Introduction
The link between children's health and school performance is well documented.
Innovative school health
programs not only encourage positive health habits, reduce risk behaviors,
and facilitate early intervention, they also directly and indirectly aid
academic success. Today more than ever before, pediatric care professionals
can play a critical role in schools. School Health:
Policy & Practice is custom-built to help. The long-awaited
6th edition of this must-have AAP manual provides in-depth guidelines
and expert guidance for developing and maintaining programs across a wide
range of community settings.
From special education
and mental health counseling to sports and physical education, nutrition,
obesity, drug abuse, and STDs, each information-rich chapter focuses on
health and illness management as they relate to children's educational
performance and potential.
Product
Overview and Description
You'll find current AAP policy statements and guidelines encompassing
virtually every corner of the school health landscape. And you'll turn
here again and again for expert insights on topics such as childhood obesity
and nutrition education; privacy and confidentiality; learning, behavior
and discipline problems; chronically ill students; technology-supported
students; sexuality issues (eg; STDs, HIV, pregnancy); child abuse and
neglect; physical education; sports; injury prevention; environmental
health; substance abuse; and more.
Features
and Benefits
Features
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An Overview of
School Health |
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Health Services |
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Special Education |
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Populations With
Unique Needs |
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Mental Health |
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School-Based Health
Centers |
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Nutrition, Dietary
Practices, and School Food Service Programs |
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Physical Education,
Physical Activity, and School Sports |
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Injury Prevention
and School Safety |
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Comprehensive Health
Education |
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The School Environment |
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Program Evaluation |
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Appendix A: School
Health Program Models |
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Appendix B: School
Health Online Resources |
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Index |
Benefits
Proven policy development guidelines plus practical how-to guidelines:
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Identify and treat
common student medical conditions |
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Effectively serve
school populations with unique needs |
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Establish and operate
a school-based mental health center |
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Meet nutrition requirements
and special dietary needs through school food service programs |
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Manage ADHD in the
classroom |
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Manage asthma and
other common chronic conditions |
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Conduct mental health
screening and assessment |
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Maximize school
safety |
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Provide state-of-the-art
sexuality education programs |
Articles
/ Sales Brochure / Manual
The following book review was printed in The Journal of School Nursing,
February 2005, Volume 21, Number 1 and was written by Kathryn Kolar, RN,
PhD, CPNP:
The correlation between
student health and academic performance is widely recognized. School nurses,
along with other health care professionals, have formed alliances with
the educational system to improve the health and learning of children
in the school setting. The School Health Policy and Practice manual
offers guidance for developing and maintaining health-related programs
for children and advice on related issues. This manual is the sixth edition
of a work published by the American Academy of Pediatrics. Although it
is written for pediatricians, this manual is a useful resource for school
nurses and provides valuable information on a variety of health concerns.
School Health Policy
and Practice consists of 12 chapters and appendixes for school health
program models and online resources for school health. Each chapter
includes a list of references that could be used to obtain additional
information. Additionally, several chapters have specific resource information.
The softbound manual has 269 pages.
An overview of school
health from the pediatrician's viewpoint is presented in the first chapter.
Topics focus on the state of school health programs and the pediatrician's
role in school health. Bulleted information about the potential functions
of school health councils is a useful addition to chapter 1. In the second
chapter, the authors explain various services associated with school health.
General requirements for the delivery of urgent and emergency care, such
as written protocols, notification data, and disaster planning, are discussed
along with guidelines for medication administration. Specific situations
involving medications, such as medications on field trips and alternative
therapies, are included. Additionally, chapter 2 summarizes the legal
aspects of caring for students with special needs. Elements of the individual
health care plan (IHCP) are covered, and IHCP components for the medical
management of several health conditions are presented. This chapter also
lists protocols for selected procedures, including the pediatrician's
and school nurse's responsibilities. Other topics in this chapter are
public health requirements, school exclusion criteria, health screening
and assessment, and case management issues.
Special education is
the focus of chapter 3. Related legislation is presented in greater detail
than in the previous chapter. Specific disability categories, such as
mental retardation and visual impairment, are discussed. Five "frequently
asked questions" about legally mandated services are answered. The
fourth chapter is devoted to other student populations with unique needs.
Issues related to pregnant and parenting adolescents, alternative sexual
orientation, neglect and abuse, HIV-infected students, immigrant populations,
and runaway and homeless youth are explored. Mental health alterations
are covered in chapter 5. Within the categories of externalizing and internalizing
disorders, selected problems are discussed, and generalized treatment
modalities are included.
School-based health centers
(SBHC) are presented in chapter 6. Characteristics of SBHCs and primary
health care services commonly provided are covered. A discussion about
various aspects of SBHC management completes this chapter. Chapters 7
and 8 deal with nutrition and physical activity. Topics covered in chapter
7 include selected problems related to specific nutritional deficiencies,
nutritional excess, and dietary practices. A helpful section on food allergies
is included. This chapter lists both electronic and text resources for
further information. Chapter 8 focuses on physical education (PE) in the
school, PE guidelines for children with specific disorders such as asthma,
and safety recommendations.
Injury prevention and
school safety are discussed in the ninth chapter. Transportation and playground
safety and violence prevention are covered along with the Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention recommendations to prevent unintentional
injuries and violence. Chapter 10 focuses on comprehensive health education.
Content areas, curricular components, resources, and evaluation are included.
The school environment
is explored in the 11th chapter with emphasis on both social and physical
aspects. Qualities of socially supportive schools are listed, and strategies
to change students' knowledge, skills, attitudes, beliefs, and behaviors
are offered. Selected elements of the indoor and outdoor physical environment
are discussed, including air quality, chemical and toxin exposures, microbiological
agents, and other environmental hazards.
The final chapter deals
with program evaluation. Included are types of program evaluation, steps
in evaluation, and current evaluation practices. The first appendix presents
a short overview of five school health program models. The second contains
a useful, fairly lengthy listing of online resources for school health.
This manual is written
in an easy-to-follow style, but the headings for the sections and subsections
can be quite confusing. Contributions to the content from the school nurse's
perspective would have provided a more rounded overview of school health.
Although directed to pediatricians in community settings, this manual
could be a useful reference for the school nurse's library.
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Ordering Information
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Catalog # |
Product
Name |
| 11068 |
School
Health Policy and Practice Book |
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