Children in todays classrooms need to be aware of the health issues that effect them. Our students today are exercising less, eating worse, and are being exposed to more social diseases and pressures than ever before.
Students and educators alike need to be aware of these health issues, as well as having information to act upon them. This site talks about some of these issues and solutions that effect the students of today.
Students are increasingly getting less and less exercise as they sit more and more in front of the television. There are many personal barriers that the individual must overcome that at times seem overwhelming; but exercise must be included in the everyday lifestyle of the individual. Starting in the schools helps to entrench healthy choices early in life that will be carried into adulthood.
There are many tips to living healthy through making the right choices each day. Through exercise routines that are not overwhelming healthy outcomes can easily be met by most individuals. It is necessary to incorporate physical exercise into the life style of all students, and the benefits are far reaching into the daily well being of the individual.
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EXERCISE: An exercise program that can
get you started on you way to fitness.
LIFE TIPS: Tips
for healthy living and making the right choices.
BARRIERS: Reasons
and excuses people have for not exercising.
It is important for nutrition to to be an integral part of food choices and in todays society of always being "on the go" it is not only hard to make these choices, it is even harder for children to learn them. With the fast pace of our society has come the overwhelming prevalence of fast food, which as we know is not a healthy solution. Students need to understand these health issues and have solutions to making healthy choices in their everyday lives.
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NUTRITION:
Healthy choices in today's world.
LIFE TIPS:
Tips for healthy living and making the right choices.
FAST FOOD: See how good and bad they
really are.
The health risks of poor nutrition and improper exercise routines result in health problems such as obesity and overweight adolescents. Obesity has become such a problem in our society that an industry has risen around it. Richard Simmons is one of the fore-runners of helping the public accept and learn strategies to combat obesity. Programs such as Deal-a-Meal is one of many healthy programs that assist people in changing their poor lifestyle choices.
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OBESITY:
Learn how to
begin weight management.
RICHARD SIMMONS: Visit
Richards Simmons and learn what you can do.
DEAL A MEAL:
See a Deal-a-Meal menu program right now.
A solution many turn to once lack of exercise and poor nutrition choices has led to obesity is dieting. Dieting must be done correctly and with an eye to health.
There are many disorders associated with poor methods of weight loss such as Anorexia Nervosa. Learning to diet properly helps to eliminate some of the problems associated with weight loss as well as creating a healthier individual.
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DIETING RIGHT:
Learn some eating habits from a
dietitian.
ANOREXIA NERVOSA:
Interact on line to learn more about this disease.
EXERCISE INCLUDED:
Some easy exercise tips for healthier dieting.
Sexual safety is becoming more and more of an issue in today's classrooms, and STD's are more prevalent than students are aware of. As a student there is considerable risk in engaging in sexual activities, and education is the best way to ensure that they make an informed choice. Sexual health in relation to diseases needs to be a fundamental issue in the classrooms in order for students to be exposed to the correct facts.
With the widespread AIDS epidemic the importance of sexual education has increased, allowing it to enter the schools more than ever before. Students need to learn more preventative measures, and become more aware of the consequences involved.
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PREVALENCE:
Tables on the prevalence of STD's in our society.
ADOLESCENTS:
Tables on the prevalence of STD's among adolescents.
SEXUAL HEALTH:
How are the diseases transmitted and what are they.
AIDS & HIV:
Go to an interactive site and learn about AIDS.
CONDOMS:
A preventative measure that you
should learn about.
