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de Haan, Laura; Boljevac, Tina – Journal of School Health, 2009
Background: Although rural adolescents use of alcohol is at some of the highest rates nationally, rural adolescent alcohol use has not been studied extensively. This study examines how community attitudes and behaviors are related to adolescent drinking in rural environments. Methods: Data were gathered in 22 rural communities in the Upper Midwest…
Descriptors: Community Attitudes, Drinking, Early Adolescents, Rural Areas
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Gadomski, Anne; McLaud, Barbara; Lewis, Carol; Kjolhede, Chris – Journal of School Health, 1998
Evaluated the need for school-based health centers in rural New York state. Examination of existing data, community organizational activities, parent telephone surveys, school staff surveys, and focus groups with community members, school staff, and 6th- to 12th-grade students indicated that respondents had varying opinions about school-based…
Descriptors: Access to Health Care, Community Attitudes, Community Surveys, Focus Groups