Presents guidelines for evaluating school-based health clinic services coordinated and/or staffed by nurse practitioners from a holistic approach. The Shuler Nurse Practitioner Practice Model is used as a theoretical framework for the guidelines because it presents a holistic approach to patient assessment, problem identification/diagnosis…

Describes the Sun Protection is Fun! skin cancer prevention program for preschool children that features intervention methods grounded in social cognitive theory and emphasizes symbolic modeling, vicarious learning, enactive mastery experiences, and persuasion. Program components include a curriculum and teacher's guide, videos, newsletters,…

Assessed school counselors' knowledge of suicidal risk factors and perceived ability to initiate appropriate steps when confronted with suicidal students. Surveys of counselors participating in Project SOAR (Suicide, Options, Awareness, and Relief) indicated that most felt they could recognize suicidal warning signs, assess student risk, offer…

Evaluated a school-based program designed to immunize adolescents in Kansas City, Missouri, schools against hepatitis B. Approximately 75 percent of 12,986 participating students completed the vaccine series. Larger schools reported decreased participation and completion rates. Both rates were highest in schools providing educational intervention.…

Analyzed findings from studies conducted from 1960-97 regarding the effects of school sexuality education on adolescents' sexual knowledge. The meta-analysis included 67 studies. The studies reported 72 outcomes regarding sexual knowledge, which were grouped into six variables related to sexuality knowledge. Results indicated that school-based…

Describes an instructional strategy that uses the format, procedures, and rules of the game show, "Who Wants To Be a Millionaire?" to teach health education. It helps students understand key health concepts previously presented in other formats and use critical thinking skills to determine appropriate options for potential success. The paper…

Describes evaluation results from 12 months of the Western Australia School Health (WASH) Project, a school health-promotion intervention that used community-development strategies to help schools identify and respond to relevant health concerns. Surveys of intervention and comparison schools indicated that schools successfully made organizational…

Describes development over five years of Australia's Hunter Region Health Promoting Schools Project, noting barriers to health-promoting schools, examining the new approach to health promotion, discussing the minimum set of health-promotion actions for reducing risk behaviors (increasing knowledge and skills, modifying availability of products,…

Surveyed school nurses to determine their attitudes, knowledge, and beliefs about asthma. Results indicated they had appropriate knowledge levels regarding asthma. Most asthma myths had been replaced with knowledge. Nurses had varied responsibilities that affected their ability to provide health education and support to students with asthma.…

A nationwide survey of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) project directors for state and local education agencies examined the status of middle school HIV/STD (sexually transmitted disease) programs. Results indicated that instruction about HIV prevention tended to decline after seventh grade. The decrease related to lack of opportunities for an…

Investigated how high school teachers interacted with students regarding marijuana. Data from focus groups with high school students indicated that only some teachers knew when students were high, many teachers tried or used marijuana, and individual teachers varied in their responses to students who were high. Teachers appeared reluctant to…

School health educators encourage the use of portfolios to demonstrate student learning. Electronic portfolios can solve problems inherent in traditional portfolios, reducing storage space and allowing video, audio, and interactive components to be included in documenting student growth. This paper describes benefits of electronic portfolios,…

Summarizes results from a study that used biennial school-based surveys to analyze the prevalence of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-related sexual-risk behaviors among high school students in urban areas. Results indicated that from 1991 to 1997, the percentage of high school students engaging in HIV-related sexual-risk behaviors decreased in…

Describes results from a qualitative analysis of responses from classroom-, school-, district-, and state-level educators and administrators to questions about K-12 school health education. Results highlighted six themes: value of health education in school curricula; qualifications of and opportunities for educators; programs, curricula, and…

Determined predictors of and prevalence rates for U.S. high school students who carried weapons, were threatened or injured with weapons, or were involved in fighting on school property from 1993 to 1995. Youth Risk Behavior Survey data indicated that gender, race, and grade predicted school-related violence. Males, minorities, and younger…