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Katlyne Stiles; Surbhi Bansil; Brittany Acevedo; W. Martin Kast; Dieuwertje J. Kast – Connected Science Learning, 2024
The goal of the University of Southern California (USC) WonderKids Program is to expose students to numerous Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) careers in an after-school setting. Elementary school students explore STEM fields with hands-on curricula and guest speakers from those fields. In partnership with the USC/Norris…
Descriptors: Medical Education, Cancer, STEM Education, Audiology
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Turner, Denise; Harrison, Simone L.; Buettner, Petra; Nowak, Madeleine – Health Education Research, 2014
Evaluate the comprehensiveness of primary school sun-protection policies in tropical North Queensland, Australia. Pre-determined criteria were used to assess publicly available sun-protection policies from primary schools in Townsville (latitude 19.3°S; n = 43), Cairns (16.9°S; n = 46) and the Atherton Tablelands (17.3°S; n = 23) during 2009-2012.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Health Promotion, Program Evaluation, Program Effectiveness
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Glennon, Catherine; Laczko, Lori – Journal of School Nursing, 2003
Smoking is the most preventable cause of death in our society. Tobacco use is responsible for nearly one in five deaths in the United States and the cause of premature death of approximately 2 million individuals in developed countries. Smoking accounts for at least 30% of all cancer deaths and is a major cause of heart disease, cerebrovascular…
Descriptors: Age, Smoking, Heart Disorders, Nurses