Journal of School Health articles from November 2004

Journal of School Health archives from November 2004

School-based health centers and academic performance: research, challenges, and recommendations.
November 1, 2004... School-based health centers (SBHCs) provide an accessible source of physical and mental health services to students from pre-kindergarten through grade 12 on school campuses. SBHCs are frequently located in schools with student populations at...

Implementing evidence-based substance use prevention curricula in North Carolina public school districts.
November 1, 2004... The Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act (SDFSCA) represents the largest single source of federal funding for the prevention of alcohol, tobacco, and other drug use. (1) Administered by the US Department of Education, SDFSCA provides...

The School Health Portfolio System: a new tool for planning and evaluating coordinated school health programs.
November 1, 2004... Even with sufficient resources and local support, developing and sustaining a coordinated school health program (CSHP) requires detailed planning. The School Health Portfolio System (SHPS), (1,2) developed originally to evaluate the Florida...

Knowledge and intentions of ninth-grade girls after a breast self-examination program.(Research Papers)
November 1, 2004... After World War II, the American Cancer Society (ACS) launched a public campaign to encourage women to examine their breasts with the goal of identifying breast cancer in the early stages. This endeavor was undertaken partly due to the success...

Reliability and validity of a brief questionnaire to assess television viewing and computer use by middle school children.
November 1, 2004... Prevalence of overweight among children aged 12 to 19 increased from 4.6% in 1966-1970 to 15.5% in 1999-2000. (1) Observational studies indicate excessive television viewing places children and adolescents at risk for becoming overweight. (2,3)...

School-based approaches to identifying students with asthma.(Health Service Applications)
November 1, 2004... Asthma, a common chronic illness among children and youth, affects one school-aged child in 11, or two to three students in a class of 30. (1) Asthma accounts for 14 million lost school days each year. (2) Students with asthma miss instruction...