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Louisiana State Office of Public Health, New Orleans. Dept. of Health and Hospitals. – 1997
Since 1991, 23 school health centers have been established to serve children and families through locally sponsored health and education partnerships to improve the health and learning potential of Louisiana's public school students. This report presents information on the program operation in 1996-97. Section 1 of the report describes the growth…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Annual Reports, Child Health, Comprehensive School Health Education
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Stock, Mary R.; Morse, Edward V.; Simon, Patricia M.; Zeanah, Paula D.; Pratt, JoLynn M.; Sterne, Sylvia – Health & Social Work, 1997
Examines how barriers can affect the initiation and development of school-based health care programs (SBHCP). Results, based on focus groups conducted in three schools in Louisiana, reveal that identifying potential barriers and developing strategies to overcome them can enhance already existing SBHCPs and make it easier to initiate new programs.…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Change Strategies, Child Health, Children
Louisiana State Office of Public Health, New Orleans. Dept. of Health and Hospitals. – 1999
Louisiana's School-Based Health Center (SBHC) Program, the Adolescent School Health Initiative, has reached its fifth year of full program implementation. This report aims to educate community leaders, service providers, and the general public on the variety of roles SBHCs perform and the contribution they make to the health and well-being of the…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Annual Reports, Child Health, Comprehensive School Health Education
Louisiana State Office of Public Health, New Orleans. Dept. of Health and Hospitals. – 1999
Louisiana's initiative to assist local communities to develop and operate school-based health centers (SBHCs)is a nationally recognized model. This report details a year of significant service expansion to Louisiana's school children and a renewed commitment to meeting the health care needs of more students in years to come. Section 1 of the…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Annual Reports, Child Health, Comprehensive School Health Education
Osofsky, Joy D.; Osofsky, Howard J.; Harris, William W. – Society for Research in Child Development, 2007
Hurricane Katrina resulted in a disaster of proportions not previously known in the United States. The traumatic experiences of children and families during Hurricane Katrina, the flooding that resulted from the breach of the levees, the evacuation, and the aftermath are unprecedented. In responding to the enormous mental health needs of children…
Descriptors: Health Services, Family Problems, Crisis Intervention, Self Efficacy
Louisiana State Office of Public Health, New Orleans. Dept. of Health and Hospitals. – 2002
Louisiana's initiative to assist local communities to develop and operate school-based health centers (SBHCs), in place for 10 years, is a nationally-recognized model. This annual report illustrates the vital work being done in Louisiana's SBHCs over the past 10 years to assist families in ensuring their children's health and well-being. Section 1…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Annual Reports, Child Health, Children
Louisiana State Office of Public Health, New Orleans. Dept. of Health and Hospitals. – 2001
Louisiana's initiative to assist local communities to develop and operate school-based health centers (SBHCs) is a nationally recognized model. This annual report illustrates the vital work being done in SBHCs in Louisiana to assist families in ensuring their children's health and well-being. Section 1 of the report details the continuous…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Annual Reports, Child Health, Children
Louisiana State Office of Public Health, New Orleans. Dept. of Health and Hospitals. – 2003
Louisiana's initiative to assist local communities in developing and operating school-based health centers (SBHCs), in place since 1991, is a nationally recognized model. Starting with the basic premise that students must be healthy to learn and be educated in order to maintain a healthy lifestyle, this annual report describes the important role…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Ancillary School Services, Annual Reports, Child Health
Kimbrell, Joe, Ed.; Daly, Maureen, Ed.; Sterne, Sylvia, Ed.; Howard, Sharon, Ed.; Evans, Trina, Ed.; Lowenthal, Nancy, Ed.; Galatas, Kate, Ed.; Sumrall, Liz, Ed. – 1999
This report provides a comprehensive review of the status of Louisiana's youth and is designed to be used in planning efforts and in developing priorities for improving the health and welfare of the youth of the state. Chapter 1 of the report examines the concept of expanding the definition of health to include social and emotional development,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adolescent Behavior, Adolescent Development, Adolescents