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The Relentless School Nurse: How One School Nurse Honors Healthcare Leaders During Black History Month

Relentless School Nurse

As a school nurse in an elementary school, I believe it is important to showcase influential Black leaders in nursing and medicine to our students. The value of showcasing influential leaders in nursing and medicine in the elementary school hallway can be seen in a few different ways.

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The Relentless School Nurse: Gun Deaths in U.S. – New Study Challenges Mental Illness Narrative

Relentless School Nurse

Dr. Archie Bleyer, a clinical research professor at the OHSU Knight Cancer Institute and lead author of the study, was personally motivated to investigate this issue after a tragic event close to home. . – not mental illness – is the primary factor contributing to the high rate of gun-related fatalities.

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Participation In PE – A Playbook For Success

PLT4M

Instead, PE should be a regular part of the curriculum at every grade level , starting in elementary school and continuing through high school. Offering PE classes only once a week is not enough to create meaningful change. Advantages: Students have an entire semester to sink their teeth into specific fitness topics.

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THE PITFALLS OF 'MORE, YOUNGER' MINDSET Why Starting Kids Too Early and Pushing Them Too Hard Can Backfire in Youth Sports

Better Coaching

When children are pushed beyond their developmental limitsphysically, cognitively, and emotionallythey may fall out of love with sports, lose motivation to continue, or develop chronic injuries that hamper their future athletic endeavors. Burnout often unfolds in stages: Enthusiasm: The child begins with high motivation and excitement.

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Meet Heather: The PE Teacher Who Redefines Resilience and Empowerment

Gopher Sport

It’s something I’ve faced every day of my life, from being unable to walk until age two, to figuring out how to play sports in elementary school with only one good hand. It’s as though I had a stroke in the womb. But my community and teachers taught me a lesson early on: it’s not about what you can’t do.

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Helping Kids Cope with Separation Anxiety

Stanford Childrens

As children build friendships, friends become another motivator to add to the conversation: “Your buddies Jasper, Willa, and Niko and will be there.”. Many elementary schools also have online materials that families can investigate before school begins. You get to see Miss Jennifer. You can play with the blocks.”

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How to Celebrate Black History Month in Health and Physical Education

SHAPE America

Individual motivation isn’t the only thing that affects one’s health; factors such as access to healthy food choices and medical care can also affect health and increase risk factors for chronic diseases. Read “ The ‘Hidden Figures’ of Physical Education ”. Create a Black History Fitness Trail. Here’s what she had to say about the process.