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Annotation: This fact sheet provides information about oral-health-related behaviors among students in middle and high school in North Dakota and offers suggestions for how they can maintain or improve their oral health. Suggestions are divided into things to do and things not to do. Examples of things to do include wearing a mouth guard while playing sports, brushing and flossing teeth daily, and visiting the dentist regularly. Examples of things not to do include regularly drinking sugary beverages, getting lip or tongue piercings, and smoking or chewing tobacco.

Contact: North Dakota Department of Health and Human Services, 600 East Boulevard Avenue, Bismarck, ND 58505, Telephone: (701) 328-2372 Fax: (701) 328-4727 Web Site: https://www.hhs.nd.gov Available from the website.

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Keywords: Adolescent health, Chewing tobacco, Health care utilization, High school students, Middle schools, Mouth guards, North Dakota, Nutrition, Oral health, Oral hygiene, Smoking, State information

Annotation: This research brief reports the prevalence of self-reported secondhand smoke (SHS) exposure in homes and vehicles among US middle and high school students in 2019 and changes in SHS over time. The data is from the National Youth Tobacco Survey (2011-2019).

Contact: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention , 1600 Clifton Road, Atlanta, GA 30333, Telephone: 1-800-CDC-INFO (232-4636 Web Site: http://www.cdc.gov Available from the website.

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Keywords: Adolescents, Data, Environmental exposure , High school students, Middle school students, National surveys, Passive smoking, Research, Smoking, Statistics, Youth

Annotation: This electronic resource provides information on bullying actions that target gay, lesbian, bisexual, or transgender youth and the affect on their mental health and education. Advice and resources are provided for mental health, school counseling, human rights, advocacy, and for families and friends of lesbians and gays.

Contact: Mental Health America, 2000 North Beauregard Street, Sixth Floor , Alexandria, VA 22311, Telephone: (703) 684-7722 Secondary Telephone: (800) 969-6MHA Fax: (703) 684-5968 Web Site: http://www.mentalhealthamerica.net Available from the website.

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Keywords: Adolescents, Bullying, High schools, Homosexuality, Mental health, Middle schools, Resources for professionals, School counseling, Students, Violence prevention

Annotation: This kit of 10 manuals provides lesson plans on sexuality topics for students in grades 3–12. Contents include the following titles: Changes, Changes, Changes: Great Methods for Puberty Education; Game On! The Ultimate Sexuality Education Gaming Guide; Great Mentoring: Positive Conversations with Young People about Sexual Decisions; Let's Erase Bullying; Making Sense of Abstinence; Positive Images: Teaching About Contraception and Sexual Health; Sex Ed 101; Sex Ed in the Digital Age; Teaching Safer Sex; and Unequal Partners: Teaching about Power, Consent, and Healthy Relationships.

Contact: Planned Parenthood of Greater Northern New Jersey, Center for Sex Education, 196 Speedwell Avenue, Morristown, NJ 07960, Telephone: (973) 387-5161 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.sexedcenter.org $499 (full set); manuals also available individually.

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Keywords: Curricula, Elementary education, Elementary schools, High schools, Middle schools, Sexual health, Sexuality education, Students, Teaching

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.

Contact: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road, Atlanta, GA 30329-4027, Telephone: (800) 232-4636 Secondary Telephone: (888) 232-6348 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.cdc.gov Available from the website.

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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

Annotation: This form for school oral health programs includes information to share with parents about their child’s oral health screening. The form includes space for program staff to insert the child’s school, name, grade, and classroom and whether the child has no obvious oral health problems, problems that should be evaluated by a dentist, or needs for immediate care by a dentist. Space for notes as well as the screener’s name and screening date is included.

Contact: Rhode Island Department of Health, Three Capitol Hill, Providence, RI 02908, Telephone: (401) 222-5960 Web Site: http://www.health.state.ri.us Available from the website.

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Keywords: Dental care, Health care utilization, Health status, High schools, Middle schools, Oral health, Rhode Island, School age children, State programs, State surveys, Statistical data, Students

Annotation: This document summarizes physical activity and physical education policies and practices of secondary schools (middle schools, high schools) across 26 jurisdictions (18 states, 6 large urban school districts, 1 territory, and 1 tribe). Topics include requirements, curricula and standards, instruction, student assessment, school-based intramural sports programs or physical activity clubs, teacher qualifications, and professional development.

