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📚 A recent analysis of the American College Health Association National College Health Assessment (Spring 2020) revealed a strong link between health habits and academic success among 39,146 undergrads from 75 colleges. Colleges should promote health to boost student performance. Check out the study here: 🔗 https://lnkd.in/ewxCYa5R #Collegehealth #highered #students

#NEW - Our latest research reveals a concerning trend in Head Start: a significant increase in teacher turnover, particularly exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. By analyzing data from 2010 to 2022, we identified key factors contributing to this crisis, including low compensation and pandemic-related challenges. Addressing this issue is critical for ensuring the long-term success of early childhood education programs. #headstart #earlychildhoodeducation #teacherretention #research #education #ECE

Feelings of isolation can a) strike us all from time to time and b) can really compromise our growth and wellness. Tune into this webinar from The Chronicle of Higher Education next week to get some tips on helping students navigate loneliness. https://lnkd.in/gN8pUcDF

Education empowers people with health knowledge, better job opportunities, and stronger self-advocacy skills, leading to healthier behaviors and improved physical and mental well-being. Individuals with higher education are more likely to understand health risks and benefits (e.g., 83% with a bachelor's degree have basic health knowledge vs. 59% with a high school diploma) These two stats are pretty grim: 1. High school graduates have 25% higher risk of chronic diseases compared to college graduates. 2. High school dropouts have 2.5 times higher suicide rate than college graduates. This positive impact of education on health outcomes extends to families and communities, creating a ripple effect of better health for generations. 💛 To show your support 👉🏽 Save this for later 🚀 Share this with someone who cares about public education (Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)) #k12 #education #edchat #urbaneducation #edu #schoolleadership #health

What are the most significant changes you anticipate in the field of physical and health education in the next decade, and how are you preparing for them?

The education, public health, and school health sectors have each called for greater alignment that includes integration and collaboration between education leaders and health sectors to improve each child’s cognitive, physical, social, and emotional development. HealthSmart can fully support the implementation of the Whole School, Whole Community, Whole Child (WSCC) approach for schools. Read more about the CDC's WSCC: https://lnkd.in/gfWym9iY

CTS Executive Director Dr. Joseph Bishop talked with CalMatters about the magnitude of learning loss during the pandemic, especially for historically marginalized students. He discussed his newest research with Dr. Tyrone Howard and Dr. Lucrecia Santibañez, “When the Lights are Turned On” and “Rebuilding More Humane Schools Post-COVID-19”, which found that remote learning exacerbated pre-existing inequities. While some districts managed to get through remote learning with few challenges, others struggled to meet students’ basic needs including providing devices, Wi-Fi hotspots, addressing students’ mental health needs, and offering adequate academic instruction. Dr. Bishop addresses what’s next: “Right now there’s not a clear compass for where we’re headed and what we’re doing about it,” he said. “Learning has been stagnant, but as a state, what are we doing about it? This is a question we need to answer.” Read our pair of research briefs on the impact of the COVID-19 on schools in California: https://lnkd.in/g6UWb8HY Read the CalMatters article: https://lnkd.in/gF-Cs-2t #pandemicimpact #edequity #educationequity #educationequality #remotelearning #educationmatters #edpolicy #educationpolicy #edchat #lowincomestudents #studentsofcolor #california #education #distancelearning #COVID19 #COVID #UCLAresearch #CTSresearch #CaylaJ

Today's Food for Thought: Health Education in Schools Imagine an education system where health education is integrated as part of the curricula in our schools! An education system where students will be taught principles of good health living at a tender age, an education system where educators will be trained to teach basic health principles to learners in secondary schools, colleges and universities. I believe that Health Education in Schools would help to create a health future for our country. The objectives of health education in schools would be to promote the well-being of the students and the educators, to make the students key players in the transformation of their environment and transform the school as a place of promotion of health and human rights within the community. We have subjects such as Religious Education, Civic Education, Social Studies etc in schools. We can surely have Health Education in the curricula as well because health is wealth. A healthy nation is a wealthy nation. #Health Living Promotion # Save The Pulse 🫀 #STPI Ambassador

Our approach to health education: ✅ Learning through adapted play-based drills on specific health topic(s) ✅ Children leading the sessions, supported by the coach/teacher ✅ Drills led by a variety of participants, including girls #FootballForTheGoals #HealthEducation

National Academies: CoVid-19's effect on Education Across all measures of school engagement and learning outcomes, children appear to be worse off than they would have been absent the pandemic, and such negative outcomes are generally more acute for low-income and racially and ethnically minoritized communities. Immediate effects on educational outcomes include: Declines in early childhood program enrollments Declines in K-12 Enrollment Decrease in engagement of children and adolescents in school and learning Missed learning Declines in college enrollment Next: Health