This article urges broad-scale education programs enlisting the parents, teacher training institutions, and state departments of education in the fight against nematode infestation. (JS)

If one is to work as a health worker (counselor, educator, nurse, physician) in a cross-cultural setting, it is important to know about others, about oneself, and about various health beliefs. School health services personnel should develop educational approaches that take socioeconomic and cultural differences into account. (CJ)

To determine the acceptability of local school dental health education programs, the Maine Office of Dental Health surveyed and analyzed the beliefs, knowledge, and attitudes of public school superintendents and private school principals. The results of the surveys are to be used to promote adoption and implementation of dental health programs…

In a Kansas elementary school, an outbreak of scabies was discovered by the school nurse. Through cooperative planning with the local health department, the infected children were excluded from school pending medical treatment, and a screening program was set up for the entire student population. (JN)

Describes the Adolescent Health Service and its multidisciplinary, school-linked, community-based health clinic located in Jerusalem (Israel). Reviews of the files of the clinic's first 134 clients indicated that the clinic population was mainly female Jewish residents. Most referrals came from schools. Psychosocial issues and nutrition were the…

Addresses the relationship between law and policy, examining significant gains in establishing legal precedents for protecting the educational rights of children with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infection in confronting HIV-related discrimination. The article looks at legal principles of confidentiality, disclosure, negligence and potential…

Describes the first two years of a San Diego-based collaborative involving managed care organizations (MCO's), school districts, and other health care agencies. By establishing trust, developing overriding principles, and creating an interagency communication infrastructure, this collaborative has encouraged shared management of many student…

This 1958 paper examines how former and current school health programs differ (e.g., school nurses moved from simply treating minor injuries and communicable diseases to working cooperatively with physicians and school staff to develop policies and procedures, and health education moved from simple anatomy and physiology to broader personal and…

The emphasis in health education should be on preventing illness. Health education programs must go beyond the classroom and into the community. (JD)

An advanced training program for graduate students in health education who wish to become school-community health coordinators is described. (JD)

This article discusses health issues and problems involving school-age children. Defines the population of concern, discusses societal changes and their factors influencing childrens' health, describes the scope and resources of health services, defines system organization and interrelationships, and suggests priorities for future action. (DF)

The purpose, activities, organization, and responsibility of the Prince George's County School Health Council are described. The purposes of the Council include advisement, representation, screening, and the development of new programs. (JN)

Describes Healthy People 2000, national health objectives designed to guide health promotion and disease prevention policy and programs throughout the 1990s. The article provides the context for compilation of Healthy People 2000 objectives relating to school health detailed in subsequent articles in this issue. (SM)

This study revealed factors associated with reproductive health risk behavior among high school students in the Republic of the Marshall Islands. The survey was conducted among high school students from grades 9 through 12 at 2 schools in Majuro, the capital of the Marshall Islands. The questions asked inquired about knowledge, attitude, and…

This is a report of the National School Health Conference in which school health professionals from many disciplines and specialities participated. Results of detailed questionnaires are given and recommendations presented. (JD)