Is anyone thinking about the adults who work in and around schools? NEA HIN is—and so are thousands of NEA nurses and school health professionals. Nurses and other school health professionals lead...
We all know that childhood obesity is a serious problem in the United States. Just walking by any playground in the country, you can see that, on the whole, children are at a heavier weight than the...
Why should education support professionals care about food allergies? One reason is that many children experience their first food allergy reaction while at school, and reactions can range from mild...
For many of us, mental health challenges may seem more daunting or more complicated. Mental health issues are often not talked about in the same way, even though many have a strong biological compo...
Education Support Professionals (ESPs) know firsthand that our country is facing a crisis of childhood obesity, even while many children are going hungry. Hungry students do not learn well. Obese ...
Hi, all! So, you have now memorized the signs and symptoms of possible heart attacks and strokes as they were outlined in my last two postings, correct? Good. (If not, feel free to go back and che...
If you’re anything like me growing up, you walked to school. Uphill. Both ways. In the snow. While I have yet to meet anyone who has truthfully endured such a hardship, one can easily see the stu...
Here’s the weekly roundup from BagtheJunk.org, NEA HIN’s sister website dedicated to all things healthy school food. Boost Kids Brainpower with a Nutritious Breakfast provides tips for edu...
Every day, about 40 percent of students buy snacks at school, and nearly 70 percent buy sugary drinks. Many snacks and drinks available for sale at school — through vending machines, à la cart...
We’ve never needed safe play spaces in our communities more than we do now. Nearly a third of kids and adolescents in America – and two-thirds of adults – are overweight or obese. Many are urged to ...