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Multimedia MCH Resources Bibliography

Multimedia MCH Resources

Bibliography of Materials from MCHLine®

This bibliography of 41 items is drawn from MCHLine®, the MCH Digital Library online catalog.

The MCH Digital Library focuses on publications from federal and state agencies, from grantees of federal and state agencies, and from professional and voluntary organizations. It contains unique materials on the history of maternal and child health in the United States, policy papers, reports, conference proceedings, manuals, survey instruments, guidelines, and curricula. The library does not collect materials on clinical medicine. Consumer health materials and commercially published materials are collected very selectively.

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Coalition for Healthier Schools. 2016. Back to school and beyond action kit. Albany, NY: Healthy Schools Network, multiple items.

Annotation: This toolkit provides resources on indoor environmental quality and children's health and ways to improve the school environment. Contents include a sample op-ed, information on buying healthy products, an indoor air quality and pest management checklist, a green cleaning checklist, a guide for parents on lead in school drinking water, and a guide on disinfecting wipes. Additional contents include research, federal resources, a position statement, and policy recommendations.

Keywords: Community action, Environmental exposure, Environmental health, Hazards, Prevention, Resources for professionals, Risk factors, Safety, School age children, School health, Schools

Community Preventive Services Task Force. 2016. Promoting health equity. Atlanta, GA: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, multiple items.

Annotation: These resources provide evidence-based recommendations and findings about what works to promote health equity in the community. Topics include education programs and policies, culturally competent health care, and housing programs and policies. Presentation and promotional materials are included.

Keywords: Cultural competence, Early childhood education, Low income groups, After school programs, Child development centers, Community based programs, Community development, Community health centers, Consumer education materials, Culturally competent services, Education, Educational attainment, Equal opportunities, Financial support, Health care delivery, Health education, Health promotion, Housing, Kindergarten, Patient education materials, Public policy, Recruitment, Research, Retention, School based clinics, Training, Translation, Work force

Healthy Schools Network. 2016. Towards healthy schools: Reducing risks to children. Albany, NY: Healthy Schools Network, 66 pp.

Annotation: This report features published media reports from states on school environmental conditions. Contents include data on key characteristics of schools, staff, and poverty levels; structural support mechanisms that exist for schools at the state level; and programs available in some states to address identified external impacts on children such as food allergies, hazardous cleaning products, indoor air quality, and lead and asbestos contamination. Information from interviews with state and county environmental health directors about children and learning environments are also included.

Keywords: Data, Environmental exposure, Facilities, Financing, Mass media, Policy analysis, Public health services, Public schools, Risk factors, Safety, School age children, School health, State programs

Robers S, Zhang A, Morgan RE, Musu-Gillette L. 2015-. Indicators of school crime and safety: 20-. Washington, DC: National Center for Education Statistics and Bureau of Justice Statistics, annual.

Annotation: This annual report presents data on school crime and student safety. The indicators in the report are based on information drawn from a variety of data sources including national surveys of students, teachers, principals, and postsecondary institutions. The report covers topics such as victimization, teacher injury, bullying and cyberbullying, school conditions, fights, weapons, availability and student use of drugs and alcohol, student perceptions of personal safety at school, and criminal incidents at postsecondary institutions. Indicators of crime and safety are compared across different population subgroups and over time. Data on crimes that occur away from school are offered as a point of comparison where available.

Keywords: Bullying, College students, Colleges, Crime, Data, Drug use, Environmental influences, Injuries, School age children, School safety, Schools, Trends, Violence, Weapons

American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, American School Counselor Association, National Association of School Psychologists, The Trevor Project. 2014. Model school district policy on suicide prevention: Model language, commentary, and resources. West Hollywood, CA: Trevor Project, 3 items.

ASCD. 2014. Whole school whole community whole child: A collaborative approach to learning and health. Alexandria, VA: ASCD, 13 pp.

