The Politics of Youth, Sex, and Health Care in American Schools (Haworth Health and Social Policy) (Haworth Health and Social Policy)
Publisher: Haworth Press
Published: October 2002
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 174
ISBN-13: 9780789012715
Subjects: POLITICS & GOVERNMENT; Sociology, Social Studies; Sex instruction for youth; Political aspects; Educational Policy & Reform; Political Science; Education / Teaching; School health services; Politics/International Relations; Public Policy - Social Policy; Public Health; United States; General; Case studies
First sentence: Angela is an 18-year-old Hispanic high school student in Prince George's County, Maryland, who suffers from asthma, disabling migraines, and worries about getting pregnant.
Description: Button and Rienzo (political science and health science education, respectively; both, U. of Florida) examine the history and political dynamics of school-based health clinics, analyze the nature and extent of political barriers facing them, and describe strategies for overcoming these barriers. The results of a nationwide survey of clinic administrators and case studies of five representative locales are presented, highlighting day-to-day issues such as inadequate funding, lack of parental involvement, and opposition to birth control information and services from conservative groups. Annotation (c)2003 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com).