School health programs are emerging as an important part of public school education. (JD)

This article presents the message delivered to the National School Health Association Conference by the Secretary of the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare in May 1977 and the response of the participants in the conference. (JD)

This is a report of the National School Health Conference in which school health professionals from many disciplines and specialities participated. Results of detailed questionnaires are given and recommendations presented. (JD)

A model plan is needed for the development of an effective and functional communication network between educators and health professionals designed to be applicable to the needs of numerous communities and children in public school. (JD)

The major problem in school health revolves around the issue of poor communication between health professionals and educators and a limited view of the wide scope of the health needs of children. (JD)

This article discusses the development of health education and the internal communication between health educators within the discipline and between educators, health professionals, and human services professionals. (JD)

It is too often overlooked by health professionals that their main concern should be to establish, teach, and maintain good health practices and habits, and that preventing illness is of first importance. (JD)

This is a report on a survey to determine what functions health personnel in the schools were actually performing, and what functions principals, supervisors, national leaders, and health personnel thought they should be performing. (JD)

This article presents an overview of the current state of public health services in the schools and communities in the United States. (JD)

The major objectives of child health strategy are the improvement of the health status of mothers, children, and adolescents, and the maintenance of coordinated, effective, and accessible systems of health care delivery, combining the resources of the Public Health Service and the states in cooperative undertakings. (JD)

Nationwide health goals for children should include providing quality health care for all preschool, school-age children and youth, and providing programs that modify life styles of children in ways that will improve health and develop an understanding of individual and societal responsibility for environmental quality. (JD)

Children with asthma were selected as a target group for a school-based health education program jointly planned and conducted by health and educational personnel in order to (1) address identified health needs of children and (2) evaluate the effectiveness of problem-specific health courses. (MJB)

The author presents theoretical and cost-effectiveness problems relating to the use of primary prevention techniques in reducing the rate of teen-age pregnancies. (MJB)

Analysis of objective reference test results indicated that health education was found to be an effective means of raising the knowledge levels of elementary school children concerning health-related topics. (MJB)

At the present time, the soundest instructional approach in helping students to clarify their attitudes and behaviors toward alcohol use/abuse is to separate it from other components of drug education and treat it as a separate subject area. (MJB)