Sentences with phrase «quality school health»

The School Nurse Association of North Carolina (SNANC) was organized in 1992 to provide opportunity for school nurses to network with other school nurses, to obtain professional resources including continuing education and to advocate for quality school health services.

The purpose of the Maine Association of School Nurses (MASN) is to maintain, promote, and advance quality school health services and health education throughout the state and to promote the interest and rights of its members.

Promote and advance quality school health services throughout the Commonwealth and promote the rights, interests and professional growth of our members.

Leading the way to excellence in professional school nursing practice and quality school health services.

The purpose of the Nebraska School Nurses Association (NSNA) is to maintain, promote, and advance quality school health services and health education throughout the state and to promote the interest and rights of its members.

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New Jersey — a wealthy, educated state with ready access to world - class health care in Philadelphia and New York City — has «better access to higher - quality information that lets us be more complete» in screening, Walter Zahorodny, a New Jersey Medical School professor and director of the New Jersey Autism Study, said in a conference call about the findings.

«Albertans depend on our schools and hospitals for the high - quality education and health care that matters most to families,» said Notley.

Moderator: Mitesh B. Rao, MD, MHS, System Patient Safety Officer and Director, Center for Advancing Patient Safety, Stanford Health Care, Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine Dr. Mitesh B. Rao, MD, MHS is a Board Certified Emergency Medicine Physician and internationally - recognized expert in Patient Safety, Quality, and Innovation.

[4] When theological schooling is defined as preparation for filling the functions that make up the role of professional church leadership, graduates turn out to be incapable of nurturing and guiding congregations as worshiping communities, the health of whose common life depends on the quality of the theology that is done there.

if that is taken to mean the type often commended by certain followers of the «mental health» school, with no idiosyncrasies, no distinctive qualities, no particular marks of speciality.

Partner with schools and early childhood programs to ensure children and families get access to health insurance and quality health care.

Boston Public Schools believes that the quality of student learning and the quality of student health are interdependent.

Good parenting by fathers is associated with better mental health in children, higher quality of later relationships, less criminality, better school attendance and behaviour, and better examination results.»

Sheryl holds a B.I.S. in Women's Studies in Communication from George Mason University, and she has worked in Communications as a human resource specialist and quality improvement trainer, community health trainer and supervisor, technical editor and writer, publisher, and as a writing and public speaking teacher in home school cooperatives.

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From the file of Rather Obvious News, this study from the University of Michigan Medical School: children who consume foods purchased from school vending machines, school stores, snack bars and other sales that compete with the federal school lunch program are «more likely to develop poor diet quality — and that may be associated with being overweight, obese or at risk for chronic health problems such as diabetes and coronary artery disease.&School: children who consume foods purchased from school vending machines, school stores, snack bars and other sales that compete with the federal school lunch program are «more likely to develop poor diet quality — and that may be associated with being overweight, obese or at risk for chronic health problems such as diabetes and coronary artery disease.&school vending machines, school stores, snack bars and other sales that compete with the federal school lunch program are «more likely to develop poor diet quality — and that may be associated with being overweight, obese or at risk for chronic health problems such as diabetes and coronary artery disease.&school stores, snack bars and other sales that compete with the federal school lunch program are «more likely to develop poor diet quality — and that may be associated with being overweight, obese or at risk for chronic health problems such as diabetes and coronary artery disease.&school lunch program are «more likely to develop poor diet quality — and that may be associated with being overweight, obese or at risk for chronic health problems such as diabetes and coronary artery disease.»

Ensuring quality, inspiring demand and improving access to school food is a three-fold effort to address public health concerns resulting from hunger, malnutrition, and obesity among D.C. school children and their families.

Check out our tools for demonstrating the academic, health, environmental, and financial benefits of high - quality, appealing school meals.

The Government has also committed to investing # 150m a year until 2020 to improve the quality of sport provision in every state primary school in England in the form of the PE and sport premium, because high quality provision — resulting from approaches like HDHK — can lead to dramatic improvements in children's health, behaviour and attainment.

Though in many ways the program has been a success, there is growing concern among parents and doctors about the health of America's children and the quality of the food provided by school lunches.

Since the 2012 - 13 school year (SY), districts nationwide have raised the nutritional quality of their offerings across these venues to better support children's health, readiness to learn, and lifelong eating habits.1 Multiple studies show significant progress toward these goals: Kids are selecting more nutritious meals and eating more fruits and vegetables.2 (See Figure 1.)

While father absence has been associated with a host of negative children's outcomes, including increased risk of dropping out of school and lower educational attainment, poorer physical and mental health, and behavioural problems,36 - 40 higher levels of involvement by nonresident fathers may assuage the negative effects of father absence on children's outcomes.41, 42 Quality of the parents» relationship before divorce, or of the pre-divorce father / child relationship, can also be an important factor: children fare worse following divorce when pre-divorce relationships were good and fare better when pre-divorce relationships were poor, 43,44 suggesting children are sometimes better off without a father if the father's relationship to the child or the mother was not good.

