Sycom GM RSS feed generatorFri, 19 Mar 2010 18:45:30 GMThttp://nsba.orgItems are posted weekly and offer the latest resources, news, and events on school health topics.Copyright 2009en-usSat, 20 Mar 2010 08:11:04 GMT1http://nsba.org/MainMenu/SchoolHealth/Updates/Archives.aspxView previous Updates & Special Announcements beginning in 2006.Wed, 25 Feb 2009 12:36:09 GMThttp://nsba.org/MainMenu/SchoolHealth/Updates/Archives/2009.aspxFri, 15 Jan 2010 11:47:36 GMThttp://nsba.org/MainMenu/SchoolHealth/Updates/Archives/2008.aspxTue, 17 Feb 2009 16:15:32 GMThttp://nsba.org/MainMenu/SchoolHealth/Updates/Archives/2007UpdatesampSpecialAnnouncements.aspxFri, 06 Jun 2008 02:29:29 GMThttp://nsba.org/MainMenu/SchoolHealth/Updates/Archives/2006UpdatesSpecialAnnouncements.aspxThu, 03 Jul 2008 14:48:07 GMThttp://nsba.org/MainMenu/SchoolHealth/Updates/Recess-Essential-to-Increasing-Academic-Achievement.aspxMarch 19, 2010 - A new report published by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation describes findings from a survey of nationwide elementary school principals. The survey revealed that principals overwhelmingly believe recess has a positive impact not only on the development of students' social skills, but also on achievement and learning. Fri, 19 Mar 2010 18:45:30 GMThttp://nsba.org/MainMenu/SchoolHealth/Updates/Webinar-on-Teen-Pregnancy-Prevention-Programs.aspxMarch 11, 2010 - This month, the National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy will host a webinar on replicating effective and promising teen pregnancy prevention programs for Latino youth. Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:34:39 GMThttp://nsba.org/MainMenu/SchoolHealth/Updates/New-Resource-Repository.aspxMarch 9, 2010 - Established in 2004 by the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools (OSDFS), the Readiness and Emergency Management for Schools (REMS) Technical Assistance (TA) Center provides technical assistance for schools, school districts, and institutions of higher education (IHEs) on emergency management issues and questions. Recently, the REMS TA Center created an online Resource Repository to host examples of current tools, templates, resources, and forms related to K-12 and higher education emergency management. Tue, 09 Mar 2010 17:25:57 GMThttp://nsba.org/MainMenu/SchoolHealth/Updates/kick-butts.aspxMarch 1, 2010 - Help encourage young people to stand up against the tobacco industry by celebrating the fourteenth annual Kick Butts Day on March 24, 2010.Thu, 04 Mar 2010 08:54:25 GMThttp://nsba.org/MainMenu/SchoolHealth/Updates/School-Breakfast-Week.aspxFebruary 25, 2010 - Sponsored by the School Nutrition Association (SNA), National School Breakfast Week (NSBW) was launched in 1989 to raise awareness of the availability of the School Breakfast Program (SBP) to all children. This year's theme is "School Breakfast Ready Set Go!" - a campaign designed to introduce students to the importance of school breakfast and demonstrate how eating a school breakfast prepares you for a busy day at school. Thu, 25 Feb 2010 15:39:54 GMThttp://nsba.org/MainMenu/SchoolHealth/Updates/Student-Achievement.aspxFebruary 24, 2010 - A new California Endowment brief describes how students' health can impact their educational achievement and the steps policymakers can take to better address student health in schools. Thu, 25 Feb 2010 11:19:37 GMThttp://nsba.org/MainMenu/SchoolHealth/Updates/Physical-Activity-Guidelines-Toolkit.aspxFebruary 22, 2010 - Obesity rates among children have more than tripled in the last thirty years and one of the explanations offered for this drastic increase is the imbalance between caloric intake and expenditure. To promote physical activity among young people, the CDC and several partner organizations recently developed the Youth Physical Activity Guidelines Toolkit. The toolkit highlights specific strategies that schools, families, and communities can use to support youth physical activity. Mon, 22 Feb 2010 13:18:35 GMThttp://nsba.org/MainMenu/SchoolHealth/Updates/Campaign-to-Fight-Childhood-Obesity.aspxFebruary 18, 2010 - The first lady, Michelle Obama, has launched a new campaign entitled Let's Move! in the fight