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Impact of School Nurse Ratios and Health Services on Selected Student Health and Education Outcomes: North Carolina, 2011-2016
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Best, Nakia C.; Nichols, Ann O.; Waller, Anna E.; Zomorodi, Meg; Pierre-Louis, Bosny; Oppewal, Sonda; Travers, Debbie – Journal of School Health, 2021
Background: Determination of adequate school nurse staffing is a complex process. School nurse-to-student ratios and the health services school nurses provide to students should be considered. The purpose of this study was to examine the impact of North Carolina school nurse-to-student ratios and school nurse health services on the health and…
Descriptors: School Nurses, School Health Services, Diseases, Diabetes
An Appraisal of School Nurse Health Services and Programs in North Carolina Public Schools, 2006-2016
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Best, Nakia C.; Nichols, Ann O.; Oppewal, Sonda; Pierre-Louis, Bosny; Waller, Anna E.; Zomorodi, Meg; Travers, Debbie – Journal of School Nursing, 2021
School nurses are instrumental in delivering health services to children in schools. This study addresses the gap in school nurse health services data, examining patterns in health services and programs provided by school nurses between 2006 and 2016 for students in North Carolina public schools. This study focused on services and programs related…
Descriptors: School Nurses, School Health Services, Public Schools, Diseases
The Wings for Angels Project
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McMillan, Liberty; McMillan, Ellen; Ayers, Ann – SchoolArts: The Art Education Magazine for Teachers, 2012
How can the spirits of critically ill children be raised? Alexis Weisel (co-president of the Monarch High School National Art Honor Society, 2010-2011) had this question in mind when she initiated and developed the Wings for Angels Project after hearing about the Believe in Tomorrow (BIT) organization through her art teacher, Ellen McMillan. The…
Descriptors: Studio Art, Art Activities, Art Products, Children
Circles of Care: Implementation and Evaluation of Support Teams for African Americans with Cancer
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Hanson, Laura C.; Green, Melissa A.; Hayes, Michelle; Diehl, Sandra J.; Warnock, Steven; Corbie-Smith, Giselle; Lin, Feng-Chang; Earp, Jo Anne – Health Education & Behavior, 2014
Background: Community-based peer support may help meet the practical, emotional, and spiritual needs of African Americans with advanced cancer. Support teams are a unique model of peer support for persons facing serious illness, but research is rare. This study sought to (a) implement new volunteer support teams for African Americans with advanced…
Descriptors: Health, African Americans, Social Support Groups, Cancer
Data Sharing to Inform School-Based Asthma Services
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Portwood, Sharon G.; Nelson, Elissa B. – Journal of School Health, 2013
Background: This article examines results and lessons learned from a collaborative project involving a large urban school district, its county health department, multiple community partners, and the local university to establish an effective system for data sharing to inform monitoring and evaluation of the Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools (CMS)…
Descriptors: Diseases, Health Education, Health Services, Sharing Behavior
Infrastructure for Large-Scale Quality-Improvement Projects: Early Lessons from North Carolina Improving Performance in Practice
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Newton, Warren P.; Lefebvre, Ann; Donahue, Katrina E.; Bacon, Thomas; Dobson, Allen – Journal of Continuing Education in the Health Professions, 2010
Introduction: Little is known regarding how to accomplish large-scale health care improvement. Our goal is to improve the quality of chronic disease care in all primary care practices throughout North Carolina. Methods: Methods for improvement include (1) common quality measures and shared data system; (2) rapid cycle improvement principles; (3)…
Descriptors: Control Groups, Consultants, Chronic Illness, Diabetes