View Larger Image March 16, 2023 | LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) recently received grants totaling more than $1 million from the United States Department of Agriculture and AT&T that will widen the scope of existing digital health programs, including field trips…
The COVID-19 pandemic devastated children’s well-being, not just by closing their schools, but also by taking away their parents’ jobs, sickening their families and teachers, and adding chaos and fear to their daily lives. The scale of the disruption to American kids’ education is evident in a district-by-district…
Higher levels of education have been associated with better mental health. Causal relationships are notoriously difficult to establish and are generally multifactorial. Nevertheless, education has been shown to be one of the clearest indicators of life outcomes such as employment, income, and social status. It is thus a…
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, health education specialist and community health worker occupations are projected to grow at a rate significantly faster than the average for all occupations between now and 2030. In recognition of this anticipated growth, Purdue University Global has…
ECU health sciences prepare its graduates to lead the rural workforce Published Nov 17, 2022 by The college and schools on East Carolina University’s Health Sciences Campus share a mission produce top-notch health care professionals to serve North Carolina. A key component of that commitment is innovation in…
When Hong Kong’s students headed back to school in mid-April as the city’s Covid-19 cases began to stabilize, not everyone was celebrating. The city’s schools have long lacked sufficient mental health education and support for pupils, and this issue was exacerbated by the reduction of in-person learning as…
Public health professionals strive to make positive changes that impact everyone in their communities. Considering the science of protecting and improving the health of people and their communities, public health is critical to the well-being of society at large. Because of we’ve seen drastic improvements related to vaccine-preventable…
Despite a steady decline in the proportion of schools without basic water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) services, deep inequalities persist between and within countries, UNICEF and WHO said today. Schoolchildren in the Least Developed Countries (LDCs) and fragile contexts are the most affected, and emerging data shows that…