Contact: National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Division of Population Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road, Atlanta, GA 30329-4027, Telephone: (800) 232-4636 Secondary Telephone: (888) 232-6348 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.cdc.gov/NCCDPHP/dph Available from the website.

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Keywords: Assessment, Curricula, High schools, Inservice training, Middle schools, Physical activity, Physical education, School age children, Sports, Standards, Students, Teachers

Annotation: This website presents the Circle of Life multimedia program, a curriculum intended for American Indian/Alaska Native middle school students that is based on the medicine wheel, a teaching symbol about mental, physical, spiritual, and emotional wellness. This holistic health promotion model is meant to help students learn about making healthy choices to prevent disease such as HIV/AIDS. The curriculum is divided into seven chapter sessions that are 20-25 minutes each and is presented in a modular form that can be broken up or used in sequence either in or outside the classroom. Teacher notes and an accessible version of the curriculum are also available on the website.

Contact: U.S. Office of Minority Health, The Tower Building, 1101 Wootton Parkway, Suite 600, Rockville, MD 20852, Telephone: (240) 453-2882 Secondary Telephone: (240) 453-2883 Fax: (240) 453-2883 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: https://minorityhealth.hhs.gov Available from the website.

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Keywords: AIDS, Adolescent attitudes, Adolescent behavior, Adolescent health, Adolescent sexuality, Alaska natives, American Indians, Child health, Curricula, Educational materials, HIV, Middle school students, Prevention, Sexually transmitted diseases

Annotation: This report highlights case studies from middle schools and high schools in eight diverse districts across the country that illustrate ideas and strategies to help district and school-level decisionmakers successfully implement stronger nutrition standards for competitive foods. The report presents findings from a study of policies and practices related primarily to food-service accounts.

Contact: Illinois Public Health Institute, 924 West Washington Boulevard, Suite 405, Mailbox 10, Chicago, IL 60607, Telephone: (312) 850-4744 Fax: (312) 850-4040 Web Site: http://iphionline.org Available from the website.

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Keywords: Case studies, Costs, High schools, Managed competition, Middle schools, Nutrition, Policy analysis, School age children, Snacks, Standards, Students

Annotation: This report addresses questions about whether the recent upsurge in school bullying in the United States is historically unique in recent American history and about the relative risk of bully victimization in students with different sociodemographic, contextual, and behavioral characteristics and the variation of these risks over time. The report also addresses questions about the effects of anti-bullying efforts. The report analyzes trends and changes in the prevalence of serious forms (physically threatening, violent, injurious) of school bullying victimization among middle school and high school students over time and in differential exposure of demographic, social, and economic groups to school bullying.

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Keywords: Adolescent behavior, Bullying, Child behavior, Economic factors, High school students, Middle school students, Prevention, Research, School violence, Trends, Victims, Violence

Annotation: This report examines the impact of the Life Skills Education Component (a character-based program designed to enhance life skills thought to be supportive of sexual abstinence and to empower students to avoid sexual activity and other risky behaviors) on students in middle school and high school in Edgefield, South Carolina. The Life Skills Education Component is part of the Heritage Keepers abstinence education program, in which all students in the study had participated. The report presents estimates of the incremental impact of Life Skills on potential mediators of adolescent sexual activity as well as on adolescents' sexual abstinence, their risks of pregnancy and of contracting sexually transmitted diseases, and other behavioral outcomes. The report is based on data collected in 2005-2996 from more than 600 adolescents. The report, which includes an executive summary, presents the design and methods for the impact evaluation, intermediate outcomes related to adolescent sexual activity, knowledge and perceptions of risks associated with adolescent sex, impacts on sexual absinence and adolescent risk behavior, and conclusions. References are included. Statistical information is presented in figures and tables throughout the report. The report includes three appendices: (1) an outline of the Heritage Keepers curricula, (2) supporting tables for impact analysis, and (3) survey questions.

Contact: Mathematica , P.O. Box 2393, Princeton, NJ 08543-2393, Telephone: (609) 799-3535 Fax: (609) 799-0005 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.mathematica-mpr.com Available from the website.