Annotation: This document presents a model for collaboration and action across communities, across schools, and across sectors to meet the needs and reach the potential of each child. Topics include the need for greater alignment, integration, and collaboration between education and health to improve each child's cognitive, physical, social, and emotional development; combining and building on elements of the traditional coordinated school health approach and the whole child framework; and developing joint or collaborative policies, processes, and practices.

Keywords: Collaboration, Community role, Educational reform, Government role, Health status, Learning, Models, Multidisciplinary teams, National initiatives, Policy development, School age children, School role, Service integration

Baker D, Davis-Aldritt L, Hebbeler K. 2014. The 'hidden health care system' in California schools and children with special health care needs. Palo Alto, CA: Lucile Packard Foundation for Children's Health, 3 items. (School health and children with special health care needs)

Annotation: These fact sheets present policy recommendations to improve the health care system in schools in California. The content draws from 2011-2012 state education data, interviews with school education experts, and a survey of school nurses. Topics include issues in identifying children with special health care needs at school, who is caring for them at school, and accessing available funds for school-based health services.

Keywords: California, Children with special health care needs, Financing, Health care systems, Nursing, Policy development, Program improvement, School age children, School health

Carr D, Modzeleski B. 2014. How schools work and how to work with schools: A primer for those who want to serve children and youth in schools. Arlington, VA: National Association of State Boards of Education, 61 pp.

Center for Health and Health Care in Schools. 2014. The impact of school-connected behavioral and emotional health interventions on student academic performance: An annotated bibliography of research literature. Washington, DC: Center for Health and Health Care in Schools, 11 pp.

Center for Mental Health in Schools. 2014. Education leaders' guide to transforming student and learning supports. Los Angeles, CA: Center for Mental Health in Schools, 26 pp.

Child Trends. 2014. Making the grade: Assessing the evidence for integrated student supports. Bethesda, MD: Child Trends, 133 pp.

Annotation: This report examines, from multiple perspectives, integrated student supports (ISS) as a strategy to address disparities in educational attainment and achievement. The report defines ISS as a school-based approach to promoting students' academic achievement and educational attainment by coordinating a seamless system of wraparound supports at multiple levels that target students academic and non-academic barriers to learning. Topics include models developed by practitioners in communities, research on child development, research on education, as well as evaluation studies. The report triangulates these knowledge bases to assess where the ISS field is and the evidence base that underlies the approach. Next steps and implications for research and evaluation are included.

Keywords: Academic achievement, After school programs, Barriers, Community role, Education, Educational attainment, Integrated services, Learning, School health education, School health programs, School health services, School role, School safety

Child Trends. 2014. Measuring elementary school students' social and emotional skills: Providing educators with tools to measure and monitor social and emotional skills and academic success. Bethesda, MD: Child Trends, 42 pp.

Annotation: This paper highlights research on the importance of the following five skills to academic success: self-control, persistence, mastery orientation, academic self-efficacy, and social competence. The paper also summarizes the iterative process used to develop a measurement tool to assess these skills, and options for incorporating the measurement of these skills in regular classroom data collection. Suggestions and caveats for use are also discussed.

Keywords: Academic achievement, Assessment, Data collection, Emotional development, Measures, Research, Social skills, Students

Children's Dental Health Project. 2014. Dental sealants: Proven to prevent tooth decay–A look at issues impacting the delivery of state and local school-based sealant programs. Washington, DC: Children's Dental Health Project, 21 pp. plus appendices.

Annotation: This report provides an overview of program designs and key issues in school-based dental sealant programs (SBSPs). Topics include factors that may facilitate or hinder program financing, impact, and sustainability. The report describes the efforts of five states (Illinois, New York, Ohio, South Carolina, and Wisconsin) with longstanding SBSPs and provides recommendations for promoting children's oral health through such programs. Appendices include survey forms of pre-tested questions for state and local oral health and dental sealant programs.

