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ERIC Number: EJ533448
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1996
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-1055-6699
The Effects of Curriculum on Student Health Behaviors: A Case Study of the Growing Healthy Curriculum on Health Behaviors of Eighth Grade Students.
Lammers, Jane W.
Journal of Health Education, v27 n5 p278-82 Sep-Oct 1996
This study examined whether a comprehensive elementary health education curriculum influenced students' health behaviors after reaching eighth grade. Surveys of students in intervention and nonintervention districts indicated no apparent curriculum effects for most health behaviors. The only major difference was for the variable of age at first substance use. (SM)
Descriptors: Comprehensive School Health Education, Curriculum, Drinking, Eating Habits, Grade 8, Health Behavior, Health Promotion, Injuries, Junior High School Students, Junior High Schools, Physical Activities, Physical Activity Level, Sexuality, Smoking, Student Behavior, Substance Abuse
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Growing Healthy Curriculum