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Keywords: Abstinence, Adolescent behavior, Adolescent health, Adolescent pregnancy, Adolescent sexuality, High school students, Middle schools, Programs, Risk taking, Sexually transmitted diseases

Annotation: This learning module for middle-school students, which is divided into five lessons, has several objectives: (1) introduce students to the scientific study of behavior, (2) have students reach the understanding that behaviors have both short-term and long-term consequences to health and that behaviors are influenced in complex ways by a variety of factors, (3) convey to students the importance of scientific research, and (4) encourage students to think about the relationships between knowledge, choice, behavior, and human health and to think in terms of these relationships now and as they grow older. The module is standards-based and meets science content, teaching, and assessment standards as expressed in the National Science Education Standards. The module is divided into the following main sections: (1) introduction, (2) implementing the module, (3) using the student lessons, (4) using the Web site, (5) information about the science of healthy behaviors, (6) references, (7) students lessons, (8) masters, and (9) letter to parents and guardians.

Contact: National Institutes of Health, Office of Science Education, 6100 Executive Boulevard, Suite 3E01 MSC 7520, Rockville, MD 20892-7520, Telephone: (301) 402-2469 Fax: (301) 402-3034 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: https://science.education.nih.gov Available from the website. Document Number: ISBN 1-929614-22-5.

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Keywords: Students, Behavior, Curricula, Health education, Learning, Middle schools, Science, Teaching

Annotation: This educational module, which is intended for middle-school students, introduces students to the science of energy balance and the relationship between calorie intake and physical activity. The module has four objectives: (1) introduce students to the key concepts of energy balance and provide a context within which nutrition concepts learned at other times can be better understood, (2) allow students to develop the understanding that achieving energy balance is a long-term rather than a short-term goal, (3) convey to students the importance of scientific research, and (4) encourage students to think about the relationships between knowledge, choice, behavior, and health. The module consists of five lessons. A Web site is available that can help instructors organize their use of the module, engage student interest, and orchestrate and individualize instruction.

Contact: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, 9000 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, MD 20892, Telephone: (301) 496-3583 Fax: E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.niddk.nih.gov/Pages/default.aspx Available from the website. Document Number: ISBN 1-929614-15-2.

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Keywords: Child nutrition, Curricula, Decision making, Educational materials, Middle school, Obesity, Physical activity, School health education, Students

Annotation: This educational module, which is intended for middle-school students, introduces students to the musculoskeletal systems. The relationships between structures and functions, the interactions between these body systems, and factors that influence the body systems are stressed. The module has four objectives: (1) help students understand the basic structures that are part of the musculoskeletal and skin systems, (2) provide students with an opportunity to practice and refine their thinking skills, (3) convey to students the importance of scientific research, and (4) encourage students to think about the relationships between knowledge, choice, behavior, and health. The module consists of seven lessons. A Web site is available that can help instructors organize their use of the module, engage student interest, and orchestrate and individualize instruction.

Contact: National Institutes of Health, Office of Science Education, 6100 Executive Boulevard, Suite 3E01 MSC 7520, Rockville, MD 20892-7520, Telephone: (301) 402-2469 Fax: (301) 402-3034 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: https://science.education.nih.gov Available at no charge; also available from the website. Document Number: ISBN 1-929614-21-7.

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Keywords: Body composition, Children, Curricula, Decision making, Educational materials, Middle schools, School health education, Students

Annotation: This report summarizes results of a 5-year study of the Gang Resistance Education and Training (GREAT) program, a 9-hour gang prevention program administered by uniformed law enforcement officers to middle school students.

Contact: National Criminal Justice Reference Service, P.O. Box 6000, Rockville, MD 20849-6000, Telephone: (800) 851-3420 Secondary Telephone: (301)240-7760 Fax: 301-240-5830 Web Site: https://www.ncjrs.gov Available at no charge; also available from the website. Document Number: NCJ 198604.

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Keywords: Community programs, Gangs, Juvenile delinquency, Juvenile delinquents, Law enforcement, Middle schools, Program evaluation, Students

Annotation: This report provides information about a meeting convened in Bethesda, Maryland, on September 9-10, 2004, in recognition of the need to develop a cooperative plan to enhance human genetics education in classrooms, disseminate information, and generate interest among students in careers in human genetics and related fields. The report discusses differing perspectives on human genetics and genetics community resources. A brief summary of the meeting discussion is included, along with a table outlining what geneticists can do for students in different grades.

