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Francisco Muniz; Isorlanda Caracristi – Journal of Education and Learning, 2024
This article aims to analyze the thermal comfort of the courtyard/cafeteria of the Monsenhor José Gerardo Ferreira Gomes Full-Time High School (EEMTI), from the perspective of the Discomfort Index (DI). The research was guided by the theoretical assumptions defined by Professor Carlos Augusto de Figueiredo Monteiro (2003), who defined a…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Public Schools, Urban Schools, High Schools
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Amanda Hughes; Kaitlin H. Wade; Matt Dickson; Frances Rice; Alisha Davies; Neil M. Davies; Laura D. Howe – npj Science of Learning, 2021
Good health is positively related to children's educational outcomes, but relationships may not be causal. Demonstrating a causal influence would strongly support childhood and adolescent health as important for education policy. We applied genetic causal inference methods to assess the causal relationship of common health conditions at age 10…
Descriptors: Attendance, Health Conditions, Children, Adolescents
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Jiang, Yongwen; Reilly-Chammat, Rosemary; Cooper, Tara; Viner-Brown, Samara – Journal of School Health, 2018
Background: Sexual minority students have higher risk for health-related behaviors. We examined 5 domains including 34 health risk behaviors and health conditions among sexual minorities and unsure students in Rhode Island. We also included sexual contact of heterosexually identified students to capture heterosexually identified students who may…
Descriptors: Health Behavior, Health Conditions, High School Students, At Risk Students
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Weber, Daniel N.; Hesselbach, Renee; Kane, Andrew S.; Petering, David H.; Petering, Louise; Berg, Craig A. – American Biology Teacher, 2013
Understanding human environmental health is difficult for high school students, as is the process of scientific investigation. This module provides a framework to address both concerns through an inquiry-based approach using a hypothesis-driven set of experiments that draws upon a real-life concern, environmental exposures to lead (Pb2+). Students…
Descriptors: Biology, Science Instruction, Hypothesis Testing, Inquiry
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Jelsma, Jennifer – International Journal of Rehabilitation Research, 2010
The aim of this study was to investigate the performance of the recent EQ-5D-Y instrument compared with the standard EQ-5D in assessing the health-related quality of life of high school children in Cape Town. Either the EQ-5D or the EQ-5D-Y was given to high school children. The sample consisted of 521 respondents. The EQ-5D-Y was found to be…
Descriptors: Health Conditions, Quality of Life, Depression (Psychology), High School Students
McKerns-O'Donnell, Monica A. – ProQuest LLC, 2012
The purpose of this qualitative research study was to uncover the impacts that type 1 diabetes have on a child's or adolescent's school educational experience. The study used a phenomenological approach based upon the work of Moustakas (1994). Purposeful sampling was used to identify participants. The participant group was comprised of 10…
Descriptors: Educational Environment, Extracurricular Activities, Qualitative Research, Data Analysis
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Yokoyama, Sayaka; Ohnuki, Mari; Shinada, Kayoko; Ueno, Masayuki; Wright, Fredrick Allan Clive; Kawaguchi, Yoko – Journal of School Health, 2010
Background: Oral malodor (halitosis or bad breath) might be an important motivation tool for improving oral health in adolescents. There are few studies that report the epidemiology of oral malodor in high school students and the relationships with lifestyle and oral health status. This research was conducted to obtain underlying data for…
Descriptors: High Schools, Health Education, Health Promotion, Prevention
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Consolo, Kitty – Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance (JOPERD), 2008
Distance runners spend many hours training assiduously for competition, yet on race day they can often make mistakes that sabotage their performance. This article addresses five common race-day mistakes: (1) failure to bring proper equipment to the race; (2) failure to eat an appropriate race-day meal; (3) failure to hydrate properly; (4) failure…
Descriptors: Nutrition, Health Conditions, Eating Disorders, Competition
Goel, Sonu; Singh, Amarjeet – International Electronic Journal of Health Education, 2008
Knowledge about various illnesses and their management is not satisfactory among high school students especially in rural areas in India. Various incorrect practices and myths associated with illnesses and injuries still exit. Training and education about correct management of injuries and illnesses for students is a sound and logical investment.…
Descriptors: First Aid, Intervention, Injuries, Knowledge Level
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Bradford, Judith Young; O'Sullivan, Patricia S. – Journal of School Nursing, 2007
School health clinics are one way to meet the objectives in "Healthy People 2010" for adolescent health. To determine the relationship between adolescent health status and use of the school health clinics in four Mississippi high schools, the Child Health and Illness Profile-Adolescent Edition (CHIP-AE) was used. The CHIP-AE identifies…
Descriptors: Health Conditions, Child Health, Profiles, Clinics
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Kubik, Martha Y.; Davey, Cynthia; Fulkerson, Jayne A.; Sirard, John; Story, Mary; Arcan, Chrisa – American Journal of Health Behavior, 2009
Objective: To determine prevalence and correlates of overweight among adolescents attending alternative high schools (AHS). Methods: AHS students (n=145) from 6 schools completed surveys and anthropometric measures. Cross-sectional associations were assessed using mixed model multivariate logistic regression. Results: Among students, 42% were…
Descriptors: High Schools, Obesity, Incidence, Health Conditions
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Bossarte, Robert M.; Swahn, Monica H.; Breiding, Matt – Journal of School Health, 2009
Background: Involvement in interpersonal violence or suicidal behaviors can have a significant impact on an adolescent's physical health. Similarly, previous research has suggested that lived experiences, more than the presence or absence of physical ailments, can significantly influence self-assessed health status among adolescents. The purpose…
Descriptors: Ethnicity, Racial Differences, Socioeconomic Influences, Economically Disadvantaged
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Domenico, Desirae M.; Jones, Karen H. – Journal for Vocational Special Needs Education, 2007
Adolescent pregnancy has occurred throughout America's history. Only in recent years has it been deemed an urgent crisis, as more young adolescent mothers give birth outside of marriage. At-risk circumstances associated with adolescent pregnancy include medical and health complications, less schooling and higher dropout rates, lower career…
Descriptors: Dropout Rate, Pregnancy, Early Adolescents, Technical Education