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Chirambo, Tereza. "An exploration of menstruation hygiene management among high school learners: the case of Fezeka High School, Gugulethu." Master's thesis, Faculty of Humanities, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/32570.
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Menstruation is an issue of great importance. Today, despite menstruation being a natural process, it affects the education of girls. A qualitative study was conducted in Gugulethu, where face to face interviews were conducted with nineteen girls from Fezeka High school. The purpose of the study was to explore menstruation hygiene management among high school learners. Specifically, the study explored the experience of menstruation hygiene, the challenges faced during menstruation, coping mechanisms during menstruation and the support system available for menstruating girls. The study adopted a qualitative design because such an approach helps in examining a phenomenon from the subject's perspective. The findings established that girls knew about menstruation before the first onset. A mother or grandmother was a commonly mentioned source of information on menstruation. The study further showed that most girls use sanitary materials supplied by a mother or guardian, during menstruation. It showed that challenges that girls experienced include: emotional changes; physical discomfort (stomach cramps, tiredness, and loss of appetite); public shame; changes in social interactions and inadequate sanitation hygiene facilities. Additionally, the study showed that most girls still attend school during menstruation. The girls coped by wearing many clothes to prevent leaks; constantly checking their skirts; sitting differently on the chairs and taking medication to relieve menstrual pain. Friends were also found to help in alleviating the challenges faced by the girls; they were the main social support system for girls during menstruation. However, while school attendance was maintained, class participation was shown to be affected because of discomfort and menstrual pains. Based on the research findings, the study concluded that there is inadequate sanitation and hygiene for girls to comfortably change sanitary materials and there is a lack of communication on menstrual hygiene management between the girls and their teachers. As such, integrating menstruation hygiene management in the curriculum and providing for appropriate facilities to ensure privacy is recommended.
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Henderson, Marion M. "School effects on adolescent pupils' health behaviours and school process associated with these effects." Thesis, University of Glasgow, 2006. http://theses.gla.ac.uk/8050/.
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Eight schools, located in Scotland were involved in this study. Four different types of data were collected in the following order: first, 183 semi-structured interviews with a range of staff and pupils across the schools, the interviews covering questions relating to health education, promotion and ethos including quality of relationships; second, a school audit of health education and health promotion in all schools; third, Researcher observations for all schools; and, fourth, questionnaire data collected from 446 pupils across the schools. The Health Promoting School (HPS) concept is based on the belief that schools have the potential to influence their students' health and health behaviour through the school's social organisation, culture and physical environment, as well as through the formal curriculum. To date, there is little empirical evidence to test the effectiveness of the HPS, at least evidence that adjusts for known predictors of the behaviours, a standard set by the more advanced area of 'school effects' research on educational outcomes. This thesis will add to that evidence base. The aims of this study have three main components: first, to quantify 'school effects' on a range of pupils' health behaviours comprising current smoking, weekly alcohol drinking, ever tried drugs and physical activity: second, to assess the extent to which the health behaviour profile of schools are related to health promotion activity as evidenced by an audit: third, to select and analyse qualitative data from three case study schools. The purpose of the second and third aims is to investigate the extent to which school processes are associated with 'school effects' on pupils' health behaviours, triangulating data from different methodologies. The questionnaire data indicated that a strong school effect existed for smoking and drinking to a lesser degree, but not for drugs or physical activity. This addressed the first aim of this study and, in addition, provided the means by which three case study schools were selected. These were the two schools with the lowest (added value) and highest odds (lost value) for smoking after adjustment for known predictors of the health behaviours. Plus, a third school which was significantly different from the school with lowest smoking and located in the same town, as this eased interpretation of the results. Relating to the second aim, the pattern of the 'school effects' on smoking were triangulated with data from three different data sources. First, in the audit, higher levels of action on health education and health promotion were associated with lower (adjusted) rates of smoking. Second, the three case study schools were used to explore the Researcher's observations; the school with added value for smoking was rated more highly than the two with lost value. Regarding the third aim, based on qualitative data from a range of staff and pupils, the analysis showed that the school with added value had progressed furthest towards functioning as a whole school, performing best across all the areas explored. These findings theoretically triangulated with the schools low smoking rates according to the HPS concept. These results confirm the importance of school processes on students' health behaviour, particularly smoking, and support a school-wide or "Health Promoting School" approach to improving health behaviours.
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Tang, Pui-kwan, and 鄧佩君. "Voice problems of secondary school teachers and the need for preventative education." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/10722/206591.
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Voice problems are common among teachers due to their job characteristics. Thus, the quality of teaching, daily communication, emotion would be adversely affected. However, the past studies mainly focused on primary school and preschool teachers. There is lack of investigation on voice problems of secondary school teachers. Moreover, the need for voice use training for secondary school teachers was not addressed in the past.
This study investigated the prevalence of voice problems in secondary school teachers in Hong Kong and the need for preventive education. A questionnaire was decided with domains in demographics, job natures, impact on voice disorders, risk factors, history of seeking help because of voice problems, view on different treatment options and opinion towards the need of voice protection training. Subjects were recruited from four local secondary schools in Hong Kong.
85 questionnaires were collected and analyzed. The results showed a high prevalence of voice disorders (75%) among secondary school teachers. Also it revealed different levels of impact on work performance, emotion and daily communication. Laryngitis was the only risk factor found to be significantly correlated with the voice disorder. On the other hand, the rate of seeking professional help and their knowledge about voice rehabilitation were low. Most of the respondents realized the need for voice protection training. It suggested that the voice problems of secondary school teachers should be highlighted and more voice protection information and voice training should be provided.published_or_final_version
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Samuelsson, Yvonne, and Erik Samuelsson. "Oral Health and Tools for Oral Hygiene in Adolescents in Detema Secondary School." Thesis, Umeå universitet, Institutionen för odontologi, 2018. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-154721.
