Sentences with phrase «on youth health»
Dr. Kerr has recently focused on youth health - risking sexual behavior, as well.
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There's considerable research on the 10 traumatic «adverse childhood experiences» (ACEs) that contribute to the poor mental and physical health associated with «disconnected youth» — and what should be done to address them.
Health Canada unveiled the results Monday of a 60 - day consultation around its proposed regulations, in which it emphasized a focus on reducing the appeal of marijuana to youth and preventing accidental consumption.
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Dr. Loughlin has published empirical papers in the Journal of Experimental Psychology, the Journal of Organizational Behavior, the Journal of Applied Psychology, and the Journal of Occupational and Organisational Psychology, as well as co-authoring book chapters on work stress, workplace health and safety, and the quality of youth employment (several of these publications have been with her students).
VICTORIA — B.C. youth and New Democrat health critic Judy Darcy are calling on the B.C. Liberal government to protect the health of vulnerable young people by banning the sale of flavoured tobacco in British Columbia.
Horgan noted that last Christmas, Christy Clark pledged to improve child and youth mental health services, saying «we should do more and we can do more,» and then failed to make good on her promise.
Massive funding was available for groups to create materials and get involved in youth work, especially focusing on the areas of bullying [4] and sexual health services.
Those were some of the findings of a survey conducted by the Youth Sexual Health Project, funded by the D.C. Council Committee on Health, whose chairman, council member David A. Catania (I - At Large), had a hearing on the issue Wednesday.
In youth and health, in summer, in the woods or on the mountains, there come days when the weather seems all whispering with peace, hours when the goodness and beauty of existence enfold us like a dry warm climate, or chime through us as if our inner ears were subtly ringing with the world's security.
The Archbishop will go on to tour the repair facilities of Cammell Laird Shipyard before vists to two more schools, a health centre and a new youth centre.
(Left to right) Minister for Children and Youth Affairs Katherine Zappone, Taoiseach Leo Varadkar and Minister for Health Simon Harris brief the media on the government's plans for a referendum on Ireland's restrictive abortion laws, following a specially convened cabinet meeting at Government Buildings in Dublin.
The writing's on the wall: youth participation in the sport is down, thanks in large part to their parents» concern for their health.
According to the 2012 National Survey on Drug Use and Health, first - time use of most substances, such as drugs and alcohol, among youth peaks during the summer months of June and July.
While physical activity in youth should be promoted because of its desirable benefits in terms of health and body composition, the emphasis should be on moderation and the focus should be on skill development, fitness, and general health, rather than development of a muscular appearance.
Dr. Laugeson has been a principal investigator and collaborator on a number of studies funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) investigating social skills training for youth with developmental disabilities from preschool to early adulthood and is the co-developer of an evidence - based social skills intervention for teens and young adults known as PEERS.
On May 13, 2010, the PPE Campaign and Coalition for Youth Sports Health and Safety was launched to promote the widespread adoption and consistent use of an updated preparticipation physical evaluation form (PPE) for pre-competition medical screening of U.S. student - athletes.
For more information about the health effects of marijuana on youth, visit the Good to Know website.
The well - publicized lawsuits by former players against the N.F.L., the suicide of Junior Seau, a «Chicken Little - sky is falling» mentality by some prominent concussion experts and former athletes, some of whom suggest that the sport is simply too dangerous to be played at all at the youth level, and continuing research on the short - and long - term effects of concussion on cognitive function and brain health, have created a pretty toxic environment for the sport.
MomsTeam Institute, Inc. is a Massachusetts non-profit corporation formed in November 2013 to continue and expand on MomsTEAM's fourteen - year mission of providing comprehensive, well - researched information to youth sports parents, coaches, athletic trainers, and other health care professionals about all aspects of the youth sports experience.
Loudmouth Education & Training (www.loudmouth.co.uk) deliver over 600 sessions every year in schools, youth clubs and training centres across the UK, using theatre - in - education methods, on a range of Personal, Social and Health Education issues.
This truly was no place for a youth sport health and safety advocate like me to be standing (although not for long; after standing on the sidelines for 15 minutes, I retreated to the safety and comfort of an air conditioned car and hotel lobby).
