School officials can use school nurses' sickroom records to improve health and accident prevention programs. (JD)

Reports a study that examined the usage and perceived importance of the K-6 health instruction responsibilities and competencies by elementary classroom teachers responsible for teaching health education. Surveys indicated that all of the responsibilities and competencies were used, though usage varied. (SM)

Evaluated a health education program for third graders at the Hult Health Education Center (HEC). Pretests-posttests of a control group, traditional classroom health education group, group that visited the HEC, and group that visited the HEC and incorporated center curricular materials in the classroom indicated that the best outcomes resulted…

Investigated the age at first cigarette use among rural and small town elementary students. Age-appropriate surveys of kindergarten through sixth-grade students indicated no significant difference in smoking between students in grades K-5, but smoking increased significantly in sixth grade. The strongest predictor variables were having tried…

Schools are being called upon to help address asthma, a common problem in school- aged children. School-based asthma programs need information about asthma diagnoses, asthma symptoms, and asthma's impact on school attendance. Parent or student surveys are the most common method of collecting these data. However, medical literature offers little…

Background: The purpose of the present analysis is to examine changes in rural children's asthma self-management after they received lay health educator (LHE)-delivered classes. Methods: Elementary schools were randomly assigned to the treatment or attention-control condition and their participating students received either asthma education or…

The effect of teaching stress management techniques to elementary school children to enhance time-on-task behavior was studied. Results are discussed. (Author/DF)

The results of this study support the hypotheses that: 1. There is a behavioral difference between children with reading disabilities and children without reading disabilities; 2. A high risk population can be identified and helped so that both deviant behavior and reading disability can be averted; 3. Multidisciplinary resources are necessary to…

In a speech presented at the Annual Session of the American School Health Association, Houston 1970, the author concludes that organizing dental health programs with regard to contents as well as activities will help make the demands for good dental health and the change in behavior that is needed seem reasonable. (Author/BY)

A number of cases are presented where children were injured or killed in connection with school or other educational situations. More emphasis should be placed on safety education not only to reduce suffering and pain but also to reduce financial demands on schools from court litigation. (CJ)

A close working relationship between the school nurse and the health care educator improves total school health service. (JD)

The author examines the problems of chronic respiratory disease in school-age children from a medical viewpoint, including recognition and diagnosis, commonly encountered diseases, their effect on participation in physical exercise, emotional factors, medication, and emergency care. (MB)

Self-esteem and health locus of control have been postulated as predictors of attitudes and behaviors related to child health. This study measured the relationship among self-esteem, health locus of control, and health attitudes of 291 Native American fourth-, fifth-, and sixth-grade students. Results are discussed. (Author/MT)

Current results suggest the need to reconsider the rationale of attempts to reinforce the nutritional status of many Negro and some white school children through the continued heavy reliance on school milk programs, and its strong emphasis on milk consumption. Presented at the American School Health Association, October, 1972. (Author)