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Abstract The aim of this epidemiologic pilot field study was to determine if the oral health problem in Detema was periodontal or caries disease. If periodontal disease, was it induced by a certain virulent microflora or by inadequate oral hygiene? A second specific aim was to educate local oral health instructors, to raise the awareness of the importance of oral health, and in that way improve the general health. Methods were that with the use of WHO oral health questionnaire, interview 117 participants in index ages 15-19 years, inform about oral diseases, instruct techniques for optimized oral cleansing, assess dental status and periodontal health on index teeth. Local oral health instructors were educated for maintaining the knowledge and to reinstruct the toothbrush and toothpaste methods. Susceptibility to caries and periodontal disease in relation to ethnicity was investigated. The prevalence of caries disease was 32% a decrease compared to 44% in 1995. The prevalence of periodontal disease was 82%, attachment loss and gingival retractions 8% each, and gingival retractions 6%. This result was an impairment compared to 73% in 1995, when there were no pockets, retractions or any attachment loss in this index age. Results could not significantly show association between oral disease and lack of, or infrequent use of cleansing devices and fluoridated toothpaste, neither to a diet with high and frequent carbohydrate intake. There was indication of susceptibility to periodontal disease in the population. The conclusion was that the non-optimized technique for oral hygiene affected this population´s oral health.
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Freeman, Matthew Charles. "The impact of a school-based water, sanitation and hygiene program on health and absenteeism of primary school children." Thesis, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (University of London), 2011. http://researchonline.lshtm.ac.uk/682433/.
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This thesis describes research designed to quantify and describe the impact of improved access to school water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) access on pupils' helminth infection and diarrhoeal disease and absence from school. The research was undertaken as part of a five-year cluster-randomized trial in 185 public primary schools in Nyanza Province, Kenya that addressed school WASH impacts, knowledge diffusion, sustainability, and advocacy. One hundred eighty-five schools were randomly selected and assigned to five study arms to receive various water treatment, hygiene promotion, sanitation, and water supply improvements. All pupils at enrolled schools were dewormed at baseline and at two follow-up time pOints. A total of 11,458 pupils were interviewed over two years to compare rates of school absence, rates and intensity of reinfection with soil transmitted helminths, and risk of diarrhoeal disease. We found no overall impact of our school-based WASH intervention on pupil absence. However, a domain analysis revealed a substantial and significant reduction in absence for girls attending schools that received WASH improvements. Schools that received a hygiene promotion and water treatment (HP&WT) intervention showed statistically similar reductions to those that received HP&WT in addition to sanitation improvements. Gender-specific effects were also found for reduced reinfection of soiltransmitted helminth infection. Girls showed a significant decline in prevalence and intensity of infection with Ascaris lumbricoides, while boys showed reduced reinfection for Hookworm. Household WASH characteristics significantly modified the effect of the school-based intervention, revealing potential questions about exposure to fecal pathogens at home and at school. Schools that received HP&WT and those that received HP&WT plus sanitation improvements showed no reduction in diarrhoeal disease prevalence. However, schools allocated to the water "scarce" research group, which received water supply improvements in addition to HP&WT and sanitation, did show significant and substantial reductions in both prevalence and duration of diarrhoeal illness. While household-level WASH has been investigated extensively, this is the first comprehensive study to investigate the impact of improved WASH at schools. Overall, our results reveal the important role that school WASH can play in mitigating disease burden and lowering pupil absence. Additional research is necessary to fully explore these issues.
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Appollis, Tracey Rose. "Keeping girls in school through better menstrual hygiene management: an evaluation of the Always Keeping Girls in School Programme." Master's thesis, University of Cape Town, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/15472.
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Includes bibliographical referencesThis dissertation is an outcome evaluation of the Always Keeping Girls in School Programme. The nationally run programme is a series of workshops and educational talks designed to reduce the absenteeism rates of pubescent girls who live and attend schools in underprivileged areas. The programme regularly supplies participants with sanitary products that they would otherwise not have access due to financial constraints and thus prefer to remain at home when menstruating where they can better manage their personal hygiene needs. During this period of absenteeism girls miss valuable teaching time which has a negative impact on their ability to achieve academically leading to grade repetition and ultimately dropping out of school permanently. Without a basic education girls are at a disadvantage in finding meaningful employment. The literature supports the various facets of the programme but also reveals that other influential factors such as access to adequate sanitation facilities (including water), distance and time spent travelling to and from school, and access to pain medication. The evaluations of similar interventions have produced mixed results, but it is clear that the provision of any one of the tools, such as those provided by the Always Keeping Girls in School programme, does make a positive difference in the life of the participants. One school was selected by the programme manager to provide the necessary secondary data to conduct a time - series quasi - experimental design for the evaluation. A cohort of learners was selected and their absenteeism and school performance data was tracked over a three year period from grade 9 in 2012 until grade 11 in 2014 (their current grade). The data from 2012 formed the baseline data as the programme was implemented in 2013. All of the girls in the cohort are programme participants and fell into the experimental group and as a result all of the boys in the cohort formed a non - equivalent comparison group. There are seven outcomes belonging to the programme, but only two outcomes were evaluated: reduction in absenteeism and improved school performance and the existence of a relationship between absenteeism and school performance. A total of 32 observations of absenteeism and 3 observations of school performance were used. The absenteeism observations were made on a monthly basis, while school performance data was taken at the end of December 2012, December 2013, and June 2014. To conduct the analysis a combination of descriptive statistics (measures of central tendency and dispersion) and inferential statistics (Pearson's Correlation and logistic regression analysis) were used. The statistical analysis revealed the programme was successful during the first year when it was implemented (with both the educational workshops and the provision of sanitary products) as the experimental group showed a large decline in absenteeism. However during the second year (only sanitary products were provided) the participants showed an increase in attendance and even surpassed their baseline scores. In terms of school performance both groups showed a small increase during 2013 but in 2014 many learners performed poorly in their June examinations. The logistic regression revealed that there was a very low probability that relationship between absenteeism and school performance existed The finding that the programme is successful when all of its facets are available to the participants is in line with literature that rates the importance of education around puberty and sanitation very highly. The provision of sanitary products alone is important to the well - being and dignity of the participants but it is insufficient to bring about the sustained desired behavioural change.
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Nhlapo, Nthabiseng. "Hygiene and nutritional content of the National School Nutrition Programme in Bloemfontein, South Africa." Thesis, [Bloemfontein?] : Central University of Technology, Free State, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/11462/180.
