How Health Status Affects Progress and Performance in School

How health status affects progress and performance in school: a population-based study.

OBJECTIVE To assess the effects of health status at birth and health status in the preschool years on educational outcomes to age 9 in a population-based birth cohort. METHODS Administrative data were used to follow all children born to Winnipeg mothers in 1990, and remaining in Manitoba until September 2004 (N = 5,873). A structural equation model was used, incorporating latent variables to ...

How false feedback affects performance

How Hiring Affects IT Performance

How IEQ Affects Health, Productivity

his article, a summary of Fisk,1,2 estimates the nationwide improvements in health and productivity potentially attainable by providing better indoor environmental quality (IEQ) in U.S. buildings. Estimates include the potential reductions in three categories of health effects, the associated economic benefits, and the potential direct improvements in productivity not mediated through health.

Associations between Diet Quality, Weight Status and Academic Performance in Senior High-School Students in Tehran

Background and Objectives: To study associations in diet quality academic performance and weight status in urban adolescent high-school students. Materials and Methods: This study was a cross-sectional study in high schools in Tehran, Iran. A total of 629 students (317 boys and 309 girls), aging 17–19 years, from 49 high schools participated in the study. Dietary intake was measured using two ...