Journal of School Health articles from April 2009

Journal of School Health archives from April 2009

Otoacoustic emissions: a valid, efficient first-line hearing screen for preschool children.(Research Article)(Report)
April 1, 2009... Significant heating loss is present in 1-6 per 100 newborns. (1) The majority of childhood hearing loss is congenital (2) and therefore potentially identifiable during the universal newborn hearing screen. However, from recent estimates,...

Relation of school environment and policy to adolescent physical activity.(Research Article)(Report)
April 1, 2009... A majority of adolescents in the United States do not meet the recommended levels for physical activity (PA), (1) and PA declines as children and adolescents age. (2-5) Thus, youth PA promotion is a national priority for improving health (6)...

Social environments and physical aggression among 21,107 students in the United States and Canada.(Research Article)(Report)
April 1, 2009... Once seen as the exclusive purview of the criminal and juvenile justice systems, aggression is now recognized as a public health problem. (1) There is no single problem that is more prevalent and perhaps more vexing to adolescents, parents, and...

Trends and subgroup differences in transportation-related injury risk and safety behaviors among US high school students, 1991-2007.(Research Article)(Report)
April 1, 2009... Unintentional injuries are the leading cause of death among youth aged 13-19 years, and 72% of the injury deaths are traffic related (including motorcycles, bicycles, and pedestrians involved in collisions with motor vehicles on public roads)....

Responses to positive results from suspicionless random drug tests in US public school districts.(Research Article)(Report)
April 1, 2009... Interest in "whole-school" or environmental approaches to school-based drug prevention has recently increased. (1) Some of these approaches seek to improve students' connectedness to schools; (2-4) others suggest strategies to change the way...

Promoting tobacco-free school policies through a statewide media campaign.(Research Article)(Report)
April 1, 2009... Mass media campaigns can be an important tool for modifying individual behavior. Media campaigns have targeted issues from AIDS and tobacco use to breastfeeding, physical activity, and milk consumption. (1-5) Media advocacy techniques, such as...

Patterns of vaginal, oral, and anal sexual intercourse in an urban seventh-grade population.(Research Article)(Report)
April 1, 2009... Although adolescent pregnancy rates have declined steadily in the United States over the past decade, adolescent births and sexually transmitted infections (STIs) remain serious public health issues. In 2006, births to mothers aged 15-19 years...

"What would you do, what if it's you?" Strategies to deal with a bully.(Teaching Technique)
April 1, 2009... Bullying can be defined as a repeated negative interpersonal relationship characterized by an imbalance of power targeted at a person that is perceived to be weaker or more vulnerable, without apparent provocation. (1) One study reported that...

Relation to school environment and policy to adolescent physical activity.(ASHA Self-Study Continuing Education)
April 1, 2009... April 2009 issue of Journal of School Health Earn 1.0 Continuing Nursing Education Contact Hour Earn 1.0 CECH Category I CHES, OH0005 1. Data for this study came from a larger study for assessing environmental influences on child...