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The school wellness nurse: a model for bridging gaps in school wellness programs.

Incidence of pediatric overweight continues to pose significant national health threats due to associated co-morbid, chronic conditions, including diabetes mellitus, hypertension, dyslipidemia, and others. Interventions to address health behaviors of children often focus on the school environment because of the opportunity to have an impact on child health through nutrition education and optimi...

Multimodal Biometric Analysis for Monitoring of Wellness

MULTIMODAL BIOMETRIC ANALYSIS FOR MONITORING OF WELLNESS Vahan V. Grigoryan, PhD University of Pittsburgh, 2004 Biometric data can provide useful information about a person’s overall wellness. The focus of this dissertation is wellness monitoring and diagnostics based on behavioral and physiological traits. The research is comprised of three studies: passive non-intrusive biometric monitoring, ...

Integrative Nurse Coaching for Health and Wellness

ALTERNATIVE AND COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES FEBRUARY 2012 The profession of nursing and the 3.1 million registered nurses in the United States are key figures, along with the broader community of health care providers, in reenvisioning the way health care is delivered in this country.1 The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), which became law in 2010 (H.R. 3590), has generated an eno...

Evidence for nutritional benefits in prolonging wellness.

Healthy aging involves the interaction between genes, the environment, and lifestyle factors, particularly diet and physical activity. Worldwide, the increase in life span has led to an increase in morbidity and mortality as the result of chronic, lifestyle-influenced diseases such as type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and cancer. Nutrient deficiency diseases are giving way to energy imba...