Background: School personnel may lack knowledge of diabetes and be unprepared to address the needs of students with type 1 diabetes. This project evaluated the effectiveness of a type 1 diabetes education program for school personnel on increasing knowledge of diabetes and confidence in caring for students with diabetes. Methods: Two types of…

Background: This study assessed the perceptions and practices of school nurses regarding adolescent dating violence (ADV). Methods: The membership list of the National Association of School Nurses was used to identify a national random cross-sectional sample of high school nurses in the United States (N?=?750). A valid and reliable survey…

Background: In approaches to health promotion in adolescents, unhealthy behaviors are no longer regarded as independent processes, but as interrelated. This article presents a systematic literature review of school-based interventions targeting multiple adolescent behaviors simultaneously. Methods: A systematic literature search was performed…

This paper is an examination of a model for the inservice training of elementary school teachers in health education. Presented before the Research Council at the forty-sixth annual convention of the American School Health Association in San Diego, California, 1972. (Author)

This study examines the process of teacher education as a precursor to student education. Of first concern is the question of preparing teachers to teach about drug use and abuse, but no final determination of the success or failure of a program can be made without some measure of the effects upon the students. (Author)

The four-year School Health Education Evaluation (SHEE) brings new evidence and directions for more successful health education programs. The successful implementation of this program requires administrative support to ensure adequate teacher preparation, and fidelity to the curriculum must be maintained. (Author/MT)

For nearly 40 years, the Delaware School Health Advisory Committee (SHAC) has been improving school health education and services in the state. The SHAC has recommended policies to the Delaware Board of Education and state legislature, conducted conferences and workshops, published information, and helped develop health education curricula.…

Teacher participation in dental workshops significantly affects the personal hygiene and dental knowledge of elementary school students. (JD)

Stress arises from the discrepancy between the teacher's needs, values, and expectations and the actual occupational rewards, job demands, and the capacity of the worker to meet these requirements. An inservice teacher workshop program for stress identification and management is outlined. (JMF)

A course was developed to deal with the concerns teachers have about the health needs of students in their classrooms. (MM)

The authors describe an inservice program designed to assist elementary school personnel in the implementation of mandated health education programs in New York state. (MJB)

The Portal School Program at Arizona State University is described as one method of promoting health education in elementary schools. Teachers are directly involved in curriculum decision making through inservice training. Elements of the program are explored. (Author/DF)

Addresses teacher needs during peer coaching trials, reviews peer coaching program features, and proposes a model to guide future planning, evaluation and research. The coaching program's critical components include classroom assessments, coaching team cluster meetings, and administrative support. Interrelations among components are discussed. (SM)

A teacher is in a position to identify a child who is the victim of child abuse. An inservice program in workshop form can train teachers to recognize an abused child, and to take steps to halt the practice. (JD)