Journal of School Health articles from July 2008

Journal of School Health archives from July 2008

Ecological strategies to promote healthy body image among children.(General Article)(Report)
July 1, 2008... Body image (BI) is an individualized phenomenon that is multidimensional in nature. Schilder (1) has defined BI as "the picture of our own body which we form in our own mind." Current research suggests that BI dissatisfaction and weight...

Linking Global Youth Tobacco Survey 2003 and 2006 data to tobacco control policy in India.(Research Article)(Report)
July 1, 2008... Tobacco use is one of the major preventable causes of premature death and disease in the world. A disproportionate share of the global tobacco burden falls on developing countries, where 84% of 1.3 billion current smokers live. (1) In an effort...

Concurrent psychosocial predictors of sun safety among middle school youth *.(Research Article)(Report)
July 1, 2008... Evidence suggests that sun-induced skin damage, which increases skin cancer risk, is initiated in early life and promoted through later sun exposure patterns. (1,2) However, adolescents have the lowest sun safety rates of all age groups. (3)...

Sexually transmitted infection among adolescents receiving special education services.(Research Article)(Report)
July 1, 2008... The purpose of this study was to examine the risk of contracting a sexually transmitted infection (STI) among children with learning disabilities. Nearly 7 million students in the United States experience cognitive, emotional, or behavioral...

Students with chronic diseases: nature of school physician support.(Research Article)(Report)
July 1, 2008... There is a high prevalence of children with chronic conditions in our nation's schools. The National Survey of Children with Special Health Care Needs demonstrated that 12.8% of 0- to 17-year-olds meet the federal Maternal and Child Health...

Is immigrant status relevant in school violence research? An analysis with Latino students.(Research Article)(Report)
July 1, 2008... Are immigrant status and English-speaking proficiency pertinent factors in relationship to detrimental school violence-related student outcomes (ie, violent and property student victimization, fear, and formal disciplinary school sanction), in...

The impact of mild Central Auditory Processing Disorder on school performance during adolescence.(Health Services Applications)(Report)
July 1, 2008... Central Auditory Processing (CAP) difficulties have attained increasing recognition leading to escalating rates of referrals for evaluation. (1) Recognition of the association between (Central) Auditory Processing Disorder ((C)APD) and...

Concurrent psychosocial predictors of sun safety among middle school youth.(ASHA Self-Study Continuing Education)
July 1, 2008... July 2008 issue of Journal of School Health Earn 1.0 Continuing Nursing Education Contact Hour Earn 1.0 CECH Category I CHES, OH0005 1. The age group with the lowest sun safety rates is: a) Ages 2-6. b) Ages 6-12. c)...