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Trends in Professional Development for and Collaboration by Health Education Teachers--41 States, 2000-2010
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Brener, Nancy D.; McManus, Tim; Wechsler, Howell; Kann, Laura – Journal of School Health, 2013
Background: Professional development (PD) and collaboration help ensure the quality of school health education. The purpose of this study was to examine trends in the percentage of lead health education teachers (LHETs) receiving PD on health topics and collaborating with other school staff on health education activities. Methods: This study…
Descriptors: Health Education, Teachers, Faculty Development, Teacher Collaboration
Overview and Summary: School Health Policies and Programs Study 2006
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Kann, Laura; Brener, Nancy D.; Wechsler, Howell – Journal of School Health, 2007
Background: The School Health Policies and Programs Study (SHPPS) 2006 is the largest, most comprehensive assessment of school health programs in the United States ever conducted. Methods: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention conducts SHPPS every 6 years. In 2006, computer-assisted telephone interviews or self-administered mail…
Descriptors: Health Services, Comprehensive School Health Education, Health Promotion, Health Programs
School Health Profiles 2010: Characteristics of Health Programs among Secondary Schools in Selected U.S. Sites
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Brener, Nancy D.; Demissie, Zewditu; Foti, Kathryn; McManus, Tim; Shanklin, Shari L.; Hawkins, Joseph; Kann, Laura – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2011
This report summarizes 2010 Profiles data. For each middle or high school that was sampled, the principal and the lead health education teacher (i.e., the person most knowledgeable about health education at the school) each completed a self-administered questionnaire. This report presents information from 47 states, 19 cities, 4 territories, and 2…
Descriptors: Comprehensive School Health Education, Health Programs, Profiles, Institutional Characteristics
Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance--United States, 1993.
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Kann, Laura; And Others – Journal of School Health, 1995
This report summarizes results from the national survey, 24 state surveys, and 9 local school-based surveys of U.S. high school students. Categories of behaviors monitored are: behaviors that contribute to unintentional and intentional injuries, tobacco use, alcohol and other drug use, sexual behaviors, dietary behaviors, and physical activity.…
Descriptors: Drinking, Drug Abuse, Eating Habits, High School Students
Establishing a System of Complementary School-based Surveys to Annually Assess HIV-related Knowledge, Beliefs, and Behaviors among Adolescents.
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Kann, Laura; And Others – Journal of School Health, 1989
The Centers for Disease Control collaborated with state and local education agencies to develop a set of data items providing information about human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-related knowledge, beliefs, and behaviors among adolescents and promote effective HIV education. Results from the annual surveys will be used in planning HIV education.…
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Adolescents, Child Health, Community Surveys
2005 Middle School Youth Risk Behavior Survey
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Shanklin, Shari L.; Brener, Nancy; McManus, Tim; Kinchen, Steve; Kann, Laura – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2007
In the United States, nearly two-thirds of all deaths among young people aged 10-14 years result from only five causes: motor-vehicle crashes (23.4%), other unintentional injuries (15.7%), cancer (12.5%), suicide (7.2%), and homicide (5.2%). Across all age groups in the United States, the leading causes of illness and death are related to the…
Descriptors: Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS), Disease Control, Injuries, Health Behavior