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Lorraine M. Smith; Lindsey Boehm; Lyndsey V. Strang; Chelsea DeMarre; Diane Marcyjanik – Journal of School Nursing, 2024
There is a public health epidemic in adolescents' use of Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems (ENDSs), also known as electronic cigarettes, vaping products, or JUULs. However, little is known about the level of knowledge school staff have about ENDS. The purpose of this study is to examine outcomes of a nurse-led educational intervention designed…
Descriptors: Smoking, Health Education, Health Behavior, Prevention
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Swanson, Megan; Hast, Marisa; Burnett, Eleanor; Oraka, Emeka; Kimball, Anne; Morris, Elana; Marcet, Paula L.; Almendares, Olivia; Franklin, Rachel; Mehari, Lemlem; McCloud, Jazmyn; Kirking, Hannah L.; Tate, Jacqueline E.; Scott, Colleen – Journal of School Nursing, 2021
This study's goal was to characterize the utility of symptom screening in staff and students for COVID-19 identification and control of transmission in a school setting. We conducted a secondary analysis of cross-sectional data for staff, students and associated household members in a Georgia school district exposed to COVID-19 cases who received…
Descriptors: Symptoms (Individual Disorders), COVID-19, Pandemics, Screening Tests
Hafner, Marco; Stepanek, Martin; Troxel, Wendy M. – RAND Europe, 2017
Numerous studies have shown that later school start times (SST) are associated with positive student outcomes, including improvements in academic performance, mental and physical health, and public safety. While the benefits of later SST are very well documented in the literature, in practice there is opposition against delaying SST. A major…
Descriptors: School Schedules, Cost Effectiveness, Sleep, Educational Attainment
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van Zyl, Hendra; Visser, Pieter; van Wyk, Elmarie; Laubscher, Ria – Health Education Journal, 2014
Objective: Innovative public health approaches are required to improve human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS) education and prevention among adolescents, one of the most vulnerable groups to HIV/AIDS. Consequently, elearning and classroom instruction was assessed for HIV/AIDS knowledge uptake and internalizing…
Descriptors: Public Health, Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS), Foreign Countries, Knowledge Level