Month: May 2010
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Fourth on Our List of Alerts to Health Hazards of Children
photo credit: lanier67 Fourth Alert 4. Baby’s blood pressure control and heart rate control are damaged by smoke exposure during pregnancy, due to smoking by pregnant mother, father and/or anyone else nearby. This may explain why such babies’ risk of cot death or sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) is higher. Health experts consider maternal smoking…
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Health and Physical Education Webinar
Join People for Education on Wednesday, May 19th at 7:30pm for a webinar about health and physical education for Canadian children in schools of Ontario, Canada. “Canada’s children need to be more active to live healthy lives. Soon schools will have a new physical education curriculum and guidelines for healthy food.” The presenters will show you real…
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Third on Our List of Online Alerts to Health Hazards of Children
photo credit: candiche Third Alert 3. Insufficient sleep wreaks havoc on health, well-being and safety alertness. Researchers from the National Public Health Institute study in Helsinki, Finland and other health experts discovered these problems due to poor sleep as outlined below: