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Kolbe, Lloyd J. – Health Education & Behavior, 2016
In this article, I offer a retrospective case study about my early, short-term work within the U.S. Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health and then my later, longer-term work within the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, where I endeavored for two decades largely to help our nation's schools improve health and associated…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Health Promotion, Public Health, Federal Government
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Temple, Jeff R.; Freeman, Daniel H., Jr. – Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 2011
Teen dating violence is a serious public health concern with numerous and long-lasting consequences. Although alcohol and drug use have been associated with dating violence, little is known about the role of specific substances, especially the use of club drugs and the nonmedical use of prescription drugs. Thus, the authors examined the…
Descriptors: Narcotics, Economically Disadvantaged, Public Health, Drug Abuse
National Assembly on School-Based Health Care, 2003
This brief document provides a look at research and evaluations that have demonstrated that school-based health centers represent cost-effective investments of public resources.
Descriptors: Attendance, Public Health, Mental Health, Counseling Services