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Rebmann, Terri; Turner, James Austin; Kunerth, Allison K. – Journal of School Nursing, 2016
Working while ill (presenteeism) with symptoms of influenza-like illness can contribute to outbreaks, but little is known about school nurse presenteeism. Missouri Association of School Nurses members (N = 396) were sent a survey in 2013/2014. A chi square test was conducted to compare having a school culture that encourages presenteeism versus…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, School Nurses, Productivity, Attendance Patterns
Racz, Sarah Jensen; Saha, Shonali; Trent, Maria; Adger, Hoover; Bradshaw, Catherine P.; Goldweber, Asha; Cauffman, Elizabeth – Child & Youth Care Forum, 2016
Background: Adolescent juvenile offenders are at high risk for problems associated with drug use, including polysubstance use (i.e., use of a variety of drugs). The combination of juvenile offending and polysubstance use presents a significant public and child health concern. Objective: This study explored polysubstance use among a sample of youth…
Descriptors: Substance Abuse, Males, Minority Groups, Regression (Statistics)
Webster, Collin Andrew; Stodden, David F.; Carson, Russell L.; Egan, Catherine; Nesbitt, Danielle – Quest, 2016
This article has two purposes: (a) to consider existing platforms and future possibilities in the United States for what the authors refer to as Integrative Public Health-Aligned Physical Education (IPHPE), which integrates standards-based K-12 physical education with a public health agenda focusing on promoting increased physical activity and…
Descriptors: Public Health, Physical Education, Integrated Activities, Teacher Educator Education
Patrick, Rebecca; Kingsley, Jonathan; Capetola, Teresa – Australian Journal of Environmental Education, 2016
Public health practitioners have important roles to play in addressing environmental sustainability imperatives that have an impact on human health. Yet, to date, the extent to which practitioners are willing and able to address these issues is an understudied subject. This article draws on the findings of two qualitative studies involving 49…
Descriptors: Sustainability, Health Education, Public Health, Labor Needs
Arredondo, S.; Jesse, D.; Weston-Sementelli, J.; Espel, E. – West Comprehensive Center at WestEd, 2016
On May 2, the Arizona Department of Education (ADE) and the West Comprehensive Center (WCC) at WestEd facilitated a half-day pre-conference for tribal leaders and educators participating in the 2016 Southwest Pathways Conference (which was held May 2-4). The gathering raised awareness about critical education, health, and well-being issues…
Descriptors: American Indians, Tribes, American Indian Students, American Indian Education
Quillinan, Bernie; MacPhail, Ann; Dempsey, Ciara; McEvoy, Eileen – Journal of Transformative Education, 2019
The Community Wellness, Empowerment, Leadership and Lifeskills (CWell) program is a 2-year community-driven program developed in partnership between an underserved community in Limerick City and staff at the University of Limerick, Ireland. This article explores the transformative teaching and learning experiences that arose throughout the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Transformative Learning, College Faculty, College Students
Hess, Robyn S.; Pearrow, Melissa; Hazel, Cynthia E.; Sander, Janay B.; Wille, Alice M. – Journal of Applied School Psychology, 2017
Recent health care reform provides many new opportunities to expand mental health and behavioral support to students in schools and school-community partnerships. Through newly available funding sources, as well as expanded legislative initiatives, school psychologists can advocate for and become leaders in delivering universal programming, tiered…
Descriptors: Mental Health Programs, Health Services, Health Behavior, School Community Relationship
Booncherd, Naruemon; Rimkeeratikul, Sucharat – LEARN Journal: Language Education and Acquisition Research Network, 2017
Communication Apprehension (CA) is a construct that has been studied in many fields. In this study, CA in English (L2) was investigated among personnel in a bureau providing medical services for public. The three main aims of this research were to: (1) compare the personnel CA in L2 (English) with CA in L1 (Thai), (2) determine which demographic…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Medical Services, Employee Attitudes
Johnston, Lloyd D.; O'Malley, Patrick M.; Bachman, Jerald G.; Schulenberg, John E.; Patrick, Megan E.; Miech, Richard A. – Institute for Social Research, 2017
Monitoring the Future (MTF) is a long-term study of American adolescents, college students, and adult high school graduates through age 55. The study is supported under a series of investigatorinitiated, competing research grants from the National Institute on Drug Abuse and has been conducted annually by the University of Michigan's Institute for…
Descriptors: National Surveys, Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS), Health Behavior, Communicable Diseases
Garces-Ozanne, Arlene; Kalu, Edna Ikechi; Audas, Richard – Health Education & Behavior, 2016
There remains a persistent gap in health outcomes between wealthy and poor countries. Basic measures such as life expectancy and infant and under-five mortality remain divergent, with preventable deaths being unacceptably high, despite significant efforts to reduce these disparities. We examine the impact of empowerment, measured by Freedom…
Descriptors: Self Determination, Health Conditions, Empowerment, Civil Rights
Webster, Collin A.; Russ, Laura; Webster, Liana; Molina, Sergio; Lee, Hee Su; Cribbs, Jason – Physical Educator, 2016
The purpose of this study was to examine the perceived effectiveness and attitudes of physical education teacher education (PETE) faculty concerning the preparation of preservice teachers for Comprehensive School Physical Activity Program (CSPAP) roles. Faculty (N = 175) responded to an electronic survey assessing perceived effectiveness and…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Teacher Education, Physical Education Teachers, College Faculty
Jumazhanova, Gulzhanar; Tursungozhinova, Gulnar; Belenko, Oxana; Iskakova, Marzhan; Amanova, Aray – International Journal of Environmental and Science Education, 2016
This article covers on the matters which allow stating that people living in the areas with unfavorable ecological conditions experience long-term psycho-traumatic psychological stress caused by exaggeration of irradiation danger and its aftereffects for health. The reasons for long-term psychological stress as per the results of questionnaire and…
Descriptors: Environmental Influences, Mental Health, Stress Variables, Questionnaires
Ward, Phillip – Quest, 2016
If teaching physical education is a moral activity, it follows that there is a moral component to the preparation of teachers of physical education and thus a moral component to the preparation of teacher educators. In this article, I examine the major policies, agendas, and practices that influence doctoral preparation in physical education…
Descriptors: Doctoral Programs, Physical Education, Preservice Teacher Education, Educational Policy
Pang, Bonnie; Alfrey, Laura; Varea, Valeria – Sport, Education and Society, 2016
Young people with English as an Additional Language/Dialect backgrounds are often identified in public health messages and popular media as "bodies at risk" because they do not conform to the health regimens of contemporary Western societies. With increasing numbers of Chinese students in Australian schools, it is necessary to advance…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Asians, Photography, English (Second Language)
Saultz, Andrew; McEachin, Andrew; Fusarelli, Lance D. – Educational Researcher, 2016
This article analyzes how the Obama administration used executive power to grant waivers from federal education policies and assesses whether they used this power differently than previous administrations and in other sectors (e.g., health or welfare). The executive use of waivers to shape state policy is not a new trend. However, we find that…
Descriptors: Governance, Federal Government, Administrative Organization, Educational Policy