EKG screening program for school athletes

Profile of preparticipation cardiovascular screening for high school athletes.

CONTEXT Sudden death in young competitive athletes due to unsuspected cardiovascular disease has heightened concern and interest in the preparticipation screening available to high school athletes in the United States. OBJECTIVE To assess the potential adequacy of the preparticipation screening process for detecting or increasing the suspicion of cardiovascular abnormalities. DESIGN Current...

Cost and yield of adding EKG to history and physical in screening division I intercollegiate athletes: A five-year experience

Motion Screening Test Scores for Female Student Athletes and Non-Athletes

Long-term Outcomes of the ATHENA (Athletes Targeting Healthy Exercise & Nutrition Alternatives) Program for Female High School Athletes.

Adolescence and emerging adulthood are critical windows for establishing life-long behaviors. We assessed long-term outcomes of a prospective randomized harm reduction/health promotion program for female high school athletes. The intervention's immediate beneficial effects on diet pill use and unhealthy eating behaviors have been reported; however, tobacco, alcohol and marijuana use were not im...

A program evaluation of Kids2Hear, a student-run hearing screening program for school children

BACKGROUND Hearing deficits in children are demonstrably negatively associated with language acquisition and cognition. Although universal neonatal hearing screening exists, it is not offered equally across Canada. Additionally, children emigrating from other countries are often not assessed. The objective of this study is to evaluate Kids2Hear, a free hearing screening program run by medical s...