Journal of School Health articles from January 2007

Journal of School Health archives from January 2007

Creating a successful school-based mobile dental program.
January 1, 2007... NEED FOR CHILDREN'S DENTAL SERVICES Dental caries (tooth decay) is the most common chronic disease among children. (1) Children suffering from oral health problems experience serious social and health issues such as chronic pain, problems...

Early adolescents perceptions of health and health literacy *.
January 1, 2007... Health literacy is defined in Healthy People 2010 as "The degree to which individuals have the capacity to obtain, process, and understand basic health information and services needed to make appropriate health decisions." (1) Much of the...

Not just pushing and shoving: school bullying among African American adolescents.
January 1, 2007... Although youth are twice as likely to be victimized when compared to adults, a considerable gap in our knowledge about violence perpetrated against youth still exists. (1) While criminal victimization and exposure to violence have dominated the...

Comparing data collected by computerized and written surveys for adolescence health research.
January 1, 2007... Data collection is crucial in adolescent health promotion research and program development, providing either success or failure to a project. Increasing demands and complexity of the school nurse role reported by recent literature requires...

Who's skipping school: characteristics of truants in 8th and 10th grade.
January 1, 2007... According to the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP), truancy is a serious concern that affects most school districts in the United States. (1) The level of concern over truancy is such that OJJDP named truancy...

Fractures in New Zealand elementary school settings.
January 1, 2007... Common injuries to students involving fractures have been the focus of much international research, especially in relation to incidence, cause, and prevention, (1-3) but little of that research has been directed at fractures sustained at...

Policies and opportunities for physical activity in middle school environments.
January 1, 2007... Overweight and obesity are multifactorial phenomena that are endemic in the United States, even among our youth. () One major factor of influence for overweight and obesity, as well as for many other chronic diseases, is a population-wide...