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The Relentless School Nurse: Alcohol Consumption & the Cancer Connection

Relentless School Nurse

Alcohol consumption is the third leading preventable cause of cancer in the United States, after tobacco and obesity. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy, MD A Surgeon General’s Advisory is a powerful and authoritative public health communication tool designed to address urgent health issues facing the American people.

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Teaching Health & Physical Education - Everyday is the way

Physical Education Ideas

In a world where technology and innovation dominate, the importance of Health and Physical Education is often overlooked. In this blog post, we will explore the reasons why teaching Health and Physical Education is crucial and how literacy is the foundational skill upon which all knowledge is built. The answer is simple.

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Heart Zones Trailblazers: Darrell Salmi

Heartzones

Awarded Minnesota State Physical Education Teacher of the Year 2018. Croix Education Association Distinguished Teacher – 2017. It is a smart way to fight the prevalence of childhood obesity. Now 20 years later, I am fully immersed in using Heart Zones Move in all of my Physical Education classes. . Do you know….

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COVID-19’s Impact on Youth Physical Activity

Spark PE

Across the globe, efforts to promote social distancing directly affected physical activity of youth by closing schools, which affected physical activity opportunities including physical education, recess, after-school sports and activities, and walking and biking to school. Pandemic benefits of physical activity.

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Cuts to Health and PE Programs Cause Increase in Teen Pregnancy

Physical Education Update

Health and physical education classes are often the first subjects to be cut when school boards face budget and curriculum pressures. Of course, it’s important for students to know the 3R’s, but health and PE programs will save their lives. tags]teen pregnancy,physical education,health class[/tags].

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Recreational Sports Facilities & Physical Education SAVE Taxpayers’ Money!

Physical Education Update

It’s the typical argument of the ill-informed…the same type of people responsible for declaring physical education to be a frill subject. Physical education and the provision of facilities that encourage physical activity are anything but frills. in the year 2000, the cost of obesity alone was pegged at 117 billion!