tailieunhanh - Health Education: Results From the School Health Policies and Programs Study 2006

So what does this mean for outreach? Diseases and chronic conditions that are prevalent in white, middle class populations are sometimes even more common among non-white, low income communities. Disparities in wealth are often paralleled by disparities in health. The need for advocacy, support and information services that are offered by patient support organizations like yours is likely to be greatest in the very communities that such organizations find hard to reach. An important note: Disparities in health among communities are not always negative ones. Many cultural practices contribute to the health of a community, ranging from traditional diets that are low in. | Health Education Results From the School Health Policies and Programs Study 2006 Laura Kann PhDa Susan K. Telljohann HSD CHESb Susan F. Wooley PhD CHESc ABSTRACT BACKGROUND School health education can effectively help reduce the prevalence of health-risk behaviors among students and have a positive influence on students academic performance. This article describes the characteristics of school health education policies and programs in the United States at the state district school and classroom levels. METHODS The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention conducts the School Health Policies and Programs Study every 6 years. In 2006 computer-assisted telephone interviews or self-administered mail questionnaires were completed by state education agency personnel in all 50 states plus the District of Columbia and among a nationally representative sample of districts n 459 . Computer-assisted personal interviews were conducted with personnel in a nationally representative sample of elementary middle and high schools n 920 and with a nationally representative sample of teachers of classes covering required health instruction in elementary schools and required health education courses in middle and high schools n 912 . RESULTS Most states and districts had adopted a policy stating that schools will teach at least 1 of the 14 health topics and nearly all schools required students to receive instruction on at least 1 of these topics. However only of elementary schools of middle schools and of high schools required instruction on all 14 topics. In support of schools most states and districts offered staff development for those who teach health education although the percentage of teachers of required health instruction receiving staff development was low. CONCLUSIONS Health education has the potential to help students maintain and improve their health prevent disease and reduce health-related risk behaviors. However despite signs of progress this potential is