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Larrier, Yvonne I.; Bakerson, Michelle A.; Linton, Jeremy M.; Walker, Lynne R.; Woolford, Susan J. – Journal of School Counseling, 2011
Childhood obesity is a significant public health concern. Since 1960, the prevalence of childhood obesity in the United States increased dramatically from 5% to 16.9%. To date many interventions to address obesity in schools have focused on healthy changes to the content of vending machines, school lunches, and the addition of after school…
Descriptors: Obesity, Public Health, Children, School Counselors
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Marks, Lawrence I.; McLaughlin, Richard H. – Journal of College Counseling, 2005
Psychoeducational outreach programming by college counselors can be an effective service to meet students' needs; however, getting students to attend outreach programs on a college campus can be challenging. The authors describe a model of an outreach series and the strategies implemented to increase student attendance at the presentations.…
Descriptors: School Counselors, Outreach Programs, Attendance Patterns, College Students