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Center on Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports, 2024
This demonstration brief provides teaching and learning stories from districts and schools implementing PBIS with an integrated systems focus and is organized across the following areas: (a) the context of the school/district, (b) the changes made in the systems, (c) the impact of the changes made in the systems, and (d) next steps to improve the…
Descriptors: Positive Behavior Supports, Multi Tiered Systems of Support, Low Income Students, Middle School Students
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Holly Tiret; Cheryl Eschbach; Allison Nichols; Becky Smith; Jane Riffe; Terry Clark Jones – Journal of Human Sciences & Extension, 2021
Recognizing the need for education that addresses social emotional and mental health issues faced by adults, Extension developed two different types of programs. Michigan State University (MSU) Extension developed the RELAX: Alternatives to Anger program (RELAX) to address anger management, and West Virginia University (WVU) Extension created…
Descriptors: Extension Education, Stress Management, Psychological Patterns, College Students
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Goodkind, Jessica R.; Amer, Suha; Christian, Charlisa; Hess, Julia Meredith; Bybee, Deborah; Isakson, Brian L.; Baca, Brandon; Ndayisenga, Martin; Greene, R. Neil; Shantzek, Cece – Health Education & Behavior, 2017
Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) are a long-standing and important design for conducting rigorous tests of the effectiveness of health interventions. However, many questions have been raised about the external validity of RCTs, their utility in explicating mechanisms of intervention and participants' intervention experiences, and their…
Descriptors: Randomized Controlled Trials, Intervention, Program Effectiveness, Mixed Methods Research
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Schulz, Amy J.; Israel, Barbara A.; Mentz, Graciela B.; Bernal, Cristina; Caver, Deanna; DeMajo, Ricardo; Diaz, Gregoria; Gamboa, Cindy; Gaines, Causandra; Hoston, Bernadine; Opperman, Alisha; Reyes, Angela G.; Rowe, Zachary; Sand, Sharon L.; Woods, Sachiko – Health Education & Behavior, 2015
Objectives: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of the "Walk Your Heart to Health" ("WYHH") intervention, one component of the multilevel Community Approaches to Cardiovascular Health: Pathways to Heart Health (CATCH:PATH) intervention designed to promote physical activity and reduce cardiovascular risk…
Descriptors: Physical Activities, Group Activities, Intervention, Health Promotion
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Meghea, Cristian Ioan; Williams, Karen Patricia – Health Education & Behavior, 2015
The few existing economic evaluations of community-based health promotion interventions were reported retrospectively at the end of the trial. We report an evaluation of the costs of the Kin Keeper(superscript SM) Cancer Prevention Intervention, a female family-focused educational intervention for underserved women applied to increase breast and…
Descriptors: Alignment (Education), Participatory Research, Intervention, Health Promotion
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DeWitt, Natalie; Lohrmann, David K.; O'Neill, James; Clark, Jeffrey K. – Journal of School Health, 2011
Background: The purpose of this study was to detect and document common themes among success stories, along with challenges, as related by participants in the Michiana Coordinated School Health Leadership Institute. Four-member teams from 18 Michigan and Indiana school districts participated in semiannual Institute workshops over a 3-year period…
Descriptors: Surveys, Interviews, Formative Evaluation, Health Programs
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Mowbray, Carol T.; And Others – Administration in Mental Health, 1985
Presents results of a 2-year study of Michigan's recipient rights protection system. Found weaknesses in the use of the system and its integration into agency operations, but overall effectiveness. Discusses implications of the system for other states. (Author/MCF)
Descriptors: Compliance (Legal), Knowledge Level, Mental Health Programs, Patients
Campanelli, Pamela C.; And Others – Health Education Quarterly, 1989
This study compared the treatment, pretest, and treatment by pretest interaction effects on reports of alcohol use, misuse, and measures of awareness of curriculum content, susceptibility to peer pressure, self-esteem, and health locus of control in the context of an elementary school alcohol misuse prevention project. (JOW)
Descriptors: Alcohol Abuse, Elementary Education, Health Programs, Health Promotion
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Herman, Sandra E.; Hazel, Kelly L. – Mental Retardation, 1991
Fifty-four county mental health authorities in Michigan were surveyed before and after implementation of new policies and funding for support services for disabled individuals and families. Case management assessment, respite care, in-home services, and advisory committees showed significant increases in availability. Length of time that families…
Descriptors: Change Agents, County Programs, Disabilities, Family Programs