Journal of School Health articles from November 2007

Journal of School Health archives from November 2007

Coordinated school health programs and academic achievement: a systematic review of the literature.(General Article)(Report)
November 1, 2007... Over the past decade, public education has been increasingly held accountable through measures of academic achievement such as standardized testing. Pressure to improve test scores has resulted in greater emphasis on traditional classroom...

Implementation of a coordinated school health program in a rural, low-income community.(General Article)(Report)
November 1, 2007... Past studies have confirmed the connection between children's physical health and academic achievement. (1-4) However, rural areas face great challenges in promoting health to all ages, as they struggle with limited access to health resources,...

Elementary school parents'/guardians' perceptions of school health service personnel and the services they provide *.(Research Article)(Report)
November 1, 2007... Health services in the school setting provide opportunities to appraise, protect, and promote student health. (1) Several school health services professionals play a role in the overall health of children, including the school counselor, the...

Predictors of sexual intercourse among Korean adolescents.(Research Article)(Report)
November 1, 2007... Adolescence is a period characterized by a heightened interest in sexual activity and an abrupt surge in the sexual drive, with friends of the opposite sex being viewed from a different perspective. Such developmental characteristics, combined...

Demographic differences in the prevalence, co-occurrence, and correlates of adolescent bullying at school.(Research Article)(Report)
November 1, 2007... Few studies in the United States have had samples large and diverse enough to systematically examine demographic differences in different dimensions of adolescent bullying. The term bullying includes a range of behaviors that are repeated over...

Prevalence of overweight in North Florida elementary and middle school children: effects of age, sex, ethnicity, and socioeconomic status.(Research Article)(Report)
November 1, 2007... In the past 30 years, the number of overweight children has increased so markedly that it is now considered an "epidemic." (1) Overweight has been defined as an age- and sex-specific body mass index (BMI) percentile [greater than or equal to]...

Abstinence-what?: a critical look at the language of educational approaches to adolescent sexual risk reduction.(Commentary)
November 1, 2007... Twenty-six years ago, Ronald Reagan signed the Adolescent Family Life Act, and the abstinence education movement began its rapid ascendancy to political dominance, a process marked by increasingly generous federal funding, which reached a peak...

Enhancing health literacy through accessing health information, products, and services: an exercise for children and adolescents.(Teaching Technique)
November 1, 2007... The second National Health Education Standard. (1) states the importance of student demonstration of the ability to access valid health information and services. This teaching technique provides an opportunity for children and adolescents to...

Erratum.(Correction notice)
November 1, 2007... Cohall AT, Cohall R, Dye B, Dini S, Vaughan RD, Coots S. Overheard in the halls: what adolescents are saying, and what teachers are hearing, about health issues. J Sch Health. 2007;77:348. Table 4--the row entitled "Problems with Peers"...

Elementary school parents'/guardians' perceptions of school health service personnel and the services they provide.(ASHA Self-Study Continuing Education)
November 1, 2007... Earn 1.0 CECH Category I CHES, OH0005 1. The sample for this study consisted of parents of elementary school students: a) In one school district. b) Who were in classes being taught by student teachers from a university. c)...