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Direct linkMerianos, Ashley L.; Jacobs, Wura; Olaniyan, Afolakemi C.; Smith, Matthew Lee; Mahabee-Gittens, E. Melinda – Journal of School Health, 2022
Background: Tobacco smoke exposure (TSE), defined as secondhand smoke (SHS) and third-hand smoke (THS), is associated with negative health consequences. This study's objective was to assess the associations between home TSE status and school engagement, school success, and afterschool activity participation among school-aged children. Methods: We…
Descriptors: Correlation, Smoking, Family Environment, Child Health
Associations between State Laws Governing Recess Policy with Children's Physical Activity and Health
Clevenger, Kimberly A.; Perna, Frank M.; Moser, Richard P.; Berrigan, David – Journal of School Health, 2022
Background: State-level laws governing recess policies vary widely across the United States. We characterize the presence of such laws and assess their associations with child-level outcomes. Methods: The presence of a state recess law was determined using the Classification of Laws Associated with School Students (CLASS) database. Parents of 6-…
Descriptors: Correlation, State Legislation, Educational Policy, Recess Breaks
Rasheed, Muneera A.; Mughis, Waliyah; Niaz, Maira; Hasan, Babar S. – Early Child Development and Care, 2022
The current study conducted in Pakistan aimed to test if parental stimulation practices modify the effect of general child health status on early developmental risks in hospitalized children. Development was assessed using the Survey of Well-being of Young Children. Child health status was a global rating on a Likert scale. Parental engagement was…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Hospitalized Children, Child Health, Child Development
Bishop, Joseph P., Ed. – Teachers College Press, 2022
Education policies have too often ignored how conditions outside of school can alter life chances for young people, especially students of color, before they even reach the classroom. More recently, COVID-19 has made it impossible to overlook the needs of the whole child, both inside and outside of school. The authors assert that responding to a…
Descriptors: Educational Policy, Student Characteristics, At Risk Students, Educational Opportunities
Angela Denise Munns – ProQuest LLC, 2022
Obesity is an issue that negatively effects the health and wellbeing of children across the U.S. The problem addressed by this study was the increasing percentage of obesity among elementary students in a southeastern school district. Guided by Bandura's social learning theory, the purpose of this basic qualitative study was to explore the…
Descriptors: Obesity, Child Health, Elementary School Students, Elementary School Teachers
Brown, Ceri; Shay, Marnee – Review of Education, 2021
This paper explores schools' new role in promoting children's mental health, as a key focus for policy makers across the global north. An education policy analysis is conducted for England and Australia, two nations advocating a 'bottom-up' approach to mental health promotion, granting flexibility to schools and municipal authorities. Here it is…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Resistance (Psychology), Well Being, Mental Health
Dewidar, Omar; Saad, Ammar; Baqar, Aqeel; John, Jessica C.; Riddle, Alison; Ota, Erika; Kung'u, Jacqueline K.; Arabi, Mandana; Raut, Manoj K.; Klobodu, Seth S.; Rowe, Sarah; Busch-Hallen, Jennifer; Jalal, Chowdhury S. B.; Wuehler, Sara; Welch, Vivian – Campbell Systematic Reviews, 2021
The objective of this systematic review is to identify, appraise and synthesise the best available evidence on the effectiveness of nutritional counselling and education interventions on maternal, infant and child health outcomes, and assess the differences in effects across participants' PROGRESS+ characteristics. To achieve these objectives, we…
Descriptors: Nutrition Instruction, Counseling Effectiveness, Pregnancy, Developing Nations
Martin, Molly A.; Caskey, Rachel; Glassgow, Anne Elizabeth; Pappalardo, Andrea A.; Hsu, Lewis L.; Jang, Jiyeong; Basu, Sanjib; Minier, Mark; Fox, Kenneth; Voorhees, Benjamin Van – Journal of School Health, 2021
