Thu.Jul 25, 2024

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Tips for Teaching Media Literacy in Skills-Based Health Education

SHAPE America

Over the last decade, young people have begun spending drastically more time engaging with media, particularly digital media. This often exposes them to content and influences far beyond their maturity levels. The messages, images and information they engage with every day through media help shape their beliefs, attitudes, values, and identity. That’s why it’s so important to empower young people with the skills to recognize the shaping effects of media.

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The Next Generation of CT, With a Kid-Friendly focus

Stanford Childrens

Even radiology exams with carefully minimized radiation still entail some radiation, so they aren’t completely risk-free—especially when it comes to kids. That’s why Shreyas Vasanawala, MD, PhD , radiologist in chief at Stanford Medicine Children’s Health and the William R. Brody Professor of Pediatric Radiology and Child Health, and Cedric Wilson , executive director of the Diagnostic Imaging and Anatomic Pathology Clinical Laboratories, are so enthusiastic about a new CT scanner at Lucile Pack

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See PE Classes Around the World

Heartzones

Physical Education Technology in Hong Kong See how Heart Zones’ wearable technology, or Smart PE, is spreading around the world with a glimpse into a primary school in China! Teacher Tested… Led by Chairlady of the Health Education Committee, Phoenix Tong, 30 PE instructors gathered at Baptist Lui Ming Choi Primary to take time to learn how Heart Zones works from the perspective of both teacher AND student.

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