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Implementing and Evaluating a School-Based Program to Improve Childhood Vision
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Ethan, Danna; Basch, Charles E.; Platt, Roger; Bogen, Elizabeth; Zybert, Patricia – Journal of School Health, 2010
Background: Approximately 20% of the American schoolchildren have a vision problem. Children from low-income urban areas have been shown to have more than twice the normal rate of vision problems. This study evaluated the effectiveness of A Vision for Success, a school-based program designed to provide eyeglasses to children in a timely manner in…
Descriptors: Control Groups, Intervention, Vision Tests, Academic Achievement
Vision and the Achievement Gap among Urban Minority Youth
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Basch, Charles E. – Journal of School Health, 2011
Objectives: To outline the prevalence and disparities of vision problems among school-aged urban minority youth, causal pathways through which vision problems adversely affects academic achievement, and proven or promising approaches for schools to address these problems. Methods: Literature review. Results: More than 20% of school-aged youth have…
Descriptors: Achievement Gap, African American Children, Low Income, School Nurses
Healthier Students Are Better Learners: A Missing Link in School Reforms to Close the Achievement Gap
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Basch, Charles E. – Journal of School Health, 2011
Objectives: This article provides an introduction to the October 2011 special issue of the "Journal of School Health" on "Healthier Students Are Better Learners." Methods: Literature was reviewed and synthesized to identify health problems affecting school-aged youth that are highly prevalent, disproportionately affect urban minority youth,…
Descriptors: Achievement Gap, Physical Activities, Health Programs, Academic Achievement
Promoting Healthy Vision in Students: Progress and Challenges in Policy, Programs, and Research
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Ethan, Danna; Basch, Charles E. – Journal of School Health, 2008
Background: An estimated 1 in 5 American children has a vision problem. Children living in poor urban environments have twice the normal rate of vision problems. Uncorrected vision problems can worsen over time and result in permanent vision loss. Early detection and treatment of vision problems is therefore essential in optimizing children's…
Descriptors: Visual Impairments, Prevention, Educational Objectives, Economically Disadvantaged
Healthier Students Are Better Learners: A Missing Link in School Reforms to Close the Achievement Gap. Equity Matters. Research Review No. 6
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Basch, Charles E. – Campaign for Educational Equity, Teachers College, Columbia University, 2010
No matter how well teachers are prepared to teach, no matter what accountability measures are put in place, no matter what governing structures are established for schools, educational progress will be profoundly limited if students are not "motivated and able to learn". Health-related problems play a major role in limiting the motivation and…
Descriptors: Child Health, Achievement Gap, School Restructuring, Play