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Rickard, Megan L.; Price, James H.; Telljohann, Susan K.; Dake, Joseph A.; Fink, Brian N. – Journal of School Health, 2011
Background: Superintendents' perceptions regarding the effect of health insurance status on academics, the role schools should play in the process of obtaining health insurance, and the benefits/barriers to assisting students in enrolling in health insurance were surveyed. Superintendents' basic knowledge of health insurance, the link between…
Descriptors: Public Health, Health Insurance, School Role, School Districts
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Rickard, Megan L.; Hendershot, Candace; Khubchandani, Jagdish; Price, James H.; Thompson, Amy – Journal of School Health, 2010
Background: From January through June 2009, 6.1 million children were uninsured in the United States. On average, students with health insurance are healthier and as a result are more likely to be academically successful. Some schools help students obtain health insurance with the help of school nurses. Methods: This study assessed public school…
Descriptors: Public Schools, School Nurses, Dropouts, Academic Achievement
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Price, James H.; And Others – Health Values: The Journal of Health Behavior, Education & Promotion, 1995
Surveys of State Directors of Public Health Education and Directors of AIDS regarding the status and etiology of AIDS indicated most subjects considered the AIDS epidemic more prevalent than it could have been. Of the 28 etiological factors, 32% of respondents believed that continued risky behavior because of perceived invulnerability had the…
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Administrator Attitudes, Administrators, Disease Incidence