Schools
Schools and Health
Our Nation's Investment
by Diane Allensworth, Elaine Lawson, Lois Nicholson, and James Wyche, Editors; Committee on Comprehensive School Health Programs in Grades K-12, Institute of Medicine
Description
Schools and Health is a readable and well-organized book on comprehensive school health programs (CSHPs) for children in grades K-12. The book explores the needs of today's students and how those needs can be met through CSHP design and development.
The committee provides broad recommendations for CSHPs, with suggestions and guidelines for national, state, and local actions. The volume examines how communities can become involved, explores models for CSHPs, and identifies elements of successful programs. Topics include: The history of and precedents for health programs in schools.
The state of the art in physical education, health education, health services, mental health and pupil services, and nutrition and food services.
Policies, finances, and other elements of CSHP infrastructure.
Research and evaluation challenges. Schools and Health will be important to policymakers in health and education, school administrators, school physicians and nurses, health educators, social scientists, child advocates, teachers, and parents.
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- Publisher National Academies Press
- Publication Date November 1997
- Orginal LanguageEnglish
- ISBN/Identifier 9780309086615
- Publication Country or regionUnited States
- FormatPaperback
- Primary Price 126.25 USD
- Pages512
- ReadershipProfessional and scholarly
- Publish StatusPublished
- Dimensions9 x 6 inches
- Biblio Notes1997
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