The Application of Optimal Defaults to Improve Elementary School Lunch Selections: Proof of Concept
CONCLUSIONSThe mere positioning of choices, without restricting options, significantly affected which menu items the children received during the test period. Results are proof of concept for a strategy to increase health‐promoting school lunch content, procedures, and policies. (Source: Journal of School Health)
Source: Journal of School Health - March 2, 2018 Category: Health Management Authors: Katharine L. Loeb, Cynthia Radnitz, Kathleen L. Keller, Marlene B. Schwartz, Nancy Zucker, Sue Marcus, Richard N. Pierson, Michael Shannon, Danielle DeLaurentis Tags: RESEARCH ARTICLE Source Type: research
Issue Information
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Source: Journal of School Health - February 5, 2018 Category: Health Management Tags: ISSUE INFORMATION Source Type: research
Corrigendum
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Source: Journal of School Health - February 4, 2018 Category: Health Management Tags: CORRIGENDUM Source Type: research
Drinker Identity: Key Risk Factor for Adolescent Alcohol Use
CONCLUSIONSIdentity‐based approaches may be promising strategies to identify adolescents who are at risk for alcohol use and to intervene with early prevention or treatment within the school setting. (Source: Journal of School Health)
Source: Journal of School Health - February 4, 2018 Category: Health Management Authors: Chia ‐Kuei Lee, Colleen Corte, Karen F. Stein Tags: GENERAL ARTICLE Source Type: research
Longitudinal Examination of Aggression and Study Skills From Middle to High School: Implications for Dropout Prevention
CONCLUSIONSThe results highlight the importance of early prevention that combines academic enhancement and behavioral management for reducing school dropout. (Source: Journal of School Health)
Source: Journal of School Health - February 4, 2018 Category: Health Management Authors: Pamela Orpinas, Katherine Raczynski, Hsien ‐Lin Hsieh, Lusine Nahapetyan, Arthur M. Horne Tags: RESEARCH ARTICLE Source Type: research
Physical Activity and Energy Expenditure During an After ‐School Running Club: Laps Versus Game Play
CONCLUSIONSBoth running laps and running games in an ASP can contribute to PA accrual. ASP providers should weigh the demands and outcomes of program activities, and especially consider the quality of activities, students' feelings about them, and the implementation demands on instructors. (Source: Journal of School Health)
Source: Journal of School Health - February 4, 2018 Category: Health Management Authors: David Kahan, Thomas L. McKenzie Tags: RESEARCH ARTICLE Source Type: research
Suicide Risk and Resiliency Factors Among Hispanic Teens in New Mexico: Schools Can Make a Difference
CONCLUSIONSTeachers and other school adults can decrease suicide risk for Hispanic teens by forming supportive relationships with students. Special consideration should be given to providing free breakfast in schools. (Source: Journal of School Health)
Source: Journal of School Health - February 4, 2018 Category: Health Management Authors: Meryn Hall, Lynne Fullerton, Courtney FitzGerald, Dan Green Tags: RESEARCH ARTICLE Source Type: research
Perceived Weight and Bullying Victimization in Boys and Girls
CONCLUSIONSPerceived weight may play a greater role in bullying victimization than objective weight, especially among boys. Interventions to prevent bullying should consider adolescents' self‐perceptions of weight to effectively identify those at greater risk for victimization. (Source: Journal of School Health)
Source: Journal of School Health - February 4, 2018 Category: Health Management Authors: Felicia R. Carey, Anna V. Wilkinson, Nalini Ranjit, Dorothy Mandell, Deanna M. Hoelscher Tags: RESEARCH ARTICLE Source Type: research
MOBILE ‐izing Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health Care: A Pilot Study Using a Mobile Health Unit in Chicago
CONCLUSIONSMobile SRHC is a feasible approach for reproductive health care among adolescents. (Source: Journal of School Health)
Source: Journal of School Health - February 4, 2018 Category: Health Management Authors: Lilja S. Stefansson, M. Elizabeth Webb, Luciana E. Hebert, Lisa Masinter, Melissa L. Gilliam Tags: RESEARCH ARTICLE Source Type: research
The School Contextual Effect of Sexual Debut on Sexual Risk ‐Taking: A Joint Parameter Approach
CONCLUSIONSSchool behavioral mechanisms are directly related to sexual health behaviors among youth. Our findings have implications for school‐based interventions, education programs, and the role of parents. (Source: Journal of School Health)
Source: Journal of School Health - February 4, 2018 Category: Health Management Authors: Tianji Cai, Yisu Zhou, Michael D. Ni ño, Nichola Driver Tags: RESEARCH ARTICLE Source Type: research
Sexting, Risk Behavior, and Mental Health in Adolescents: An Examination of 2015 Pennsylvania Youth Risk Behavior Survey Data
CONCLUSIONSHigh school students, particularly men, that report sexting may be more likely to participate in other risk behaviors and experience negative mental health outcomes. Further research should clarify the temporality of links between sexting, cyberbullying, depression, and suicide to inform mental health screening and treatment availability in high schools. (Source: Journal of School Health)
Source: Journal of School Health - February 4, 2018 Category: Health Management Authors: Anne S. Frankel, Sarah Bauerle Bass, Freda Patterson, Ting Dai, Deanna Brown Tags: RESEARCH ARTICLE Source Type: research
School Connectedness and Protection From Symptoms of Depression in Sexual Minority Adolescents Attending School in Atlantic Canada
CONCLUSIONSWithin all subgroups of sexual orientation except mostly/completely homosexual girls, SC was protective for symptoms of depression, indicating its potential importance for prevention of depression in all students, including perhaps particularly those with minority orientation. (Source: Journal of School Health)
Source: Journal of School Health - February 4, 2018 Category: Health Management Authors: Maria N. Wilson, Mark Asbridge, Donald B. Langille Tags: RESEARCH ARTICLE Source Type: research
Best Practices in Preparing School Health Education Teachers: The Need for Future Research —A Commentary
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Source: Journal of School Health - February 4, 2018 Category: Health Management Authors: David A. Birch, Hannah Priest Catalano, Meghan E. Shewmake Tags: COMMENTARY Source Type: research
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Source: Journal of School Health - January 15, 2018 Category: Health Management Tags: ISSUE INFORMATION Source Type: research
Comparing Mental Health of US Children of Immigrants and Non ‐Immigrants in 4 Racial/Ethnic Groups
CONCLUSIONOur study suggests that how the emotional health of COI is faring relative to children of NI depends on the child's race/ethnicity. (Source: Journal of School Health)
Source: Journal of School Health - January 14, 2018 Category: Health Management Authors: JaHun Kim, Semret Nicodimos, Siri E. Kushner, Isaac C. Rhew, Elizabeth McCauley, Ann Vander Stoep Tags: RESEARCH ARTICLE Source Type: research
