Most Recent Articles from Journal of School Health

• The continuing problem of asthma in very young children: a community-based participatory research project.(Research Article)(Report) 

  BACKGROUND Asthma is a chronic health condition that has a disproportionate effect on low-income children who reside in large urban areas, a...

  05/01/09 by Nelson, Belinda Wilburn · More from publication

• Parent reactions to a school-based body mass index screening program.(Research Article)(Report) 

  In the last 30 years, childhood obesity has reached epidemic proportions, doubling for preschool children and adolescents and tripling for...

  05/01/09 by Johnson, Suzanne Bennett · More from publication

• Adolescents' sleep behaviors and perceptions of sleep.(Research Article)(Report) 

  Adolescents, parents, and teachers routinely struggle with the negative effects of sleep deprivation experienced by American youth. Most...

  05/01/09 by Noland, Heather · More from publication

• Implementation of a school-based state policy to increase physical activity.(School Health Policy)(Report) 

  INTRODUCTION In 2003/04, 17% of US children and adolescents aged 2-19 were overweight (body mass index for age [greater than or equal to] 95th...

  05/01/09 by Evenson, Kelly R. · More from publication

• Project hero: a goal-setting and healthy decision-making program.(Teaching Technique)(Report) 

  Unhealthy coping mechanisms become more widely available to young people during their teenage years. Students frequently choose these unhealthy...

  05/01/09 by Borders, Mira Jane · More from publication

• Otoacoustic emissions: a valid, efficient first-line hearing screen for preschool children.(Research Article)(Report) 

  Significant heating loss is present in 1-6 per 100 newborns. (1) The majority of childhood hearing loss is congenital (2) and therefore...

  04/01/09 by Yin, Larry · More from publication

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