Keywords: Adolescents, Children, Dental sealants, Financing, Health promotion, Health services delivery, Oral health, Prevention programs, School based clinics, State programs, Surveys, Sustainability

Hossain M, Coughlin R, Zickafoose J. 2014. CHIPRA quality demonstration states help school-based health centers strengthen their medical home features. Rockville, MD: U.S. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, 6 pp. (National evaluation of the CHIPRA Quality Demonstration Grant Program: Evaluation highlight no. 8)

Annotation: This document is the eighth in a series that presents descriptive and analytic findings from the national evaluation of the Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2009 (CHIPRA) Quality Demonstration Grant Program. The document focuses on a joint CHIPRA quality demonstration project in Colorado and New Mexico in which the quality improvement goals include integrating the patient-centered medical home (PCMH) approach into school-based health centers (SBHCs). The document describes what motivated the states and SBHCs to adopt the PCMH approach, actions they are taking to strengthen SBHCs' medical home features, changes in the states' health care policies that are relevant to SBHCs being recognized as PCMHs, and what other states can do if they are interested in supporting SBHCs in their efforts to become medical homes.

Keywords: Children's Health Insurance Program, Colorado, Demonstration programs, Medical home, New Mexico, Policy development, Program evaluation, Program improvement, Quality assurance, School based clinics, State programs

Hynes M. 2014. Don't call them dropouts: Understanding the experiences of young people who leave high school before graduation. Washington, DC: America's Promise Alliance, 71 pp.

Annotation: This report presents findings from interviews and surveys of young people across the United States about what leads to leaving school before graduation. Contents include findings on the relationship between interrupted enrollment and family violence and abuse; school safety; violence in the neighborhood; personal and family health challenges; unsupportive or unresponsive school policies; family abandonment (death, incarceration, other events); family absence; instability of place (residential mobility, school mobility, homelessness); school salience; peer influence and support; and school and community support.

Keywords: Academic achievement, Adolescents, Adverse effects, Educational attainment, Graduation, Life course, National surveys, Resilience, Risk factors, School attendance, School dropouts, School failure, Social support, Supported employment

Moore KA, Emig C. 2014. Integrated student supports: A summary of the evidence base for policymakers. Bethesda, MD: Child Trends, 8 pp.

Annotation: This paper summarizes the research and evidence base for integrated student supports (ISS), a school-based approach to promote students' academic success by developing or securing and coordinating supports that target academic and nonacademic barriers to achievement such as physical and mental health care. Topics include needs assessment, data tracking, integration within schools, community partnerships, and coordinated student support. Additional topics include the estimated reach of ISS and implications for research and policy.

Keywords: Academic achievement, Barriers, Policy development, Research, School age children, School based management, Service coordination, Systems development

Morgan E, Salomon N, Plotkin M, Cohen R. 2014. The school discipline consensus report: Strategies from the field to keep students engaged in school and out of the juvenile justice system. Lexington, KY: Council of State Governments, 436 pp.

Annotation: This report presents strategies to support educators and minimize school systems' dependence on suspension, expulsion, and arrest to manage student behaviors while promoting safe and productive learning environments that improve academic outcomes for all students and reduce their involvement in the juvenile justice system. Topics include conditions for learning, targeted behavioral interventions, school-police partnerships, courts and juvenile justice, information sharing, and data collection.

Keywords: Behavior problems, Collaboration, Criminal justice system, Discipline, Juvenile justice, Learning, Policy development, Prevention programs, Public private partnerships, Risk factors, School age children, School attendance, School failure, School role, School safety, Students, Systems development

National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Obesity. 2014. Increasing access to drinking water and other healthier beverages in early care and education settings. Atlanta, GA: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 43 pp.

