Texas uses some of that money to buy or distribute a staggering 48 million textbooks annually — which rather strongly inclines educational publishers to tailor their products to fit the standards dictated by the Lone Star State.
EHF has always strongly promoted educational collaborations with other important European Societies, such as European Federation of Neurological Societies EFNS and European Federation of Internal Medicine EFIMFIM).
However, the factor that most strongly predicts educational pathways for children of immigrants and explains their disadvantaged positions compared to the majority student population tends to be socioeconomic background, i.e. the social class position of their parents (Glick & White, 2003; Heath & Brinbaum, 2007; Kao & Thompson, 2003).
Today, employment stability and average hours correlate strongly with educational achievement.
While high income itself does not drive scores, it reflects parents' education and employment and a range of resulting public and private choices that interact with one another to strongly influence educational achievement.
Income was associated with smoking prevalence as strongly as educational level in this study.
However, a recent Finnish study showed that use of vegetables contributed strongly to educational differences in both cardiovascular and total mortality among adults [ 69].
We should strongly consider an educational solution for what is at core an educational problem.
Health behaviour is strongly related to educational level (22, 27– 29); therefore, similar participation rates, regardless of education, are a prerequisite if the VIP is to contribute to improved public health.
NICHOLAS PEARCE: I believe strongly that our educational system is complicit in the problem you just described.