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Thesis (M. Tech. (Environmental Health)) -- Central University of technology, Free State, 2013Malnutrition and concomitant infections are major contributing factors to child morbidity and mortality in developing countries such as South Africa. Globally, children benefiting from school feeding programmes are generally from communities with low socio-economic statuses. The meals provided through feeding schemes, such as the National School Nutrition Programme (NSNP) in South Africa, are aimed at significantly supplementing the beneficiaries’ daily energy and nutrient requirements. The possible nutrient deficiency of meals provided through such programmes compromises the nutritional well-being of children, promotes malnutrition and renders children more susceptible to infectious diseases. Furthermore, illness, particularly caused by diarrhoeal and infectious diseases, is a major factor contributing to child malnutrition as the human body is unable to efficiently digest foods and absorb nutrients during illness. Therefore, the microbiological safety of the foods served to children via feeding schemes is essential. In an effort to contribute towards the safety and wholesomeness of foodstuffs served through the NSNP, the present study was conducted with a view to assess the nutritional quality and safety of the foodstuffs. The knowledge, attitudes and practises (KAP) of food handlers and NSNP representatives/committee members at the schools were also investigated in order to assess origins of potential food contamination. Data collected via nutritional analyses of meals served to school children were compared to the nutrient-based standards set by the United Kingdom as guidelines for an average school lunch. The carbohydrate, energy, calcium and zinc contents of the school meals were below the standards, the majority of the meals met the protein and iron standards and all meals complied with the standards for lipid and vitamin C contents. During the microbiological analysis study, preparation surfaces yielded higher counts of all detected organisms (total coliforms, Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus and yeasts and moulds) compared to the hands of food handlers. Therefore possible sources of contamination may be foodstuffs, animal pests and environmental elements such as dust. However, significant differences of surface microbial counts could not be established (P > 0.05) and thus cross-contamination may have resulted among surfaces, possibly augmented by shortfalls in cleaning regimes. The majority of the participants of the questionnaire survey reportedly washed their hands and cleaned all surfaces several times during the day with water and detergent. In addition, a disinfectant was used by some of the food preparers during cleaning. Furthermore, participants stated that their aprons were washed daily. These claims were in agreement with the findings of the surface microbial study with regards to the hands, however, they did not match the findings of the preparation surfaces which contained the highest counts of total coliforms, E. coli and S. aureus of the three surfaces analysed, and aprons responsible for the highest yeast and mould counts. Improper storage and food preparation methods, such as the application of high temperatures, excessive exposure to UV light and oxygen, and high moisture conditions, may result in the deterioration of nutrients. Storage conditions which may permit pest infestation may also increase the risk of food-related illnesses and risk could be further elevated by application of improper cleaning and sanitation practices. In order for the NSNP to operate effectively, it is essential that the national and provincial Departments of Basic Education, which are responsible for the overall administration of the NSNP, and schools’ personnel function in an integrated manner through support structures and effective communication. Infrastructural limitations (lack of proper kitchen facilities and ventilation) and shortage of resources while administering the NSNP were the main challenges observed during the present study. Due to these hurdles, adhering to food safety practices and maintaining nutritional quality of foods may be a challenge. Continuous training in personal and general hygiene is also a necessity in preserving food safety. Furthermore, nutritional quality of foodstuffs may be preserved through proper storage practices and application of preparation methods which minimize loss of nutrients.
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Caldwell, Carol Lewis. "Teachers' perceptions of motivating behaviors of elementary principals an empirical test of Herzberg's motivation-hygiene theory /." Access abstract and link to full text, 1992. http://0-wwwlib.umi.com.library.utulsa.edu/dissertations/fullcit/9219887.
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Fender, Hannah Elizabeth. "Exploring the Knowledge and Perceptions of Elementary and Middle School Staff with Regard to the Utilization of a Dental Hygienist in a School Setting." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2017. https://dc.etsu.edu/honors/489.
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Background: Dental hygienists can be utilized to provide care to adolescents and young adults in a school-based setting. These dental health care professionals work to improve upon public oral health through educational practices, preventative methods, and referrals. The purpose of this study was to explore the knowledge and perceptions of elementary and middle school staff with regard to the utilization of a dental hygienist in a school setting. Methods: The international review board at approved the following study. A total of eight faculty and staff members from Unicoi County Elementary School and Unicoi County Middle School completed a 14-question survey. Participants included each school’s principal, nurse, physical education/wellness teacher and science teacher or K-6. All surveys were distributed by hand to each school. Results: All eight participants saw a need for their students and would be in support of having a hygienist assigned to their school. Questions in the survey revealed that the facility believed a hygienist would be beneficial, but a full-time nurse was the major care provider in their institution. The schools that had interactions with a dental hygienist could not give the correct answer for how frequently they were coming, what services they were providing, and who was sending the dental hygienists. Discussion: The Northeast Regional Health Office supply dental hygienist for student dental health centered care and application of preventative services. However, there are only three hygienists working with the Northeast Regional Health Office to provide care for seven counties in this region.
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Johnson, Bridget A. "Teacher support teams: a school-based strategy for the provision of education support services and health promotion." Thesis, University of the Western Cape, 1997. http://etd.uwc.ac.za/index.php?module=etd&.
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Al-Muraikhi, Amal Essa Ahmad Thani. "Preventing obesity in school children in the state of Qatar." Thesis, University of Birmingham, 2012. http://etheses.bham.ac.uk//id/eprint/3421/.
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Introduction: Obesity has been recognized as a major public health problem worldwide that requires preventive action. Prevention is best targeted at children, there is lack of quantitative and qualitative research on obesity prevention in children and most have been conducted in western countries. The aim of this study is to describe the prevalence of obesity among 6-7 years old school children, investigate contributing factors and identify potential components for an intervention programme to prevent obesity amongst children in the State of Qatar. Methods The study consisted of two distinct parts: cross sectional survey and focus groups with a range of stakeholders. Results: Whilst there was a high prevalence of overweight and obesity 16%, underweight was also prevalent (21.7%). The results of the focus group discussions indicate that causes of childhood obesity are multifactorial, and a multi-sector approach to prevention would be acceptable. Some of the important barriers that need to be considered in developing interventions were highlighted. Conclusion: In Qatar there is coexistence of underweight and obesity in primary school children. Qualitative results suggest that a multi-sector approach to prevention would be acceptable toward dietary and physical activity, and suggested potential components for an intervention programme in preventing obesity amongst children in the State of Qatar.
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Cheung, Miao-miao, and 張苗苗. "Sleep patterns of secondary school students in Hong Kong: a cross-sectional study." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 2003. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B31971593.
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Willette, Susan J. "The Relationship of Personality Type to Leader Style and Perceived Effectiveness among Dental Hygiene School Administrators." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 1990. https://dc.etsu.edu/etd/2826.
