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Bourgault, Anna; Etcher, LuAnn – Journal of School Nursing, 2022
Substance abuse in adolescents has been recognized as a public health problem at the national and global levels. Adolescents are at risk for experimenting with substances. School nurses in secondary schools are well positioned to screen and counsel students on substance use. In this project, school nurses' self-efficacy levels increased in using…
Descriptors: School Nurses, Referral, Substance Abuse, Public Health
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Verlenden, Jorge; Naser, Shereen; Brown, Jeffrey – Journal of Applied School Psychology, 2021
Behavioral and social-emotional challenges experienced in childhood are risk factors for negative educational and health outcomes. Universal social-emotional screening in schools has been identified as an effective approach to identifying children at risk for mental health and behavioral challenges and is congruent with tiered frameworks for…
Descriptors: Screening Tests, Behavior Problems, Emotional Problems, At Risk Persons
Lawrence, K. S. – National Center on Schoolwide Inclusive School Reform: The SWIFT Center, 2016
This brief describes how to use a free online behavior screener to identify student support needs in middle and high schools. Inclusive Behavior Instruction utilizes data to identify appropriate social-emotional supports for all students. The Lane et al. (2016) study demonstrated system-wide use of a free online behavior screener at the middle and…
Descriptors: Screening Tests, Student Behavior, Behavior Problems, Middle School Students
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Stalter, Ann M.; Chaudry, Rosemary V.; Polivka, Barbara J. – Journal of School Nursing, 2010
The National Association of School Nurses advocates for body mass index (BMI) screening. Little research describes school nurse practice of BMI screening. In this descriptive study, 25 Ohio school nurses participated in three focus groups. An adapted "Healthy People 2010" Determinants of Health Model guided the research questions. School…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Body Composition, School Nurses, Focus Groups
Asbed, Ruth-Alice; and others – Volta Rev, 1970
Descriptors: Clinical Diagnosis, Communication Problems, Community Programs, Data Collection
Toigo, Kathleen – 1989
A day care director of a center sponsored by a metropolitan medical center designed and implemented a practicum study to address the lack of a system for identifying and assessing high-risk children. The practicum was also intended to develop a program which would respond to teachers' concerns for children with special needs and obtain positive…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, At Risk Persons, Consultation Programs, Data Collection
Lytwyn, Pat – 1992
The Infant Follow Along Program (IFAP) is an interagency effort to improve the identification of infants and toddlers who may experience health or developmental problems because of medical or environmental risk factors. The program also facilitates data collection and referral for services for infants and families. The program is in use in an…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, At Risk Persons, Computer Oriented Programs, Data Collection