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How School Healthy Is Your State? a State-by-State Comparison of School Health Practices Related to a Healthy School Environment and Health Education
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Brener, Nancy D.; Wechsler, Howell; McManus, Tim – Journal of School Health, 2013
Background: School Health Profiles (Profiles) results help states understand how they compare to each other on specific school health policies and practices. The purpose of this study was to develop composite measures of critical Profiles results and use them to rate each state on their overall performance. Methods: Using data from state Profiles…
Descriptors: Profiles, Health, School Policy, Health Education
School Policies and Practices that Improve Indoor Air Quality
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Jones, Sherry Everett; Smith, Alisa M.; Wheeler, Lani S.; McManus, Tim – Journal of School Health, 2010
Background: To determine whether schools with a formal indoor air quality management program were more likely than schools without a formal program to have policies and practices that promote superior indoor air quality. Methods: This study analyzed school-level data from the 2006 School Health Policies and Programs Study, a national study of…
Descriptors: Health Programs, Climate Control, Ventilation, School Health Services
Adherence to National Asthma Education and Prevention Program's "How Asthma-Friendly Is Your School?" Recommendations
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Jones, Sherry Everett; Wheeler, Lani S.; Smith, Alisa M.; McManus, Tim – Journal of School Nursing, 2009
School health policies and programs provide the framework for a safe and supportive environment for students with asthma. School Health Policies and Programs Study 2006 data were examined to assess whether schools nationwide have policies and programs consistent with the "How Asthma-Friendly Is Your School?" checklist from the National Asthma…
Descriptors: Check Lists, Prevention, School Nurses, Diseases
The Relationship between School Health Councils and School Health Policies and Programs in US Schools
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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
Variation in School Health Policies and Programs by Demographic Characteristics of U.S. Schools.
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Brener, Nancy D.; Jones, Sherry Everett; Kann, Laura; McManus, Tim – Journal of School Health, 2003
Analyzed data from the School Health Policies and Programs Study 2000 to assess the relationship between school demographics and school health policies and programs, linking interviews with school faculty and staff to extant data on school characteristics. The presence of most policies and programs differed according to school type, urbanicity,…
Descriptors: Educational Environment, Elementary Secondary Education, Food Service, Health Programs
School Health Profiles: Characteristics of Health Programs among Secondary Schools (Profiles 2004)
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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