Georgia Health News surveyed the state's 20 largest public school systems about their lead testing policies and found many differences in how school systems evaluated their water quality.

Effective food policy actions are part of a comprehensive approach to improving nutrition environments, defined as those factors that influence food access.1 Improvements in the nutritional quality of all foods and beverages served and sold in schools have been recommended to protect the nutritional health of children, especially children who live in low - resource communities.2 As legislated by the US Congress, the 2010 Healthy Hunger - Free Kids Act (HHFKA) updated the meal patterns and nutrition standards for the National School Lunch Program and the School Breakfast Program to align with the 2010 Dietary Guidelines for Americans.3 The revised standards, which took effect at the beginning of the 2012 - 2013 school year, increased the availability of whole grains, vegetables, and fruits and specified weekly requirements for beans / peas as well as dark green, red / orange, starchy, and other vegetSchool Lunch Program and the School Breakfast Program to align with the 2010 Dietary Guidelines for Americans.3 The revised standards, which took effect at the beginning of the 2012 - 2013 school year, increased the availability of whole grains, vegetables, and fruits and specified weekly requirements for beans / peas as well as dark green, red / orange, starchy, and other vegetSchool Breakfast Program to align with the 2010 Dietary Guidelines for Americans.3 The revised standards, which took effect at the beginning of the 2012 - 2013 school year, increased the availability of whole grains, vegetables, and fruits and specified weekly requirements for beans / peas as well as dark green, red / orange, starchy, and other vegetschool year, increased the availability of whole grains, vegetables, and fruits and specified weekly requirements for beans / peas as well as dark green, red / orange, starchy, and other vegetables.

Active Schools Acceleration Project is increasing quality physical activity in America's schools to promote the positive health, behavioral, and academic outcomes that Schools Acceleration Project is increasing quality physical activity in America's schools to promote the positive health, behavioral, and academic outcomes that schools to promote the positive health, behavioral, and academic outcomes that follow.

Healthy Schools Network recommends simple activities such as: • Adopting Guiding Principles of School Environmental Quality as a policy for your School; • Distributing information related to Green Cleaning or Indoor Air Quality (IAQ); • Writing a letter or visiting your Principal or Facility Director to ask about cleaning products or pest control products; • Walking around your school: looking for water stains, cracks in outside walls, broken windows or steps, and overflowing dumpsters that are health & safety problems that need atteSchool Environmental Quality as a policy for your School; • Distributing information related to Green Cleaning or Indoor Air Quality (IAQ); • Writing a letter or visiting your Principal or Facility Director to ask about cleaning products or pest control products; • Walking around your school: looking for water stains, cracks in outside walls, broken windows or steps, and overflowing dumpsters that are health & safety problems that need atteSchool; • Distributing information related to Green Cleaning or Indoor Air Quality (IAQ); • Writing a letter or visiting your Principal or Facility Director to ask about cleaning products or pest control products; • Walking around your school: looking for water stains, cracks in outside walls, broken windows or steps, and overflowing dumpsters that are health & safety problems that need atteschool: looking for water stains, cracks in outside walls, broken windows or steps, and overflowing dumpsters that are health & safety problems that need attention.

SNA and its members are working with organizations such as The Whole Grains Council and The Grains for Health Foundation to promote expanded availability, affordability and quality of whole grain products for school meals programs.

Active Schools Acceleration Project encourages quality physical activity by empowering schools to get children moving, enhancing general health, behavior, and academic perfoSchools Acceleration Project encourages quality physical activity by empowering schools to get children moving, enhancing general health, behavior, and academic perfoschools to get children moving, enhancing general health, behavior, and academic performance.

Farm to School programs can help expand students knowledge about food, health, and environmental issues, and improve the quality and nutrition of school meal options, while supporting the local food ecSchool programs can help expand students knowledge about food, health, and environmental issues, and improve the quality and nutrition of school meal options, while supporting the local food ecschool meal options, while supporting the local food economy.

The percentage of Pennsylvania Secondary Schools who have access to professional quality health care provided by a Licensed Athletic Trainer (LAT) at the school has risen from 81 % during the 2010 - 2011 academic year to 86 % during the current 2011 - 2012 academic year.

At noon, Rep. Adriano Espaillat and Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health announce $ 25 million in federal grant funding to the school to support the implementation of quality malaria diagnosis and treatment services in Ethiopia, Hess Auditorium, 722 West 168th St., ManhSchool of Public Health announce $ 25 million in federal grant funding to the school to support the implementation of quality malaria diagnosis and treatment services in Ethiopia, Hess Auditorium, 722 West 168th St., Manhschool to support the implementation of quality malaria diagnosis and treatment services in Ethiopia, Hess Auditorium, 722 West 168th St., Manhattan.

