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Allen, Robert, Ed.; Ketcham, Michael, Ed. – 1981
The manual describes wellness as building a lifestyle based on a conscious commitment to accept responsibility for one's own health and for the way things turn out in one's life, and offers educators several inventory instruments for examining and changing their own lifestyle and the level of support for wellness in the school community. The…
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Educational Environment, Elementary Secondary Education, Health Education
Nelson, Steven W. – 1986
This manual was developed to help school personnel evaluate school health efforts. It is a nontechnical, practical guide that offers an overview of school health, including health education, health services, and a healthful school environment. A basic evaluation framework is presented for systematically identifying, planning, implementing, and…
Descriptors: Educational Environment, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Criteria, Health Needs
Council of Chief State School Officers, Washington, DC. Resource Center on Educational Equity. – 1991
Because good health and good learning go hand-in-hand, school health issues today are being discussed in the context of school reform. State education agencies can be catalysts to help communities make the critical link between health and education and move beyond the confines of the health room to discuss the role of schools in meeting the health…
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Child Health, Educational Environment, Elementary Secondary Education
Cowen, Emory L. – Journal of Children in Contemporary Society, 1982
Defines primary prevention in mental health as the building of health and competencies from an early age to prevent adverse psychological outcomes. Describes potential approaches to primary prevention for young children, such as early detection and intervention; helper therapy; mental health education; competence training; social system…
Descriptors: Children, Community Services, Competency Based Education, Coping

Schneider, Elsa; McNeely, Simon A. – Office of Education, Federal Security Agency, 1951
"The school, as one of the significant agencies of the community, accepts its responsibilities for contributing to individual to individual, family, and community health. ...Classroom teachers in their daily contacts with boys and girls are the key persons in the school health program." These two sentences point up the theme of this bulletin. Four…
Descriptors: Educational Environment, Health Programs, Public Health, Elementary Education
Wisconsin State Dept. of Health and Social Services, Madison. – 1997
The Wisconsin Framework for Comprehensive School Health Programs is a multistrategy approach to address the entire range of youth risk behaviors and promote the health, well-being and positive development of students and other members of the school-community as an integral part of a school's overall mission. The framework is a collection of…
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Child Health, Comprehensive School Health Education, Curriculum Development