Journal of School Health

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The Journal of School Health is committed to communicating information regarding the role of schools and school personnel in facilitating the development and growth of healthy youth and healthy school environments.

This focus on healthy youth Pre-K to Grade 12 and healthy school environments encompasses a variety of areas including health education; physical education; health services; nutrition services; counseling, psychological, and social services; healthy school environment; health promotion for staff; and family/community involvement.

Journal readership includes administrators, educators, nurses, physicians, dentists, psychologists/counselors, social workers, nutritionists/dieticians, and other health professionals. These individuals work cooperatively with parents and the community to achieve the common goal of providing youths with the programs, services, and environment necessary to promote health and improve learning.

Accessing Issues of the Journal of School Health
Members of the American School Health Association receive a print and online subscription to the Journal of School Health with their membership.

ASHA members are able to access the full-text online edition through the Members-Only section of the ASHA website.

Non-members can access issues of the Journal of School Health via the Wiley InterScience, Inc.,
web site.

Non-members wishing to become an ASHA member can complete the online Membership Application or contact the ASHA National Office at 330-678-1601 (phone); 330-678-1601 (fax); asha@ashaweb.org (email). Professional Membership is $130 (includes print and online editions); Basic Membership is $75 (includes online edition only); and Student Membership is $40 (includes print and online editions).

Guidelines for Authors
Preview the Journal of School Health Guidelines for Authors or download the Guidelines

Submission of Manuscripts
All submissions are electronic. Authors should submit manuscripts to the Journal of School Health submissions website.

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Copyright Assignment Form
All authors must submit a Copyright Assignment Form with all articles submitted to the Journal of School Health. Download the JOSH Copyright Assignment Form

Advertising Information
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For additional information, contact:
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February 2008 issue - A CDC Review of School Laws and Policies Concerning Child and Adolescent Health
Journal of School Health
Volume 78, Number 2
February 2008

A CDC Review of School Laws and Policies Concerning Child and Adolescent Health

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December 2007 issue - Body Mass Index Measurement in Schools
Journal of School Health
Volume 77, Number 10
 

Body Mass Index Measurement in Schools

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October 2007 issue - School Health Policies and Programs Study (SHPPS) 2006
Journal of School Health
Volume 77, Number 8
 

Foreword

Thank You

Overview and Summary:
School Health Policies and Programs Study 2006

Methods:
School Health Policies and Programs Study 2006

Health Education:
Results From the School Health Policies and Programs Study 2006

Physical Education and Physical Activity:
Results From the School Health Policies and Programs Study 2006

Health Services:
Results From the School Health Policies and Programs Study 2006

Mental Health and Social Services:
Results From the School Health Policies and Programs Study 2006

Nutrition Services and Foods and Beverages Available at School:
Results From the School Health Policies and Programs Study 2006

Healthy and Safe School Environment, Part I:
Results From the School Health Policies and Programs Study 2006

Healthy and Safe School Environment, Part II, Physical School Environment:
Results From the School Health Policies and Programs Study 2006

Faculty and Staff Health Promotion:
Results From the School Health Policies and Programs Study 2006

Family and Community Involvement in Schools:
Results From the School Health Policies and Programs Study 2006

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August 2006 issue - Managing Asthma in Schools
Journal of School Health
Volume 76, Number 6
*continuing education contact hours available

Foreword

Introduction: Learning from Each Other About Managing Asthma in Schools

Barriers to Care of Inner- City Children with Asthma: School Nurse Perspective

Asthma in Middle Schools: What Students Have to Say About Their Asthma*

What Is Asthma Control? Discrepancies Between
Parents' Perceptions and Official Definitions*

Attempting to Use Districtwide Asthma Case Identification
System for Asthma Prevalence

School-Based Asthma Case Finding:
The Arkansas Experience

Addressing Asthma in Texas: Development of a School-Based
Asthma Surveillence Program for Texas Elementary Schools

Comparison of Parent and Student Responses to Asthma Surveys:
Two Different Experiences with Similar Results

Students Grades 1-4 and Their Parents
from an Urban Public School Setting

Students Grades 3-12 and Their Parents
from a Suburban Private School Setting

Allergens in the School Setting: Results of Environmental
Assessments in Three City School Systems

Garnering Administrative Support for School-Based Asthma Education Programs*

Creating Asthma-Friendly Schools: A Public Health Approach*

Developing an Asthma Tool for Schools:
The Formative Evaluation of the Michigan Asthma School Packet*

Statewide Asthma Training for Minnesota School Personnel*

Teens: Taking Control of Asthma

Working with a Head Start Population with Asthma: Lessons Learned

Evaluation and Sustainability of Healthy Learners Asthma Initiative*

Partners in Schools Asthma Management: Evaluation
of a Self-Management Program for Children with Asthma

Outcomes for a Comprehensive
School-Based Asthma Management Program

Tragedy in a Beachfront Community:
A Proactive School District Responds to Asthma

Asthma Agents: Monitoring Asthma in School*

Community Collaboration: Concurrent Physician and School Nurse
Education and Cooperation Increases Use of Asthma Management Plans*

Using School Staff to Establish a Preventive Network of Care
To Improve Elementary School Students' Control of Asthma

The Breathmobile(tm): A Novel, Comprehensive, School-Based
Mobile Asthma Care Clinic for Urban, Underprivileged Children

The Efficacy of Asthma Case Management in an Urban School District
in Reducing School Absences and Hospitalizations for Asthma

Evaluating the Availability and Use of Asthma Action Plans
for School-Based Asthma Care: a Case Study in Hartford, Connecticut

Using Preprinted Rescue Medication Order Forms
and Health Information Technology to Monitor and Improve
the Quality Care for Students with Asthma
in New York City Public Schools

Asthma 411 - Addidion of a Consulting Physician to Enhance School Health*

Community Hospital-School Partnership to Improve
the Management and Treatment of Asthma Episodes at School

Managing Asthma in Schools: Lessons Learned and Recommendations

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