That, unfortunately, will take a significant effort and it's my hope these funds will help maintain a Republican majority that will continue to focus on creating jobs and economic growth, good schools and quality health care.»

Democrats are working hard to bring more people into the economic mainstream, to improve our public schools, to protect our homeland, to make quality health care accessible, and to keep our air and water clean.

«These schools would provide a high quality, culturally relevant curriculum; health, social and emotional services in high needs communities for both students and their families; and sahre best practices across the state and nation,» she wrote in the letter.

He said the South Korean government was committed to improving health care for newborns and quality education through capacity building of teachers, circuit supervisors and school management committees.

Support $ 15 an hour minimum wage, single payer health care, quality public schools, clean 100 % renewable energy by 2030, and a public jobs program.

«Parks are critical pieces of infrastructure, as essential to the health of our city as quality roads, schools and sewers,» Kelly said.

Lafayette, who served for 32 years in the Assembly before retiring, said he endorsed Dromm after years of working personally with him and also because of Dromm's «commitment and effectiveness on the issues that matter most to me, — better schools, more access to doctors and health care, and improved quality of life».

Donohue pointed out that eliminating 400 beds in the mental health system, turning violent youth over to non existent programs in New York City, shortchanging localities and some hocus - pocus with the school funding formula will not improve the quality of life for all New Yorkers.

Whether it is working hand - in - hand with community leaders to empower minority candidates running for office or working to ensure that African - Americans have access to quality health care, schools and employment, I feel privileged to have the opportunity to lift up our communities and work with and for African - Americans in the Bronx and across New York.

«I believe in a strong public sector, everyone's right to a useful job, a $ 15 minimum wage, affordable housing, quality health care, and quality public schools.»

«Health and education are intricately connected and we believe strongly in co-locating services in schools, offering children immediate access to high quality care without sacrificing time away from school,» said Larry K. McReynolds, president of the Lutheran Family Health Centers, which currently operates 28 school - based health and dental clinics in New YorkHealth and education are intricately connected and we believe strongly in co-locating services in schools, offering children immediate access to high quality care without sacrificing time away from school,» said Larry K. McReynolds, president of the Lutheran Family Health Centers, which currently operates 28 school - based health and dental clinics in New YorkHealth Centers, which currently operates 28 school - based health and dental clinics in New Yorkhealth and dental clinics in New York City.

She listed the benefits: «High quality teaching, not high - stakes testing, wraparound support, after school program, counselors, social service, health care, positive discipline, practices such as restorative practices, shared information, parent and community engagement,» Newkirk said.

Short sleep and poor sleep quality can affect mental health, learning, memory, and school achievement in children.

«Unexpectedly, in elementary school - age participants we found that overall eating frequency and snacks positively contributed to diet quality,» wrote Evans and colleagues from the Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy at Tufts University, where Evans did the research under the guidance of senior author Aviva Must, professor and chair of the Department of Public Health and Community Medicine at Tufts University School of Medischool - age participants we found that overall eating frequency and snacks positively contributed to diet quality,» wrote Evans and colleagues from the Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy at Tufts University, where Evans did the research under the guidance of senior author Aviva Must, professor and chair of the Department of Public Health and Community Medicine at Tufts University School of MediSchool of Nutrition Science and Policy at Tufts University, where Evans did the research under the guidance of senior author Aviva Must, professor and chair of the Department of Public Health and Community Medicine at Tufts University School of MediSchool of Medicine..

«Our study group has spent decades studying the health effects of diet quality and composition, and now this new data also suggests overall dietary habits can be important to lower risk of coronary heart disease,» said Eric Rimm, Sc.D., senior author and Associate Professor of Epidemiology and Nutrition, Harvard School of Public Health and Associate Professor of Medicine at the Harvard Medical Shealth effects of diet quality and composition, and now this new data also suggests overall dietary habits can be important to lower risk of coronary heart disease,» said Eric Rimm, Sc.D., senior author and Associate Professor of Epidemiology and Nutrition, Harvard School of Public Health and Associate Professor of Medicine at the Harvard Medical SHealth and Associate Professor of Medicine at the Harvard Medical School.

Examples include: tighter supervision and international regulation of the food supply; an international code of food marketing to protect children's health; regulating food nutritional quality in schools along with programmes to encourage healthy food preferences; taxes on unhealthy products such as sweetened drinks and subsidies on healthier foods for low - income families such as vouchers for fruit and vegetable boxes; and mandatory food labelling as an incentive for industry to produce more nutritional products.

«My concern is that independent trials are on the decline and that means we have less high - quality data to inform public health that are not influenced by commercial interests,» says study leader Stephan Ehrhardt, MD, MPH, an associate professor in the Bloomberg School's Department of Epidemiology.

«One of our most important findings is the lack of high - quality research on this topic, especially in relation to the major health impact gun violence has had in this country,» says co - author Eric Fleegler, MD, MPH, also of Boston Children's Division of Emergency Medicine and Harvard Medical School.