This list of resources is provided to assist school nurses in finding data and general information to enhance the
provision of school health services.
The
goal of school health services is to maintain optimum health for all children, enabling them to realize their full potential.
Schools and districts must be accountable for using a range of
measures of school health to make decisions and implement procedures over time that will improve the quality of schools and learning.
In a
Journal of School Health study, race, sex, perceived peer inclusion, and teacher discrimination were predictors of students» delinquent behaviors.
Goal 2: Promote the
quality of school health services in Indiana Strategy 2.1 Monitor local, state, national, and international issues that relate to school nursing in Indiana 2.2 Encourage each area to submit an applicant for School Nurse of the Year and School Nurse Administer of the Year.
The
Director of the School Health Education Programme (SHEP) of the Ghana Education Service (GES), Nana Esi Inkoom, explained that the strategy was developed with technical and financial support from UNICEF.
Assists state and local education and health agencies in monitoring and assessing characteristics
of school health education; physical education; school health policies related to HIV infection / AIDS, tobacco - use prevention, and nutrition; asthma management activities; and family and community involvement in school health programs.
I think the message is getting out how important physical activity is,» said Brenda Z. Greene, director
of school health programs for the National School Boards Association (NSBA), which has been concerned about reports that many schools were dropping recess.
I am the Chairperson of the Nutrition subcommittee
of the School Health Advisory Council (SHAC) for Houston ISD, the nation's seventh largest school district and the largest school district in Texas.
He is also the
Chairman of the School Health Advisory Council for Laredo, involved in the Laredo Food Coalition, and an active advocate for anti-hunger efforts through the local food bank.
The Division of Public Health, School Health Consultant Team,
part of the School Health Unit within the Children and Youth Branch, is committed to promoting the health and learning of the state's children and youth.
From left, Torey Repetski, Child Nutrition Coordinator with Atlanta Community Food Bank; School Nutrition Director Tina Farmer; DRMS School Nutrition employee David Bergman and Assistant Manager Lory Dunham; Alicia Dickens,
Manager of School Health and Wellness with the Dairy Alliance; School Nutrition Training Manager Tiffany Ridley and Coordinator Linda Dittrich.
In the next column in this series, I focus on the major health trends and issues — and the impact on kids» learning — that school nurses such as Ms. Fekaris are seeing from their posts at the
frontlines of school health.
The former United States secretary of education John B. King Jr., who was previously New York State's education commissioner, said that the data «rarely reflects the
realities of school health and safety.»
She also called for making physical education part of schools» report cards, and doubling the
number of school health centers, to 248.
Nutrition is a huge part of youth health and fitness so I'm excited to partner up with Vermont Bread Company to help bring nutrition to the
forefront of school health education.»
Wellness News Kids With Healthful Diets Do Better in School A new study by Canadian researchers published in the Journal
of School Health reveals that children with healthful diets perform better in school than children with unhealthful diets.
«I've been a nurse since 1971 and have worked in an intensive care unit and an emergency room — and I felt safer there than in a school,» said Donna Kosiorowski, the
supervisor of school health services for the West Haven (Connecticut) Public Schools.»
To increase awareness in the community of the role of the school nurse and the
impact of school health services on the academic performance of students
In 2003 the NC General Assembly requested NC State Board of Education to conduct a formal study
of school health needs.
Hope Community Public Charter School will establish a Local Wellness Committee that meets at least two times per year to develop goals for and oversee
implementation of school health and safety policies / programs, including periodic reviews and updates of this LWP.
«The McGovern Medal is an award that recognizes professional excellence and thought leaders in all
disciplines of school health who are making a difference in our school communities for the health, well - being, and success of our nation's students.»
The Colorado League of Charter Schools offers access to the latest research, resources and tools related to multiple
facets of school health and wellness.
Manage the day - to - day
operation of the school health room by providing aid to ill and injured students, as well as administering medications and assisting diabetic students with monitoring blood sugar levels.
In cooperation with the IUHPE and other organisations, the ISHN organises a series of webinars on different
aspects of school health indicators.
The Missouri KIDS COUNT team interviewed current SSNC Marjorie (Marge) Cole to understand the
history of school health services in Missouri and the state's continued commitment to school nurses.
The NSBA guidelines encompass a wide range of concerns from identification of students with allergies and
provision of school health services; preparation of individual written management plans; provision of healthy school environments; communication and confidentiality; emergency responses; training; awareness education for students, parents, and caregivers; and finally, monitoring and evaluation.
Few, if any, school board members would dispute that nurses are valuable assets to schools, said Brenda Z. Greene,
director of school health programs for the National School Boards Association.
Active: Registered Professional Nurse having as their primary assignment, the administration, education or the provision
of school health services and eligible for Active membership in state school nurse association.
HRS 302A - 442 (2000) states, «The department of health, within the funds available, shall be responsible for the related services
of school health, mental health, psychological, and medical services for evaluation or diagnostic purposes, and, within the funds available, shall provide for those exceptional children who need these services and who attend public school in the State».
Among the goals
of the School Health Consultant Team are to improve the quality of school health programs and school nursing practice, including raising the number of school nurses in the state achieving national school nurse certification and the number of school districts in the state improving their school nurse to student ratio.
Indeed, according to an article in the April 2006 Journal
of School Health, only 1 in 7 high school students reported routine sunscreen use with an SPF of 15 or higher when outside for more than an hour a day.
Wall, D; Least, C; Gromis, J; Lohse, B. Journal
of School Health, volume 82 (1), pp.37 - 43
Learn more about this approach in a special issue of the Journal
of School Health.
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of School Health, Vol.
Co-authored by Meredith C. Joppa, Ph.D., and Christie J. Rizzo, Ph.D., researchers and colleagues on behalf of the BHCRC, the study was published in the Journal
of School Health.
The Journal
of School Health (JOSH) is committed to communicating information regarding the role of schools, school personnel, or the school environment in facilitating optimal growth and development of children and youth.
Alexandria, VA (10/14/2015)-- The Whole School, Whole Community, Whole Child (WSCC) model for student learning and health, developed by ASCD and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and announced in March 2014, is the subject of the latest issue of the Journal
of School Health (JOSH), the journal of the American School Health Association (ASHA).
His article «A Complementary Ecological Model of the Coordinated School Health Program,» initially published in Public Health Reports (2010) and subsequently in the Journal
of School Health (2010), provided the first reconceptualization of this approach in more than 20 years.
Journal
of School Health.