Journal of School Health articles from March 2009

Journal of School Health archives from March 2009

Factors contributing to regular smoking in adolescents in Turkey.(Research Article)(Survey)
March 1, 2009... The World Health Organization describes cigarette smoking as the world's fastest spreading and longest lasting epidemic. (1) A wide range of tobacco products enjoy global use, the most frequently consumed form being cigarettes. Cigarette...

Salient environmental and perceptual correlates of current and established smoking for 2 representative cohorts of Indiana adolescents.(Research Article)(Survey)
March 1, 2009... As tobacco usage continues to be the leading cause of preventable death in the United States, (1) the importance of preventing and intervening on youth tobacco use is critical. Most adult smokers begin their habit in adolescence, (2,3) and it...

A retrospective examination of the relationship between implementation quality of the coordinated school health program model and school-level academic indicators over time.(Research Article)(Report)
March 1, 2009... Education systems are recognizing the need to address the challenges to learning compounded by poor student health. Some have posited that only when students are healthy will schools fully accomplish their organizational and academic goals....

A comparison of urban school- and community-based dental clinics.(Research Article)
March 1, 2009... The present dental health status of the children in the United States suggests a problem of access to care for low-socioeconomic status children. According to the 2000 Surgeon General's report, tooth decay is the most common chronic childhood...

Correlates of the intention to remain sexually inactive among male adolescents in an Islamic country: case of the Republic of Iran.(Research Article)(Survey)
March 1, 2009... In Iran, the first case of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) was reported in 1987, followed by a rapid increase in the number of cases. In 2007, there were officially 15,587 Iranians living with HIV/ acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS),...

Bullying and symptoms of depression in Chilean middle school students.(Research Article)(Survey)
March 1, 2009... Bullying is thought to be a major problem among school-aged populations around the world. A recent international study estimated that between 9% and 54% of children in countries around the world have been bullies or victims of bullying. (1)...

Building personal and social competence through cancer-related issues.(Teaching Technique)
March 1, 2009... The initial impetus for this teaching technique comes from a young man named Tim, who, while in middle school, was diagnosed with a rare form of cancer known as Ewing's sarcoma. Like many other children and adolescents who are diagnosed, Tim is...

A retrospective examination of the relationship between implementation quality of the coordinated school health program model and school-level academic indicators over time.(ASHA Self-Study Continuing Education)
March 1, 2009... March 2009 issue of Journal of School Health Earn 1.0 Continuing Nursing Education Contact Hour Earn 1.0 CECH Category I CHES, OH0005 1. The sample for this study consisted of: a) A random selection of schools in one state. ...