New Online Tool From the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Tracks School Health Policies and Practices

Young people in the United States attend school about six hours per day, approximately 180  days per year during a critical 13-year period of their development. Schools are therefore in a unique position to help improve the health status of youth nationwide. To measure implementation of school health policies and practices, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), in collabo ration with state and local education and health agencies, developed the School Health Profiles (Profiles). Profiles is a system of surveys conducted among representative samples of secondary schools in states, school districts, territories, and tribes, referred to collectively as jurisdictions.
Source: Journal of Adolescent Health - Category: Child Development Authors: Tags: Commentary Source Type: research