If You Cannot Do It – Can You Teach It? – PHE America

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People with physical disabilities hold limited positions as scholars, teachers, or leaders in physical education, recreation, and sports. Perhaps the reason is that the field is flooded with able-bodied people who think they know best. But do they? Michael Oliver, imminent writer, and scholar argued that people with physical disabilities should be the only ones in the field of disability studies because they have a bodily experience with disabilities. The following five-part article series shares the perspective of a scholar in the field of sports disability who has his own physical limitations. In each article, he

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Canadians losing confidence in free health care: Poll

Canadians are reportedly losing faith in the public health care system, years after the pandemic ravaged hospitals and shuttered emergency rooms, a new survey suggests.

The findings, published Friday by public opinion research firm Research Co., found the number of Canadians confident the health care system will support them dropped 10 per cent from 18 months ago.

“I think the drop in confidence is really surprising,” said Mario Canseco, President of Research Co. “… You have essentially a third of Canadians who say, ‘I don’t want to get sick because I don’t think the system is going to be there

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Tips and Tools for Success – PHE America

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Education continues to evolve offering students an assortment of opportunities to earn college credit while still attending high school. In the state of Idaho, the Fast Forward Program provides students attending public schools access to $4,125.00 to help pay for dual/concurrent enrollment credits, Advanced Placement College Board, and Professional Technical Education exams and overload course fees. Dual/concurrent enrollment is a collaborative partnership between higher education and high schools to provide college courses for high school students. The high school instructors are pre-approved by the college/university academic departments to deliver college-level courses.

A fundamental component of this partnership is that the

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Help Revise the National PE Standards – PHE America

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School districts across the country rely on in order to develop their own standards, frameworks and curricula.

As part of the ongoing standards revision process, SHAPE America’s has tirelessly gathered research and best practices from education experts around the world, and has collected feedback from the HPE community. Based on the feedback from the first round of Public Review and Comment, SHAPE America, and the National Physical Education Standards Task Force have developed proposed Student Attributes and Draft Standards, which are now available

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An Administrative Perspective – PHE America

As we begin a new year, the Society of Health and Physical Educators (SHAPE America) continues to engage two national task forces to revise the national standards in health and physical education and I consider this work to be critical to the future of our profession. In regularly reviewing and revising our standards, we make certain that we include the latest research, hands-on teacher experiences, and best instructional practices from the field. Additionally, it allows us to continue to take a critical look at how our society and education have evolved around the essential work of student wellness in our

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A Dietitian’s Summer time Health Routine & How I Gas For It – Osinga Vitamin

After wrapping up my marathon this spring, I’ve determined it is time to run one other one this fall – and I am aiming to beat my time!

Let me take you thru what my summer time marathon coaching routine will appear like, together with how I gasoline and recuperate from that coaching.

As I spotlight fueling and restoration routines, I’ve partnered with the Canadian Beverage Affiliation (CBA) to showcase the position of 100% juice in my weight loss plan for Juice Celebration Month. 100% juice is unbelievable gasoline and restoration for my exercises because of the pure sugar content

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Ontario hospital might rent unvaccinated staff amid workers scarcity

As hospitals throughout Ontario battle a surge in respiratory sicknesses, ER closures, and long-wait occasions, one is contemplating hiring unvaccinated health-care staff, who say they’re keen to assist ease staffing shortages.

In a memo to workers, obtained by CTV Information, Mandy Dobson, Interim Director of Scientific Companies at South Bruce Grey Well being Middle (SBGHC), stated the well being community is conducting a overview of its COVID-19 vaccination coverage.

The well being community, which runs 4 rural hospitals in Kincardine, Walkerton, Chesley, and Durham, stated it “continues to expertise vital well being human useful resource challenges, which have resulted in

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