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Hoxie-Setterstrom, Gail; Hoglund, Barbara – Journal of School Nursing, 2011
School districts are required to comply with a 2004 federal mandate to guide nutrition and physical activity environments of schools by developing and implementing wellness policies. The purposes of this article are to (a) discuss the implications of the federal mandate and (b) analyze policies from nine school districts in one large suburban…
Descriptors: Physical Activities, Federal Legislation, School Nurses, Nutrition
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Streng, Nancy J. – Journal of School Nursing, 2007
Student health advocates (SHAs) are high school students who, under the supervision of the school nurse, provide health education and health promotion activities to other students via a peer education model. This 3-year follow-up study explored how the SHA experience influences career choice and attitudes of the participants. It also examined what…
Descriptors: Health Education, Health Promotion, Career Choice, Followup Studies
Dawson, Tim R. – 1989
This study provides information about steroids and recommends programs to educators and coaches who are involved with educating students about steroid abuse. The first part of the study contains annotations that examine the rationale and motivation of those who have used anabolic steroids. The next part of the study contains annotations that…
Descriptors: Athletes, Body Composition, Drug Use, Health Education
Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Education, 2004
This document is one of a series of guides to self-evaluation that builds on the advice given in the publications "How good is our school?" and "The Child at the Centre." It also shows how the relevant "National Care Standards" can be applied when evaluating the effectiveness of your establishment as a health…
Descriptors: Child Care, Integrated Services, Foreign Countries, Program Effectiveness