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Berg, Michael B.; Lin, Linda – Journal of American College Health, 2022
Objective: The current study tracked attitudinal and behavioral changes related to a campus-wide smoking ban. Participants: Students from 2 colleges in Massachusetts (N = 418; April 2014; N = 640 April 2018). Methods: Surveys tracked students' smoking habits, beliefs about smoking, and attitudes before and four years after the implementation of a…
Descriptors: Smoking, Attitude Change, Behavior Change, School Policy
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Holly N. Shillan; Janki P. Luther; Grace W. Ryan; Shushmita Hoque; Michelle A. Spano; Darleen M. Lessard; Lynn B. Gerald; Lori Pbert; Wanda Phipatanakul; Robert J. Goldberg; Michelle K. Trivedi – Journal of School Nursing, 2024
Asthma morbidity disproportionately impacts children from low-income and racial/ethnic minority communities. School-supervised asthma therapy improves asthma outcomes for up to 15 months for underrepresented minority children, but little is known about whether these benefits are sustained over time. We examined the frequency of emergency…
Descriptors: Diseases, Therapy, Minority Group Children, Disproportionate Representation
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Chadi, Nicholas; Levy, Sharon; Wisk, Lauren E.; Weitzman, Elissa R. – Journal of School Health, 2020
Background: Screening, Brief Intervention and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) is a clinical guideline that can help delay, prevent or reduce substance use behaviors in youth. We aimed to describe the experiences of middle and high school (MS and HS) students attending a school with an SBIRT program. Methods: This was a survey study conducted in 2…
Descriptors: Substance Abuse, Middle School Students, High School Students, Screening Tests
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Brown, Michelle J. – Strategies: A Journal for Physical and Sport Educators, 2018
The Biggest Mover Program, an educational program to improve daily exercise and healthy eating was developed to address the learning needs of students with intellectual and developmental disabilities and physical challenges. The program was part of a three-part program to improve the knowledge of students, staff, and teachers through the use of…
Descriptors: Intellectual Disability, Developmental Disabilities, Health Behavior, Health Promotion
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Kuross, Emily; Folta, Sara – Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, 2010
In the United States the prevalence of childhood overweight and obesity is growing at an alarming rate. The solution to this complex problem will require involvement from a wide variety of institutions if it is to be successful. Children's museums could potentially be one of the institutions that provide support to families by offering fun,…
Descriptors: Obesity, Physical Activities, Museums, Child Health
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Colchamiro, Rachel; Ghiringhelli, Kara; Hause, Judith – Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, 2010
The "Touching Hearts, Touching Minds" initiative was funded through a 2003 United States Department of Agriculture Special Projects grant to revitalize nutrition education and services in the Massachusetts Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) Program. The 30 nutrition education materials and…
Descriptors: Counseling Techniques, Physical Activities, Nutrition, Counselor Client Relationship
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Resnick, Elissa A.; Bishop, Marilyn; O'Connell, Anne; Hugo, Beverly; Isern, Germinal; Timm, Alison; Ozonoff, Al; Geller, Alan C. – Journal of School Nursing, 2009
Childhood obesity may be lessened by parent-focused interventions. A pilot parent-directed trial with 46 parents of overweight and obese elementary school students was conducted at two ethnically diverse public schools in Framingham, Massachusetts. Parents were randomly assigned to either the Materials Group, which received mailed educational…
Descriptors: Child Health, Parent Education, Parent Role, Program Effectiveness
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, 2008
"After School: Connecting Children at Risk With Responsible Adults to Help Reduce Youth Substance Abuse and Other Health-Compromising Behaviors (After School)" helped develop intermediary organizations in Boston, Chicago and the San Francisco Bay Area in order to create citywide systems of after-school programs. The…
Descriptors: At Risk Students, After School Programs, Youth Programs, Health Behavior