Schools and Health : Our Nation's Investment Paperback / softback

Schools and Health is a readable and well-organized book on comprehensive school health programs (CSHPs) for children in grades K-12.

The book explores the needs of today's students and how those needs can be met through CSHP design and development. The committee provides broad recommendations for CSHPs, with suggestions and guidelines for national, state, and local actions.

The volume examines how communities can become involved, explores models for CSHPs, and identifies elements of successful programs.

Topics include:The history of and precedents for health programs in schools. The state of the art in physical education, health education, health services, mental health and pupil services, and nutrition and food services. Policies, finances, and other elements of CSHP infrastructure. Research and evaluation challenges. Schools and Health will be important to policymakers in health and education, school administrators, school physicians and nurses, health educators, social scientists, child advocates, teachers, and parents. Table of ContentsFront MatterExecutive Summary1 Introduction2 Evolution of School Health Programs3 Education4 School Health Services5 Building the Infrastructure for Comprehensive School HealthPrograms6 Challenges In School Health Research and Evaluation7 The Path to the FutureAppendix AAppendix BAppendix CAppendix DAppendix EAppendix FAppendix G-1Appendix G-2Appendix G-3Acronyms and AbbreviationsIndex