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Showing 1 to 15 of 15 for “"National Recommendations"”.
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Industrial Arts Education in North Dakota as Compared to National Recommendations for Secondary Industrial Arts Education
… status of industrial arts in the State and national recommended standards for industrial arts as set forth by the American Council of Industrial Supervisors and the US Office of Education.</p> <p>The various factors studied included the views of administrators and teachers concerning the …
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Determining the Quality of Physical Education Programs in Selected Virginia Schools
… quality physical education program and the NASPE national recommendations. The population for this study was 116 physical education teachers in the Virginia counties of Carroll, Floyd, Giles, Pulaski, Roanoke, Wythe, and the City of Radford. The evaluation criteria used for the study was …
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Effects of Goal Setting For Children With An Intellectual Disabiliy On Physical Activity and Dietary Habits
… and vegetable (FV) intake to 5 a day to meet national recommendations. Results indicated moderate increases in MVPA and no changes in FV intake. Considerations for future interventions should be the elimination of community-level barriers for increasing PA and fruit and vegetable consumption …
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Physical Activity Predicts Physical Function in Women Undergoing Breast Cancer Treatment
… PA levels before and during treatment are below national recommendations and pre-treatment PA affects physical function, future research should target PA interventions concurrent with treatment to preserve function during survivorship.
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An Interdisciplinary Approach to Improving Student Physical Activity and Nutritional Behaviors
… of nutrition and physical activity well below national recommendations for health. PURPOSE: The purpose of the research project was to evaluate the effect of a Healthful Living Residential Interest Group (RIG) program on freshman exercise and nutrition habits, and physical fitness. METHODS: The …
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Improving pediatric influenza vaccination rates in the primary care setting
… vaccination rates nationwide fall below the national recommendations. Understanding contributors to individualized hesitancy while employing motivational interviewing (MI) techniques can reduce caregiver hesitancy, improve influenza vaccination rates, decrease pediatric disparities, improve …
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OPTIMIZING DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY IN CANINE URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS: FUTURE DIRECTIONS TO REDUCE ANTIMICROBIAL MISUSE IN VETERINARY PRACTICE
… UTIs, the work presents an analysis of the International Society for Companion Animals Infectious Diseases (ISCAID) guidelines, a document that provides the foundation for standardized classification, diagnosis, and treatment of canine and feline UTIs in veterinary medicine. An updated overview …
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Bridging the gap and continuing to develop professionally: A pluralist mixed methods study exploring the impact of continuing professional development (CPD) activity on the practice of therapists working in higher education (HE) settings
… services (UCS), in line with evolving national CPD strategies for the counselling and allied health care professions. The notable lack of research attending to the experiences of UCS practitioners continues, despite the impact of ongoing context-specific changes such as growing student …
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Do the Opportunities Offered during the School Day Provide the Recommended Physical Activity Levels for Children?: An Assessment of the Upson County Pre-Kindergarten and Elementary School Physical Activity Occurrences
… Almost 90% of students do not meet the national recommendations for physical activity in school. The purpose of this study was to determine the need for school policy changes to incorporate classroom-based physical activity programs in an effort to increase school physical activity …
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Enhancing the conceptualisation, design, and development of evidence-based physical activity interventions for older adults: A mixed methods investigation.
… of local PA services, and informing wider national recommendations on actionable strategies that public health organisations can use to refine their PA interventions. The findings have been distilled into an original schematic model for application by public health practitioners to guide …
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Optimising the care of patients receiving oral systemic anti-cancer treatments: a mixed methods study
… unknown and under-reported. In response to national recommendations and the National Patient Safety alert (2008) regarding the safe care of patients receiving an oral SACT, a local cancer centre implemented a joint nurse- and pharmacist-led oral education clinic (OEC) to educate patients on …
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IMPORTANCE OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND WEIGHT MANAGEMENT FOR BREAST CANCER SURVIVORS
… Pre-surgery physical activity levels were below national recommendations. Using independent t-tests, BMI was significantly higher among those that had hypertension (32.6 kg/m2 vs. 28.4 kg/m2, p=.001) and type II diabetes mellitus (34.2 kg/m2 vs. 28.7 kg/m2, p=.006), but there was no significance …
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Humanising relational knowing: an appreciative action research study on relationship-centred practice on stroke units.
… 2013; Luker et al. 2015). Despite a plethora of national recommendations on person-centred care, there is little actual ‘know how’ on achieving this within stroke services. An appreciative action research (AAR) method was used to develop a relationship- centred care (RCC) approach within a stroke …
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The role, staffing and impact of therapy professionals working in critical care
… 'intensive therapy' and 'high dependency' units. National guidelines provide standards and recommendations for the required staffing to meet the needs of patients requiring critical care. These guidelines also suggest the potential roles undertaken by different healthcare professions including …
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Determinants Of Infant Feeding Practices Of Hiv-Positive And Hiv-Negative Mothers In Pretoria, South Africa
… (WHO) guidelines and South Africa's updated national recommendations on prevention of mother to child transmission (PMTCT) and infant feeding practices in the context of HIV. Having this information will better direct PMTCT counseling, infant feeding interventions, and HIV-exposed uninfected …