Barriers to parent involvement in middle school health education

American Journal of Health Studies, Fall, 2000 by Scott D. Winnail, Brian F. Geiger, David M. Macrina, Scott Snyder, Cynthia J. Petri, Stephen Nagy

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Scott D. Winnail, MSPH, Ph.D., CHES, is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Kinesiology and Health at the University of Wyoming; 114A Corbett Building; Laramie, WY 82071-3196; swinnail@uwyo.edu. Brian F. Geiger, EdD, Associate Professor, David M. Macrina, PhD, Chair, Scott Synder, PhD, Professor, and Cynthia J. Petri, PhD, CHES, Associate Professor are all with the Department of Human Studies at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. Stephen Nagy, PhD, is a Professor at The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa. Address all correspondence to Dr. Winnail.