Comprehensive School Health Programs. An Idea Whose Time Has Come.

Kuersten, Joan

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ERIC Number: EJ566911

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Publication Date: 1998

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Comprehensive School Health Programs. An Idea Whose Time Has Come.

Kuersten, Joan

Our Children, v23 n6 p6-10 Mar 1998

Comprehensive school health programs (CSHPs) provide services and programs addressing eight categories: health education, health services, school environment, food service, physical education, counseling, schoolwide health promotion, and family, school, and community partnerships. Parents and PTAs are crucial in supporting CSHPs. Two sidebars discuss prioritizing comprehensive school health programs and the National PTA's view on CSHPs. (SM)

Descriptors: Child Health, Comprehensive School Health Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Health Behavior, Health Promotion, Life Style, Parent Participation, Parent School Relationship, School Health Services

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Language: English

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