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The purpose of this study was to identify personality types among dental hygiene school administrators and faculty and to determine if correlations existed between leader style, ideologies of leader style, perceived effectiveness, and personality type. Selected demographic variables were also examined. The dimensions of personality investigated were derived from the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator: extroversion, introversion, sensing, intuition, thinking, feeling, judging, and perceiving. The leadership behavior dimensions were the two dimensions of the real and ideal Leadership Behavior Description Questionnaires: consideration and initiating structure. Effectiveness was measured by a 39 item Likert-type instrument based on Tucker's (1981) categorical listing of chairperson activities and responsibilities. The study was conducted using a random sample of faculty and administrators from 32 dental hygiene programs across the United States. Thirty-two administrators and 148 faculty were surveyed. Responses were received from 23 administrators (71.9 percent) and 96 faculty (64.8 percent). Personality type was correlated with subordinate perception of leader style, ideal leader style, and effectiveness, with the strength of the relationships ranging from weakly negative to moderately positive. Among the correlations observed, those between real initiating structure and introversion, thinking and feeling were significant at the.05 level, as were the relationships between ideal consideration, and thinking and feeling. Relationships significant at the.05 level were also found between instruction and extroversion, introversion, sensing, intuition, and judging and between budget and resources and extroversion. Gender of the administrator and length of tenure did not account for significant differences in leader behavior ratings or effectiveness scores. Age of the administrator, however, was found to account for significant differences in leader behavior ratings, but not effectiveness ratings. A negative relationship was observed between amount of administrative training and effectiveness scores indicating that as administrative training increased effectiveness decreased. Ideal scores reported by faculty were significantly higher than real scores reported by faculty, but no significant difference was observed between the real and ideal scores reported by administrators. Administrators rating low on real consideration and real initiating structure received the lowest effectiveness ratings.
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James, Janet. "Preventing childhood obesity : a school-based intervention trial - CHOPPS - the Christchurch Obesity Prevention Programme in Schools." Thesis, University of Southampton, 2013. https://eprints.soton.ac.uk/385141/.
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Takahashi, Masami Branson Bonnie. "A study to determine the outcome of sealants placed by dental hygiene students in a school-based sealant program." Diss., UMK access, 2008.
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Thesis (M.S.)--School of Dentistry. University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2008."A thesis in dental hygiene education." Advisor: Bonnie Branson. Typescript. Vita. Title from "catalog record" of the print edition Description based on contents viewed Aug. 07, 2008. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 53-58). Online version of the print edition.
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Clarke, Joanne Louise. "The role of the primary school in preventing childhood obesity." Thesis, University of Birmingham, 2016. http://etheses.bham.ac.uk//id/eprint/6561/.
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Childhood obesity is a global public health concern. In England, the prevalence of overweight/obesity increases from one fifth at the start of the primary school years to one third by the age of 10-11 years. This thesis examines the role of primary schools in preventing obesity. Stakeholder views are considered through a systematic review, and two qualitative studies investigating the perceptions of headteachers, parents and children. Data from a childhood obesity prevention trial (the WAVES study) are also used to examine the relationships between school policy/practice and pupil weight status/physical activity levels. Findings show that stakeholders support the school role in preventing obesity, and in helping families to lead healthier lifestyles, though limited expertise and resources are barriers. Although most schools actively promote health, there is much variation. For example, time allocated for physical education and breaks varies by school and has a significant impact on children’s physical activity levels, particularly for boys. In conclusion, school policies and practices can impact on children’s health, and schools are ideally placed to support families to prevent obesity. However, schools require support to perceive this role as a feasible and integral part of their function, rather than as an increasing burden of responsibility.
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Teeple, Lisa J. "Historical development of selected design amenities in central Indiana rural school buildings, 1875-1915." Virtual Press, 1993. http://liblink.bsu.edu/uhtbin/catkey/865947.
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The purposes of this study were: (1) to study the conditions that influenced the construction of early rural schoolhouses in Indiana, (2) to examine how emerging concerns for sanitation and student health surfaced from the construction of early rural schoolhouses, and (3) to provide a data base for individuals who desire to do further research on school buildings and their historic preservation. The research concentrated on the period of 1875 to .1915. Special attention was given to conditions that led to the passage of the Sanitary Schoolhouse Act of 1911.Results revealed that early schoolhouses often were constructed as little more than shelters. Virtually no consideration was given to either educational processes or the health and safety of occupants. As a result, water and other design and care of water and sewage systems resulted insanitary factors became major concerns. The inadequate serious health concerns for students and teachers. These concerns contributed to the passage of laws that eventually led to: (1) the abandonment of early rural schoolhouses, and (2) the construction of more sophisticated structures often designed by professional architects.This study also revealed that some of those early schoolhouses that survived have been converted to residential, business, or civic purposes. Photographs of such buildings in Boone, Hamilton, Hancock, Hendricks, Henry, Madison, and Tipton counties in Indiana are included in the thesis. They provide evidence that preservation is a means with which these buildings can continue to serve a useful existence.There is historical value in understanding conditions that led to the rise and fall of early rural school buildings. Collectively, data about the construction and sanitary conditions provide insights into rural culture, expand an appreciation of the uniqueness of design for these buildings, and enhance the importance and desirability of preserving these structures. The net product of this thesis is to provide a view of the construction of buildings in central Indiana of this period.Department of Architecture
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Scoggin, Peggy Ann. "The ENERGY club: A diabetes prevention project for Monterey Elementary School." CSUSB ScholarWorks, 2007. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd-project/3088.
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The Monterey School Diabetes Prevention Project's (MSDPP) ENERGY Club is a pilot project for school-based health prevention curriculum targeting students with risk factors for diabetes. ENERGY is an acronym for Exercise 'n Eating Right is Good for You.
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Holt, Edna Edith. "High school student's nutritional status and their academic performance." CSUSB ScholarWorks, 2007. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd-project/3202.
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Manaka, Ngoanamoshala Maria. "How an eco-school sanitation community of practice fosters action competence for sanitation management in a rural school : the case of Ramashobohle High School Eco-Schools Community of Practice in Mankweng circuit Polokwane Municipality Capricorn district in Limpopo Province, South Africa." Thesis, Rhodes University, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1007319.
