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Direct linkPotter, Susan C.; Schneider, Doris; Coyle, Karin K.; May, Gary; Robin, Leah; Seymour, Jenna – Journal of School Health, 2011
Background: During the 2004-2005 school year, the Mississippi Department of Education, Office of Child Nutrition, initiated a pilot program to distribute free fruit and vegetable snacks to students during the school day. This article describes the first-year implementation of the Mississippi Fruit and Vegetable Pilot Program. Methods: The process…
Descriptors: Child Health, Health Behavior, Health Promotion, Student Attitudes
Vessey, Judith A.; Horowitz, June A.; Carlson, Karen L.; Duffy, Mary – Journal of School Health, 2008
Background: This article presents the psychometric evaluation of the Child-Adolescent Teasing Scale (CATS), an instrument to be used as a screening measure with middle school students. Methods: A 70-item scale was initially derived from qualitative data obtained from focus groups comprised of middle school students. A diverse sample of…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Focus Groups, Content Validity, Test Validity
Muilenburg, Jessica L.; Johnson, William D.; Annang, Lucy; Strasser, Sheryl M. – Journal of School Health, 2006
This study investigated racial differences of tobacco use and social exposure to tobacco products in a sample of middle school students. Questionnaires were administered in January 2005 to 290 students in a Mississippi Delta-area middle school. The participants were 51.0% female and 56.6% African American. Unadjusted odds ratios revealed that…
Descriptors: Smoking, Social Influences, Middle Schools, Rural Areas