Modeled on the community - centric approach to improving youth sports safety highlighted in MomsTEAM's PBS documentary, «The Smartest Team: Making High School Football Safer», the program will award SmartTeam status to youth sports organizations which have demonstrated a commitment to minimizing the risk of physical, psychological and sexual injury to young athletes by implementing a comprehensive set of health and safety best practices, providing safety - conscious sports parents a level of assurance that they have made health and safety an important priority, not to be sacrificed at the altar of team or individual success.
«For far too long, the national media has focused on reporting on how youth sports programs fall short in protecting the health and safety of youth athletes.
Concord, MA, August 25, 2014: Harvard Medical School's Joseph B. Martin Conference Center will be the site for a groundbreaking youth sports health and safety summit on Monday, September 15, 2014.
«I have great respect for the researchers at Harborview and think this was a good study, and was great to see somebody providing data on youth younger than high school age,» said Dawn Comstock, an epidemiologist at the Colorado School of Public Health who has studied extensively sports injuries at the high school level.
The effort, initiated by Inez Tenenbaum, Chairman of the Consumer Product Safety Commission, is expected to educate thousands of youth football coaches on vital health and safety issues and provide nearly 13,000 new helmets to youth football players in low - income communities in 2012.
It is up to parents to decide for their family whether to allow their child to start, or continue, playing football, not some present or former player, journalist or scientist who takes the position that football is either too dangerous to be played by anyone or safe enough to be played by all (October 25, 2015 update: this is exactly the position adopted by the American Academy of Pediatrics in its 2015 Policy Statement on Tackling in Youth Football in which it leaves parents - presumably in consultation with their child's pediatrician - to «decide whether the potential health risks of sustaining... injuries [in tackle football] are outweighed by the recreational benefits associated with proper tackling»); and
On the one hand, there appears to be a growing body of research suggesting that playing contact or collision sports for a long period of time likely has, at least for some unknown percentage of athletes, serious adverse health consequences, not just from concussions but from the cumulative effect of sub-concussive blows to the head, blows which athletes in youth football, lacrosse, and, until recently, hockey, suffer on an almost constant basis in both games and practiceOn the one hand, there appears to be a growing body of research suggesting that playing contact or collision sports for a long period of time likely has, at least for some unknown percentage of athletes, serious adverse health consequences, not just from concussions but from the cumulative effect of sub-concussive blows to the head, blows which athletes in youth football, lacrosse, and, until recently, hockey, suffer on an almost constant basis in both games and practiceon an almost constant basis in both games and practices.
With so many health problems among American youth being attributed to poor diet these types of food programs can have a profound effect on the future of the nation's health.
The Center on Alcohol Marketing and Youth (CAMY) at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health is a watchdog of the alcohol industry and its advertising practices.
In its continuing effort to protect the health and safety of youth pitchers, and to reflect the latest research on pitching injuries, Little League made additional changes in its rules, which went into effect for the spring 2010 season and beyond.
Dr. Bergeron has also participated in a number of Congressional Briefings in Washington, DC and testimonies for several State Legislatures on physical activity, health and safety in youth sports, and sport concussion.
This project identifies and targets the community aspects that influence obesity and active living, specifically focusing on policies, funding, physical assets, programs and services that influence health and fitness levels of youth ages 10 — 14 years.
Internationally recognized for his research and leadership in exercise - heat stress and physiological strain, hydration challenges in sport, youth athletic health and sport concussion, Dr. Bergeron co-chaired and is the lead author on the 2015 International Olympic Committee (IOC) Consensus on Youth Athletic Development and the 2012 IOC Consensus on Thermoregulatory and Altitude Challenges for High - Level Athlyouth athletic health and sport concussion, Dr. Bergeron co-chaired and is the lead author on the 2015 International Olympic Committee (IOC) Consensus on Youth Athletic Development and the 2012 IOC Consensus on Thermoregulatory and Altitude Challenges for High - Level AthlYouth Athletic Development and the 2012 IOC Consensus on Thermoregulatory and Altitude Challenges for High - Level Athletes.
Tops on the list of concerns are drinks, particularly high - calorie, sugar - sweetened beverages such as sodas and sports drinks that are popular among youth but cited by public health experts as empty calories with no nutritional benefit.
