bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
The High School Nurse Practitioner
Authors: Nader Philip R. , Conrad Jane , Williamson Mildred , McKevitt Rosemary , Berrey Rosalind 
Published: October 2009

ABSTRACTBetter problem identification and improved access to community health care were the result of changes made during the past three years in a traditional urban high school health service. The first change included training the nurse to become a pediatric nurse practitioner and adding a full‐time health aide. The other change included the use of clinic management forms developed by the nurse practitioner/health aide team to be used for three common student complaints: headache, stomachache and upper respiratory symptoms. Our experience indicates that out‐of‐school referrals for medical care doubled, and more students referred received care after these changes were instituted. The high school pediatric nurse practitioner counsels students in understanding their health problems and in making decisions about their health care. She also coordinates educational and health resources and provides psychosocial support for students.
The Effects of a Fifth Grade Health Education Curriculum Model on Perceived Vulnerability and Smoking Attitudes
Authors: Stone Elaine J. 
Published: October 2009

ABSTRACTThe major purpose of this study was to assess the effects of the School Health Curriculum Project (SHCP) on fifth grade students in two areas related to health attitudes and behavior. The areas were perceived vulnerability to illnesses and accidents and attitudes towards smoking. A secondary problem was to determine if relationships existed between variables such as sex, ethnicity, income and reading level and the post‐test results for the Treatment Group on the two measures used in this investigation.A quasi‐experimental design was used. The specific design was an adaptation of a Nonequivalent Control Group Design modified by the addition of a Post‐test‐Only Control Group. The sample population participating in the study consisted of 635 students representing 33 intact classrooms from a multicultural urban school district in New Mexico.The data collection instruments used for pre‐ and post‐testing were the Gochman Perceived Vulnerability Instrument (PV) and two subscales of the Teenage Self Test for Cigarette Smoking (ST). The statistics used to analyze the data included descriptive statistics and analysis of variance.Findings revealed that the SHCP fifth grade unit had an effect on students' reported attitudes towards smoking in the direction of the curriculum objectives. The secondary hypotheses findings indicated that significant differences existed among certain groups of students on post‐test scores. There were significant differences between females and males on the Perceived Vulnerability and Smoking Test measures between Spanish‐American and Anglo students on the Perceived Vulnerability and Smoking Test measures, and between students reading below grade level and those reading at or above grade level on the Smoking Test measure.
Understanding and Evaluating Adolescent Behavior Problems
Authors: Erickson Candace J. , Friedman Stanford B. 
Published: October 2009

ABSTRACTA knowledge of normal adolescent development and the adolescent's own stage of psychosocial development is necessary in evaluating the significance of his behavior. Understanding the youngster's previous development is useful as those experiences will influence how well he will master the adolescent task of identity formation. Issues which directly impact on this developmental task include separation from parents, peer support, changes in body and body image, sexuality, development of abstract reasoning, and career choice. Difficulty in resolving any of these issues may result in a behavior disturbance. The evaluation of the adolescent's functioning in various life spheres at school, with peers, and at home should enable the professional to better determine whether a teenager's behavior is normal or a symptom of an emotional problem. Professionals, particularly those in schools, should take advantage of their interaction with adolescents in order to asssess behavior and identify the presence of underlying problems.
Is a Mandated Comprehensive Health Education Program a Guarantee of Successful Health Education?
Authors: Conley John A. , Jackson Clarence George 
Published: October 2009

ABSTRACTThis study evaluated the health knowledge of a selected population of 12th grade students. A random selection of 30% of the total senior population from 7 public high schools was obtained. The Kilander‐Leach Health Knowledge test was used. An analysis of variance was performed by sex and by health area. The FLSD multiple range test was utilized where significance was found among groups. The findings revealed that students' health knowledge was weak; moderate strength was indicated in the area of chronic disease; no significant differences were observed between males and females on the total test; there was significant differences in health knowledge on the total test among the schools.
The Reduction In The Intensity Of Meaning Attached To Sex Words
Authors: Eberst Richard M. 
Published: October 2009

ABSTRACTThis investigation utilized 192 college students to determine if the intensity of meaning attached to sex words could be reduced, if change in this meaning intensity was affected by the passage of time, if the intensity of meaning was related to the students' anxiety level, and if students felt more comfortable in using sex words after treatment than they did before treatment. Pretest instruments determined the intensity of meaning and anxiety level. A verbal satiation method was used with the experimental groups. Three posttest time delay measurements were taken in both experimental and control groups. It was concluded that technical health words and common health words produce communication blockages.
School Nursing Services — Some Current Justifications and Cost‐Benefit Implications
Authors: Hanson John F. A. 
Published: October 2009

