SCHOOL closingsPHYSICAL fitnessAEROBIC capacityLONG-distance runningCOVID-19Purpose: This study examined differences in measures of health-related physical fitness in adolescents before and after extended school closures due to COVID-19. Method: The sample consisted of 298 students ...
Our results suggest that the potential contagion prevention from school closures needs to be carefully weighted with the potential loss of health-care workers from the standpoint of reducing cumulative mortality due to COVID-19, in the absence of mitigating measures. Funding None....
While it is a priority to mitigate its immediate impact, we want to call attention to the pandemic's longer‐term effect on children's health: COVID, via these school closures, may exacerbate the epidemic of childhood obesity and increase disparities in obesity risk. In many areas of the U...
In response to the coronavirus outbreak, most states and cities have closed public school systems for weeks. Some states report that they are ending the school year early. School closings have created significant problems for parents of children with disabilities. School districts are struggling to p...
In a March 2020 piece, the Times wrote, "More and more schools have chosen to close in the past few days, reflecting a growing consensus that the benefits of closings outweigh the harms, especially since many of the harms can be mitigated." ...
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Experts are citing massive school closings across the state in response to COVID-19 outbreaks among students and faculty, limited access to schools or computers for remote learning in hurricane-stricken areas, and parents keeping their kids due to do concerns over safety as the direct causes for...
The Mounted Unit, also known as the Mounted Posse, is a group of 13 civilian volunteers who have trained their personal horses to aid the sheriff’s department in search and rescue missions.Read the full story here. 8. DCH Treating Less than 100 Patients for COVID-19 ...
11,42,47 In addition, to preserve intergenerational equity, the costs of future life-years lost for young children today must be factored into decision-making regarding school openings and potential future closings. During the COVID-19 pandemic, school closures in the US may have contributed to ...
In a statement, the School District wrote it supports efforts to mitigate the spread, or COVID-19 and encourages vaccinations. The statement does not commit the district to the large-scale testing.Seven city schools have been temporarily closed due to COVID outbreaks. The Health Department is ...