COVID-19 pandemic could decimate outdoor environmental, science education programs: 11 million children at risk of losing access to educational and health benefits of outdoor education
The COVID-19 pandemic threatens the survival of organizations nationwide that provide critical outdoor environmental and science education to K-12 students, ...
Survey identifies learning opportunities related to health impacts of climate change
An international survey of Global Consortium on Climate and Health Education (GCCHE) membership found that the majority of members -- ...
Canadian study finds temperature, latitude not associated with COVID-19 spread: School closures, physical distancing and public health measures have effect
Temperature and latitude do not appear to be associated with the spread of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), according to a ...
Revealing links between education and a good diet
Educational status appears to have positive influence on a healthy diet, particularly in low income countries, according to new research ...
Combined prenatal smoking and drinking greatly increases SIDS risk
Children born to mothers who both drank and smoked beyond the first trimester of pregnancy have a 12-fold increased risk ...
Alcohol and tobacco policies can reduce cancer deaths
Policies aimed at cutting alcohol and tobacco consumption, including the introduction of random breath testing programs and bans on cigarette ...
Exposure to second-hand e-cigarettes increasing among young people: A national survey shows one-third of middle and high-school students exposed to second-hand e-cigarettes in the past year
A growing number of middle- and high-school students are being exposed to second-hand aerosols from e-cigarettes by living with or ...
Prescribed opioids associated with overdose risk for family members without prescriptions: Case control study finds nearly threefold increase in overdose rates for those on same health insurance plan as person with opioid prescription
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, opioid overdoses were responsible for more than 42,000 deaths in 2016 ...
Pre-qualifying education and training helps health workers tackle gender-based violence
Gender-based violence (GBV) could be tackled more effectively by giving healthcare students wider and more practical education and training in ...
Visible public health leadership needed to boost vaccine coverage
Public health expert Professor John Ashton is calling for local directors of public health to provide visible leadership to address ...
Child deaths in Brazil fall following comprehensive smoking ban
Child deaths have fallen in Brazil following complete smoking bans in public places, according to a new study. Its authors, ...
New recommendations for stroke systems of care to improve patient outcomes
Improvements in stroke systems of care are necessary to ensure scientific advances in the treatment and care of stroke patients ...
Half of all American workplaces offer health and wellness programs
Workplace health promotion programs are increasing in the U.S., according to researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel ...
OxyContin reformulation to curb opioid abuse led to hepatitis C surge, study finds: Study cautions that some drug abuse control strategies can cause other health harms
Reformulation of the pain medicine OxyContin in 2010 to make it more difficult to abuse directly led to a large ...
Service-learning initiative to teach hands-only CPR to high school students is successful
PumpStart, a community service-learning program created by students at Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM), that teaches hands-only CPR to ...
Low-income, rural kids at higher risk for second- or third-hand smoke exposure
Infants and toddlers in low-income, rural areas may be at higher risk for second- and third-hand smoke than previously reported, ...
School-based nutritional programs reduce student obesity
In-school nutrition policies and programs that promote healthier eating habits among middle school students limit increases in body mass index ...
Key to lifelong heart health is childhood intervention: Paper examines strategies for infusing heart healthy behaviors into all aspects of children’s lives
Evolving evidence shows that heart healthy habits in adults are rooted in the environments we live in in early childhood, ...
Truck driver pain and discomfort can be alleviated
Almost 60 per cent of truck drivers in a recent Canadian study reported experiencing musculoskeletal (MSD) pain and discomfort on ...
Students in health enrichment programs benefit from early team-based exposure
A study conducted by LSU Health New Orleans researchers provides new evidence that early exposure to multiple health disciplines in ...
Parent educational tools on pain relief help reduce babies’ vaccination distress
Information provided to new parents in hospital about how to alleviate pain for their babies during vaccination resulted in more ...
Kids health outcomes have more to do with parents level of education than income
Parents educated beyond high school invest more in family health care, reducing the likelihood of adverse medical conditions despite differences ...
Boosting emotional intelligence in physicians can protect against burnout
A Loyola Medicine study demonstrates that an educational curriculum for physicians in training improves their emotional intelligence, which may help ...
Are pet owners abusing animals to get opioids? Colorado veterinarians see opioid epidemic now extending to pets
Veterinarians in Colorado are concerned that some of their clients may have intentionally hurt their pets in the hopes of ...
US opioid prescribing rates by congressional district
Congressional districts with the highest opioid prescribing rates are predominantly concentrated in the southeastern U.S., with other hotspots in Appalachia ...
