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Wu, Yelena P.; Steele, Ric G. – Journal of School Nursing, 2011
School nurses represent an important resource for addressing pediatric obesity and weight-related health. However, school nurses perceive numerous barriers that prevent them from addressing the weight-related health of students. The current study developed and tested a new, comprehensive measure of nurses' perceptions of 10 types of barriers to…
Descriptors: Obesity, School Nurses, Pediatrics, Barriers
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Steele, Ric G.; Wu, Yelena P.; Cushing, Christopher C.; Jensen, Chad D. – Journal of School Nursing, 2013
The goal of the current study was to assess the efficacy and acceptability of a web-based tutorial (Child Health Matters, CHM) designed to improve school nurses' communications with families about pediatric weight-related health issues. Using a randomized wait-list control design, a nationally representative sample of school nurses was assigned to…
Descriptors: Child Health, School Nurses, Health Education, Family Programs