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Screening for Risk Factors as a Component of a Chronic Disease Prevention Program for Youth.
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Walter, Heather J.; Connelly, Patricia A. – Journal of School Health, 1985
Screening for risk factors as part of a chronic disease prevention program for youth can provide the focus for curriculum development and the impetus for health-related behavior changes. Implementation of a screening program is described, and issues related to educational and evaluative impact are discussed. (Author/MT)
Descriptors: Clinical Diagnosis, Curriculum Development, Disease Control, Elementary Secondary Education
Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance: United States, 2001.
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Grunbaum, Jo Anne; Kann, Laura; Kinchen, Steven A.; Williams, Barbara; Ross, James G.; Lowry, Richard; Kolbe, Lloyd – Journal of School Health, 2002
Examined national Youth Risk Behavior Survey data and state and local surveys of high school students to investigate behaviors contributing to unintentional injuries, violence, substance use, age at initiation of risk behaviors, substance abuse on school property, sexual behaviors contributing to pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases,…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Drinking, Health Behavior, Injuries
Nutrient Contribution of the School Lunch Program: Implications for Healthy People 2000.
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Farris, Rosanne P.; And Others – Journal of School Health, 1992
Describes a 15-year study of cardiovascular disease-related nutrients in a school lunch program. According to the findings, although school lunches contributed less than one-third of total daily nutrients, intakes of diet components related to cardiovascular disease risk were excessive. (SM)
Descriptors: Cardiovascular System, Child Health, Dietetics, Disease Control
Healthy Schools, Healthy Children, Healthy Futures: The Role of the Federal Government in Promoting Health through the Schools. Testimony before the Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, Committee on Governmental Affairs, United States Senate.
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Cohen, William S.; And Others – Journal of School Health, 1992
Presents testimony by representatives from several federal agencies and one national organization (W. S. Cohen, C. Levin, P. Vidmar, J. M. McGinnis, L. J. Kolbe, B. J. Nelsen, D. Ravitch, and M. Corry). (SM)
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Child Health, Disease Control, Early Intervention