Annotation: This guide provides information about why early childhood programs and child care programs should serve water, rather than soda, fruit drinks, or sports drinks, to young children, and offers suggestion for how to do this. The guide also includes a performance standards checklist for water and other healthy drinks; provides ideas and resources for promoting water and other healthy drinks to children, parents, and staff; and discusses how to create an action plan for reaching healthier beverage goals. A sample letter for parents and information on how to determine whether a drink contains 100 percent fruit juice vs. a lower percentage of fruit juice is included.

Keywords: Child care centers, Early childhood education, Family child care, Fluid intake, Fluorides, Nutrition, Oral health, Policy development, Water, Young children

National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Division of Population Health. 2014. School health index: A self-assessment and planning guide—Elementary school. Atlanta, GA: Division of Adolescent and School Health, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, 1 v.

Annotation: This guide provides step-by-step instructions for creating a school health improvement plan. The guide is designed to help communities identify the strengths and weaknesses of school policies and programs for promoting health and safety; develop an action plan for improving student health and safety; and involve teachers, parents, students, and other community members in improving school policies, programs, and services. Contents include instructions for site coordinators, eight self-assessment modules, and an action planning component. Topics include school health and safety policies and environment; health education; physical education and other physical activity programs; nutrition services; school health services; school counseling, psychological, and social services; health promotion for staff; and family and community involvement.

Keywords: Assessment, Community action, Community participation, Elementary schools, Environmental health, Family school relations, Health promotion, Nutrition, Physical activity, Physical education, Policy development, Program development, Program improvement, Program planning, Safety, School age children, School counseling, School health, School health education, School health services, Social services, Students

National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Division of Population Health. 2014. School health index: A self-assessment and planning guide—Middle/high school. Atlanta, GA: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1 v.

Annotation: This guide provides step-by-step instructions for creating a school health improvement plan. The guide is designed to help communities identify the strengths and weaknesses of school policies and programs for promoting health and safety; develop an action plan for improving student health and safety; and involve teachers, parents, students, and other community members in improving school policies, programs, and services. Contents include instructions for site coordinators, eight self-assessment modules, and an action plan component. Topics include school health and safety policies and environment; health education; physical education and other physical activity programs; nutrition services; school health services; school counseling, psychological, and social services; health promotion for staff; and family and community involvement.

Keywords: Assessment, Community action, Community participation, Environmental health, Family school relations, Health promotion, High schools, Middle schools, Nutrition, Physical activity, Physical education, Policy development, Program development, Program improvement, Program planning, Safety, School age children, School counseling, School health, School health education, School health services, Social services, Students

National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Division of Population Health, School Health Branch. 2014. Increasing access to drinking water in schools. Atlanta, GA: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 52 pp.

Annotation: This toolkit describes key steps that schools can take to meet federal requirements for drinking water during meal periods, as well as to make drinking water available and accessible across the school campus. Topics include conducting a needs assessment of current drinking water policies and practices, developing a school water access plan, implementing the school water access plan, and evaluating the success of the plan. Appendices include a school drinking water needs assessment checklist and planning guide, a diagram of water testing in schools, examples of water dispensers for schools, strategies for overcoming potential challenges, and water access key stakeholder interview questions.

Keywords: Fluid intake, Fluorides, Nutrition, Oral health, Policy development, School age children, Schools, Water

National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Division of High-Consequence Pathogens and Pathology. 2014. Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) in children and adolescents: Factsheets. Atlanta, GA: National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Division of High-Consequence Pathogens and Pathology, 3 items.

Annotation: These fact sheets provide information about chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) in children and adolescents. Topics include helping clients reduce symptoms, understanding how CFS affects children and adolescents in school, communicating with schools, and supporting students with CFS and other chronic conditions in the school environment. Each sheet is directed at specific audiences, including health professionals, parents, and education professionals.

Keywords: Chronic fatigue syndrome, Chronic illnesses and disabilities, Communication, Parents, Resources for professionals, School age children, Schools, Special health care needs

National Center for Injury Prevention and Control. 2014. The relationship between bullying and suicide: What we know and what it means to schools. Atlanta, GA: National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, 9 pp.

