Journal of School Health articles from August 2002

Journal of School Health archives from August 2002

Effectiveness of a school-based intervention at changing preadolescents' tobacco use and attitudes. (Articles).(Statistical Data Included)
August 1, 2002... Tobacco addiction represents the single greatest preventable cause of death in the United States. (1) Three million people die worldwide each year from smoking tobacco, (2) and in the United States, tobacco causes one of every five deaths. (3)...

Trends in cigarette smoking among high school students--United States, 1991-2001.
August 1, 2002... Cigarette smoking among adolescents is one of the 10 Leading Health Indicators that reflect the major health concerns in the United States. (1) To examine changes in cigarette smoking among US high school students during 1991-2001, CDC analyzed...

Factors in the school cafeteria influencing food choices by high school students. (Research Papers).(Statistical Data Included)
August 1, 2002... Healthy eating during adolescence helps youth to achieve full growth potential, to promote health and well-being, and to reduce the risk of chronic diseases in adulthood. (1) Total nutrient needs are higher during adolescence than at any other...

Participant satisfaction with a school telehealth education program using interactive compressed video delivery methods in rural Arkansas.(Statistical Data Included)
August 1, 2002... Socioeconomic and geographic factors can affect the impact of telehealth education programs that use interactive compressed video technology for consumer health education. Variables such as age, gender, ethnicity, education, and community size...

Relationships among adolescent subjective well-being, health behavior, and school satisfaction.(Statistical Data Included)
August 1, 2002... Adolescent well-being is usually observed from the opposite of well-being, or ill-being, and from the perspective of a minority of the adolescent population. Thus, adolescent well-being research focused mostly on objective problems and...

Differences in physical activity between black and white girls living in rural and urban areas.(Statistical Data Included)
August 1, 2002... Physical inactivity represents a well-established risk factor for many chronic health problems, including cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes, obesity, and some cancers, and it is a major public health problem in the United States. (1)...

Evaluation of a theater production about eating behavior of children.(Critical Essay)(Statistical Data Included)
August 1, 2002... Researchers estimate that unhealthy diets cause 35% or more of all cancer deaths. (1) Obesity, stroke, adult cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and osteoporosis also relate directly to poor nutritional patterns. (2-4) In particular, eating a...

Implementing a school-based dental health program: the Montefiore model. (Health Service Applications).(Excerpt)
August 1, 2002... This excerpt from Jonathan Kozol's book about inequalities in American schools paints a graphic picture of the experiences of underserved children in New York City. Oral diseases and their consequences lead to millions of lost school days for...