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Providing adequate sanitation facilities for the poor remains one of the major challenges in all developing countries. In South Africa, an estimated 11,7% of the schools are without sanitation. The South African government has a constitutional responsibility to ensure that all South Africans have access to adequate sanitation. When sanitation systems fail, or are inadequate, the impact of the health of the community, on the health of others and the negative impact on the environment can be extremely serious. In rural South African schools, many Enviro-Ioo toilets are available today. They are designed to suit a variety of water scarce areas and where there is a high risk of contamination of ground water resources. It is important to realize that any Enviro-Ioo system programme requires an education programme to ensure that the principles of use and maintenance are clearly understood by the user group. Their maintenance requires more responsibility and commitment by users. This study is an interpretive case study that indicates how sanitation in a rural Ramashobohle High School in Polokwane municipality was managed through an EcoSchools Sanitation Community of Practice, and how this developed action competence for sanitation management in the school. The study established that the earlier practice and knowledge of the Ramashobohle Eco-Schools community of practice exercised in maintaining Enviro-Ioo systems was inadequate; unhealthy and unsafe according to the data generated through focus group interviews, observations, interviews, action plan, workshops and reflection interviews. The data generated also indicates that the Eco-Schools community of practice was not committed to maintaining sanitation in their school because they were not sharing sanitation knowledge; they were not communicating and not updating one another concerning Enviro-Ioo systems maintenance as they had no adequate knowledge as to how to maintain the facilities; and the school management was also not supportive and was not taking responsibility. The study shows how this situation was turned around as an Eco-Schools Sanitation Community of Practice focussed on developing action competence in the school community. It provides a case based example of how knowledge and action competence, supported by an Eco-Schools Community of Practice, can find and implement solutions to inadequate sanitation management practices in rural schools, and shows how members of the school community can be engaged in learning how to manage and maintain school sanitation systems through a participatory process that develops action competence. The study points to important dimensions of developing action competence, such as providing knowledge and demonstrations, inviting experts to the school, involving learners in observations and monitoring and in ensuring that adequate facilities are available. In particular, a workshop conducted by Enviro-Ioo consultants, organised and supported by the Eco-Schools Sanitation COP, together with a follow up action plan, provided the main impetus for changes in practice in the school and served to support action competence development. Finally the study provides research findings and recommendations for further research.
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Wong, Lisa Anne. "Time allocation to homework and extra-curricular tuition by primary school students in Hong Kong: the impact onhealth of indicators." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 2009. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B42997975.
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Šťastná, Zuzana. "Praktické uplatnění pravidel BOZP v malém podniku - SZŠ." Master's thesis, Vysoká škola ekonomická v Praze, 2008. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-12372.
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The essey is focused on an occupation safety and hygiene in a school environment. It find out a practical exercitation of the safety and hygiene roles in a professional secondary school. The goal of the essey is to identificate general principals and legal roles of a occuation safety and hygiene in the school, to find out how the students are informed about that roles and how the students keep the roles at the school practice. In a theoretical part of the essey there are general notions about occupation and hygiene safety, the low which is used in the school practice a few of them are there developed. In a practical part of the essey are discribed aducation in the secondary nursing school. All branches of studyies are described and defined. There are also described warnings about possible diversicifation which could rise during an education in the school and out of the school too. In the folowing part of the essey the questionaire is presented. Questionnaire is analysed and evaluate and the resultes are express by the grafs. In the end ot the essey proposals of solution were made up and presented.
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Gravett, Marty. "Child care decisions among female heads of households with school age children." Thesis, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1985. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/90928.
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Depth interviews with 16 urban female heads of households (FHHs) were the basis of this qualitative study which sought to understand the nature of the child care decisions these women made for their school age children. A theoretical sampling model based on six dimensions of contrast (race, financial security, the presence of other caretakers in the household, the number of children in the household, and the age of children) was used in selecting the sample. All of the women were involved in work, education or training to a degree that child care was an issue for them.
The collective testimony of the sample reveals that the FHHs chose care for their children that was compatible with their role as provider and with their resources. Resources included knowledge of caregivers and settings, network support, and material resources (income, presence of care in the community, and transportation). Women who had limited resources and restrictive provider roles functioned in an environment of forced choice and were more at risk for making decisions on child care that they were not personally comfortable with. Their affect, values, and children's opinions and needs played an important role within the bounds allowed by the provider role and resources. The FHHs maintained child care arrangements until life events or changes in resources or provider role precipitated the need for another decision. However, unmet values, and unacknowledged affect and child opinion precipitated a change if they were highlighted so clearly by anomalous events that they could not be ignored. Such conditions affected immediate change in child care, but not subsequent decisions. Social policy recommendations that stemmed from these findings conclude the study.M.S.
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Kruger, Nicholas. "'n Model vir die sorgsame toesighoudingsopdrag van die skoolwerkwinkelopvoeder / Nicholas Kruger." Thesis, Potchefstroom University for Christian Higher Education, 2003. http://hdl.handle.net/10394/1549.
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Conceição, Joaquim Tavares da. "Internar para educar: colégios-internatos no Brasil (1840-1950)." Faculdade de Filosofia e Ciências Humanas, 2012. http://repositorio.ufba.br/ri/handle/ri/13349.
