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Silberstein, Juliet; Gwynn, Lisa; Mathew, M. Sunil; Arheart, Kristopher L.; Messiah, Sarah E. – Journal of School Health, 2020
Background: Most pediatric elevated blood pressure (BP) remains undiagnosed. The American Academy of Pediatrics states "there is limited evidence to support school-based measurement of children's BP." We explored the utility school-based BP screening. Methods: A cross-sectional sample of 4096 students ages 6 to 17 from Title 1 Miami-Dade…
Descriptors: Screening Tests, School Health Services, Hypertension, Physical Health
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Albrecht, Stan L.; Clarke, Leslie L.; Miller, Michael K. – Rural Sociology, 1998
Survey of 602 African-American, Hispanic, and White mothers in rural Florida examined the effects of community, family, sociodemographic, and medical-care variables on self-reported health status. Race/ethnicity and community structural indicators (including populations with limited-English-proficiency or low education) were more important than…
Descriptors: Access to Health Care, Blacks, Community Characteristics, Community Health Services