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Peer reviewedBarry, M. Anita; And Others – American Journal of Public Health, 1990
Discusses a tuberculosis skin testing program introduced for seventh and tenth grade students in Boston (Massachusetts) public schools. Positivity rate was significantly higher in tenth grade students. Among those testing positive, the majority were born outside the United States. Results suggest that testing may identify a significant number of…
Descriptors: Communicable Diseases, Disease Incidence, Grade 10, Grade 7
Direct linkCarlson, Cindy; Peckham, Stephen – Health Education, 2004
Adolescent health service provision is an area of growing concern in the UK, where a number of studies have indicated that young people in their teenage years find accessing formal health services difficult. The Bodyzone Project in Oxfordshire is an innovative programme aimed at bringing health services into schools to ensure greater…
Descriptors: School Health Services, Health Promotion, Child Health, Foreign Countries