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Este estudo trata dos internatos na sociedade brasileira e, especialmente, sergipana, tomando como objeto os colégios-internatos, no período que se estende de 1840 a 1950. A pesquisa, utilizando abordagens culturais da história social, destaca os escolares na condição de internos (pensionistas), os espaços de internamento, as práticas culturais, os debates e as funções sociais dos internatos. A operação historiográfica consistiu em separar, reunir e transformar em documentos históricos as informações coletadas, efetuando os cruzamentos entre essas informações e/ou indícios encontrados. Para responder aos questionamentos propostos foram utilizadas fontes diversas, como relatórios, teses doutorais, almanaques, revistas, prospectos e estatutos de colégios, livros de viajantes, romances, entre outras. O internato brasileiro não ficou imune a críticas. Entre os problemas apontados pelos intelectuais, as condições físicas e de higiene do internato, especialmente os dormitórios, ocupavam um lugar de destaque. Os médicos, preocupados com questões higienistas, em suas teses de doutoramento do século XIX e início do século XX, alertavam para as insalubridades físicas e moral dos internatos e apresentavam propostas para o funcionamento higiênico destes. Os internatos foram defendidos e até utilizados na instrução pública, principalmente visando ao desenvolvimento do ensino secundário. Contudo, foi na instrução particular onde os internatos se desenvolveram utilizados por famílias ricas e médias da população para promover a instrução de seus filhos. Nos internatos, os estudantes encontravam cama, comida (pensionato) e instrução (aulas, repetições, exercícios suplementares e direção dos estudos). No século XIX, existiam pequenos internatos constituídos como uma empresa familiar e grandes internatos, instalados em casas residenciais adaptadas, em sobrados ou em prédios planejados para servirem como colégios-internatos, com vastos cômodos capazes de acomodar um grande número de pensionistas. Em Sergipe, no século XX, a história dos internatos é marcada pela permanência de pequenos internatos de organização ―familiar‖ e pelo surgimento de colégios-internatos instalados em prédios adaptados ou em edifícios-internatos. Enfim, a educação dispensada nos internatos, apesar das críticas desfavoráveis, serviu como estratégia educativa de famílias ricas e classes médias e estabeleceu distinção a esses segmentos sociais por meio de constante formação de princípios culturais que contribuíram para a perpetuação de privilégios de classe. This study is about boarding schools in Brazilian society and especially, sergipana society, taking as an object the boarding schools, from 1840 to 1950. The research which uses cultural approaches of social history emphasizes the scholars under the condition of resident students (pensioner), the spaces in boarding schools, the cultural practices, the debates and the boarding school students‘ social jobs. The historical operation consisted of separating, organizing and transforming the collected information into historical documents, and crosschecking such information with other facts found. As to answer the proposed questions several sources were used like reports, doctors‘ dissertations, almanacs, magazines, prospects, schools‘ internal rules, travelers‘ books, novels, among others. The Brazilian boarding school system was also criticized. Among the problems mentioned by intellectuals, the boarding school‘s physical and hygiene conditions, especially the dormitories were on spot. The doctors, worried about hygiene aspects, in their doctorate dissertations from XIX century and beginning of XX century, used to mention the resident students‘ physical and moral hazards and they used to propose suggestions for a better hygienic environment. The resident students were defended as well as used in public instruction, mainly aiming at developing the secondary schools teaching. However, it was in private instruction where resident students developed themselves used by rich and middle-class families‘ population to promote their children‘s education. In the boarding schools, the scholars used to have accommodation, food and instruction (classes, repetitions, supplementary exercises and instructions on how to study). In the XIX century, there were small boarding houses like a family company and big boarding schools, located in adapted houses, old houses or buildings planned to be used like boarding schools with a lot of rooms which could house a great number of pensioners. In Sergipe, in the XX century, the boarding houses‘ history is characterized by the existence of small family boarding houses and by the appearance of boarding schools located in adapted buildings or in boarding school buildings. So, education given to boarding schools students, despite the unfavorable criticism, served like an educational strategy of rich and middle-class families and established a distinction to such social groups through constant development of cultural principles which contributed to the class privileges perpetuation.
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Tshivhase, Ndiafhi Jeremiah. "Social factors that affect the acceptability of the enviro loo sanitation technology: a case of schools in Limpopo Province." Thesis, University of Limpopo, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/10386/1806.
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Thesis (M. Dev.) --University of Limpopo, 2016The purpose of this study was to investigate the social factors that affect the acceptability of the Enviro Loo sanitation technology in schools. The study adopted the anti-positivism theory. Phenomenology school of thought was used as one of the three schools of thoughts as marked under Anti-positivism. The qualitative research method had its foothold in the fact that social factors, as a human activity, occurs in a particular natural and social environment. Utilising the qualitative research design, the researcher focused on describing and understanding the social factors that influence the acceptability of the Enviro Loo sanitation technology at schools. The study utilised an interview guide to collect data. The advantage of this is that it allowed the researcher to probe and ask for clarification of some answers as given by the respondents The population of this study comprised 35 secondary schools in Limpopo Province that benefited from the implementation of the Enviro Loo sanitation technology system during the 2010/11 financial years. Non-probability sampling was used. The method used to select the schools was convenience sampling as a non-probability sampling technique where subjects are selected because of their convenient accessibility and proximity to the researcher. This is because the researcher was bound by time, money and workforce and because of these limitations, it was almost impossible to randomly sample the entire population. Three sets of focus groups were used as sample, namely; the Provincial Sanitation Task Team (PSTT), School Governing Body (SGB) and Leaner’s Representative Council (LRC). All groups were gender balanced and members participated voluntarily. Nvivo was utilised to analyse data. The audio recordings from the digital voice recorder were transcribed, translated into English, typed into word and thematic analysis was used.
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Purcell, Jennifer A. "Analysis of cholesterol levels of Wells County fourth grade students, 2001-2003." Virtual Press, 2004. http://liblink.bsu.edu/uhtbin/catkey/1294897.
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The purpose of this study was to analyze blood cholesterol readings of fourth grade students from Wells County obtained during the Caylor-Nickel Foundation sponsored Health Tour between 2001 and 2003 to determine the relationship between blood cholesterol levels and other health risk indicators.Nine hundred and thirteen fourth grade children participated in Health Tour. Anthropometric and biochemical variables were not available for every student. Serum cholesterol, triglycerides, blood glucose, BMI, and blood pressure were assessed. Fortythree percent of the children were either `at risk for overweight' or were `overweight.' Analysis of the anthropometric and biochemical data indicated a high mean total cholesterol levels and average HDL cholesterol, LDL cholesterol, and triglycerides levels. Meaningful prediction equations to accurately predict total cholesterol values of the fourth grade children could not be formulated with more than 9.5% accuracy. Based on findings in this study, it appears that money would be better spent on the implementation and evaluation of wellness educational programs and physical activity classes for children rather than on costly blood cholesterol analysis.Department of Family and Consumer Sciences
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Bowers-Sykes, Edna. "A study to evaluate the effectiveness of a school-based, prevention-oriented dental treatment program on the oral-cleanliness of preschool children." La Verne, Calif. : University of La Verne, 1997. http://catalog.hathitrust.org/api/volumes/oclc/37847531.html.
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Koonce, Glenn L. "The effects of a structured wellness program on physical and mental well-being of public school teachers and staff members." Diss., This resource online, 1986. http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-07282008-140001/.
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Kanyerere, Joyce Robertson Ng'oma. "Exploring factors that influence learners' use of sanitation facilities and personal hygiene practices in a girls' boarding school, Zomba District, Malawi." University of the Western Cape, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/11394/5591.
