Impact of a school health coordinator intervention on health-related school policies and student behavior

Journal of School Health

Volumn 80, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 176-185

  O'brien, Liam M ^a   Polacsek, Michele ^b   Macdonald, Pamela B ^c   Ellis, Jacqueline ^d   Berry, Susan ^e   Martin, Maurice ^f  

^a Health Services and Department of Biology   (United States)

^b HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c Maine Center for Public Health   (United States)

^d Maine Department of Health and Human Services   (United States)

^e Director of Coordinated School Health Programs   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF MAINE AT FARMINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Nutrition and diet; Physical fitness and sport; Policy; Risk factors; School health instruction; Smoking and tobacco

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONSUMER; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; CURRICULUM; EVALUATION; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; LEADERSHIP; NONBIOLOGICAL MODEL; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE; STATISTICAL MODEL; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONSUMER PARTICIPATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; CURRICULUM; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH FACILITY ADMINISTRATORS; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; LEADERSHIP; LOGISTIC MODELS; MAINE; MODELS, ORGANIZATIONAL; PROFESSIONAL ROLE; PROGRAM EVALUATION; RISK-TAKING; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 77954914395     PISSN: 00224391     EISSN: 17461561     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1746-1561.2009.00484.x     Document Type: Article

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