National Network for Oral Health Access. 2014. Survey of school-based oral health programs operated by health centers: Descriptive findings. Denver, CO: National Network for Oral Health Access, 26 pp.

Annotation: This paper presents findings from a national survey and follow-up focus groups on oral health programs located in school-based health centers and operated by health centers. Topics include integrated services, schools and students served, delivery model, months and days of operation, program services and staff, referrals, client sources, financial report frequency, billing, and payers. Additional topics include starting a school-based oral health program, funding start-up capital expenses, promising practices, and future directions.

Keywords: Community health centers, Financing, Health services delivery, Model programs, National surveys, Oral health, Reimbursement, School based clinics, School health programs, School health services, Service integration

Reach Out and Read National Center. 2014. Improving school readiness in Washington state through Reach Out and Read . Boston, MA: Reach Out and Read National Center, 31 pp.

Annotation: This final report describes the school readiness project that took place between March 2009 and February 2014 to integrate the Reach Out and Read program into Washington's state and local school readiness efforts so that vulnerable children are better prepared to learn when they enter kindergarten. The report describes the need for the program, the goals and objectives, methodology, evaluation, results, outcomes, future plans, and sustainability of the project. It also discusses the collaboration that took place and the partnerships formed. [Funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau.]

Keywords: Early childhood development, Medical home, Reading, School readiness, State programs, Washington

Stark Rentner D, Acosta Price O. 2014. A guide to federal education programs that can fund K-12 universal prevention and social and emotional learning activities. Washington, DC: Center for Health and Health Care in Schools and Center on Education Policy, 39 pp.

Toldson IA, Manekin SD. 2014. Building bridges: Connecting out-of-school time to classroom success among school-age Black males in the District of Columbia. Washington, DC: D.C. Children and Youth Investment Trust Corporation, 74 pp.

Healthy Schools Campaign, Trust for America's Health. [2013]. Health in mind: Improving education through wellness. Chicago, IL: Healthy Schools Campaign, 80 pp.

Annotation: This report presents recommendations for changes at the federal level to improve the health and academic performance of students in public elementary and secondary schools. The report begins with a discussion of health barriers to learning and educationally relevant health disparities including illness and injury, asthma, mental health issues, obesity, sexual health issues, vision and hearing impairment, and oral disease. Additional topics include preparing teachers and principals to promote student health and wellness, engaging parents to improve outcomes, incorporating health and wellness into school metrics and accountability, incorporating health and wellness into recognition programs, building capacity within the U.S. Department of Education to address student health and wellness, and placing a school nurse in every school.

Keywords: Barriers, Interagency cooperation, Learning, Policy development, Program coordination, School age children, School health, Schools, Service integration

National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention, Division of Adolescent and School Health and National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Division of Population Health. 2013-. Training tools for healthy schools: Promoting health and academic success. Atlanta, GA: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, multiple items.

Annotation: These resources are designed to help schools systematically assess and improve health policies and programs, identify national standards for health and physical education, revise health or physical education curricula, and align with national guidelines to promote healthy eating and physical activity. Contents include a guide for assessing the strengths and weaknesses of health policies and programs and developing an action plan to improve them; analysis tools for revising, selecting, or developing a quality health education or physical education curricula; and guidelines for promoting healthy eating and physical activity. Resources include information for state or local health and education agencies on hosting a workshop for schools or districts.

Keywords: Assessment, Curriculum development, Health promotion, Nutrition education, Physical education, Policy development, Program improvement, School health education, Schools, Standards, Training

Cowan KC, Vaillancourt K, Rossen E, Pollitt K. 2013. A framework for safe and successful schools. Bethesda, MD: National Association of School Psychologists, 14 pp.