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Magister Public Health - MPHBackground: Millennium Development Goal 7 was to ensure environmental sustainability by aiming to halve the proportion of people without sustainable access to basic sanitation and safe drinking water by the year 2015. The 2015-MDG Report estimated that the use of improved sanitation rose from 54% to 68% globally, but the target of 77% was not met, and that implies slowing the progress in the health and education sectors. Although Malawi has made significant progress in increasing access to safe water and improved sanitation in comparison to other Sub-Saharan African countries, disparities in improved water supply and sanitation within Malawi remains a challenge. In Malawi, only about a quarter of all schools have improved latrines with a ratio of one latrine for every sixty learners. While the water and sanitation situation in primary schools of Malawi is reported to be making progress, such progress remains unreported in secondary schools. Aim: The purpose of this qualitative study was to provide insight on the water and sanitation situation in secondary schools by understanding factors that influence learners' use of the water and sanitation facilities and personal hygiene practices in a girls' boarding secondary school in Zomba District, Malawi. Methodology: This study employed a descriptive qualitative study design using individual interviews, focus group discussions (FGDs) and observations. A purposive sample consisting of 12 learners participated in two FGDs, while individual interviews were conducted with 6 prefects, 2 teachers responsible for sanitation at the school and 1 matron. The FGDs and individual interviews were targeted at exploring these participants' perceptions, experiences, challenges faced in the use of water and santation facilities and perceptions of appropriate interventions to improve hygiene practices and utilization of sanitation services. Thematic analysis was used to analyze the data. Findings: The findings indicate that there were several factors that influenced learners' use of water and sanitation and their hygiene practices at the school. One of the main challenges was the irregular supply of safe water by the Southern Region Water Board which meant that alternate sources of water, which was not always potable, had to be used instead. Poor water and sanitation infrastructure and facilities including lack of privacy in shower cubicles and the poor condition of the incinerator that is meant for disposal of sanitary pads were other challenges facing the learners. There were also insufficient toilets and shower cubicles for the number of learners at the school. A good number of learners knew the importance of hand washing for their personal health at school, but limited accessibility to running water compromised their hand washing practices and personal hygiene including menstrual hygiene. Conclusion: It can be concluded that the challenging factors occur at the macro, meso and micro levels but more importantly that these levels are interrelated and impact on one another, emphasising the complexity of the water and sanitation situation in the study school, but could most likely also be the situation at other schools in Malawi. Therefore multi-level interventions will have to be put in place to address these challenges. Recommendations: The present study recommends that at macro level the Department of Education should provide an enabling environment and political will to facilitate development of a multi-sectoral approach that would complement the school operation rules to improve the adequacy of the water and sanitation facilities and hygiene practices. In addition, the Southern Region Water Board should ensure a reliable supply of safe water to the school and provide better infrastructure of piped water. At meso level (school organisational level), the school management should take more responsibility for maintaining the infratstructure. In addition, the school-board, the school management and parents'-teachers' association and learners should form a committee to discuss and implement strategies that would enhance the learner's use of water and sanitation facilities at the school and ensure their privacy and dignity. At micro level, the school, the communities including families and religious leaders should encourage personal hygiene practices repeatedly amongst everybody.
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Delagrange, Susan L. "An assessment of the anthropometric status and self-reported nutritional intake and physical activity level of students in fourth, sixth, and eighth grades in Wells County, Indiana." Virtual Press, 2006. http://liblink.bsu.edu/uhtbin/catkey/1339143.
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The purpose of this study was to assess the nutritional practices, physical activity level, and anthropometric measurements of students in grades 4, 6, and 8 in Wells County, IN. The sample included all students enrolled in these grades in the fall of 2002. Parental consent to complete the School Physical Activity and Nutrition (SPAN) survey used to collect food and activity practices and to measure heights and weights was obtained for 670 of the 1,248 students. Individuals were classified into weight groups using the CDC growth charts. Thirty-eight percent of all students were "at risk for overweight" or were "overweight." Students reported spending 3.3 hours of screen time per day. Males consumed more grains and legumes, and participated in more physical activities, than females. Normal weight students consumed more grains and dairy products than overweight students. There were few statistically significant differences by weight classification. Programs that encourage increasing physical activity, decreasing screen time, and making healthier food choices should be emphasized in this community.Department of Family and Consumer Sciences
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Oum, Teng Theerathavaj Srithavaj. "Dental caries experience and prevalence of oral microorganisms among school children in Cambodia /." Abstract, 2006. http://mulinet3.li.mahidol.ac.th/thesis/2549/cd410/4736079.pdf.
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Kam, May-sin, and 甘美倩. "Vitamin D and influenza in school children." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 2010. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B45172407.
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Ng, Wing-yee, and 吳詠儀. "The prevalence of voice disorders among primary school teachers in Hong Kong." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 2010. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B45153498.
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Pallan, Miranda Jane. "Childhood obesity and its prevention in primary school-aged children : a focus on South Asian communities in the UK." Thesis, University of Birmingham, 2011. http://etheses.bham.ac.uk//id/eprint/1347/.
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Childhood obesity is a major global concern but there is little evidence for effective childhood obesity prevention strategies. People of South Asian origin are a specific target group for obesity prevention as they are vulnerable to cardiovascular health effects of obesity. This thesis explores the contextual influences on the development of childhood obesity by presenting two studies; a quantitative analysis of routine datasets explores the association between the school physical activity environment and obesity in children, and a qualitative study explores the beliefs of South Asian community members and other stakeholders about the causes of childhood obesity and potential interventions to prevent it. A process of development of a childhood obesity prevention programme tailored to South Asian communities, guided by the MRC framework for complex interventions is described. The contextual information from the stakeholder focus groups is central to this process. Finally, this thesis examines the potential consequences of obesity in South Asian children by exploring its association with body image. Understanding the psychosocial consequences of obesity in target communities will enable future interventions to be appropriately designed. The findings of this thesis highlight the importance of understanding the cultural context with respect to childhood obesity causes, consequences and intervention.
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Wagstaff, Catherine A. "Wellness and adolescents : the effects of a school-based intervention." Thesis, McGill University, 1997. http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=20483.
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The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of a school-based wellness program, Looking Good...Feeling Great! (Zacour & Zacour, 1991), on ninth grade students' wellness levels, and to evaluate student and teacher impressions of the program. Experimental groups (n = 62) from one urban and two suburban secondary schools participated in the four day 175 minute Looking Good...Feeling Great! program, while control groups (n = 37) from the same schools followed their regular academic schedules. All participants completed TestwellTM (National Wellness Institute, Inc., 1994), a wellness inventory for high school students, as a pretest, one week later as a posttest, and one and one half months later as a follow-up test. Student focus groups and teacher interviews were conducted after the posttest. Results showed that (a) experimental group wellness scores significantly increased from pretest to posttest (ES = .22), (b) experimental groups maintained their increased wellness levels one and one half months following completion of the program (ES = .24), and (c) there was no significant effect of gender on experimental group wellness scores, although females scored significantly higher than males overall. In general, students and teachers conveyed favourable impressions of the program. However, somewhat negative impressions of the program from the students and teacher at the urban secondary school imply that this type of school may benefit from a wellness program that better suits the needs of its constituents. The results indicate that the Looking Good...Feeling Great! program can be an effective tool in helping adolescents acquire healthy lifestyles through the enhancement of wellness levels.