ABSTRACTA variety of justifications for maintenance of adequate school nursing services within the school health program, especially in view of current health problems prevalent among school‐age children in this nation, is described. In this process, the main emphasis of the article is centered on the cost‐benefit implications of school nursing.
Dental Health Knowledge Tests: Their Development, Implementation And Evaluation
Authors: Cormier Patricia P. , Eriksen Michael P. , Kennedy Susan L. , Diamond James J. 
Published: October 2009

ABSTRACTThe present study discusses the development of dental health knowledge tests as part of an integrated dental health curriculum in the public school system of a rural community. It is part of a larger project designed to test the effectiveness of a school‐based dental health delivery system.Cognitive measures of dental health were designed to study the relationship of dental health knowledge to oral health behaviors. A review of the literature revealed no suitable dental health knowledge tests for grades K‐6; new assessment measures were then developed by project staff.The tests consisted of 14 objectively scored tests — two parallel forms at each of the seven grade levels, K‐6, and were administered four times to 1,942 students. Consistently, the tests have demonstrated high reliability estimates and low standard errors of measurement and indicate that the instruments are functioning as parallel forms and measuring the same dental concepts with equal precision.
School Mental Health Programs: A Challenge to the Health Professional
Authors: Dale Sandra 
Published: October 2009

ABSTRACTMental health programs which facilitate prevention and remediation within the school system are indicated by large numbers of children at risk for problems. Counseling, consultation and communication activities to promote mental health can readily be provided by school health personnel. Barriers to the development and implementation of a mental health program include problems in staffing and communication as well as a continued illness orientation of the health professional.
The Relevance of Health Education to Health Activation and Self‐care
Authors: Shirreffs Janet H. 
Published: October 2009

ABSTRACTContemporary medical care is a valuable but incomplete approach to health. The individual is coming to be recognized by many providers and consumers of health care alike as the primary health care resource, and individual behaviors and lifestyles are now recognized as the principle determinants of health. A new trend toward health activation is emerging which emphasizes self‐care and self‐help. This movement is transforming the traditionally passive patient into an active, informed and effective participant in health care and health promotion. The recent interest in programs designed to enhance self‐care skills is extremely relevant to health education in the schools and the community. The prime justification of health education has traditionally been one of promoting individual responsibility for generating and maintaining health. Integration of health education concepts and strategies with health activation programs may have an overall effect of enhancing health in the United States.
Parental Attendance at a School Dental Program: Its Impact Upon the Dental Behavior of the Children
Authors: Lee A. John 
Published: October 2009

ABSTRACTThe Okanagan dental health team invited parents of kindergarten children to attend an educational and brush‐in session of the school dental program. This included actively participating in the brush‐in.In four school districts, data were compiled comparing children whose parents attended with children whose parents did not. Behavioral variables compared included dental visits, routine oral hygiene, and the use of fluoride paste and rinse at the sessions. Dental exams both a priori and a posteriori allowed an assessment of the dentition and gingival tissue of both groups.Results showed a significantly greater improvement in both the dental behavior and dental health of the children whose parents attended the session. These results give valid evidence to the advantage of involving parents in a school based dental program.
Use of Value Clarification Methods In Venereal Disease Education
Authors: Breckon Don , Sweeney Don 
Published: October 2009

ABSTRACTThe use of values clarification methods offers a means of dealing with the social‐emotional stigmas associated with venereal diseases. It has become apparent that the facts alone are not sufficient in motivating the individual to seek treatment and cooperate in the epidemiologic process. This article suggests techniques of educating students or patients in order to get them in touch with their own feelings, attitudes, and prejudices. It also fosters understanding of the prevalent social myths and misconceptions about venereal diseases.
An Analysis of Policies Regulating Medication in the Schools
Authors: Kinnison Lloyd R. , Nimmer Donald N. 
Published: October 2009

