Implementing and evaluating a school-based program to improve childhood vision

Journal of School Health

Volumn 80, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 340-345

  Ethan, Danna ^a   Basch, Charles E ^b   Platt, Roger ^c   Bogen, Elizabeth ^c   Zybert, Patricia ^b  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b Columbia University ^*  (United States)

^c NEW YORK CITY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND MENTAL HYGIENE   (United States)

Author keywords

Child and adolescent health; Research; School health services; Vision

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; INCOME; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MINORITY GROUP; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PUBLIC HEALTH; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE; SOCIAL MARKETING; SOCIOECONOMICS; SPECTACLES; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; VISION; VISION TEST; VISUAL DISORDER;

CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; EYEGLASSES; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; INCOME; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MINORITY GROUPS; NEW YORK CITY; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PUBLIC HEALTH; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES; SOCIAL MARKETING; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; VISION DISORDERS; VISION TESTS; VISION, OCULAR;

EID: 77954649704     PISSN: 00224391     EISSN: 17461561     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1746-1561.2010.00511.x     Document Type: Article

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