The WHO Cross-National Study on Health Behavior in School-Aged Children from 28 Countries: Findings from the United States.

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ERIC Number: EJ612253

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Publication Date: 2000

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The WHO Cross-National Study on Health Behavior in School-Aged Children from 28 Countries: Findings from the United States.

Journal of School Health, v70 n6 p227-28 Aug 2000

Summarizes U.S. data from the 1997-98 World Health Organization Health Behavior in School-Aged Children Study, which examined the attitudes and experiences of children age 11, 13, and 15 years on various health behavior and lifestyle issues. Results are presented on: health and well-being; family relationships; school relationships; school violence; physical fitness; smoking and alcohol use; and sexual behavior. (SM)

Descriptors: Drinking, Foreign Countries, Health Behavior, Life Style, Middle Schools, Parent Child Relationship, Physical Fitness, Secondary Education, Sexuality, Smoking, Student Attitudes, Student Behavior, Student School Relationship, Violence

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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