Sentences with phrase «overall health of students»

Data for Healthy This one may seem obvious, but how much do we know about the overall health of our students?

The goal of the National Math Foundation Summer Institute is to provide common core and module - aligned training and materials for teachers / schools in movement - based learning strategies in order to boost student achievement, increase physical activity, reduce obesity, and increase the overall health of students.

One of the trailblazing districts is the Leon County (Florida) Public Schools, which in May 2004 formed a Wellness Committee of educators and community members to address the overall health of students and staff.

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The difference is that Waldorf will prioritize the overall health of the child, creating a student for life.

We do know that AP courses often come with much more homework, so students need to be prepared for the extra work and make sure this fits with their overall schedule and their ability to take care of their health and well - being.

«Students need to be prepared for the extra work and make sure this fits with their overall schedule and their ability to take care of their health and well - being.»

We continually strive to exceed the standards that are required of us when it comes to the health, safety and overall experience of our students.

PS 14 Principal Ira Schulman said, «Outdoor spaces are critical to the overall health and well - being of our students and at PS 14, we are committed to doing everything possible to support continuous access to playground space for the children of PS 14.»

The trouble is, she writes in a new article in Academic Medicine, that too many of these programs — called STEGH, or short - term experiences in global health — focus on the needs of the student trainees and not on what's best for their patients or for overall health care in the countries they visit.

And while we strive to positively affect the overall field of health coaching, we maintain a focus on each individual student.

Then in 2007 and 2008, when they were about 50, a little more than 100 of those former students took a series of tests to measure their psychological health, including their levels of loneliness, depression, and overall well - being.

Schools get access to a network of professionals and resources that will assist in the design and delivery of sporting programmes aligned to cross-curriculum learning outcomes and ultimately contributing to the overall health and wellbeing of their students.

From this perspective, pastoral care can assist students to develop positive self - esteem, healthy risk taking, goal setting and negotiation, thus enhancing their strengths and other protective factors contributing to their resiliency as well as developing a sense of social cohesion that together can improve their overall health and wellbeing (Nadge, 2005 and Doll & Lyon, 1998).

The program's primary objective is to increase access for urban youth to school - based, culturally - sensitive, and trauma - informed mental health services that are aimed at raising students» awareness of the impact of trauma on well - being, enhancing students» positive coping skills, promoting students» attitudes toward school engagement, increasing graduation rates, and improving the overall psychosocial well - being of urban youth.

These strategies boost student achievement, increase physical activity, reduce obesity and increase the overall health and brainpower of students.

A new, high performing school targeted at a «hot spot» of student growth and educational need can make a sizeable difference for not only a community's families and children, but also to the overall economic and civic health of the community.

And, still, as Lecker points out, the ability to do DAMAGE to the public school system and to many of its students is ENORMOUS and, indeed, too costly for the people of this nation and its overall health and vitality.

«Consuming a healthy school breakfast helps students establish positive eating habits that contribute to a lifetime of overall better health,» said Jennie Bass, MS, MPH, director of the Child Nutrition Outreach Program at Project Bread.

A team of educators who implemented a drama therapy course and mental health supports in New Haven, Connecticut schools emphasize that issues of mental health are central to students» overall growth and outcomes.

Economists generally argue that student loans are a good thing overall: they make it possible for students to afford college who wouldn't have been able to otherwise, and going to college has a range of positive effects, not just on how much people earn but on their health, happiness, and civic participation.

The nearby University of Hartford offers free testing and health care services for students, and the city offers a free flu clinic, which helps improve the overall health of the city.

Doing so can be a terrific way to take control of your student debt and improve your overall financial health, but only if you do it right.

Apart from counseling over 2,500 students in two of the best schools in the state, I also have partnered with teachers, health advisors, and college representatives to ensure that each and every one of my students have the best comprehensive care needed for their optimum and overall wellness.

Black college students and adults increased significantly on an overall mental health factor and showed a greater reduction in self - reported anxiety and neuroticism after one year of TM practice [24].

Improvement in overall mental health factor and reduction in anxiety and neuroticism in African American college students was previously shown after one year of TM practice [24].

Collaborating with other student support staff, like school counselors, psychologists in the school settings work to promote the overall behavioral and mental health of their students.

In participating schools, the number of mental health difficulties in students diminished and, overall, children experienced improved mental health and well - being.

Mediation training and practice not only has the potential to promote overall student health and well - being but also the ability to provide students with a useful set of life skills to help themselves and others more effectively navigate the conflicts they will face at home, in the workplace, and indeed throughout life.

Rooted in research, our therapists, faculty and students work together to add to the field of research that moves behavioral health practices forward; benefiting not only The Family Institute clients, but the field of behavioral health overall.

Furthermore, AIPA is committed to supporting and formally representing the views of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander psychologists and students, supporting Indigenous psychologists through undergraduate and post graduate courses, working toward achieving equity within the profession and developing and delivering professional development activities which aim to increase the cultural competence of the mental health workforce, service delivery and the mental health system overall.

Elias and colleagues present five main characteristics that contexts must have: (1) a school climate that articulates specific themes and values such as respect, responsibility and honesty, and conveys an overall sense of purpose for attending school; (2) explicit instruction and practice in skills for participatory competence; (3) developmentally appropriate instruction so as to promote health and prevent specific problems; (4) services that enhance students» coping skills and provide social support; and 5) widespread, systematic opportunities for positive contributory service (Elias et al., 2015, p. 35).