Journal of School Health articles from January 2009

Journal of School Health archives from January 2009

Examining the consulting physician model to enhance the school nurse role for children with asthma.(Research Article)(Clinical report)
January 1, 2009... The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) Strategies for Addressing Asthma Through a Coordinated School Health Program recommends a consulting physician for every school to help address asthma in the school setting. (1) This...

Associations between adolescent risk behaviors and injury: the modifying role of disability.(Research Article)(Clinical report)
January 1, 2009... Disability is a significant public health issue. (1) Adolescents with disabilities have been found to experience poorer educational, social, and health outcomes due to the physical and psychosocial impacts of having a disability.(2-4) Injury is...

The relationship between school policies and youth tobacco use.(Research Article)(Clinical report)
January 1, 2009... Tobacco use is the leading cause of preventable death in the United States, (1) and it is estimated to cause 10% of deaths globally. (2) Typically, smoking begins during adolescence and more severe consequences are associated with earlier ages...

An examination of public school safety measures across geographic settings.(Research Article)(Report)
January 1, 2009... Tragedies at Columbine High School in Colorado and more recently at Red Lake High School in Minnesota have forced administrators to take another serious look at safety measures at their institutions. Although such incidents occur at elementary...

Is there a relationship between physical fitness and academic achievement? Positive results from public school children in the Northeastern United States.(Research Article)(Clinical report)
January 1, 2009... Increased public attention to the rise in childhood obesity has resulted in a sharper focus on the role of food and physical activity in the academic environment. Healthy People 2010 goals advocate increasing the proportion of schools requiring...

Erratum.(Correction notice)
January 1, 2009... Gelperin, Nora E. & Schroeder, Elizabeth. Future of Sex Education. J Sch Health. 2008;78:573. The following text appeared on page 573 in the sixth paragraph: "Resources--like sex, and so forth, Answer's sexuality magazine and Web...

The relationship between school policies and youth tobacco use.(ASHA Self-Study Continuing Education)
January 1, 2009... January 2009 issue of Journal of School Health Earn 1.0 Continuing Nursing Education Contact Hour Earn 1.0 CECH Category I CHES, OH0005 1. Although the Pro-Children's Act of 1994 requires all schools receiving federal funds to...