On October 30, 2018 CSCH collaborated with the Public Health House Learning Community to host an event titled Field of Dreams: Building Links in Health and Education Using the Whole School, Whole Community, Whole Child (WSCC) Model. The event built on prior opportunities to engage undergraduate students in learning and active discussion around topics related […]
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Two are better than one: Infant language learning from video improves in the presence of peers
Sarah Roseberry Lytle, Adrian Garcia-Sierra, and Patricia K. Kuhl (2018) This study investigates the effect of the presence of peers on infant foreign-language phonetic learning from video.
UConn Magazine
The Fight for Physical Literacy – Fall 2018
A Word to the Wise: Adolescent Reactions to Parental Communication about Weight
Puhl, Rebecca M. and Himmelstein, Mary S. (2018) Using a weight loss treatment-seeking sample of adolescents, the study assessed adolescents’ emotional reactions to words their parents use to describe their weight and preferred language for these interactions.
The UConn Collaboratory on School and Child Health
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Thinking About the Link Between Health and Learning CSCH Video Series
Click to see our video modules that provide an overview of the WSCC Model and its ten components
The Whole Child: A Blueprint for Success
Presentation at the ASCD Empower 18 Conference (Boston, MA) by Chafouleas, S., M., Femc-Bagwell, M., Brooks, A. M., & Edmondon, B. – March 2018 Click to View & Download
Adolescent preferences for weight terminology used by health care providers
R.M. Puhl and M.S. Himmelstein (2018) Adolescents enrolled in a national weight loss camp completed an online survey about their preferences for words that health providers use to refer to their body weight.
Sport Sampling Is Associated With Improved Landing Technique in Youth Athletes
Lindsay J. DiStefano et al (2018) Through a series of landing tests, this study compared children who participate in multiple sports to those who specialize in one sport. The study found that sport sampling at a young age is associated with improved neuromuscular control, which may reduce injury risk in youth athletes.
UConn Today
Sports Sampling May Reduce Injury Risk in Young Athletes – February 26, 2018
The Boy Who Learned How to Play
CSCH Live Talk by Jaci VanHeest, PhD – October 2017
Announcement of CSCH Encore Grant Awardees
CSCH is pleased to announce and congratulate the awardees of our FY2018 seed grant competition. These grants provide funds to investigators to support projects that align with the vision of CSCH to promote an integrated approach to health and learning through collaborations across the components within the Whole School, Whole Community, Whole Child (WSCC) model. […]
CSCH Live Talks
As part of an initiative to provide multi-media training for CSCH affiliates, the UConn Collaboratory on School and Child Health partnered with the Public Health House Learning Community to host a live filming of TED-like talks on October 30, 2017. Over 80 undergraduate students and graduate students constituted the live audience as four CSCH affiliates […]
Action Research in a Campus-Community Partnership: Lessons Learned
Rhema Fuller, Jennifer McGarry, et al (2017) This case study chronicles research on campus-community partnerships over the thirteen-year existence of Husky Sport.
The New York Times
Why Kids Shouldn’t Sit Still in Class – March 21, 2017
Healthy Connecticut 2020 plan
The state’s version of Healthy People 2020 provides a framework for health promotion and disease prevention in the current decade, with overarching themes of health equity and social determinants of health.
Connecticut Association of School Based Health Centers
Publications include brief reports on subjects such as mental health, obesity, and asthma.
Husky Sport
Funded by USDA SNAP-Ed, local foundations, AmeriCorps and private donations, Husky Sport is a sport based youth development program operating as a community-campus partnership between Hartford’s North End and UConn’s Neag School of Education. Husky Sport emphasizes nutritional education, physical activity, transferrable life skills, and academic enrichment with K-12 grade students both in school and […]
Examining the Effects of a Novel Exergaming Experience in Middle-School Youth
A novel immersive videogame, also known as exergaming, integrates the excitement of gaming and the physical activity of bicycling. The primary goal of this study is to determine if a fitness experience delivered via the novel exergaming fitness bicycle will be perceived positively and enjoyed by normal weight and overweight/obese children aged 11-13 years. For […]
Effectiveness of Brain Breaks to Improve Physical Literacy
The overall objective is to establish the preliminary effectiveness of a video-based exercise intervention, or “BrainErgizersTM,” that can be incorporated into the school day as a classroom physical activity brain break. For more information, contact: Lindsay DiStefano
Migrant Children’s Rights to Health and Rehabilitation: A Primer for US Social Workers
S. Megan Berthold & Kathryn Libal (2016) This article addresses the rights of migrant children to rehabilitation, health, and well-being, particularly when held in US detention.