Schools & health
Subtitle: our nation's investment
By: Committee on Comprehensive School Health Programs in Grades K-12, Division of Health Sciences Policy, Institute of Medicine ; Diane Allensworth ... [et al.], editors.
Contributors: Allensworth, Diane DeMuth.; Institute of Medicine (U.S.). Committee on Comprehensive School Health Programs.
Publisher: National Academy Press
Published: 1997
Place of publication: Washington, D.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 498
Subjects: School health services -- United States; School health services -- United States -- Planning; Health education -- United States
Other titles: Schools and health
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction. Background of the study : the current context for school health programs : the comprehensive school health program : major issues and questions considered by the committee : organization of the remainder of this report; title: Evolution of school health programs. Historical overview : the comprehensive school health program : summary; title: Education. The role of physical education in comprehensive school health programs : the role of health education in comprehensive school health programs : summary of findings and conclusions : recommendations; title: School health services. Introduction : overview of basic school services : extended services : research on school health services : matching level of services to needs : confidentiality of students' health and education records : financing of school health services : first steps for a community in establishing school services : summary of findings and conclusions : recommendations; title: Building the infrastructure for comprehensive school health programs. The national infrastructure : the state and local infrastructure : summary of findings and conclusions : recommendations; title: Challenges in school health research and evaluation. Overview of research and evaluation : methodological challenges : challenges and future directions for school health education research : summary of findings and conclusions : recommendations; title: The path to the future. The unique position of the school : moving school health programs into the future : aAn investment in the future : concluding remarks.