Journal of School Health articles from September 2003

Journal of School Health archives from September 2003

Challenge and context in school health education.(Communications)
September 1, 2003... Few educators question the advisability of encouraging students to move beyond recitation of facts to analyzing, synthesizing, and evaluating concepts, and to activities that challenge students to think critically and creatively. Bloom's...

School health advocacy in Missouri.(Communications)
September 1, 2003... Health behaviors generally form during childhood, so learning positive health practices early can decrease premature death and disability. (1) Among children and adults, leading causes of death are linked closely to lifestyle behaviors. To...

Human papillomavirus (HPV) education in middle and high schools of Vermont.(Articles)
September 1, 2003... Human papillomavirus (HPV) infection, the most common sexually transmitted disease (STD) in North America, records some ~5.5x10 (6) cases per year in the United States. Overall prevalence of HPV infection in the United States is 15% to 20%, (1)...

Sexual knowledge, attitudes, and risk behaviors of students in Turkey.(Articles)
September 1, 2003... Sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) rank among the most important health issues for adolescents and young adults worldwide. Young people tended to engage in sexual activity at younger ages in the past decade than in the 1970s and 1980s. (1-3)...

Abstinence education for rural youth: an evaluation of the Life's Walk program.(Articles)
September 1, 2003... Approximately 9% of females aged 15 to 19 years become pregnant each year, (1) the highest teen pregnancy rate in the Western, industrialized world. (2) Some 12 million new cases of sexually transmitted diseases are reported each year, with...

Community Needs and Strengths Assessments as an active learning project.(Articles)
September 1, 2003... One of seven principles for effective practice in undergraduate education at colleges and universities seeks to encourage active learning. (1) This project sought to enhance the undergraduate education experience, through hands-on skills...

A period of increased susceptibility to cigarette smoking among high school students.(Research Papers)
September 1, 2003... Most tobacco use begins in adolescence. (1) Adolescents who smoke typically go through five stages of initiation, beginning with the preparatory stage before they try a cigarette. (1,2) In the preparatory stage, adolescents who form permissive...

Health professionals helping the community.(Teaching Techniques)
September 1, 2003... Lesson Objectives At the end of the lesson, students will be able to: 1) Prioritize community occupations based on perceived value to the community. 2) Describe how health professionals assist in fulfilling community needs. ...

A school nursing practicum at the University of Saskatchewan, Canada.(Health Service Applications)
September 1, 2003... "You can't educate a child who isn't healthy, and you can't keep a child healthy who isn't educated." (1) The World Health Organization asserts that the activities in schools can offer a powerful approach that supports both young people's...