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December 2023

Health and Physical Education News UPDATES We would like to welcome new and existing members of the Health and Physical Education Professional Learning Community. Enjoy your winter break with friends and family. We wanted to also wish you well into the New Year, one that is happy and healthy. Perhaps you set New Year’s Resolution Goals—we hope you achieve them! Please be on the lookout for the upcoming administration of the 2024 School Health Profiles. The Centers for Disease Control is currently selecting schools in Pennsylvania to participate in the upcoming survey. More information will be made available in January 2024.

HEALTH AWARENESS RESOURCES General: • Addressing the Intersection of Suicide, Overdose, and Adverse Childhood Experiences | EDC •

Take Action for Adolescents | The Office of Population Affairs

Substance Misuse Prevention • Tips for Teens: The Truth About Alcohol | Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) •

Substance Use: Family-Based Interventions to Prevent Sub-

stance Use Among Youth | The Community Guide Suicide and Self-Harm Prevention: • On Edge: Understanding and Preventing Young Adults' Mental Health Challenges | Harvard Graduate School of Education

Inside this issue Trainings ..................................... 2 Research ..................................... 3 Additional Research ................... 3 Top News.................................... 4-5

Trainings Regional Trainings •

January 8th—CSPAP Training—Bucks Count IU #22

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March 22nd —CSPAP Training - IU #3

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April 16th—CSPAP Training—North Central IU #9

“You don’t stop playing because you grow old; you grow old because you stop playing!” George Bernard Shaw

Sepsis Sepsis is the body's extreme response to an infection and is a lifethreatening medical emergency. Anyone can get an infection, and almost any infection, including COVID -19, can lead to sepsis. September was Sepsis Awareness Month, and CDC encourages patients and healthcare professionals, including school nurses, to share the following Get Ahead of Sepsis resources to learn how to protect their students from sepsis by:

Research Bullying Prevention •

Books and Bullies: Responses to Bullying in Preschool Students | International Journal of Bullying Prevention

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The Importance of Implementation Fidelity for Teacher-Related Changes Within the Olweus Bullying Prevention Program | International Journal of Bullying Prevention

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Economic Burden of US Youth Violence Injuries | JAMA Network Open

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Safe at Home: Prevention of Pediatric Unintentional Injuries | Injury Epidemiology

Health Equity •

Patterns of Social Determinants of Health and Child Mental Health, Cognition, and Physical Health | JAMA Pediatrics

Resource Center In this section, you will find resources on health and physical education topics as they are presented in local and national news networks. Please feel free to share any resources that will help support our health and physical education profession. If you would like to contribute to future newsletters, please click here and complete the form.

Additional Research Poisoning Prevention • Years of Life Lost to Unintentional Drug Overdose Rapidly Rising in

the Adolescent Population, 2016–2020 | Journal of Adolescent Health Substance Misuse Prevention • Key Risk Factors Associated With Electronic Nicotine Delivery Sys-

tems Use Among Adolescents | JAMA Network Open •

Tobacco Product Use Among U.S. Middle and High School Students — National Youth Tobacco Survey, 2023 | CDC

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Youth and Young Adult Blunt Use Predicts Progression to Other Nicotine Product Use in the United States | Substance Use & Misuse

Suicide and Self-Harm Prevention • Impact of Sources of Strength on Adolescent Suicide Deaths

Across Three Randomized Trials | Injury Prevention

Olweus Bullying Prevention Program The Olweus Bullying Prevention (OBPP) Program includes over thirtyfive years of research and successful implementation all over the world. OBPP is a whole-school program that has been proven to prevent or reduce bullying throughout a school setting. Please click here for more information.

Top News Biden administration calls on schools to stock naloxone, the opioid overdose reversal drug CNN Health

Overdose deaths among teens have been on the rise for years and now the Biden administration is urging schools to purchase and carry the opioid overdose antidote naloxone. Read More

Children as young as four years old eat 79% more calories when bored, study shows News Medical

A new study carried out at Aston University has shown that children as young as four years old eat 79% more calories when they are bored, compared to when they are in a neutral mood. Read More

Hearing Assessments On-the-Go! Promoted by Natus Medical

Oscilla® is a dependable and transportable hearing screening audiometer for use in school settings. Oscilla provides mobile screening technology in a compact, ultra-portable device, taking convenience to the next level by bringing the test to the patient. Read more now! Learn More

Teen stereotypes vary across cultures and influence adolescent development News Medical

In Western cultures, adolescence is often viewed as a time of rebellion and irresponsibility. A new article published in the journal "Child Development Perspectives" synthesized recent research on stereotypes of adolescence using an interdisciplinary approach which integrates developmental psychology, cultural psychology, and neuroscience. Read More

Study finds obesity treatment can safely begin in early childhood AJMC

In the face of a burgeoning obesity epidemic, results of the 4-year study, which examined the impact of initiating different obesity treatments in children aged 4 to 6 years old, demonstrate initiating weight loss treatment in children this age could help address all three interventions that led to improvements in body mass index, with the greatest treatment effect observed in those also receiving parental support. Read More