Many Australians are walking for their permitted fitness activity during lockdown. Some, emerging from winter hibernation, are taking part in STEPtember — a global initiative to raise money for cerebral palsy services and research. The goal for participants is to reach 10,000 steps each day during the month of September. Indeed, 10,000 steps is the de-facto target […]
Preschool and daycare workers, as well as after-school staff, will be required to get vaccinated, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Thursday. The new mandate includes 24,000 employees initially left out of the city’s requirement that all education department staff need to be vaccinated. Just like education department staff, preschool, day care, and after-school workers who […]
Many of us have smartwatches or apps on our phones that count the number of steps we do. Usually, we aim to reach at least 10,000 steps a day, which we are often reminded is the target to help improve our health. This target is an arbitrary number that seems to have come from a Japanese marketing […]
New York City will agree to keep teachers with vaccine exemptions on the job after their union filed a labor complaint over the issue, Mayor Bill de Blasio said Wednesday. But negotiations continue over what will happen to teachers who aren’t vaccinated and don’t have a religious or medical exemption. There are just days to […]
A few years ago, framed by the skyline of Detroit, a group of about 15 children resettled as refugees from the Middle East and Africa leapt and twirled around, waving blue, pink and white streamers through the air. The captivating scene was powerfully symbolic. Each streamer held a negative thought, feeling or memory that the […]
When are families notified of COVID-19 cases in schools and what happens when a child gets sent home due to possible exposure? More than a week into school reopening in Chicago, parents and educators are asking those questions and taking to social media to report incidents of quarantined classrooms at their schools. As of Tuesday […]
In a typical year there are around 21,000 mass participation sporting events across Australia, attracting 3.4 million participants. From fun runs to marathons, road cycling to bush trekking, walking with pets to obstacle courses, Australians take part in these events at an extraordinary scale. It isn’t just about the exercise. Many of these events are wholly or partly […]
Many Americans breathed a sigh of relief when the Supreme Court left the Affordable Care Act (ACA) in place following its third major legal challenge in June 2021. This decision left widely supported policies in place, like ensuring coverage regardless of preexisting conditions, coverage for dependents up to age 26 on their parents’ plan and removal of annual and lifetime benefit limits. But […]
Many people viewed the Tokyo Olympics as the pinnacle of human physical achievement. However, Paralympic performances often receive less attention despite amazing feats of strength, speed and endurance. We’ve seen this with powerlifting, which is our area of interest. We’re working with para-athletes to learn more about how some can lift heavier weights than athletes without disabilities. […]
An active monsoon season has brought relief from the summer heat, but Arizona officials are warning the rains have resulted in a spike of mosquito-borne illnesses. Two residents have died as a result. The Maricopa County Department of Public Health is cautioning residents to take preventative measures to deter mosquitoes in announcing the first death […]