PBATS programs work to educate the American people on issues including childhood obesity, disability inclusion and the health and well - bring of America's youth.
«His reflections on his own concussions and health, education, recovery and responsibility reflect core values that can be applied not only in youth athletics and concussion management but in life generally.
In addition, many leagues sell foods and beverages with high caloric content and low nutritional value to fund youth sport while overlooking their potential deleterious effects on child health.
Ask for books, newsletters, magazines and good websites that deal with youth health issues and information on living with your teen's health condition.
Campaign in Zambia Authoring organization (s): LINKAGES — Zambia - Published: 2004 — 2005 Summary: These brochures, created as part of the LINKAGES «Act Now» Campaign in Zambia, offer standardized messages on infant feeding and HIV for a variety of audiences, including mothers, youth, and health workers.
All of the negative stories that are now appearing about the health hazards relating to concussions could have a major effect on youth football here and nationally.
Inter-Association Task Force Document on Emergency Health and Safety: Best Practice Recommendations for Youth Sports
Norwalk, CT On Monday evening, August 24, 2015, Mayor Harry Rilling, Norwalk Department of Health and Katherine Snedaker, will host The Norwalk Youth Concussion Summit at 7 pm at Norwalk City Hall in the Community Room.
Attendees should anticipate a full day of education provided by health care experts and youth sports safety advocates focused on the hidden risks of youth sports and what you can do to mitigate them within your sphere of influence.
Physical punishment is associated with a range of mental health problems in children, youth and adults, including depression, unhappiness, anxiety, feelings of hopelessness, use of drugs and alcohol, and general psychological maladjustment.26 — 29 These relationships may be mediated by disruptions in parent — child attachment resulting from pain inflicted by a caregiver, 30,31 by increased levels of cortisol32 or by chemical disruption of the brain's mechanism for regulating stress.33 Researchers are also finding that physical punishment is linked to slower cognitive development and adversely affects academic achievement.34 These findings come from large longitudinal studies that control for a wide range of potential confounders.35 Intriguing results are now emerging from neuroimaging studies, which suggest that physical punishment may reduce the volume of the brain's grey matter in areas associated with performance on the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale, third edition (WAIS - III).36 In addition, physical punishment can cause alterations in the dopaminergic regions associated with vulnerability to the abuse of drugs and alcohol.37
Celebrate the Act's impact on student health and wellness: 2013 Progress on the D.C. Healthy Schools Act (pdf) 2012 - 2013 Report on the Health, Wellness and Nutrition of Youth and Schools in the District of Columbia (pdf) December 2012 Report on the Health, Wellness and Nutrition of Youth and Schools in the District of Columbia (pdf) January 2012 DC Healthy Schools Act Year One Snapshot (pdf) Check out the video below to see how the Act is transforming the school envirohealth and wellness: 2013 Progress on the D.C. Healthy Schools Act (pdf) 2012 - 2013 Report on the Health, Wellness and Nutrition of Youth and Schools in the District of Columbia (pdf) December 2012 Report on the Health, Wellness and Nutrition of Youth and Schools in the District of Columbia (pdf) January 2012 DC Healthy Schools Act Year One Snapshot (pdf) Check out the video below to see how the Act is transforming the school enviroHealth, Wellness and Nutrition of Youth and Schools in the District of Columbia (pdf) December 2012 Report on the Health, Wellness and Nutrition of Youth and Schools in the District of Columbia (pdf) January 2012 DC Healthy Schools Act Year One Snapshot (pdf) Check out the video below to see how the Act is transforming the school enviroHealth, Wellness and Nutrition of Youth and Schools in the District of Columbia (pdf) January 2012 DC Healthy Schools Act Year One Snapshot (pdf) Check out the video below to see how the Act is transforming the school environment.
School districts can help teens access SHS either through on - site school services or by referrals to youth - friendly health care providers in the community.
By focusing on youth, addressing critical education and health outcomes, organizing collaborative actions and initiatives that support students, and strongly engaging community resources, the WSCC approach offers important opportunities that may improve healthy development and educational attainment for students.
CDC recommends actions that school districts and schools can take to ensure students have access to key SHS through on - site services at schools, or off - site referrals to youth - friendly, community - based health service providers.