Contact: American Society of Human Genetics, 9650 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, MD 20814, Telephone: (301) 634-7300 Secondary Telephone: (866) HUM-GENE Fax: (301) 634-7079 Web Site: http://www.ashg.org/ Available from the website.

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Keywords: Careers, Elementary school, Geneticists, Genetics education, High school students, Middle school, School-age children

Annotation: This report shares the stories and challenges behind the many policies and practices that communities have developed to support out-of-school-time (OST) programming. The report includes observations from school-based programs for elementary and high-school students as well as those from community settings for older out-of-school adolescents. The report also includes insights from field visits to community schools and beacon programs in elementary, middle, and high schools in New York City, Boston, Denver, Kansas City, and San Francisco. Chapter 1 of the report summarizes insights and major lessons learned. Chapter 2 provides an overview of the issues. Chapter 3 contains descriptions of two OST school-based models. Chapter 4 describes programs for older adolescents.

Contact: American Youth Policy Forum, 1836 Jefferson Place, N.W., Washington, DC 20036-2505, Telephone: (202) 775-9731 Fax: (207) 775-9733 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.aypf.org Available from the website. Document Number: ISBN 1-887031-83-9.

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Keywords: Adolescents, After school programs, Children, Communities, Elementary school, High school, Middle school, Model programs, Out of school youth, Schools, Students

Annotation: This toolkit, targeted to middle school and high school students, includes materials that promote knowledge and skills to advocate for a healthy smoke-free environment. The toolkit is divided into nine main areas: basic facts/information, youth activities, youth advocacy, research/data, curriculum and other instructional materials, policy, tobacco control resource center and lending library for Wisconsin, fact sheets, and Web sites. Topics include the health risks of secondhand smoke; prevention, intervention, and cessation of tobacco use by youth; and school-based health, safety, and youth development programs and initiatives. Materials provided include survey forms, discussion topics, activity outlines, play scripts, and other resources for statistical and research articles. The toolkit includes color photographs and illustrations. A DVD of the publication is available.

Contact: Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, 125 South Webster Street, Madison, WI 53707-7841, Telephone: (608) 266-8960 Secondary Telephone: (800) 441-4563 Web Site: http://dpi.state.wi.us/ Available from the website.

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Keywords: Adolescent health, Advocacy, Child health, Curricula, Data, Environmental exposure, High school students, Internet, Middle school students, Passive smoking, Prevention programs, Public policy, Research, Smoking, Tobacco use, Wisconsin

Annotation: This curriculum is designed to provide Maine's middle school and high school students with information about the benefits or health insurance coverage for individuals and families and to reduce the stigma associated with receiving government assistance in the form of free or low-cost coverage. The curriculum includes classroom activities that align with several recent initiatives in education in Maine, teacher information, middle-school-level lessons, and secondary-school-level lessons. Four appendices include Internet addresses for research, information on ordering MaineCare applications, an article on rising unemployment and the uninsured, and references. [Funded in part by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

Contact: University of Maine, Center for Community Inclusion and Disability Studies, 5717 Corbett Hall, Room 114, Orono, ME 04469-5717, Telephone: (207) 581-1084 Secondary Telephone: (800) 203-6957 Fax: (207) 581-1231 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.ccids.umaine.edu/ Available from the website.

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Keywords: Curricula, Education, Families, Health insurance, High school students, Low income groups, Maine, Middle school students, State health insurance programs, Uninsured persons

Annotation: This monograph describes a systematic approach to violence prevention in schools to assist officials in choosing prevention strategies that will best meet the needs of their students. Chapter contents include identifying promising approaches, evaluating how prevention works, developing effective strategies, and assessing programs. Also included is a glossary, and descriptions of comprehensive programs, programs for schools K-12, elementary, elementary-middle school, and middle-high school, as well as peer mediation programs. Resources, references, and an index are provided.

Contact: Drug Strategies, 1616 P Street, N.W., Suite 220, Washington, DC 20036, Telephone: (202) 289-9070 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.drugstrategies.org Available in libraries.

Keywords: Elementary schools, High schools, Injury prevention, Junior high schools, Middle schools, Prevention programs, Program descriptions, School age children, School safety, School violence, Students, Violence prevention