Journal of School Health articles from October 2008

Journal of School Health archives from October 2008

Recruiting a diverse group of middle school girls into the trial of activity for adolescent girls.(Research Article)(Report)
October 1, 2008... Research efforts among children and adolescents in schools require careful attention to recruitment and retention rates. Recruiting students in school-based studies requires more than basic motivational efforts. One review of the literature (1)...

Medicaid's role in financing health care for children with behavioral health care needs in the special education system: implications of the deficit reduction act.(Research Article)(Report)
October 1, 2008... Low-income children with psychiatric and developmental disabilities receive assistance through a combination of health care, educational, and social programs, organized at the local, state, and federal level, that together are intended to form...

Schools and neighborhoods: organizational and environmental factors associated with crime in secondary schools.(Research Article)(Report)
October 1, 2008... In recent years, public attention has focused increasingly on schools as a primary site of violent victimization and crime. Although violent victimization occurring in schools declined by 50% between 1992 and 2003, (1) school crime and violence...

High school youth and suicide risk: exploring protection afforded through physical activity and sport participation.(Research Article)(Report)
October 1, 2008... Suicide represents the third leading cause of death for youth 15 to 24 years, accounting for 12.9% of all deaths in this age range. (1) According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), between 2003 and 2004, the suicide rate...

Violence and drug use in rural teens: national prevalence estimates from the 2003 youth risk behavior survey.(Research Article)(Report)
October 1, 2008... In the wake of multiple school shootings over the past several years, preventing and treating teen violence have become national priorities. Healthy People 2010 lists reductions in physical fighting, carrying weapons at school, and attempted...

A national snapshot of local school wellness policies.(School Health Policy)(Report)
October 1, 2008... During the past decade, great strides were made in delivering health education and in implementing a coordinated school health approach (1) in districts and schools. School health professionals have been leading the charge for improved school...

Schools and neighborhoods: organizational and environmental factors associated with crime in secondary schools.(ASHA Self-Study Continuing Education)
October 1, 2008... October 2008 issue of Journal of School Health Earn 1.0 Continuing Nursing Education Contact Hour Earn 1.0 CECH Category I CHES, OH0005 1. In the 1999-2000 school year, the number of incidents of violence occurring on school...