Health-Related Physical Fitness and Activity in Homeschool: A Systematic Review With Implications for Return to Public School.

Background: The purpose of this systematic review is to summarize what is known about health-related physical fitness (cardiovascular endurance, muscular strength and endurance, flexibility, and body composition) and physical activity among homeschool youth. Findings from this study have implications for all American youth as they return to public school from mandated schooling at home during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Methods: Database engines identified over 22,000 articles with 82 abstracts screened for further review.

Between and within: international perspectives on cancer and health disparities.

The purpose of this article is to compare reasons for cancer health disparities in developing and developed countries. By 2010, approximately 60% of new cancer cases will occur in the developing world, higher than rates developed countries. However, disparities exist not only between countries but also within countries.

Future of healthcare reform in the USA: lessons from abroad.

Healthcare reform in any nation is an evolving process. Brought about by demographic, technological, social, cultural, economic and political factors, all healthcare systems are continually confronting issues related to cost, access and quality. This paper examines other countries' approaches to healthcare in the ongoing efforts at healthcare reform in the USA.

Cholesterol screening using the school as a worksite.

This article illustrates the appropriateness of the school as a worksite for health promotion programs and demonstrates how cholesterol screening is an effective tool to introduce such a program into a school system. Of 1,639 employees, 1,217 elected to have their cholesterol measured (74% response rate). Forty-five percent had elevated cholesterol according to the NIH Consensus Panel.

Testicular cancer: the role of the primary care physician in prevention and early detection.

Early detection and screening techniques along with the concept of personal responsibility for one's own health are prominent themes in medical education. Testicular cancer, its natural history, and the current approach to prevention, early detection, and diagnosis are discussed with special emphasis on the role of the primary care physician. Current community and school efforts are described along with the availability of patient education resources.

Ethical issues in research and publication.

Ethical considerations inherent in the process of research and publication represent one issue of particular concern to professionals. Members of a profession usually are guided by a code of ethics that specifies standards for practice. However, rarely do professional preparation programs sufficiently prepare students to deal with the concerns associated with research and professional publication.

Cancer prevention in the schools.

About 145,000 people with cancer will die this year who might have been saved by earlier diagnosis and treatment. Many of these deaths could be prevented through smoking cessation programs, reduction of occupational health hazards, and school and community health education programs. To gain insight into the problem, a literature review was conducted to examine the major curricula and instructional materials developed during the past decade.

The School Health Curriculum Project: a study of frequency of participation to impact.

In response to the increase in teenage cigarette smoking in the United States, the federal government funded an innovative school health education curriculum titled the School Health Curriculum Project. The purpose of this study was (1) to determine the cigarette smoking attitudes and behaviour of eighth-grade students who participated in the Project, and (2) to identify whether or not significant differences existed among students who participated in one or more R units of the Project. Three grade units of the Project were examined: the fifth grade lung unit, sixth grade heart unit, and seventh grade brain unit.

The state of school heart health education: a review of the literature.

The evidence and presence of modifiable risk factors associated with heart disease has heightened interest among health educators in developing prevention oriented programs. In an attempt to assist in planning future curriculum efforts and research in this area a literature review was conducted. It is presented and organized within the following three major categories: 1.