Journal of School Health articles from October 2003

Journal of School Health archives from October 2003

Multiple responsibilities can counter teen substance use.(Communications)
October 1, 2003... When Americans face a crisis, we often seek a panacea for the problem. Teen-age substance use affects virtually every community. Many public school administrators, public officials, and parents view random drug testing by schools as a panacea...

Physical educators teaching health.(Communications)
October 1, 2003... Shrinking public school budgets continue to take a toll on curriculum and services offered by schools. Consequently, many school districts consider a trained health educator in the classroom a luxury. Even at the high school level, only one in...

Passage of 100% tobacco-free school policies in 14 North Carolina school districts.
October 1, 2003... Tobacco use represents the leading preventable cause of premature death in the United States, and its popularity among youth poses a serious public health concern. Comprehensive policies to reduce youth tobacco use focus on denying youth access...

A preliminary survey of health education in Indiana home schools.
October 1, 2003... Educating members of one's own family is not a recent educational development. Education historically has been recognized as a primary role of the family unit. Today's families are showing renewed interest in home school education, and rapid...

Using Polvika's model to create a service-learning partnership.
October 1, 2003... Collaborative interagency partnerships offer a time-honored method to maximize limited resources of professional academic institutions and community agencies. Such partnerships are gaining popularity among health professionals as a result of...

Peer harassment, school connectedness, and academic achievement.(Research Papers)
October 1, 2003... Bullying and other forms of mistreatment among adolescents have caused much discussion in recent years, (1-6) and scientific research has begun to uncover health and social correlates of these behaviors. (7,14) Much of the existing literature...

Impact of Promoting Lifestyle Activity for Youth (PLAY) on children's physical activity.
October 1, 2003... Promoting physical activity for children has received considerable attention during the past decade. During childhood, physical and psychological health are related to participation in regular physical activity. (1) In addition, physical...

School nurses: voices from the health room.(Health Service Applications)
October 1, 2003... How do school nurses, working in the "front lines" of an increasingly complex and demanding school climate, feel about their roles and responsibilities? Given time and the freedom to speak, what would nurses tell us about their day? If they...