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Describes guides, briefs, tools, and websites that support improvements in school climate. Includes guidance for programmatic intervention, measures, school climate (engagement, environment, and safety), and special populations.
Reveals the results of a national survey conducted during the winter of 2011-12 by the National Association for Sport and Physical Education and the American Heart Association. This report provides information collected from physical education coordinators on the status of physical education in each of the States and the District of Columbia.
Evaluates three new promising approaches to addressing food and housing insecurity. All three programs were developed by community colleges and their partners based on their local needs, resources, and opportunities.
Reports nationally representative estimates of food insecurity among college students using data from the October and December Supplements to the Current Population Survey (CPS). The study finds that levels of food insecurity among households with students in four-year colleges and vocational education were 11.2 and 13.5 percent, respectively, in 2015—rates that are largely similar to national levels.
Presents a study showing the modest impacts of the Fourth R curriculum among a middle school target population in the Bronx, New York. The findings suggest that dosage and program delivery matter. In schools with higher fidelity to the program model, the Fourth R produced delays in sexual activity, decreased peer violence/bullying perpetration, and reduced acceptance of pro-violence beliefs and gender stereotypes.
Examines the association between major depressive episode (MDE), self-rated overall health, and selected health conditions (including asthma, bronchitis, pneumonia, obesity, and diabetes) among adolescents in a U.S. nationally representative sample.Combined data from the 2005 to 2014 National Surveys on Drug Use and Health (NSDUHs) showed worse overall health ratings among those with past year MDE compared with those without past year MDE.
Provides a new, free online course designed to inform those who deliver teen pregnancy prevention programming. The course will help professionals understand key terms related to gender and sexual identity, the challenges that LGBTQ youth face and the importance of including them in prevention messages about teen pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections, and key strategies for creating safe spaces and classrooms for LGBTQ youth.
Presents an evaluation of a middle school in Virginia where employees had concerns about exposure to mold in the school. The main problem was that the crawl space under the renovated part of the school was a potential source of mold and dampness because of improper grading and inadequate ventilation.
Informs practitioners and researchers about emerging findings relevant to the success of men of color in community colleges. This brief provides critical information on food insecurity that can be used to better understand the nature of this challenge.