ABSTRACTThe administration and storage of prescribed medication in the schools is an area in which parents, physicians and school personnel need a close working relationship. Two hundred local school superintendents, randomly selected from throughout the United States, were requested to identify if their school district had a formal written policy regarding the storage and administration of prescribed drugs and, if so, to send a copy of this policy for analysis. The recommendations derived from the policies received were readily divisible into 12 categories: (1) physician's approval/request for the administration of medication, (2) parental or guardian's request and authorization to give medication, (3) functions of the school nurse, (4) container holding medication, (5) storage of medication, (6) person responsible for administration, (7) supply of medication kept at school, (8) log or written record of medication given, (9) unused medication, (10) delivery of medication to the school, (11) recording of information in student's cumulative folder, and (12) other. The large percentage of school districts responding that they do not have formal written policies to regulate the storage and administration of prescribed drugs in the schools, coupled with the few school districts which sent policies for analysis, provide clear evidence that a greater amount of attention is needed in this area.
Non‐health Professionals and the School‐age Child: Early Intervention for Behavioral Problems
Authors: Nutting Paul A. , Price T. Brent , Baty Max L. 
Published: October 2009

ABSTRACTA methodology is described to utilize dormitory parents in direct care activities for the early intervention of behavioral problems of the school‐age child. Specific information gathering, assessment, treatment, referral and follow‐up tasks were defined and incorporated into a problem‐solving protocol which served to guide the dormitory parents through the defined problem‐solving process, to promote early identification of students with a behavioral problem, and to expedite referral to a professional for students with more severe problems. The methodology was pilot‐tested in a large American Indian boarding school and demonstrated the feasibility and efficacy of dormitory parents in a therapeutic role as one component of a team approach to the management of behavioral problems. The pilot study resulted in a significant reduction in the rates of alcohol abuse and school dropouts and deserves application in a variety of settings.
The “Other” Veneral Diseases: Herpes Simplex, Trichomoniasis and Candidiasis
Authors: McNab Warren L. 
Published: October 2009

ABSTRACTAlthough the term venereal disease has been synonymous with gonorrhea and syphilis, the Center for Disease Control now states that the new cases of herpes simplex type ‐ 2, trichomoniasis and candidiasis are rapidly approaching and, in certain instances, have surpassed the annual cases of syphilis and gonorrhea. Trichomoniasis and candidiasis are at times unbearable to millions of women. In relation to genital herpes, the circumstances are much more serious. It is rapdily approaching epidemic proportions, it has no cure, and it can be detrimental to the unsuspecting pregnant woman. It is imperative that, as health professionals, we broaden our teaching efforts to include these “other” venereal diseases and help our students to do what they can within the total framework of their own knowledge and behavior to avoid and treat venereal infections.Traditionally the term “venereal disease” has been thought of as being synonymous with only gonorrhea and syphilis because of their high incidence rates. The Center for Disease Control estimates that there are 3 million new cases of trichomoniasis and 300,000 to I million cases of herpes genitalis, compared to one million cases of gonorrhea and about 20,000 cases of syphilis each year. These incidence rates certainly indicate a need for our educational programs to include trichomoniasis and herpes simplex, as well as the traditional coverage of gonorrhea and syphilis, in our health education classes. But what are these other common, sexually transmitted diseases? What are their causes, symptoms and complications, and most important, how can they be prevented or at least treated?
Involuntary Deviance: Schooling and Epileptic Children
Authors: Gliebe Werner A. 
Published: October 2009

ABSTRACTThere exists in schools an unwritten set of presuppositions defining “normalcy.” Students going beyond these boundaries of normalcy are encouraged (sometimes punitively) to change their behaviors. However, there is a growing awareness that not all children going beyond normalcy do so willingly. The phenomenon here termed “involuntary deviance” represents a way of perceiving and dealing with special students. An example, the case of children with epilepsy, is presented to illustrate the need for health educators and other educators to be familiar with such medical problems and, among their students, to help decrease the social stigma attached to some of these conditions. This need will become more urgent as the practice of mainstreaming students becomes increasingly prevalent.
Treating Childhood Obesity in a Public School Setting
Authors: Ruppenthal Brian , Gibbs Eugene 
Published: October 2009

ABSTRACTExperience at an elementary school in Petaluma, CA, demonstrates that daily group exercise as part of a nutrition education program can help obese children attain normal weight‐for‐height. Such an exercise program requires minimal equipment and may be led by a classroom aide or volunteer parent at minimal cost. Dramatic improvement in participants' weight‐for‐height status may occur provided that student interest and attendance is maintained over a period of several months.
Health Education for Kindergarten Children*
Authors: Parcel Guy S. , Tiernan Kathy , Nader Philip R. , Gottlob Don 
Published: October 2009

ABSTRACTA health education program for kindergarten children was jointly planned and conducted by health and education professionals. The program demonstrates an application of an approach based on skill development for health behavior. It is presented as an example of how a school district can take beginning steps in developing a foundation for teaching health skills. A unique activity of the program included medical students as a means of involving health care professionals as part of school health education.
Formative Evaluation of a Sex Education Course for Young Adolescents
Authors: Parcel Guy S. , Luttman Dave , Meyers Michael P. 
Published: October 2009

