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Why and How Schools Make Nutrition Education Programs "Work"
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Porter, Kathleen J.; Koch, Pamela A.; Contento, Isobel R. – Journal of School Health, 2018
Background: There are many potential health benefits to having nutrition education programs offered by expert outside sources in schools. However, little is known about why and how schools initiate, implement, and institutionalize them. Gaining this understanding may allow the impact and reach of nutrition and other health education programs in…
Descriptors: Nutrition Instruction, Health Promotion, Elementary Schools, Public Schools
Response of School Districts to the New York State Concussion Awareness and Management Act: Review of Policies and Procedures
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Kajankova, Maria; Oswald, Jennifer M.; Terranova, Lauren M.; Kaplen, Michael V.; Ambrose, Anne F.; Spielman, Lisa A.; Gordon, Wayne A. – Journal of School Health, 2017
Background: By 2014, all states implemented concussion laws that schools must translate into daily practice; yet, limited knowledge exists regarding implementation of these laws. We examined the extent to which concussion management policies and procedure (P&P) documents of New York State school districts comply with the State's Concussion…
Descriptors: School Districts, State Legislation, Program Implementation, Educational Practices
A Whole School Approach: Collaborative Development of School Health Policies, Processes, and Practices
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Hunt, Pete; Barrios, Lisa; Telljohann, Susan K.; Mazyck, Donna – Journal of School Health, 2015
Background: The Whole School, Whole Community, Whole Child (WSCC) model shows the interrelationship between health and learning and the potential for improving educational outcomes by improving health outcomes. However, current descriptions do not explain how to implement the model. Methods: The existing literature, including scientific articles,…
Descriptors: Educational Change, School Health Services, School Policy, Educational Practices
Using the Whole School, Whole Community, Whole Child Model: Implications for Practice
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Rooney, Laura E.; Videto, Donna M.; Birch, David A. – Journal of School Health, 2015
Background: Schools, school districts, and communities seeking to implement the Whole School, Whole Community, Whole Child (WSCC) model should carefully and deliberately select planning, implementation, and evaluation strategies. Methods: In this article, we identify strategies, steps, and resources within each phase that can be integrated into…
Descriptors: Models, Educational Practices, Educational Change, Health Promotion
Supporting the Whole Child through Coordinated Policies, Processes, and Practices
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Murray, Sharon D.; Hurley, James; Ahmed, Shannon R. – Journal of School Health, 2015
Background: The Whole School, Whole Community, Whole Child (WSCC) model provides a framework for promoting greater alignment, integration, and collaboration between health and education across the school setting and improving students' cognitive, physical, social, and emotional development. By providing a learning environment that ensures each…
Descriptors: Student Development, Integrated Services, Alignment (Education), Comprehensive School Health Education
In Preparation of the Nationwide Dissemination of the School-Based Obesity Prevention Program DOiT: Stepwise Development Applying the Intervention Mapping Protocol
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van Nassau, Femke; Singh, Amika S.; van Mechelen, Willem; Brug, Johannes; Chin A. Paw, Mai J. M. – Journal of School Health, 2014
Background: The school-based Dutch Obesity Intervention in Teenagers (DOiT) program is an evidence-based obesity prevention program. In preparation for dissemination throughout the Netherlands, this study aimed to adapt the initial program and to develop an implementation strategy and materials. Methods: We revisited the Intervention Mapping (IM)…
Descriptors: Obesity, Intervention, Information Dissemination, Program Implementation