Annotation: This joint statement provides a framework supported by educators for improving school safety and increasing access to mental health supports for children and adolescents. Topics include policy recommendations to support effective school safety, best practices for creating safe and successful schools, and the roles of key leadership personnel regarding school safety and climate. The statement concludes with a discussion of actions that principals can take to promote safe and successful schools, a list of guidelines for effective practice, and supporting research and resources. A list of endorsing organizations is included.

Keywords: Leadership, Mental health, Model programs, Policy development, Research, Safety, School age children, Schools

GENYOUth Foundation, National Dairy Council, American College of Sports Medicine, American School Health Association. 2013. The wellness impact: Enhancing academic success through healthy school environments. New York, NY: GENYOUth Foundation, 36 pp.

Annotation: This report explores ways that school leaders, teachers, parents, students, and others can help to create a culture of wellness in schools. Topics include establishing a support system, communicating and promoting wellness, and instilling comprehensive wellness policies. Contents include research on nutrition, physical activity, and student learning; profiles from successful in-school wellness programs; and resources.

Keywords: Academic achievement, Advocacy, Environmental influences, Nutrition, Physical activity, Program improvement, School age children, School health

Human Impact Partners, ISAIAH. 2013. Rapid health impact assessment of school integration strategies in Minnesota. Washington, DC: Pew Charitable Trusts, Health Impact Project, 39 pp.

Annotation: This document presents findings and recommendations from an evaluation of the projected health effects of legislation to reauthorize integration funding and guide how schools use it. Topics include health impact assessment; school integration; historical context; school integration and segregation in Minnesota; baseline demographics and health in Minnesota; and impacts of school integration on educational achievement, health, and equity. Recommendations are included.

Keywords: Academic achievement, Discrimination, Equal opportunities, Health status, Minnesota, Outcome and process assessment, Policy analysis, Proposed legislation, Public policy, Schools, State legislation

National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Division of Population Health and SHAPE America. 2013. Comprehensive school physical activity programs: A guide for schools. Atlanta, GA: National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Division of Population Health, 69 pp.

Annotation: This document provides step-by-step guidance to schools and school districts to develop, implement, and evaluate comprehensive school physical activity programs (CSPAP). Contents include an overview of youth physical activity; an overview of CSPAP; and strategies to develop, implement, and evaluate a CPSAP. A checklist and completed templates are also provided as appendices.

Keywords: Comprehensive programs, Interdisciplinary approach, Physical activity, Physical education, Prevention programs, Program development, Program evaluation, School age children, School districts, School health programs, Schools

National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Division of Population Health and SHAPE America. 2013. National framework for physical activity and physical education. Atlanta, GA: National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Division of Population Health, 3 pp.

Annotation: This document presents a multi-component approach by which school districts and schools use all opportunities for students to be physically active; meet the nationally-recommended 60 minutes of physical activity each day; and develop the knowledge, skills, and confidence to be physically active for a lifetime. The document presents components of a comprehensive school physical activity program (CSPAP) to include quality physical education as the foundation; physical activity before, during, and after school; staff involvement; and family and community engagement Resources to support CSPAPs such as cross-cutting documents, data sources, assessment and policy tools, and topical resources are also included.

Keywords: After school programs, Community participation, Comprehensive programs, Family centered services, Family school relations, Interdisciplinary approach, Physical activity, Physical education, Prevention programs, Program improvement, Quality assurance, School age children, School districts, School health programs, Schools

National Center on Parent, Family, and Community Engagement and National Center on Quality Teaching and Learning. 2013. Family engagement in transitions: Transition to kindergarten. [Boston, MA]: Harvard Family Research Project and Boston Children's Hospital, 6 pp. (Understanding family engagement outcomes: Research to practice series)

Annotation: This document summarizes research, promising practices, and program strategies to help the Head Start and Early Head Start community engage parents and families in supporting and advocating for their child's development and learning as they transition to kindergarten. Topics include the importance of smooth transitions and what programs can do to promote successful transitions by exercising proactive leadership, demonstrating a commitment to continuously improve transition processes, and engaging in community collaboration.

