Schools and Health
Title | Schools and Health PDF eBook |
Author | Committee on Comprehensive School Health Programs in Grades K-12 |
Publisher | National Academies Press |
Pages | 513 |
Release | 1997-12-09 |
Genre | Education |
ISBN | 0309578582 |
Schools and Health is a readable and well-organized book on comprehensive school health programs (CSHPs) for children in grades K-12. The book explores the needs of today's students and how those needs can be met through CSHP design and development. The committee provides broad recommendations for CSHPs, with suggestions and guidelines for national, state, and local actions. The volume examines how communities can become involved, explores models for CSHPs, and identifies elements of successful programs. Topics include: The history of and precedents for health programs in schools. The state of the art in physical education, health education, health services, mental health and pupil services, and nutrition and food services. Policies, finances, and other elements of CSHP infrastructure. Research and evaluation challenges. Schools and Health will be important to policymakers in health and education, school administrators, school physicians and nurses, health educators, social scientists, child advocates, teachers, and parents.
Children's Health In Primary Schools
Title | Children's Health In Primary Schools PDF eBook |
Author | Sandy Barker |
Publisher | Routledge |
Pages | 240 |
Release | 2002-11-01 |
Genre | Education |
ISBN | 1135716757 |
Argues the need for schools to examine the school environment and its effects on children's and staff's well-being.
Educating the Student Body
Title | Educating the Student Body PDF eBook |
Author | Committee on Physical Activity and Physical Education in the School Environment |
Publisher | National Academies Press |
Pages | 503 |
Release | 2013-11-13 |
Genre | Medical |
ISBN | 0309283140 |
Physical inactivity is a key determinant of health across the lifespan. A lack of activity increases the risk of heart disease, colon and breast cancer, diabetes mellitus, hypertension, osteoporosis, anxiety and depression and others diseases. Emerging literature has suggested that in terms of mortality, the global population health burden of physical inactivity approaches that of cigarette smoking. The prevalence and substantial disease risk associated with physical inactivity has been described as a pandemic. The prevalence, health impact, and evidence of changeability all have resulted in calls for action to increase physical activity across the lifespan. In response to the need to find ways to make physical activity a health priority for youth, the Institute of Medicine's Committee on Physical Activity and Physical Education in the School Environment was formed. Its purpose was to review the current status of physical activity and physical education in the school environment, including before, during, and after school, and examine the influences of physical activity and physical education on the short and long term physical, cognitive and brain, and psychosocial health and development of children and adolescents. Educating the Student Body makes recommendations about approaches for strengthening and improving programs and policies for physical activity and physical education in the school environment. This report lays out a set of guiding principles to guide its work on these tasks. These included: recognizing the benefits of instilling life-long physical activity habits in children; the value of using systems thinking in improving physical activity and physical education in the school environment; the recognition of current disparities in opportunities and the need to achieve equity in physical activity and physical education; the importance of considering all types of school environments; the need to take into consideration the diversity of students as recommendations are developed. This report will be of interest to local and national policymakers, school officials, teachers, and the education community, researchers, professional organizations, and parents interested in physical activity, physical education, and health for school-aged children and adolescents.
Promoting Children's Health
Title | Promoting Children's Health PDF eBook |
Author | Thomas J. Power |
Publisher | Guilford Press |
Pages | 280 |
Release | 2003-03-21 |
Genre | Health & Fitness |
ISBN | 9781572308558 |
This book presents a framework for systematically addressing the health needs of children by integrating health, mental health, and educational systems of care. From leading scientist-practitioners, the volume is grounded in cutting-edge research as well as public policy mandates on health promotion and prevention for at-risk students. Strategies are delineated for developing and evaluating evidence-based programs targeting a variety of goals, including successfully integrating children with health problems into school, bolstering adherence to health interventions, and planning and monitoring pharmacological interventions. Multidisciplinary approaches to prevention are also discussed in detail. The book's concluding section provides guidelines for preparing professionals for health-related careers.
Health for School Children
Title | Health for School Children PDF eBook |
Author | National Child Health Council (U.S.). Advisory Committee on Health Education |
Publisher | |
Pages | 88 |
Release | 1923 |
Genre | Health education |
ISBN |
Health of School Children
Title | Health of School Children PDF eBook |
Author | United States. Congress. House. Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce |
Publisher | |
Pages | 84 |
Release | 1947 |
Genre | School children |
ISBN |
Considers legislation to authorize Federal aid to states to establish school health services for the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of physical and mental defects.
Encyclopedia of School Health
Title | Encyclopedia of School Health PDF eBook |
Author | David C. Wiley |
Publisher | SAGE Publications |
Pages | 745 |
Release | 2013-08-23 |
Genre | Health & Fitness |
ISBN | 1452276242 |
Children spend more time at school than anywhere else except home; thus, schools can have a major effect on children′s health by providing a healthy physical environment, serving meals and snacks built around sound nutritional guidelines, and teaching about health, as well as modeling and promoting healthy behaviors. School health services programs involve not only school nurses and focus not only on nursing practice, standards, and performance issues; they also include services and classes to teach students the information and skills they need to become health-literate, to maintain and improve their health, to prevent disease, and to reduce risky behaviors impacting health. School nurses, teachers, administrators, health coordinators, guidance counselors and social workers all join with parents in safeguarding and promoting the health and well-being of school-aged children as a basic foundation for academic success. The Encyclopedia of School Health offers quick access to health and wellness information most relevant to children in America′s K-12 school setting. You′ll find valuable guidance on developmental stages, acute and chronic illnesses, special education, nutrition, crisis response, prevention, and more.