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Kann, Laura; Brener, Nancy D.; Wechsler, Howell – Journal of School Health, 2007
Background: The School Health Policies and Programs Study (SHPPS) 2006 is the largest, most comprehensive assessment of school health programs in the United States ever conducted. Methods: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention conducts SHPPS every 6 years. In 2006, computer-assisted telephone interviews or self-administered mail…
Descriptors: Health Services, Comprehensive School Health Education, Health Promotion, Health Programs
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Brener, Nancy D.; Kann, Laura; McManus, Tim; Stevenson, Beth; Wooley, Susan F. – Journal of School Health, 2004
This study analyzed data from the School Health Policies and Programs Study (SHPPS) 2000 to examine the relationship between school health councils and selected school health policies and programs. SHPPS 2000 collected data from faculty and staff in a nationally representative sample of schools. About two-thirds (65.7%) of US schools have school…
Descriptors: Health Programs, School Policy, School Health Services, Faculty
Grunbaum, Jo Anne; Di Pietra, Jennifer; McManus, Tim; Hawkins, Joseph; Kann, Laura – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2005
In 1995, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), in collaboration with state and local education and health agencies, developed the School Health Profiles (Profiles) to measure health education practices and some school health policies. Using input from education and health agencies, Profiles evolved to provide a more comprehensive…
Descriptors: High Schools, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Profiles, Prevention