Systems Struggling to Address Student Health
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Leonard Turkel couldn't believe his ears when he learned what happened to the results of eye screenings of thousands of Miami-Dade County public school students.
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By Erin Stewart Deseret Morning News  Safer classrooms and space for a growing student nursing population are the top priorities for higher education leaders already looking toward the 2007 legislative session.
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When some students set out to learn about nutrition, the lessons hit closer to home than many of them expected.
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Trust for America&#39;s Health (TFAH) today released a new report âF As in Fat: How Obesity Policies are Failing in America,â which found that national and state policies are falling far short of obesity control and reduction goals.
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Some of the direst noises about our nationâs scientific prospects may be premature; students seem to be embracing challenging science courses.
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Occupational therapist Karen Jacobs stumbled into the study of ergonomics quite by accident. She walked into her children's computer classroom in middle school and was horrified. "Everything was a mismatch," she remembers about the chairs, tables, and computers. "I thought, 'Oh my gosh, they are predisposing themselves to discomfort.' "
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The American Medical Student Association, the nation&#39;s largest, independent medical student organization, urges the presidential candidates to address universal health care, in response to the US Census Bureau&#39;s report that the number of Americans lacking
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School districts across the country have been taking steps to make food in schools healthier, but some parents say they are are taking it too far.
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School officials around the country have been scrambling this week after several cases of staph infection some of which have led to the death of students.
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Senior volunteers are contributing their time to help struggling school systems.
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Poor and often illiterate populations may be saddled with more health problems simply because they are not aware of public health services that are available, a study in India suggests.
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Problems during the rollout of a PeopleSoft financial aid software module at the Indiana University system caused problems for about 3,000 students just as classes were set to start.
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The health problems of low-income and uninsured residents in the Washington area require solutions that are often regional in nature, according to a report released yesterday calling for collaboration in care not confined by city or suburban boundaries.
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As a rising number of HIV/AIDS patients turn to already over-stretched public sector facilities, the ongoing humanitarian crisis is undermining the quality of care in Southern Africa&#39;s health system.
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Many of the key elements believed to be necessary for the effective treatment of teens in substance abuse programs in the United States are lacking.
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The crash of a PeopleSoft Inc. student information system two weeks ago caused a serious disruption for students at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst, and IT staff are still troubleshooting the problems.
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First-year medical students are some of the biggest hypochondriacs around. Bombarded with information about every disease under the sun, they start to imagine they have them all. In their minds, every mole is skin cancer. A nosebleed is surely a sign of a tumor. Headache? Must be skyrocketing blood pressure.