Nishabur, the one and only shining star of Khorasan, has been a city that maintained its importance in almost every period due to location on Silk Road. Vital conditions such as fact Mount Binalud, which it rests, provides superiority protection against enemy attacks, slopes are suitable for agriculture, necessary water is easily accessible, clinched this importance. Due geopolitical position, ...

This research study was primarily intended to document the progress, participation and academic performance of Québec students of immigrant origin (the entire population of firstand second-generation immigrant students) who began their secondary studies in 1998 and 1999. The second objective of the study was to obtain a better understanding of the factors that influenced these phenomena, using ...

introduction: atopic dermatitis (ad) is a multifactorial chronic and inflammatory disease present all over the world. only a few epidemiologic studies on ad have been carried out in the eastern world, while most of the published papers belong to western countries. to determine prevalence of ad in 7-11 year-old school children in ahwaz as there has been no previous study in this region. methods:...

results grip strength and tip and palmer pinch strength in dominant side were statistically greater than them in nondominant side (p < 0.05). there were significant associations between grip strength and height (r = 0.33, p < 0.001), body mass (r = 0.50, p < 0.001), bmi (r = 0.37, p < 0.001), muscle mass of upper extremity (r = 0.56, p < 0.001), fat free mass (r = 0.57, p < 0.001), fat mass (r ...

objective: in recent years, the prevalence of overweight and obesity had a significant growth in children. obesity is a serious health problem all over the world. in this study, we aimed to determine the prevalence of overweight and obesity in elementary students in robat-karim, iran in 2014. materials and methods: this cross-sectional study was conducted on 490 female students of elementary sc...

This paper analyzes the effect of participation in the School Breakfast Program (SBP) on breakfast consumption using time-diary data from the Child Development Supplement of the Panel Study of Income Dynamics. Participation effects are identified by comparing differences in breakfast patterns between weekdays (when children are in school) and weekends (when they are not), for program participan...

This paper describes highlights from the Weight of the Nation 2012 Schools Track. Included is a summary of 16 presentations. Presenters shared key actions for obesity prevention through schools. The information provided at the Weight of the Nation can help school health practitioners access tools, apply evidence-based strategies, and model real-world examples to successfully start obesity preve...

BACKGROUND The new Whole School, Whole Community, Whole Child (WSCC) model, designed to depict links between health and learning, is founded on concepts of coordinated school health (CSH) and a whole child approach to education. METHODS The existing literature, including scientific articles and key publications from national agencies and organizations, was reviewed and synthesized to describe...