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Direct linkBryant, Benjamin P.; Bryant, Judith B. – Journal of School Nursing, 2014
The purpose of the study was to describe the range of relative backpack weights of one group of elementary-aged children and the extent to which they exceeded recommended levels. A second purpose was to explore whether gender and age help predict the relative weight of children's backpacks. Ninety-five 8- to 12-year-old elementary school students…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Gender Differences, Body Weight, Age Differences
Download full textFederal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics, 2021
This year's Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics' (Forum) report provides the Nation with carefully selected key national indicators of children's well-being and monitors changes in these indicators. The purposes of this report are to improve reporting of Federal data on children and families; make the most relevant data on the…
Descriptors: Well Being, Family Environment, Social Environment, Economic Factors
Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics, 2019
This report is a compendium of indicators about the Nation's young people. This report, the 23rd produced by the Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics (Forum), presents 41 key indicators on important aspects of children's lives. These indicators are drawn from the most reliable Federal statistics, are easily understood by broad…
Descriptors: Well Being, Family Environment, Social Environment, Economic Factors
Currie, Janet; Stabile, Mark; Manivong, Phongsack; Roos, Leslie L. – Journal of Human Resources, 2010
Research has shown a strong connection between birth weight and future outcomes. We ask how health problems after birth affect outcomes using data from public health insurance records for 50,000 children born between 1979 and 1987 in the Canadian province of Manitoba. We compare children to siblings born an average of three years apart. We find…
Descriptors: Siblings, Body Weight, Physical Health, Foreign Countries
Calorie Restriction on Drinking Days: An Examination of Drinking Consequences among College Students
Giles, Steven M.; Champion, Heather; Sutfin, Erin L.; McCoy, Thomas P.; Wagoner, Kim – Journal of American College Health, 2009
Objective: This study examined the association between restricting calories on intended drinking days and drunkenness frequency and alcohol-related consequences among college students. Participants: Participants included a random sample of 4,271 undergraduate college students from 10 universities. Methods: Students completed a Web-based survey…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Drinking, At Risk Students, Health Behavior
Moore, Michael J.; White, Gregory L.; Moore, Donna L. – Journal of School Health, 2007
Background: There is debate about a 10% versus 15% of body weight cutoff point for safe weight of school backpacks. Estimation of the cutoff may be affected by use of survey methods and failure to assess pain experienced while wearing a backpack. Previous research also suggests that younger students and females are more at risk for developing…
Descriptors: School Activities, Medical Services, Females, Pain
Roudsari, Bahman S.; Utter, Garth H.; Kernic, Mary A.; Mueller, Beth A. – Journal of Early Childhood Research, 2006
The incidence of twin births in the United States (US) has increased more than 65 per cent since 1980. However, the risk of injury to multiple-birth children is unknown. We sought to compare the risk of injury-related hospitalization and death between multiples and singletons. We conducted a retrospective cohort study using linked birth…
Descriptors: Twins, Body Weight, Marital Status, Injuries
Shaw, Frederic E., Ed. – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2008
The "Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report" ("MMWR") Series is prepared by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Data in the weekly "MMWR" are provisional, based on weekly reports to CDC by state health departments. This issue of "MMWR" contains the following studies: (1) Youth Risk Behavior…
Descriptors: Death, Heart Disorders, Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS), Sexually Transmitted Diseases
