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Health and Education
March 16, 2010
There's power in allowing yourself to be known and heard, in owning your unique story, in using your authentic voice.
-Michelle Obama, former First Lady, United States
-Michelle Obama, former First Lady, United States
“'At the national level, we’re on the verge of investing billions in our educational system, and the return on those investments is going to be jeopardized unless these health issues are addressed in a much more cogent way,' said the study’s author, Charles E. Basch, a professor of health and education at Teachers College, Columbia University. For his study, Mr. Basch reviewed more than 300 studies in education, psychology, health, and other areas, looking for health disparities that would provide strategic leverage points for improving student learning. In particular, Basch looked at six 'educationally relevant health disparities' — vision problems, asthma, teenage pregnancy, aggression and violence, physical inactivity, lack of breakfast, and inattention and hyperactivity.
"Federal data show that asthma problems, for example, affect 8.8 percent of white children between the ages of 5 and 14, compared with 21.5 percent of Puerto Rican children and 12.8 percent of African-American children in that age range, and are particularly prevalent in the nation’s largest cities. Compared with children without the condition, some studies have also found, children with asthma tend to have more problems with concentration and memory, to have their sleep disrupted, and to miss more days of school. One 2003 estimate, in fact, blamed the disorder for 12.8 million school absences across the country that year."
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Displaying 1 CommentAlameda, California, United States
This report is very much appreciated. . . . .while the content seems obvious, it is outrageous that the issue of children's health is not addressed in tandem with the system of Education in a consistent, meaningful way. As a citizen of a nation poised on the precipice of determining whether health care is a luxury item or a human right, this report is timely and essential to our understanding of what impedes children's learning success. THANK YOU!
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