By Children’s Health | Contributor When cases of COVID-19 first began to spread across the U.S., young athletes had to adjust quickly to online school – and a canceled spring sports season. Now, as schools navigate reopening, athletes are still adjusting and tentatively preparing for a new sports season. Still, athletes are…
By Jamie Spence | Contributor If you’re not feeling your best lately, you’re not alone. With a global pandemic, political unrest, and social upheaval surrounding us currently, many of us are feeling the strain. However, what you’re feeling could be something else: hormone imbalance. Stress can throw your hormones out…
By Eric Schoenberg, PhD | Contributor While I am neither a therapist nor a counselor, I have studied and taught courses about human behavior for over three decades, and have a particular interest in students in higher education due to my roles as a Professor at Columbia University and a…
By Colin Smith | Contributor Getting your child off to college is an ordeal. You just helped them through orientation and registration, making sure they have everything for their dorm and making travel arrangements. Everything is checked off the list. But then…There’s COVID-19! Face masks, a truckload of hand sanitizer,…
By Kimberly Williams | Contributor While many people think of adults as the ones mainly impacted by COVID-19, children can be affected, too – and may need testing. With the enormous amount of anxiety surrounding COVID-19, kids may feel especially nervous about being tested. “Kids don’t know what the test is going…
By Karissa Condoianis | Contributor The State Fair of Texas is pleased to open the third and final grant cycle for 2020. In addition to the core three grant categories: capacity building for nonprofits, economic development, and educational programming, the State Fair has added a new category for social and…
By Tricia White | Managing Editor DART remains committed to doing everything it can to keep riders safe during the coronavirus pandemic while providing essential transportation services. Cleaning Protocols Working closely with local, state and national health authorities – including the Texas Department of State Health Services and the Centers…
By Children’s Health | Contributor Outdoor workouts, drills and even the more laidback activities can take their toll on athletes during summertime in Texas. And because of the precautionary measures that have been in place due to COVID-19, its likely athletes participating in outdoor activities this summer are even more…
By Natalie Marciniak, Durisan Communications Specialist | Contributor Your immune system is significantly impacted by your level of stress, attitude, mood and emotional state. When you’re optimistic and happy, your immune system functions properly. But constant exposure to stress hormones does not do a body good. Everyone has stress; it’s…