Journal of School Health articles from November 2003

Journal of School Health archives from November 2003

Issues of medication administration and control in Iowa schools.
November 1, 2003... Children with complicated mental and physical health problems are often mainstreamed into the school setting. Many require complex healthcare regimens, including medication. Administering medication, usually the responsibility of school nurses,...

Impact of the Life Skills Training curriculum on middle school students tobacco use in Marion County, Indiana, 1997-2000.
November 1, 2003... Tobacco use represents a significant cause of death and disease in the United States. (1-4) Most smokers begin smoking before age 18, and addiction to tobacco occurs in the first few years of tobacco use. (5,6) Relationships also exist between...

Teacher perceptions and practices regarding school bullying prevention.(Research Papers)
November 1, 2003... In recent years, the United States has focused increased attention on school bullying, in part due to increased media attention on school-based homicides and suicides. An increase in school shootings has led researchers to investigate...

Using counterfactual exercises to enhance decision-making in sexual health.(Teaching Techniques)
November 1, 2003... The counterfactual is defined as alternate causal pathways that might have happened had the 'fact' not occurred. (1) Stated differently, if the young girl had decided not to go with the boys, but instead went home, none of the preceding events...

The role of vision screening and classroom illumination in the vision health of Korean school children.(Health Service Applications)
November 1, 2003... Vision health has become a major public concern in Korea, as the number of primary school children (aged 6-11 years) with myopia has increased markedly. (1-3) However, in Korea, vision screening for kindergarteners and first and second graders...