Keywords: Child advocacy, Child development, Community participation, Families, Head Start, Kindergarten, Leadership, Learning, Parents, Research, Transitions, Young children

West Virginia Department of Education, Office of Early Learning. [2012-2017. West Virginia school readiness profile 20__. [Charleston, WV]: West Virginia Department of Education, annual.

Behrens D, Lear JG, Price OA. 2012. Developing a business plan for sustaining school mental health services: Three success stories. Washington, DC: Center for Health and Health Care in Schools, 14 pp.

Annotation: This report presents case studies of three school mental health programs in Pennsylvania; Washington, DC; and Minnesota that have crafted financial policies and processes that support their work. The goal of the report is to shed light on on some best practices to be considered in searching for strategies to sustain school mental health services. Each case study includes a program description and information about who is served, services offered, program funding, successes, and challenges. Also included is a discussion of business planning for sustainable school-based mental health services.

Keywords: Adolescent health, Case studies, Child health, District of Columbia, Financing, Mental health programs, Mental health services, Minnesota, Pennsylvania, School health programs, Schools

Healthy Schools Network. 2012. Molds at school. Albany, NY: Healthy Schools Network, 6 pp.

Annotation: This brief provides information about molds and the potential impact of molds on children's health. Topics include types of mold; symptoms of exposure to mold in children; allergies, asthma, and mold; monitoring, prevention, and cleanup tips; and tips on remediation for school officials, parents, and school personnel.

Keywords: Allergies, Asthma, Environmental exposure, Environmental health, Environmental pollution, Hazards, Respiratory diseases, Risk factors, School age children, Schools, Testing, Toxic disorders

Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Public Health, School Health Program. 2012. Nebraska school health guidelines = Guidelines for school health services in Nebraska. Lincoln, NE: Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services,

Annotation: This website, which presents guidelines for Nebraska schools, focuses on the activities and practices of school nurses and other non-nurse school personnel who provide health services. The site includes information about school health services; school nursing scope and standards; individualized health care plans; the role of the school nurse in special education; school health screening; emergency guidelines; guidelines related to methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus in schools, athletics, and child care; and the Medication Aide Act.

Keywords: Child care, Emergencies, Guidelines, Individualized health plans, Legislation, Nebraska, School health services, School heath, School nurses, School personnel, Screening, Special education, State programs

Eberling S. 2011. Results of the 2010/2011 oral health survey of Alaskan kindergarten children: Alaska Oral Health Basic Screening Survey. [Anchorage, AK]: Alaska Department of Health and Social Services, Oral Health Program, 76 pp.

Annotation: This report presents results from an oral health assessment of children from a sample of Alaskan kindergarten sites. Demographics and questionnaire variables are presented both in raw state and with weighted values, along with topics including Denali KidCare/Medicaid status and clinical variables for untreated dental caries, caries experience, and caries experience on primary maxillary anterior teeth. [Funded in part by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

Keywords: Alaska, Dental caries, Oral health, Screening, State surveys, Statistical data, Young children

California Dental Association. 2006–. Kindergarten oral health requirement (upd. ed.). Sacramento, CA: California Dental Association, multiple items.

Annotation: This resource provides information on state legislation that requires an oral health assessment for children entering public school for the first time (at kindergarten or first grade). It contains information about the Kindergarten Dental Checkup Campaign, information for specific audiences (oral health professionals, parents and guardians, schools, and clinics), materials for children’s oral health, and information about finding oral health care. State-required assessment forms (parent letter and waiver) are also available in English, Arabic, Armenian, Chinese, German, Hmong, Japanese, Khmer (Cambodian) Korean, Portuguese, Punjabi, Russian, Spanish, Tagalog, and Vietnamese.

Keywords: California, Elementary schools, Forms, Health screening, Kindergarten, Media campaigns, Non English language materials, Oral health, Oral health care, Public schools, School age children, School readiness, Spanish language materials, State legislation

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