million American schoolchildren.

We thank all the funders of this project and deeply appreciate that New York State, through the leadership of Senator Jeff Klein, chose to invest in this important project that will improve lives and the health of Bronx schoolchildren and their families.»

Next comes annoyance — which impairs people's well - being even if it has no direct impact on health — with a corresponding figure of 587,000 years, followed by learning deficits among schoolchildren estimated at 45,000, and tinnitus with 22,000.

However, political conservatives are slightly more likely than either moderates or liberals to say that parents should be able to decide not to vaccinate their children — though seven - in - ten or more of all three ideology groups support requiring the MMR vaccine for all schoolchildren because of the potential health risk to others.

In the early 1900s, an intensive campaign eliminated the worms from the intestines of U.S. schoolchildren and spawned the formation of the U.S. Public Health Service.

Our study sought to identify the prevalence of bullying behaviours among schoolchildren in New South Wales, Australia, and the association of bullying with psychological and psychosomatic health.