Journal of School Health articles from November 2005

Journal of School Health archives from November 2005

Existence of the school health coordinator in a frontier state.(school health programs )
November 1, 2005... Since the introduction of the concept of coordinated school health programs (CSHPs) nearly 20 years ago, (1) much progress has occurred. States have picked up on the notion of this systems change model and begun to implement a coordinated...

Substance abuse counseling services in secondary schools: a national study of schools and students, 1999-2003.(drug abuse counceling)
November 1, 2005... The Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act (SDFSCA) of 1994 (1) and No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (2) call for the development and implementation of effective programs and policies to reduce adolescent drug use. Although adolescent...

Do social and behavioral characteristics targeted by preventive interventions predict standardized test scores and grades?(academic achievement prediction)
November 1, 2005... In the past 2 decades, several studies have shown that some prevention approaches work to reduce problem behaviors such as drug use, violence, and delinquency. (1,2) Schools are a common setting for preventive interventions and the main venue...

Risk behaviors for varying categories of disability in NELS:88.(National Education Longitudinal Study)
November 1, 2005... A growing body of research suggests that youth with disabilities experience comparable, and in some cases higher, incidence rates of alcohol and other drug use than their peers. (1-10) Morgan et al (8) found that youth in Utah special education...

The Carbohydrate Quandary: achieving health literacy through an interdisciplinary WebQuest.
November 1, 2005... The emphasis that schools are placing on core subjects and performance on standardized testing in writing and math, often comes with a reduced emphasis and time on so called "extras" such as health education. (1) Under these circumstances, it...