Background: In this study, we aimed to determine how school attendance changed over time for children on Medicaid with chronic health conditions enrolled in a comprehensive care coordination program called Coordinated HEalthcare for Complex Kids (CHECK). Methods: Medicaid beneficiaries from one managed care organization were randomized into 2…
Descriptors: Educational Trends, Attendance Patterns, Low Income Students, Chronic Illness
Deborah Becker – ProQuest LLC, 2021
Using theoretical sampling, focused on those who could best inform the theory, the participants in this study, all Latina women, consisted of two program "Tias" (Aunties), currently teaching and mentoring in the "Abuelas Preparando a los Ninos Para La Escuela" [Grandmothers Preparing the Children for School], or APPLE program,…
Descriptors: Hispanic Americans, Child Caregivers, Teaching Methods, Transformative Learning
Minnie Mossop – ProQuest LLC, 2021
This is a randomized controlled experimental, sequential explanatory mixed-methods study that evaluated the effectiveness of an early childhood mental health professional development program, Caring with Caring, that was offered to early childhood educators working with infants and toddlers in a licensed group early childhood care and education…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Preschool Children, Preschool Education, Preschool Teachers
McGregor, Karla K.; Ohlmann, Nancy; Eden, Nichole; Arbisi-Kelm, Tim; Young, Alys – Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 2023
Purpose: The aim of this study was to situate developmental language disorder (DLD) within the impairment and disability framework of the International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and Health (ICF); describe the functional strengths and weaknesses of a cohort of first-grade children with DLD and their peers; and explore the ways that…
Descriptors: Language Impairments, Developmental Delays, Intervention, Individual Characteristics
Shuffrey, Lauren C.; Morales, Santiago; Jacobson, Melanie H.; Bosquet Enlow, Michelle; Ghassabian, Akhgar; Margolis, Amy E.; Lucchini, Maristella; Carroll, Kecia N.; Crum, Rosa M.; Dabelea, Dana; Deutsch, Arielle; Fifer, William P.; Goldson, Brandon; Hockett, Christine W.; Mason, W. Alex; Jacobson, Lisette T.; O'Connor, Thomas G.; Pini, Nicolò; Rayport, Yael; Sania, Ayesha; Trasande, Leonardo; Wright, Rosalind J.; Lee, Seonjoo; Monk, Catherine – Child Development, 2023
This study examined the association of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM), prenatal, and postnatal maternal depressive symptoms with externalizing, internalizing, and autism spectrum problems on the Preschool Child Behavior Checklist in 2379 children aged 4.12 ± 0.60 (48% female; 47% White, 32% Black, 15% Mixed Race, 4% Asian, <2% American…
Descriptors: Young Children, Pregnancy, Diabetes, Mothers
Wajcman, Kaley – Art Therapy: Journal of the American Art Therapy Association, 2018
There is a growing understanding for the integration of art therapy into hospital settings. This viewpoint explores a newly introduced art therapy program at Children's Mercy Hospital in Kansas City, Missouri. Launched with private funding, the success of the program has been predicated on communicating the importance of art materials and studio…
Descriptors: Art Therapy, Hospitals, Child Health, Art Materials
Álvarez-García, Cristina; Álvarez-Nieto, Carmen; Carter, Rachel; Kelsey, Janet; Sanz-Martos, Sebastián; López-Medina, Isabel M. – Health Education Journal, 2020
Objectives: Children are among the most vulnerable population groups with regard to environmental risks. Nursing students must be fully educated on children's environmental health as they are in a key position to prevent and reduce the effects of environmental hazards. The main objective of this study was to adapt and validate an English language…
Descriptors: Child Health, Questionnaires, Nursing Students, Foreign Countries
Cressman, Celine; Miller, Fiona A.; Guttmann, Astrid; Cairney, John; Hayeems, Robin – Evidence & Policy: A Journal of Research, Debate and Practice, 2020
Background: Despite broad scientific consensus about the importance of the early years in the lifelong health and wellbeing of children, there is debate about whether and how healthcare professionals can optimise early child development through monitoring or screening. The evidence in support of a systematic population-level intervention is…
Descriptors: Child Development, Child Health, Foreign Countries, Evidence Based Practice
