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Download full textStory, Mary; Kaphingst, Karen M.; French, Simone – Future of Children, 2006
Mary Story, Karen Kaphingst, and Simone French argue that U.S. schools offer many opportunities for developing obesity-prevention strategies by providing more nutritious food, offering greater opportunities for physical activity, and providing obesity-related health services. Meals at school are available both through the U.S. Department of…
Descriptors: School Health Services, Physical Education, Obesity, Physical Activities
Direct linkPallone, Nathaniel J.; Hennessy, James J. – Journal of Offender Rehabilitation, 2003
Although its remote origins can be traced to the end of prohibition with the repeal of the Volstead Act in 1933, the nation's "war on drugs" gathered massive strength in the early days of the Reagan administration. During the 1980s and 1990s, the decision of the nation, expressed through its legislators, seemed to be to "criminalize" drug use or…
Descriptors: Court Litigation, Substance Abuse, Drug Use, Juvenile Justice
Browna, Richard L.; Marcus, Marianne T.; Lal, S.; Straussner, A.; Graham, Antonette V.; Madden, Theresa; Schoener, Eugene; Henry, Rebecca – Health Education Journal, 2006
Objective: Generalist health professional training on substance abuse prevention is patchy. This study assessed the effects of Project MAINSTREAM, a national interdisciplinary faculty development fellowship program, whose principal objective was to enhance curriculum on basic substance abuse services at health professions training institutions.…
Descriptors: Health Occupations, Substance Abuse, Prevention, Professional Development
Stoep, Ann Vander; McCauley, Elizabeth; Thompson, Kelly A.; Herting, Jerald R.; Kuo, Elena S.; Stewart, David G.; Anderson, Cheryl A.; Kushner, Siri – Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders, 2005
This article describes the implementation of the Developmental Pathways Screening Program (DPSP) and an evaluation of program feasibility, acceptability, and yield. Using the Mood and Feelings Questionnaire (MFQ) and externalizing questions from the Youth Self Report (YSR; Achenbach, 2001), universal classroom-based emotional health screening was…
Descriptors: Grade 6, Screening Tests, School Counselors, Mental Health
Vecchiarelli, Stephanie; Prelip, Michael; Slusser, Wendelin; Weightman, Heather; Neumann, Charlotte – American Journal of Health Education, 2005
Rates of overweight children and adolescents have nearly tripled over the past 30 years. Many barriers exist to healthy eating and physical activity for children and adolescents, including factors in the school and community environment. It is these modifiable school environmental factors that led to the development of the Nutrition Friendly…
Descriptors: Health Services, Urban Schools, Physical Education, Obesity
Byrne, Carolyn; Browne, Gina; Roberts, Jacqueline; Mills, Michael; Bell, Barbara; Gafni, Amiram; Jamieson, Ellen; Webb, Michelle – Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 2006
Objective: This study examined differences in children's behavior and expenditures for health and social services used when their parents with dysthymia did or did not respond to antidepressant therapy. Method: Children ages 4 to 16 years of consenting parents enrolled in a treatment trial for dysthymia who did and did not respond to treatment…
Descriptors: Child Behavior, Check Lists, Social Services, Rating Scales
Cook, Traci; Blachman, Dara; Dye, Jane; Macartney, Suzanne; Lukacs, Susan; Howie, LaJeana; Kena, Grace; Sonnenberg, William; Axelrad, Daniel; Steffen, Barry; Truman, Jennifer; Cotto, Jessica; Jekielek, Susan; Mueggenborg, Mary; Coleman-Jensen, Alisha; Denton, Stephanie; Avenevoli, Shelli; Singleton, James; Knighton, Cindi; Han, Beth; O'Connell, Kellie; Guenther, Patricia; Hiza, Hazel; Kuczynski, Kevin; Koegel, Kristin; Radel, Laura – Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics, 2011
"America's Children: Key National Indicators of Well-Being, 2011" is a compendium of indicators depicting both the promises and the challenges confronting our Nation's young people. The report, the 15th in an ongoing series, presents 41 key indicators on important aspects of children's lives. These indicators are drawn from the most…
Descriptors: Adoption, Social Indicators, Social Environment, Physical Environment
Romero, Andrea J.; Carvajal, Scott C.; Valle, Fabian; Orduna, Michele – Journal of Community Psychology, 2007
The perception of bicultural stress, stress due to discrimination/prejudice, immigration, and acculturation, was investigated in relation to mental well-being in a sample of urban Latino (n = 304), European American (n = 215), and Asian American (n = 131) 8th grade students. Bicultural stress was reported by all ethnic groups and was significantly…
Descriptors: Socioeconomic Status, Adolescents, Grade 8, Cultural Context
Babor, Thomas F.; McRee, Bonnie G.; Kassebaum, Patricia A.; Grimaldi, Paul L.; Ahmed, Kazi; Bray, Jeremy – Substance Abuse, 2007
Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) is a comprehensive and integrated approach to the delivery of early intervention and treatment services through universal screening for persons with substance use disorders and those at risk. This paper describes research on the components of SBIRT conducted during the past 25 years,…
Descriptors: Delivery Systems, Substance Abuse, Early Intervention, Screening Tests
Gadalla, Tahany M. – Health & Social Work, 2007
This study examines the demographic and physical and mental health characteristics of social work clients among cancer patients in Canada as compared with nonusers of social work services, and factors that affect use of social work services among cancer patients. On the basis of data from two cycles of the Canadian Community Health Survey, the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Patients, Public Health, Mental Health
Wall, Milan; Luther, Vicki – 1992
Case studies of five rural Nebraska communities identified why some rural communities have survived economic trends stemming from the worst agricultural economic crisis since the Great Depression, while others seem to have surrendered. Background information on each community was gathered from available state, federal, and private information…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Community Development, Community Leaders, Community Study
National Center for Education in Maternal and Child Health, Arlington, VA. – 1995
The Healthy Tomorrows Partnership for Children Program (HTPCP) was developed to support special projects demonstrating how states, local agencies, organizations, and communities can work together to improve health of mothers and children. The HTPCP supports a coalition that includes the federal and state governments, professional organizations,…
Descriptors: Agencies, Child Health, Child Rearing, Community Cooperation
National Center for Education in Maternal and Child Health, Arlington, VA. – 1995
The Healthy Tomorrows Partnership for Children Program (HTPCP) is was developed to support special projects demonstrating how states, local agencies, organizations, and communities can work together to improve health of mothers and children. The HTPCP supports a coalition that includes the federal and state governments, professional organizations,…
Descriptors: Agencies, Child Health, Child Rearing, Community Cooperation
Alfero, Charles – 1994
This paper explores the broad definition of health in the rural context and relates it to policy, practice, and pedagogical challenges in providing access to services in rural areas. Historically, policy, practice, and teaching institutions have supported a dependency model for health service delivery, forcing rural communities to rely on…
Descriptors: Access to Health Care, Agency Cooperation, Community Involvement, Delivery Systems
Colorado State Dept. of Education, Denver. – 1996
During the years 1991-1995, through planning efforts in local communities, a successful model has been created for the implementation of the Colorado Comprehensive Health Education Act (1990). Three key components of the Colorado model are: (1) the establishment of local health advisory committees; (2) the administration of local needs…
Descriptors: Child Health, Comprehensive School Health Education, Cooperative Programs, Elementary Secondary Education
