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Yun, Young Ho; Kim, Yaeji; Sim, Jin A.; Choi, Soo Hyuk; Lim, Cheolil; Kang, Joon-ho – Journal of School Health, 2018
Background: The objective of this study was to develop the School Health Score Card (SHSC) and validate its psychometric properties. Methods: The development of the SHSC questionnaire included 3 phases: item generation, construction of domains and items, and field testing with validation. To assess the instrument's reliability and validity, we…
Descriptors: School Health Services, Psychometrics, Test Construction, Test Validity
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Krukowski, Rebecca A.; Philyaw Perez, Amanda G.; Bursac, Zoran; Goodell, Melanie; Raczynski, James M.; Smith West, Delia; Phillips, Martha M. – Journal of School Health, 2011
Background: Foods provided in schools represent a substantial portion of US children's dietary intake; however, the school food environment has proven difficult to describe due to the lack of comprehensive, standardized, and validated measures. Methods: As part of the Arkansas Act 1220 evaluation project, we developed the School Cafeteria…
Descriptors: Health Promotion, Nutrition, Public Health, Interrater Reliability
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Botvin, Gilbert J. – Journal of School Health, 1986
Recent reviews indicate the most promising substance abuse prevention approaches available today are those that focus primary attention on the psychosocial factors promoting abuse initiation. Two of these approaches are described and discussed. (MT)
Descriptors: Drug Abuse, Prevention, Program Effectiveness, Program Validation
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Pentz, Mary Ann; And Others – Journal of School Health, 1986
An ongoing multiple community drug abuse prevention project is used to illustrate the process of community-based programming. Program support, quality control, and accommodation of both program and research objectives are emphasized. (Author/MT)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Community Programs, Drug Abuse, Prevention