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Best, Nakia C.; Nichols, Ann O.; Oppewal, Sonda; Pierre-Louis, Bosny; Waller, Anna E.; Zomorodi, Meg; Travers, Debbie – Journal of School Nursing, 2021
School nurses are instrumental in delivering health services to children in schools. This study addresses the gap in school nurse health services data, examining patterns in health services and programs provided by school nurses between 2006 and 2016 for students in North Carolina public schools. This study focused on services and programs related…
Descriptors: School Nurses, School Health Services, Public Schools, Diseases
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Mazer, Mary E.; Jacobson Vann, Julie C.; Lamanna, Beth F.; Davison, Jean – Journal of School Nursing, 2014
Children who are exposed to diesel exhaust from idling school buses are at increased risk of asthma exacerbation, decreased lung function, immunologic reactions, leukemia, and increased susceptibility to infections. Policies and initiatives that aim to protect school children from the harmful effects of exposure to diesel exhaust range from…
Descriptors: School Buses, Pollution, School Nurses, Responsibility
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Kim-Godwin, Yeoun Soo; Clements, Carrie; Bullers, Susan; Maume, Michael; Demski, Elizabeth – Journal of School Nursing, 2007
Considering that current trends in sexual behavior and alcohol use among adolescents pose a significant public health risk, more research is needed in this area. Using a cross-sectional design, this study examined sex and alcohol behaviors among middle school and high school students in southeastern North Carolina. The findings suggested that…
Descriptors: Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS), Alcohol Education, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Public Health