Background: School-located vaccination (SLV) offers an opportunity to deliver vaccines to students, particularly those without a primary care provider. Methods: This SLV program offered 2 clinics at each of 20 elementary schools (influenza vaccine) and 3 clinics at each of 7 middle/preschool-eighth-grade schools (adolescent platform plus catch-up…

The techniques used by Manhasset High School for student involvement in health education is a call to directly involve your students regardless of the location of your school. If students feel they are making contributions to their own education they are more apt to be interested in themselves, their communities and the world. (Author)

This very brief article describes the Drug-O-Roma", an evening program which featured envolvement of students, parents and teachers. The program, presented once, was innovative and apparently successful. (CJ)

Considerations for involving adolescents in the planning of sex education include (1) improved awareness of student needs, (2) correct "tailoring" of the program to fit the target population, and (3) aiding in the maturation and development of adolescents as health consumers and practitioners. (MB)

The Project Northland peer participation program tested the feasibility and effect of involving students in planning and promoting alcohol-free peer social activities. Longitudinal studies indicated nearly half of the student cohort participated. There was a relationship between students' involvement with planning and lower rate of alcohol use.…