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Heath, Chip; Heath, Dan – School Administrator, 2011
In 2004, Donald Berwick, a doctor and the CEO of the Institute for Healthcare Improvement, had some ideas about how to save lives--massive numbers of lives. The institute he led had analyzed patient care applying the analytical tools used to assess the quality of cars coming off a production line. Berwick and colleagues discovered the "defect"…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Industry, Resistance to Change, Educational Environment
Clemens, Holly; Thombs, Dennis; Olds, R. Scott; Gordon, Karen Lowry – Journal of American College Health, 2008
Objective: The authors' aim in this study was to determine, after adjustment for the effects of body mass index and socio-demographic measures, whether sex-specific weight control norms would have significant independent relationships with the weight control behavior of college women and men. Participants: The authors used an anonymous…
Descriptors: College Students, Body Composition, Health Promotion, Beliefs
Doran, Scott M.; Harvey, Mark T.; Horner, Robert H. – Mental Retardation: A Journal of Practices, Policy and Perspectives, 2006
People with developmental disabilities sleep less and experience higher incidence of clinical sleep disorders than the general population. Exploring the neurophysiology linking sleep with daytime performance in patients with developmental disabilities is now possible using minimally sufficient sleep and sleep-sensitive behavioral assays. Although…
Descriptors: Sleep, Developmental Disabilities, Evaluation, Health Needs
Boe, Kathy; Tillotson, Elizabeth A. – Journal of School Nursing, 2006
The rise in the number of cases of skin cancers, both melanomas and nonmelanomas, has prompted increased awareness and educational efforts to limit sun exposure. Because 80% of lifetime sun exposure occurs before the age of 18, educating parents and adolescents to incorporate sun-protective behaviors into daily routines is particularly important.…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Health Education, Safety, School Nurses
Berliner, BethAnn – 1993
Preventionists have long recognized that the transition from elementary to secondary school represents a period of uncertainty and profound change in young adolescents' lives. This paper offers a research-based primer for teachers and other preventionists. It builds upon the prevention literature that focuses on protective factors as well as the…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Adolescents, Behavior Modification, Behavior Patterns