ABSTRACTThe study was done to demonstrate the use of objective instruments to evaluate a sex education course for eighth graders. Results indicated that knowledge scores increased and attitudes toward premarital sexual permissiveness changed to show a greater acceptance of premarital sexual behavior in relationships involving affection or commitment for marriage. Students tended to become less permissive in accepting premarital sexual behavior in relationships not involving affection or commitment for marriage. A sex‐concerns check list measured no overall change in the number of concerns, but there were significant changes in four of the 24 items. Evaluation questionnaires completed by the students, together with the diaries kept by group leaders, provided useful information to evaluate process and to implement program revisions. The experience of using a variety of evaluation instruments led to a greater awareness of types of data needed to measure the effectiveness of the instructional program.
Relevant Curriculum Planning in Health Education: A Methodology
Authors: Sutherland Mary S. 
Published: October 2009

ABSTRACTProcedures proposed to present a methodology for planning relevant health education curriculum included having students write out questions they felt their peers had about health in the specific content areas of community health, consumer health, diseases, drugs, alcohol, and tobacco, ecology, family life, nutrition, mental health, personal health and safety and first aid. A sample survey was presented where 80 junior high school students wrote a total of 981 questions and 74 senior high school students wrote 786 questions.Implications for the health education curriculum would be as follows: (1) Curriculum can be made relevant if the specific content covered is directly related to problems of daily living; (2) Provide needed cognitive information to meet real or potential problems of students; and (3) Provide guidance for the health educator in planning the kind and the amount of emphasis within the total health education program.
School Nursing: Current Observations and Future Projections*
Authors: Oda Dorothy S. 
Published: October 2009

ABSTRACTA questionnaire was sent to 16 nurses in administrative, supervisory, consultant and educational positions to determine the current state of school nursing. Opinions regarding the future of school nursing were also solicited. The results showed regional variations in the staffing levels, character of nursing practice, and use of school nurse practitioners. There was consensus that a provider image will be necessary and cost effectiveness will be crucial to the future of school nursing.
The Life‐After‐Death Phenomenon
Authors: Richardson Glenn E. 
Published: October 2009

ABSTRACTThe life‐after‐death phenomenon has created student interest and is often a topic initiated by students in death education courses. The article summarizes some popular publications about the life‐after‐death phenomenon and extracts commonalities that potentially affect other topic areas in a death education course or unit. Topic areas such as coping with death, suicide and stages of dying are then examined to note the effect the phenomenon can have on the topical discussions. The article concludes with a section on precautions in teaching the phenomenon.
Twenty‐Seven Strategies for Teaching Contraception to Adolescents
Authors: Chesler Joan 
Published: October 2009

ABSTRACTThis article summarizes research on the effects of education on adolescents' contraceptive behaviors and suggests strategies to enhance teaching for contraception. Learning about birth control methods in sex education classes does not necessarily enable teenagers to use them effectively. In addition to needing accurate, unbiased information about contraceptive technology, teenagers need help in clarifying their values so that their social behaviors are congruent with their moral codes. Adolescents also benefit from understanding how contraception relates to sexual behavior and how family planning may enable them to become parents at the time of their choice. Twenty‐seven strategies for teachers are listed, each one related to a particular contraceptive problem adolescents encounter.
Use of Medical Information in School Planning
Authors: Bryan Elizabeth 
Published: October 2009

ABSTRACTStudent health information is essential for determining the effect of a health problem on school performance. The sharing of information that is pertinent to a child's individual needs requires judgment on the part of both physicians and school personnel. There must be mechanisms for communication and a plan for storage and retrieval of data that is both accurate and accessible. There must be a mutual desire among the professionals to establish a close relationship that is responsive to the needs of the children they serve.
Predictions
Authors: Borreca Frank A. 
Published: October 2009

ABSTRACTBecause all changes in our society evolve slowly, we must now begin to develop comprehensive future plans for educating the handicapped. In order for the educational system of the future to meet the needs of society, programs must be designed to accommodate the uniqueness of each student. The system must focus on vocational orientation and realistic preparation for adult living to support the concept that handicapped individuals have a potential for community integration. Comprehensive training, realized through cooperation of schools and ongoing community resources, will prepare the handicapped to take their place in a work force which will need to utilize the potential of every qualified individual available.