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Applying Lessons from the Blue Zones on Campus: How Environment Impacts Health
No full textThe Blue Zones, locations with exceptionally high longevity, are enviable places to reside as many residents live long, healthy lives. Similarities exist between the Blue Zones regarding the residents’ behaviors and environmental conditions. These similarities, specifically related to physical activity, nutrition, and social connection, among others, promote a culture of wellness. Universities are a unique location in which a culture of wellness, designed specifically based on lessons from the Blue Zones, may be infused to promote well-being. Using the socioecological model, strategies can be implemented to mimic the Blue Zones on a college campus. For example, emphasizing education on health and wellness at the individual level, facilitating community around wellness at the interpersonal level, improving campus walkability at the community level, and advocating for on-campus dining options that are enjoyable and nutritious at the policy level would benefit students, faculty, and staff. Academic communities could benefit from implementing the recommendations provided. Collecting data on the impact is critical so that benefits may be evaluated, and information shared
A Message from BHAC Board President: Loneliness: A Threat to Mental Health and Building Healthy Academic Communities
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Institutional Examples of Applying the SHAPE Appropriate Instructional Practice Guidelines for Higher Education Physical Activity Programs
No full textThis educational brief provides examples of applications of the recently updated Society of Health and Physical Educators (SHAPE) Appropriate Instructional Practice Guidelines for Higher Education Physical Activity Programs across several institutions (SHAPE America, 2022). Research has shown that movement and physical activity are essential for managing physical and mental health; therefore, the current low level of physical activity among college students is concerning (American College Health Association, 2024; Rodríguez-Romo et al., 2022). Academic instructional physical activity programs (IPAPs) provide students with quality learning environments that promote and support opportunities for lifelong physical activity and movement. Empowering physical activity instructors with appropriate instructional practices increases the likelihood of positive experiences for both students and instructors. The intent of this brief is to demonstrate how SHAPE IPAP Guidelines are incorporated in universities today. The institutional examples can serve as models to facilitate discussions within other colleges and universities. The information provided will assist program administrators and faculty in developing, better aligning, and supporting their respective IPAP with teaching, administrative, and instructional practices as identified in the SHAPE IPAP Guidelines document
A Simple Handshake: Public Schools for Amish Students in a Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, School District, 1953–1994
No full textPublic school consolidation during the 1950s and 1960s in Lancaster and Chester Counties, Pennsylvania, sparked an exodus of Amish children from the area’s public schools and the establishment of Amish schools. The politics of consolidation in one location, however, resulted in a unique arrangement whereby the Lampeter-Strasburg School District, formed in 1953 in southcentral Lancaster County, operated two one-room schools for Amish residents of the district for more than forty years. The positive relationship between Amish families and public school leaders exemplifies the possibility of comity and cooperation in contrast to the narrative of discord and conflict around Amish schooling in the mid-twentieth-century
The Crime Experiences of the Amish
No full textThere is little published research in peer-reviewed journals about Amish experiences with crime, with the exception of work by Byers and colleagues (Byers, 2008; Byers & Crider, 2002; Byers et al., 1999). The purpose of this article is to explore the crime experiences of the Amish, based on reports by scribes found under “Community Notes” in The Diary, one of several periodicals devoted to reporting news and events from Amish communities. Two hundred forty narratives of Amish crime experiences from 13 years’ worth of The Diary (January 2010 through December 2022) were collected and organized by crime type. Based on these narratives, there are two important findings. First, crime is not infrequent, with a diversity of crime experiences, ranging from burglary to armed robbery. Second, the most frequently described incidents in these narratives were property crimes, such as burglary/attempted burglary, larceny/attempted larceny, scams/attempted scams, and vandalism. The article concludes with recommendations for future research about crime and the Amish, suggestions for culturally appropriate educational materials for crime prevention in Amish homes and businesses, and suggestions for more effective cooperation between the Amish and the criminal justice system
COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy by Smoking Status Among Ohio Adults
No full textBackground: Research in other countries and limited findings in the United States suggest that adults who smoke are less likely to get COVID-19 vaccines. The objective of this study was to examine vaccine hesitancy by smoking status in Ohio.Methods: We performed a secondary analysis of multiple 8-week waves of the Ohio COVID-19 Survey (OCS) from March 2021 to July 2022. The OCS participants comprised a subsample from the 2019 Ohio Medicaid Assessment Survey, a statewide health survey. After the COVID-19 vaccine was available, participants were asked about vaccination status and, among those not vaccinated, vaccine intentions. To compare vaccine hesitancy by smoking status, multivariable survey-weighted logistic regression models were fit, adjusted for potential confounders. Reason for vaccine hesitancy was asked using an open-ended question; data were coded and analyzed descriptively.Results: Adults who smoked, compared to those who never smoked, had significantly higher odds of being vaccine hesitant between March and April 2021, June and August 2021, October and November 2021, and May and July 2022, with odds ratios ranging from 1.60 to 2.44. Reasons for vaccine hesitancy were not different by smoking status.Conclusion: Although the difference in hesitancy by smoking status was attenuated after December 2021, coincid-ing with an increase in cases, evidence from summer 2022 indicates that adults who smoked continued to display vaccine hesitancy. These results have implications for COVID-19-related outcomes and more research is needed to understand reasons for vaccine hesitancy, which could also serve to educate adults who smoke about vaccination for other diseases
Fathers' Relationships with Their Disabled Children: A Literature Review
No full textFathers' relationships with their disabled children is a neglected topic in the academic literature. This article is the first review of studies in the field, comprising a comprehensive overview of research published since 1980. Forty-five studies met the inclusion criteria. Although fathers emphasise positive aspects of their relationships, existing research foregrounds more negative aspects. These studies tend to identify five themes that signal positive father-child relationships. These themes are: an evolving relationship; caregiving practices; relational aspects of caregiving; recognising and supporting their children's agency; and (inter)connectedness. While fathers' relationships with their disabled children is an under-researched topic, the existing literature on the topic focuses on the negative impact of having a disabled child. Understanding the complexity and rewarding aspects of fathers' engagement warrants further research
Interdisciplinary and Relational Approaches to Embodiment Conscious Music Performance Pedagogy
No full textIn this commentary on the fascinating study completed by Anderson César Alves and Marcos Nogueira, I discuss two avenues for considering the complexities of embodiment conscious music performance pedagogy. In the first, I contend that music, including but not limited to, music performance pedagogy, is inherently interdisciplinary. In the second, I offer that music performance pedagogy, in particular “studio” or one-on-one pedagogy, is necessarily relational. It is my hope to add value to Alves and Nogueira’s work, while also broadening the lens through which we observe the competencies of both teacher and student within the private lesson context. I close with suggestions for future studies, continuing the important conversation around exceptional teaching and learning for musicians
Commentary on Verna Vazquez-Diaz de Leon “The Interactive Role of Music as a Facilitator for Mother–Infant Bonding in Early Motherhood”
No full textThe following is a commentary on Vazquez’ two-part study of mothers’ everyday uses of music and their relationships to the quality of mother-child interaction and bonding. The commentary considers how Vazquez’ findings are linked to the experiences and meanings of motherhood in modern times, including the stressors and pressures that many women experience as they begin their journeys as new mothers. The commentary presents three main points: the necessity to listen to maternal voices, the need to diversify study samples, and the recognition that mothers are a diverse group