Category Archives: Health

Pennsylvania Christian Homeschooling Communities’ Perceptions of Vaccines

Record: Jeremiah D. McCoy, Julia E. Painter, and Kathryn H. Jacobsen, “Perceptions of Vaccination Within A Christian Homeschooling Community in Pennsylvania” in Vaccine 37(2019): 5770-5776. [Abstract here] Summary:  George Mason University graduate Jeremiah McCoy is the Health Policy Analyst at Better … Continue reading

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Homeschooling and Physical Health

Record: Laura S. Kabiri, Allison Butcher, Wayne Brewer, and Alexis Ortiz, “Youth  Physical Health and Years in American Homeschools: Are They Related?” in Health Promotion International (20 May, 2019): 1-6 [Abstract Here]. Summary: The authors, all affiliated with institutions in Texas, here … Continue reading

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HOMESCHOOLERS AND VACCINATION IN CALIFORNIA: Exploring California’s New Law

Record: Pamela McDonald, Rupali J. Limaye, Saad B. Omer, Alison M. Buttenheim, Salini Mohanty, Nicola P. Klein, and Daniel A. Salmon, “Exploring California’s New Law Eliminating Personal Belief Exemptions to Childhood Vaccines and Vaccine Decision-Making among Homeschooling Mothers in California” … Continue reading

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HOW HEALTHY IS HOMESCHOOL: Body Composition and Cardiovascular Disease Risk

Record: Laura S. Kibiri, Katy Mitchell, Wayne Brewer, and Alexis Ortiz, “How Healthy is Homeschool? An Analysis of Body Composition and Cardiovascular Disease Risk” in Journal of School Health 88, no. 2 (February 2018): 132-138. [abstract here] Summary: Kabiri, a professor in Houston … Continue reading

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MOTOR SKILL PROFICIENCY AMONG HOMESCHOOLED CHILDREN

Record: Laura Spivey Kabiri, Katy Mitchell, Wayne Brewer, and Alexis Ortiz, “Motor Skill Proficiency Among Homeschooled Children,” in Journal of Motor Learning and Development 5, no. 2 (December 2017), pp. 336-345. [Abstract Here] Summary: Kabiri, a professor in Houston Community College’s Physical Therapy … Continue reading

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HOMESCHOOLING PARENT STRESS LEVELS: Association with the Mental and Physical Health of Their Children

Record: Lance S. Windish and David A. Wachob, “Homeschooling Parent Stress Levels and Its Association with the Mental and Physical Health of Their Children” The International Journal of Health, Wellness, and Society, 7, No. 3 (2017): 11-21. [Abstract] Summary: Windish is a Health and … Continue reading

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CARDIOVASCULAR HEALTH & BODY COMPOSITION: Parental Influence on Homeschool Children

Record: David Wachob and Robert Alman, “Parental influence on the cardiovascular health and body composition of homeschool children.” International Journal of Child and Adolescent Health, 8, No. 3 (2015): 305-311. [Abstract] Summary: In this article, Wachob and Alman from the Indiana University of … Continue reading

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UNIVERSITY-BASED HOMESCHOOL PROGRAM: Physical Education

Record: David A. Wachob, “Starting a University-based Physical Educational Program for Homeschooled Children.” Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance, 86, No. 3 (2016), 34-41. [Abstract] Summary: Wachob is an assistant professor of health and physical education at Indiana University of Pennsylvania who started a … Continue reading

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HARO 2014 INSTALLMENT NINE: Abuse

Record: Coalition for Responsible Home Education, “A Complex Picture: Results of the 2014 Survey of Adult Alumni of the Modern Christian Homeschool Movement, Installment Nine” Homeschool Alumni Reaching Out (15 April 2016). [Available Here] Summary: This post reviews the ninth installment of HARO’s survey of … Continue reading

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HARO 2014 INSTALLMENT EIGHT: Mental Health

Record: Coalition for Responsible Home Education, “A Complex Picture: Results of the 2014 Survey of Adult Alumni of the Modern Christian Homeschool Movement, Installment Eight” Homeschool Alumni Reaching Out (15 April 2016). [Available Here] Summary: This post reviews the eighth installment of HARO’s survey of … Continue reading

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