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School Policies and Practices that Improve Indoor Air Quality
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Jones, Sherry Everett; Smith, Alisa M.; Wheeler, Lani S.; McManus, Tim – Journal of School Health, 2010
Background: To determine whether schools with a formal indoor air quality management program were more likely than schools without a formal program to have policies and practices that promote superior indoor air quality. Methods: This study analyzed school-level data from the 2006 School Health Policies and Programs Study, a national study of…
Descriptors: Health Programs, Climate Control, Ventilation, School Health Services
Healthy and Safe School Environment, Part II, Physical School Environment: Results from the School Health Policies and Programs Study 2006
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Jones, Sherry Everett; Axelrad, Robert; Wattigney, Wendy A. – Journal of School Health, 2007
Background: As society continues to focus on the importance of academic achievement, the physical environment of schools should be addressed as 1 of the critical factors that influence academic outcomes. The School Health Policies and Programs Study (SHPPS) 2006 provides, for the first time, a comprehensive look at the extent to which schools have…
Descriptors: School Buses, School Safety, Hazardous Materials, Mail Surveys
Variation in School Health Policies and Programs by Demographic Characteristics of U.S. Schools.
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Brener, Nancy D.; Jones, Sherry Everett; Kann, Laura; McManus, Tim – Journal of School Health, 2003
Analyzed data from the School Health Policies and Programs Study 2000 to assess the relationship between school demographics and school health policies and programs, linking interviews with school faculty and staff to extant data on school characteristics. The presence of most policies and programs differed according to school type, urbanicity,…
Descriptors: Educational Environment, Elementary Secondary Education, Food Service, Health Programs