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Healthy School Environments Assessment Tool (HealthySEAT) | Children's More than 53 million children and about 6 million adults spend a significant portion of their days in more than 120,000 public and private school buildings. Many of these buildings are old and in poor condition, and may contain environmental conditions that inhibit learning and pose increased risks to the health of children and staff. The Schools web site is designed to provide one-stop access to the many programs and resources available to help prevent and resolve environmental issues in schools.
Comprehensive School Health - Childhood and Adolescence - Public CSH views health as a resource for daily living. It recognizes that many different factors affect the health and well-being of students, including the physical condition of the home, school and community; the availability and quality of health services; economic and social conditions; and the quality and impact of health promotion. CSH encourages and depends on active partnership between everyone who can and should contribute to the well-being of students, including teachers, parents, peers, health professionals and the community.
1. Instruction Instruction is the basic way students receive information about health and wellness, health risks and health issues. CSH instruction includes active health promotion through comprehensive curriculum, varied materials, lifestyle-focused physical education, and varied learning strategies. Effective instruction allows students to develop knowledge, attitudes, skills and behaviours for healthy decision-making. It fosters life skills, such as health literacy, problem solving, and communication skills, and promotes a sense of personal competency and self-efficacy.
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District updating policies on cell phones, PDAs, discipline Things like cell phones, electronic paging devices and personal digital assistants (PDAs) weren't a concern back in 1994, when the Carmi-White County school board last updated its policies on student discipline, suspension and expulsion. But things have changed. And those policies are changing, as well. The Unit Five board gave its preliminary approval Monday night to some substantial changes in those policies. The board is expected to formally approve the modifications at its September meeting.
Dr. Keith Talley, unit superintendent, told the board (gathering in the administration building in Carmi for its monthly meeting) that "We looked at our policies and felt it was time to upgrade them." Technology has changed substantially in the last 13 years, he said, and the policies and procedures needed to be updated in response. The new documents are drawn from Illinois Association of School Board policies and are more comprehensive than those in effect now, Talley told the board.
Do You Know About The Computer Vision Syndrome Epidemic? The computer is one of the great miracles of recent history, but it can also cause health problems. One of the most common is computer vision syndrome (CVS), which afflicts more and more people as the use of computers and the average time spent looking at a screen increases. Here are the symptoms of CVS as described by the Scheie Eye Institute of the University of Pennsylvania Health System: * Eye irritation (dry eyes, itchy eyes, red eyes) * Blurred vision * Headaches * Backaches * Neck aches * Muscle fatigue That's the bad news. The good news is that Scheie says CVS has not been found to cause ...
Greensboro College To Eliminate Tobacco Use On Campus Dr. Williams said, "By having this policy in place, we are giving everyone who attends, visits and works at Greensboro College a healthier and more beautiful campus. We are preparing our students for a workforce environment." The comprehensive policy was the product of eight months of work by a campus-wide task force evaluating tobacco use and attitudes among students, faculty and staff at Greensboro College. The group included representatives from the student body, faculty, staff and trustees and will guide a lengthy process of implementation beginning this fall semester. The year-long preparations will ...
President Bush Promotes Hunting on Public Lands In Wisconsin, Governor Jim Doyle today declared a state of emergency for three counties in the southwestern part of the state in response to thunderstorms that dumped 10 to 12 inches of rain in Crawford, Richland, and Vernon counties Saturday and Sunday producing widespread flooding in the area, washing out or closing roads and bridges. Power lines and trees are also down. There are no reports of injuries or fatalities at this time.
The Great Lakes $16 billion recreation boating industry and the $4 billion sports fishing industry are feeling the effects of lower water levels. With marinas either dredging, relocating, or closing down completely, boaters are having a hard time launching boats, as well as navigating shallow waters and trying to use docks that were built when water levels were two feet higher.