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Welcome to Shoulder Shox™ Resources! We have begun to put together a resource list for parents, educators and administrators. If you have a link and want to share it with us, please email info@shouldershox.com. |
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Backpack Health Reports ApplesforHealth.com – “A look a Backpack Safety.”- Applesforhealth.com is a non-profit online health magazine published free, weekly to all United States and International readers. http://www.applesforhealth.com/ChildrensHealth/alabsf4.html Kids Health – “Backpack Safety”- All information on KidsHealth is for educational purposes only. For specific medical advice, diagnoses, and treatment, consult your doctor. http://kidshealth.org/parent/firstaid_safe/home/backpack.html American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)- PDF file. http://www.aap.org/advocacy/backpack_safety.PDF Wellness Junction -“Shape up Before You Pack it up: Wise Backpack Usage.” http://www.wellnessjunction.com/athome/ergonomics/backpk2.htm Sesame Street Workshop- “Backpack Safety: How to prevent your child from straining his back.” http://www.sesameworkshop.com/parents/advice/article.php?contentId=64101 |
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Backpack Legislation California State Legislature
Bill AB2532 Educational Links Education-World.com - A place where teachers gather to share ideas. – “Backpacks = Backaches for some kids” - A John Hopkins University Study. http://www.education-world.com/a_lesson/lesson007.shtml University of Michigan Health System- “Information for Patients- Backpack Safety” http://www.med.umich.edu/pmr/spine/backpack.htm FamilyEducation.com - “Weigh
The Risks of Backpacks” Backpack Media Reports May 28, 2002 ABC7News.Com, KGO San Francisco, Oakland, and San Jose, CA - “Assembly Votes to reduce Student Backpack Weight.” http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/news/052802_nw_student_backpacks.html ABCNews.Com, 20/20 – “Lightening Kids Backpacks” http://www.abcnews.go.com/onair/2020/2020Friday_001027_backpacks_feature.html February 20, 1999 – CNN.COM
- “More children suffering from backpack pain; study says” February 24, 2000 – CNN.COM
– “A Pain in the Backpack” February 13, 2001- CNNFYI.COM-
“Heavy backpacks lead to early strain and pain for schoolkids” July 23, 2001 – CNN.COM – “Weight,
style effect backpack injury” May 20, 2002 – The Mercury News -BayArea.com is the region's largest news and information Web site. Our coverage area ranges from Santa Rosa in the North Bay, to Gilroy in the South Bay; from Contra Costa and Alameda counties in the East Bay, to Santa Cruz in the West.- “Assembly votes to reduce weight of kid’s backpacks” http://www.bayarea.com/mld/bayarea/news/3353322.htm July 2, 2002- NCTimes.net- The Californian and North County Times- News for San Diego and Riverside Counties – “Student backpack bill aims to lighten load” http://www.nctimes.net/news/2002/20020702/93805.html International Studies and Research Canadian Health Network – “Oh,
My Aching Backpack!” - Brought to you by Health Canada and other
major Canadian Health Organizations. Sick Kids – “Don’t Make
a Mountain Out of a Backpack” - The Hospital for Sick Children is
a health care, teaching and research centre dedicated exclusively to
children; affiliated with the University of Toronto. December 3, 1999 - Web MD Health
– “School kids carrying the weight of the world on their shoulders
– Italian researchers give guidelines” Consumer Information Consumer reports for Kids Online-
“A better backpack for your back” Health Related Professional Associations American Occupational Therapists Association, Inc. (AOTA)- “National School Backpack Awareness Day 2002” http://www.aota.org/backpack/index.asp American Physical Therapists
of Association (APTA) - “Is Your Child’s Backpack Making the Grade?” American Chiropractic Association (ACA) http://www.amerchiro.org/ Youth Research Student Research Paper – Central Virginia Governor’s School -“The Effect of Backpack weight on Posture” http://www.cvgs.k12.va.us/research/Final/sresch01/templeton/ Tools Backpack Weight Comparison – A useful backpack weight chart. http://clancy.k12.mt.us/backpack.html
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