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Direct linkMann, Georgianna; Kaiser, Kimberly; Trapp, Noah; Cafer, Anne; Grant, Khyla; Gupta, Kritika; Bolden, Candace – Journal of School Health, 2021
Background: Child well-being, which includes physical, mental, and social health, has a critical effect on academic performance. Schools face many challenges in meeting needs for child well-being. Schools in low-resource areas, including the Mississippi Delta, face greater challenges when meeting student needs. Methods: Eleven focus groups with…
Descriptors: Barriers, Wellness, Middle School Students, Children
Barbero, Colleen; Vagi, Kevin J.; Clayton, Heather; Holland, Kristin; Hertz, Marci; Krause, Kathleen H.; Brittingham, Rochelle; Bunge, Stephanie; Saka, Susan M.; Marchessault, Nadine; Hynes, Nikardi; Green, Dan; Spell, Les; Monteiro, Karine; Murray, Kristen; Reilly-Chammat, Rosemary; Tignor, Lisha; Mercado, Melissa C. – Journal of School Health, 2023
BACKGROUND: Research shows associations between bullying victimization and substance use for teens. However, more research about this relationship for younger adolescents and across race/ethnicity is needed. METHODS: Prevalence and pooled logistic regression analyses of 2019 Middle School Youth Risk Behavior Survey data from 13 states (N = 74,059…
Descriptors: Bullying, Victims, Substance Abuse, National Surveys
Orlowski, Marietta; Lee, Miryoung; Spears, William; Narayan, Roopsi; Pobocik, Rebecca S.; Kennel, Julie; Krafka, Erin; Patton, Susan – Journal of School Health, 2017
Background: Vegetable consumption is a challenging behavioral target; consumption rates are below recommended levels and when interventions produce improvements, increases in vegetable consumption are typically a fraction of the change in fruit consumption. We describe vegetable consumption within Ohio school meals and examine how fruit selection,…
Descriptors: Nutrition, Eating Habits, Wastes, Visualization
Chandrasekhar, Aparajita; Xie, Luyu; Mathew, Matthew S.; Fletcher, Julie G.; Craker, Kelsey; Parayil, Megin; Messiah, Sarah E. – Journal of School Health, 2023
Background: Little is known about how school breakfast programs are associated with school attendance and academic performance. This study evaluated Dallas Independent School District's (DISD) breakfast after the bell (BATB) program that provides breakfast for both habitually tardy and non-tardy students on (1) academic performance and (2) student…
Descriptors: Breakfast Programs, Elementary School Students, Middle School Students, High School Students
Farley, Alyssa M.; Canenguez, Katia M.; Squicciarini, Ana María; Dutta, Anamika; Green, Jennifer Greif; Benheim, Talia S.; Jellinek, Michael; Murphy, J. Michael – Journal of School Health, 2023
Background: The association between early childhood psychosocial problems and poorer educational outcomes is well-documented, but the extent to which this association persists is less understood. The current study assessed the correlations between first-grade psychosocial functioning and educational outcomes through eighth grade in a large…
Descriptors: Correlation, Emotional Disturbances, Outcomes of Education, Grade 1
Head, Kathleen C.; Morella, Kristen; Lugo, Michael P.; Key, Janice D. – Journal of School Health, 2023
Background: Associations between school participation in an academic medical center-supported school-based wellness initiative and programmatic components implemented with change in average student body mass index (BMI) over time were examined. Methods: This was an observational study of 103 K-12 South Carolina schools over school years 2014-2018,…
Descriptors: Kindergarten, Young Children, Elementary School Students, Middle School Students
Lachman, Pamela; Zweig, Janine; Dank, Meredith; Yahner, Jennifer – Journal of School Health, 2019
Background: Despite the extensive research on rates of teen dating violence and abuse and its consequences, less is known about help-seeking behaviors among victims. The goals of this study were to document patterns of help-seeking behaviors among teen victims of dating violence and abuse and examine sex differences related to such patterns.…
Descriptors: Help Seeking, Victims of Crime, Adolescents, Dating (Social)
Burke, Robert E.; Hoffman, Neal D.; Guy, Laura; Bailey, Jodi; Silver, Ellen Johnson – Journal of School Health, 2021
