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Dana Zaina; Zahra Aemehdoust; Christiane Klinner; Alexandra Young; Iva Strnadová; Horas Wong; Christy E. Newman; Cristyn Davies; S. Rachel Skinner; Margie Danchin; Rebecca Guy; Allison Carter – Journal of School Health, 2025
Background: Adolescents with intellectual and developmental disability (IDD) are reported to have lower uptake of routine vaccines than their peers. Little research has explored stakeholders' perceptions and support of school-based vaccinations for this population in NSW, Australia. Methods: Focus groups and interviews were conducted with four…
Descriptors: Special Schools, Intellectual Disability, Developmental Disabilities, Immunization Programs
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Mark Murphy; Eric Ono – Journal of School Health, 2025
Background: Children residing in households with very low food sufficiency (VLFS), where there is "often" not enough to eat, are more likely to experience academic, health, and psychological challenges. During the COVID-19 pandemic, a temporary universal free school meals (UFSM) policy was implemented, improving food access for children…
Descriptors: Low Income Students, Lunch Programs, Breakfast Programs, Hunger
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Sophia D. Arabadjis; Kira L. Argenio; Sophia E. Day; Kevin Konty; Stuart H. Sweeney – Journal of School Health, 2025
Background: As rates of depression and anxiety continue to rise, prevention, and treatment of poor mental health in adolescents is a major challenge for population health. Within the US context, a growing body of literature is examining the relationship between school climate and student mental health. Methods: We extend the notion of school…
Descriptors: Depression (Psychology), Educational Environment, Mental Health, Gender Differences
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Leah Elizabeth Chapman; Wendi Gosliner; Marlene B. Schwartz; Monica Daniela Zuercher; Lorrene D. Ritchie; Dania Orta-Aleman; Christina E. Hecht; Kenneth Hecht; Michele Polacsek; Anisha I. Patel; Punam Ohri-Vachaspati; Margaret Read; Deborah A. Olarte; Juliana F. W. Cohen – Journal of School Health, 2025
Background: Receiving free or reduced-price meals (FRPM) at school benefits resource-constrained families financially and nutritionally. However, many families in the United States do not apply for FRPM, and many eligible students do not eat school meals, possibly due to stigma. Methods: This study is a secondary qualitative analysis derived from…
Descriptors: Health Programs, Low Income Students, Parents, Parent Attitudes
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Suzanne Trask; Celeste Barrett-Watson; Drollet Joseph; Darshika Singh; Mata Manea-Tohoa Collins; Jacquie Bay – Journal of School Health, 2025
Background: Photovoice has potential as a pedagogical tool to support student exploration of health-related issues. However, its application in school-based health education is under-represented. Methods: This article details learning outcomes and teacher perspectives from the codesign, evaluation, and scale-up of a photovoice learning module in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Health Education, Photography, Food
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Amber L. Pearson; Karin A. Pfeiffer; Ashton Shortridge; Kimberly A. Clevenger – Journal of School Health, 2025
Background: Schoolyards and/or playgrounds are important settings for fostering children's social, cognitive, and physical development. Optimal schoolyard design is likely an important health-promoting and equigenic strategy, but prior research does not fully consider multiple dimensions of these spaces, such as vegetation, slopes, ground cover,…
Descriptors: Playgrounds, Educational Facilities Design, Geographic Information Systems, Elementary School Students
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Marion D. Driessen-Willems; Nina H. M. Bartelink; Kathelijne M. H. H. Bessems; Stef K. Kremers; Patricia van Assema – Journal of School Health, 2025
Background: Implementation of school-based health promotion programs requires contextual fit. To strengthen the nutrition education program "Krachtvoer" (ENG: "Power Food") and learn general lessons about contextual fit, this study examined how the program, the context, and program-context interactions affected teachers'…
Descriptors: Health Promotion, Nutrition Instruction, Program Effectiveness, Context Effect
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Doug Gomez; Jody Slocumb; Melissa McCart; Gerard A. Gioia; Deanne Unruh; Julie Haarbauer-Krupa; Ann Glang – Journal of School Health, 2025
