School Health News

For children raised in middle-class to lower class families, school readiness is negatively impacted by increased time spent watching television, an impact intensified as the income of the family decreased.

Officials from the Lake County Health Department and Community Health Center in northern Illinois have confirmed three cases of mumps at Barrington High School.

ATLANTA —Researchers are developing an app to educate teenagers on epinephrine auto-injector use in anaphylaxis emergencies, as adolescents make up more than 50% of food allergy-related anaphylaxis fatalities, according to a presenter at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology.

ATLANTA — Among the anaphylactic events reported in United States schools, nearly half occurred in the classroom rather than the cafeteria or playground, according to survey data presented at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology.

ATLANTA — A didactic educational session led to a significant improvement in how much private school employees knew about food allergies, regardless of their education level and whether they were a parent, according to findings presented at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology.

ATLANTA — For low–income patients with asthma without regular access to health care, direct care via mobile clinics significantly improved asthma outcomes, according to research presented at the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Annual Meeting.

ATLANTA — An asthma management program consisting of an asthma registry, community-based education in homes and schools and collaboration with community partners significantly reduced ED visits and hospitalizations among children with high-risk asthma, according to data presented at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology.

Although throat infection, utilization and school absences improved in children who received tonsillectomy compared with those who did not, the benefits did not persist longer than the first postsurgical year, according to findings published in Pediatrics.

Children with critical and noncritical congenital heart defects experience worse academic outcomes compared with peers, according to data published in Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes.

Children from low-income families who attended a high-quality early education program developed better language and social skills compared with those who did not attend, according to recent findings.