Background: This study describes the experience of implementing a screening, monitoring, and referral to treatment (SMARTT) initiative at an urban middle school school-based health center. Methods: Retrospective data were collected for adolescents screened with the Pediatric Symptom Checklist-17-Y. At-risk adolescents having unmet health needs…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Early Adolescents, Mental Health, School Health Services
Chadi, Nicholas; Levy, Sharon; Wisk, Lauren E.; Weitzman, Elissa R. – Journal of School Health, 2020
Background: Screening, Brief Intervention and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) is a clinical guideline that can help delay, prevent or reduce substance use behaviors in youth. We aimed to describe the experiences of middle and high school (MS and HS) students attending a school with an SBIRT program. Methods: This was a survey study conducted in 2…
Descriptors: Substance Abuse, Middle School Students, High School Students, Screening Tests
Gaiha, Shivani Mathur; Zorrilla, Marcia; Sachnoff, Ira; Smuin, Stephen; Lazaro, Adrienne; Ceballos, Richard Daniel, III; Razo, Anabel; Halpern-Felsher, Bonnie – Journal of School Health, 2021
Background: We developed the Tobacco Prevention Toolkit (Toolkit) to enhance the impact of school-based tobacco education. This study describes the process of developing the Toolkit, its contents, and reach. Methods: Qualitative community-based participatory research (CBPR), including focus group discussions (N = 152) and working groups with…
Descriptors: Smoking, Prevention, Web Sites, Open Educational Resources
Feinberg, Termeh; Parker, Elizabeth; Lane, Hannah; Rubio, Diana; Wang, Yan; Hager, Erin – Journal of School Health, 2021
Background: School-level implementation of district-level local wellness policies (LWPs) is needed to create school environments that promote nutrition and physical activity (PA). Disparities in classroom-specific LWPs implementation were examined. Methods: administrator survey (N = 756 schools; 24/24 districts) included 6 classrooms LWP…
Descriptors: School Policy, Board of Education Policy, Educational Environment, Nutrition
Arlinghaus, Katherine R.; Ledoux, Tracey A.; Johnston, Craig A. – Journal of School Health, 2021
Background: Moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) declines during adolescence, particularly among girls. In this randomized control trial, we examined MVPA in a physical activity intervention compared to physical education (PE) class as usual (TAU), stratified by sex and weight classification. Standardized BMI (zBMI) overtime was also…
Descriptors: Hispanic American Students, Middle School Students, Physical Activity Level, Health Promotion
Brinkman, Jesse; Garnett, Bernice; Kolodinsky, Jane; Wang, Weiwei; Pope, Lizzy – Journal of School Health, 2021
Background: Food insecurity (FI) is a significant predictor of feelings of isolation in children, as well as suicide ideation and depression. Using a census of public middle school-aged children, we seek to determine whether FI is associated with suicide ideation and feelings of hopelessness and how individual and school community factors can…
Descriptors: Interpersonal Relationship, Hunger, Well Being, Mental Health
Dunn, Melissa; Drew, Christa; O'Brien, Joseph; Wood, Michael; Mora, Eriberto; Diener, Sam; Perry, Donna J. – Journal of School Health, 2020
Background: Youth violence is a significant problem affecting community health. Community-academic partnerships can advance youth nonviolence education by synergizing the strengths of collaborators while working toward a common goal. We describe a collaboration between an urban public middle school, community nonprofit, and university-based…
Descriptors: School Community Relationship, Violence, Pretests Posttests, Prevention
Fernandez, Alejandra; Loukas, Alexandra; Golaszewski, Natalie M.; Batanova, Milena; Pasch, Keryn E. – Journal of School Health, 2019
Background: Whereas previous research suggests a positive association between racial discrimination and early adolescent adjustment problems, few studies examine the relationship between discrimination and school connectedness as it relates to adjustment problems among Hispanic early adolescents. In this study, we examined if depressive symptoms…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Middle School Students, Hispanic American Students, Racial Discrimination