Background: Healthcare providers play a critical role in the return to school (RTS) process after a child sustains a mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI). The purpose of this study was to examine healthcare providers' perspectives on effective communication with school personnel and gaps within those practices, using a qualitative approach. Methods:…
Descriptors: Head Injuries, Neurological Impairments, Health Services, Videoconferencing
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Emily M. Melnick; Theresa Bui; Francesco Acciai; Sarah Martinelli; Punam Ohri-Vachaspati – Journal of School Health, 2025
Background: The COVID-19 pandemic triggered nationwide school closures in March 2020, putting millions of children in the United States who depended on subsidized school meals at risk of hunger. In response, the US Department of Agriculture activated the Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) and Seamless Summer Option (SSO) program to provide…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, School Closing, Hunger
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Adam M. McCready; Katherine C. Rohn – Journal of School Health, 2025
Background: Parents and educators are concerned about adolescents' social media use and how it affects their mental health. It is unclear how these adults perceive how social media use affects adolescent mental health or view the role of schools in addressing these effects. We explored how adults define social media, perceive the effects of social…
Descriptors: Parent Attitudes, Teacher Attitudes, Administrator Attitudes, Health Personnel
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Daniel Chang; Kelly Sarmiento; Dana Waltzman – Journal of School Health, 2025
Background: School professionals, including classroom teachers, school administrators, psychologists, teachers' aides, and nurses, often interact with students with concussions. To ensure they have the knowledge to identify and manage concussions, the U.S. Centers of Disease Control and Prevention developed the HEADS UP to Schools online training.…
Descriptors: School Personnel, Head Injuries, Neurological Impairments, Training
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Nancy F. Berglas; Abigail Gutmann-Gonzalez; Kayla Wilson; Martha J. Decker – Journal of School Health, 2025
Background: School-based, comprehensive sexual health education is an important strategy for addressing the needs of youth in rural communities. However, few evidence-based programs have been developed specifically for or with rural youth, thus raising questions of their applicability and acceptability. Methods: From September 2021 to January…
Descriptors: Sexuality, Sex Education, Rural Areas, Evidence Based Practice
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Angela Pollard; Jill D. Sharkey – Journal of School Health, 2025
Background: Critical resource theory (CReT) provides a framework for the examination and reform of public finance policy. Funding policies for staffing school-based mental health providers have a substantial impact on the structure of service delivery and the ability of youth (and their families) to access much-needed supports in an era of growing…
Descriptors: School Health Services, Mental Health Programs, School Personnel, Mental Health Workers
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Julie Gazmararian; Grant Rivera; Sky Cupid Douglas; Eden Wakiweya; Parker Lincoln; Erin Harlow-Parker – Journal of School Health, 2025
Background: In response to escalating concerns about the pervasive use of digital media and research documenting the impact on adolescent well-being and academic performance, schools are exploring opportunities to reverse these concerning trends. Many schools respond with full or partial bans on social media use during the school day; however,…
Descriptors: Program Implementation, Social Media, Middle Schools, Middle School Students
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Hannah R. Thompson; Joni Ladawn Ricks-Oddie; Margaret Schneider; Sophia Day; Kira Argenio; Kevin Konty; Shlomit Radom-Aizik; Yawen Guo; Dan M. Cooper – Journal of School Health, 2025
Background: Data missingness can bias interpretation and outcomes resulting from data use. We describe data missingness in the longest-standing US-based youth fitness surveillance system (2006/07-2019/20). Methods: This observational study uses the New York City FITNESSGRAM (NYCFG) database from 1,983,629 unique 4th-12th grade students (9,147,873…
Descriptors: Physical Fitness, Data Interpretation, Statistical Bias, Youth
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