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Cost-Effectiveness of 2 Support Models for a Healthy School Initiative
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Finster, Matthew P.; Feldman, Jill – Journal of School Health, 2020
Background: In school year (SY) 2014-2015, 128 schools in 24 districts and 14 states were randomly assigned to receive either onsite or online support to implement a school-based wellness program. The objective of this study was to assess the cost-effectiveness (CE) of the 2 models of implementation support: onsite and online. Methods: We adapted…
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Models, Health Programs, Program Implementation
Maximizing Student Health Resources.
Taras, Howard – School Administrator, 2003
Professor of community pediatrics at the University of California at San Diego describes several cost-effective approaches to implementing a school health program. Includes, for example, taping underutilized community resources, carefully screening school health requests, prioritizing student health problems. (PKP)
Descriptors: Community Resources, Cost Effectiveness, Elementary Secondary Education, Health Programs
Employee Wellness: A Cost-Saving Approach.
Friedman, Glenn – School Business Affairs, 1987
Employee ill health causes high health costs. Employee "wellness" programs are instrumental in helping control rising health costs. Presents discussion on how to develop effective wellness programs and their benefits. Includes an employee survey. (MD)
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Costs, Elementary Secondary Education, Health Education
Health and Juvenile Delinquency: Prescriptive Policy. Analysis As a Practical Art.
Flentje, H. Edward; Penner, Maurice J. – 1981
A case history of the development of a new Kansas state policy on juvenile delinquency illustrates the use of policy impact analysis and suggests four principles to follow in prescriptive policy analysis. A Kansas governor's task force on juvenile delinquency found evidence linking delinquency to undetected health problems (in sight, hearing,…
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Delinquency, Delinquency Prevention, Educational Policy
Food Assistance: Information on Meal Costs in the National School Lunch Program. Briefing Report to Congressional Requesters.
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General Accounting Office, Washington, DC. Resources, Community, and Economic Development Div. – 1993
The Food and Nutrition Service (FNS), within the Department of Agriculture (USDA), is responsible for administering the National School Lunch Program (NSLP). Under the provisions of the program, states are reimbursed a set amount of money for each meal served under the program. In 1991 and 1992, the FNS published the results of a survey of a…
Descriptors: Ancillary School Services, Cost Effectiveness, Cost Indexes, Costs
Emerging Perspectives on the Role of Psychologists in the Delivery of Health and Mental Health Services in Schools.
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Demers, Stephen T. – School Psychology Quarterly, 1995
Provides an overview of the health care reform context in order to explore the emerging role for psychologists in the delivery of health and mental health services to children in the school setting. Discusses current trends and introduces the articles that constitute the special theme issue on school psychology and health care. (JPS)
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Ancillary School Services, Cost Effectiveness, Elementary Secondary Education
Expanding a Continuum of Care: Outcomes of a Partial Day Treatment Program.
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Robinson, Kristin E. – 1999
A study investigated the outcomes of the Acute Children's Extended Services (ACES) program, a Salt Lake City, Utah, program designed to help children with emotional and behavioral disabilities reintegrate into the community from inpatient or residential care. The study examined outcomes of the ACES program within four domains: access, clinical…
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Children, Community Programs, Cost Effectiveness
Policy Choices for AIDS Education in the Public Schools.
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Eckland, Jane D. – Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 1989
Two alternative solutions to the issue of local control of the educational subject and content of education concerning the Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) are explored: local control versus a state mandate for AIDS education. Each alternative is evaluated against the criteria for choice, and a benefit-cost analysis is included. (SLD)
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Cost Effectiveness, Educational Policy, Elementary Secondary Education
The Indian Education Act of 1972. Report of Progress for the First Year of the Program.
National Advisory Council on Indian Education, Washington, DC. – 1974
Progress during the first year of program implementation of the American Indian Education Act of 1972 (IEA) is reported via narrative and tabular data relative to the following: (1) distribution of Indian pupils by State; (2) distribution of IEA funds in 1973 by State; (3) relation between size of grant and number of Indians with the recipient…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Administrative Policy, Admission Criteria, American Indians