against childhood obesity. Let's Move! aims to give parents the support they need to prevent and curb childhood obesity, provide healthier foods in schools, help kids be more physically active, and make healthy, affordable food available in every part of the country. Thu, 18 Feb 2010 16:28:08 GMThttp://nsba.org/MainMenu/SchoolHealth/Updates/GASO.aspxFebruary 18, 2010 - A new report based on the National Survey on Drug Use and Health shows that adolescents perceive the risk involved in smoking cigarettes to be greater than that of other substances such as alcohol or marijuana. If this high perception of risk leads to a decrease in smoking initiation, it may reflect positive effects of tobacco prevention efforts. However, the study does not address spit tobacco, which is commonly misunderstood to be a safe alternative to cigarettes. Thu, 18 Feb 2010 11:43:15 GMThttp://nsba.org/MainMenu/SchoolHealth/Updates/New-Information-on-Teen-Pregnancy.aspxFebruary 16, 2010 - A new Guttmacher Institute report sheds light on an important, but often forgotten issue: teen pregnancy. The report contains the most current teenage pregnancy, birth and abortion statistics available, with national estimates through 2006, and state-level estimates through 2005. The report shows that, in 2005, the U.S. teenage pregnancy rate reached its lowest point in more than 30 years, down 41% since its peak in 1990. However, in 2006 the rate increased for the first time in more than a decade, rising 3%. Tue, 16 Feb 2010 22:17:47 GMThttp://nsba.org/MainMenu/SchoolHealth/Updates/Schools-and-Health-Departments.aspxFebruary 4, 2010 - A new publication released by the National Association of Chronic Disease Directors (NACDD) in collaboration with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Division of Adolescent and School Health shows the value of partnerships between schools and health departments and offers relevant information on how health departments work and how schools can work with health departments. Thu, 04 Feb 2010 18:37:03 GMThttp://nsba.org/MainMenu/SchoolHealth/Updates/What-Works-in-Parent-and-Family-Involvement-in-School.aspxJanuary 28, 2010 - Three new publications relay the importance of involving parents and families in schools and show which programs work and do not work in promoting family engagement. Thu, 28 Jan 2010 17:40:26 GMThttp://nsba.org/MainMenu/SchoolHealth/Updates/Best-Practices-.aspxJanuary 22, 2010 - The University of Minnesota's CIDRAP Promising Practices site is now being updated frequently to include useful strategies and practices in response to the H1N1 pandemic. The website includes best practices in models of care; communication; mitigation; and dealing with at-risk individuals. In addition, there are search features for personal preparedness, home care, and school toolkits, among other searches, and many of the best practices are applicable to schools, although not school-focused. Materials represent public health activities and outreach in 40 US states, including 51 cities/counties.Fri, 22 Jan 2010 17:26:01 GMThttp://nsba.org/MainMenu/SchoolHealth/Updates/No-Name-Calling-Week.aspxJanuary 15, 2010 - This year, No Name-Calling Week will take place the week of January 25-29, 2010. The week aims to focus national attention on the problem of name-calling within schools, and to provide students and educators with the tools and inspiration to launch an on-going dialogue about ways to eliminate name-calling in their communities. Fri, 15 Jan 2010 17:38:25 GMThttp://nsba.org/MainMenu/SchoolHealth/Updates/New-Childhood-Obesity-Webpage.aspxNSBA's School Health Programs has created a "Childhood Obesity & Schools" webpage. The webpage is designed for school leaders and others who strive to address childhood obesity to keep kids healthy and ready to learn. Wed, 13 Jan 2010 16:19:20 GMThttp://nsba.org/MainMenu/SchoolHealth/Updates/NIVW.aspxJanuary 7, 2010 - National Influenza Vaccination Week (NIVW) was established to highlight the importance of continuing influenza vaccination, as well as to foster greater use of flu vaccine after the holiday season into January and beyond. This year's NIVW occurs January 10-16, 2010. Thu, 07 Jan 2010 18:10:42 GMT