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Identifying Sleep Disorders And Proper Sleep Hygiene In School-Aged Children, Kathryn Colelli Jan 2015

Identifying Sleep Disorders And Proper Sleep Hygiene In School-Aged Children, Kathryn Colelli

Family Medicine Clerkship Student Projects

Sleep is a daily struggle for many people. Children in particular often suffer from sleep restriction and poor sleep hygiene. Poor sleep can have a negative impact on their physical, social and emotional health. Children in our community are rarely educated about sleep disorders or sleep hygiene. The goal of this project was to create a learning tool to help facilitate sleep education in children.


Physical Activity In Nature And Children's Mental Health, Stephanie Marcia Bless Jan 2015

Physical Activity In Nature And Children's Mental Health, Stephanie Marcia Bless

Graduate College Dissertations and Theses

The aim of this study was to determine if there is a relationship between children's physical activity and wellbeing, and if that relationship is enhanced by physical activity in nature. This study was a non-experimental retrospective multi-informant data review conducted at an outpatient pediatric psychiatric clinic in the Northeast. The theoretical framework used to guide this study was the Health Promotion Model, suggesting Advanced Practice Nursing investigate the relationship between health promoting behaviors and personal factors that support mental wellness in children and protect against mental illness. Data collected included age, sex, and exercise and wellbeing subsections of the Vermont …