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Pierre-Victor, Dudith; Trepka, Mary Jo; Page, Timothy F.; Li, Tan; Stephens, Dionne P.; Madhivanan, Purnima – Health Education & Behavior, 2017
The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices recommends routine human papillomavirus (HPV) immunization for 11- to 12-year-old adolescents. In 2008, Louisiana required the school boards to distribute HPV vaccine information to parents or guardian of students in Grades 6 to 12. This article investigates the impact of this policy on HPV…
Descriptors: Immunization Programs, Cancer, Risk, Secondary School Students
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Murimi, Mary W.; Guthrie, Joanne; Landry, Danielle; Paun, Mihaela M. – Journal of Child Nutrition & Management, 2008
Objective: To assess nutrition knowledge and dietary behaviors of seventh graders in nine randomly selected middle schools in Louisiana. Methods: This descriptive study used personal data assistants (PDAs) to administer a pre-validated questionnaire developed from national instruments to 127 seventh grade students from nine randomly-selected…
Descriptors: Nutrition, Eating Habits, Handheld Devices, Parent Child Relationship