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Tufenk, Tracy A. "THE EFFECT OF BEHAVIORAL SKILLS TRAINING FOR DENTAL HYGIENE STUDENTS ON TREATMENT OF SPECIAL NEEDS PATIENTS DURING DENTAL CARE PROCEDURES." OpenSIUC, 2012. https://opensiuc.lib.siu.edu/theses/871.
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This study assessed the effect of Behavioral Skills Training (instructions, modeling, rehearsal, and feedback) using a multiple baseline design to train 3 dental hygiene students to implement basic behavioral procedures (picture schedules, differential reinforcement, contingent escape, escape extinction, and least-to-most prompting) to manage and prevent challenging behavior during dental care procedures on special needs patients. The study took place in a mobile school-based dental clinic set up within 4 special schools. Training consisted of one group training session and several in-vivo training sessions. After training, participants' performance in the absence of feedback was assessed. Data show that participants performed less than 35% of steps correctly before receiving the training package and quickly reached criteria during training sessions. Results suggest that Behavioral Skills Training could be used to increase skills during one 3-hr class period, with further increases in skills to over 90% accuracy after some follow-up in-vivo practice and feedback.
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Daosodsai, Paiboon. "Assessment of substance misuse among Thai school students : developing an assessment tool and baseline data." Thesis, Liverpool John Moores University, 2000. http://researchonline.ljmu.ac.uk/5067/.
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Hung, Chor-nam, and 洪楚南. "The relationship between physical fitness and physical activity in Hong Kong secondary school students." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 1997. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B19277106.
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Doetsch, Jane Marie. "Initial planning of a school-based clinic: pilot project in the Moreno Valley Unified School District." CSUSB ScholarWorks, 1989. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd-project/539.
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Felty, Caryl Shannon. "The impact of sick building syndrome on selected variables associated with school effectiveness." W&M ScholarWorks, 1996. https://scholarworks.wm.edu/etd/1539618802.
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Using matched pairs of schools having a diagnosis of Sick Building Syndrome (SBS) and those not identified, and not having the potential of being identified as having the diagnosis, this study examined the relationship between factors assumed or determined to have an impact on a school's ability to carry out its mission as they related to the SBS diagnosis. The factors studied were student average daily attendance (ADA); students' mean standardized test scores in math and reading on the Iowa Test of Basic Skills and the Tests of Achievement and Proficiency; the need for students to take prophylactic medications; the rate of staff turnover; the percentages of short term suspensions (less than 10 days), long term suspensions (more than 10 days), and the percentage of recommendations for expulsion; as well as the impact of the public identification of a school as having a diagnosis of SBS on student ADA, mean standardized test scores in math and reading and staff turnover. A factorial ANOVA model (2 by 4) for repeated measures revealed no statistical significance for main or interaction effects on any of the six hypotheses addressed.
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Al, Darwish Mohammed S. "Dental caries, oral health and life style variables among school children in Qatar." Thesis, University of Gloucestershire, 2014. http://eprints.glos.ac.uk/940/.
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Background: Effective delivery of dental services must be based on reliable information regarding the prevalence and severity of disease in the target population. Evaluation of the various factors known to influence the severity and progression of disease is essential for health policy makers to promote oral health resources and address oral health needs. Objective: The overall aim of this research is to describe the situation of dental caries and investigate the associations of level of oral health knowledge, teeth irregularity, BMI and other life style variables (TV viewing, internet use, passive smoking and dietary habits) with dental caries, including the impact of socio-demographic factors amongst school children in Qatar. Materials and methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted in Qatar from October 2011 to March 2012. A total of 2,113 children aged 12-14 years were randomly selected from 16 schools from different areas. Clinical examination was conducted by three calibrated examiners using World Health Organization criteria for diagnosing dental caries. Teeth irregularity was determined clinically according to a method described by Björk et al (1964). A pre-tested and structured questionnaire was used to assess oral health knowledge and life style data. Data analyses were performed. Results: The mean decayed, missing and filled teeth index values was 4.62 (±3.2), 4.79 (±3.5), and 5.5 (±3.7), respectively, for the 12, 13 and 14 year old children. The caries prevalence was 85%. The mandibular incisors and canines were least likely to be affected by dental caries, while maxillary and mandibular molars were the most frequently attacked by dental caries. Of the total sample, only one quarter reported a high level of oral health knowledge. There were more incidences of teeth crowding (44.1%) than teeth spacing (9.5%). The overall prevalence of underweight, overweight, and obesity was 5%, 10%, and 5% respectively. Almost half of the children spent > two hours watching television and 46% spent > two hours using internet. Approximately 35.8% of children had exposure to passive smoking. Concerning dietary habits, 99.4% of children consumed sugar containing snacks in between meals. Approximately 65% consumed sugar containing snacks within one hour of bed time. Almost 49.1% skipped eating breakfast regularly and 22.7% skipped eating lunch regularly. Around 83.8% consumed diary snacks in between meals. Overall, 74.2% drank tea in-between meals and 80.1% chewed gum in-between meals. All variables were affected by socio-demographic factors, but significant differences were found in female children in that they were more at risk to dental caries than male children. Also, children who resided in semi-urban areas were more at risk to dental caries than children who resided in urban areas. The occurrence of dental caries is significantly associated with the level of oral health knowledge, teeth irregularity, and other life style variables. Conclusion: The need to reduce sedentary behaviors and to promote a more active and healthy lifestyle is becoming increasingly essential in Qatar. Implementation of a community-based preventive oral health programs on a healthy diet and practices of adequate oral hygiene should be promoted in schools through integration into the school curriculum and services to combat the growing problem of dental caries.
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Leung, Kam-wa, and 梁錦華. "The measurement of physical activity in Hong Kong secondary school students." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 2001. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B31257288.
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Müller, Carina. "Assessment of hazard analysis and critical control points principles in primary school feeding schemes in the Western Region of Gauteng / Carina Müller." Thesis, North-West University, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/10394/5004.
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Assessment of Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points Principles in Primary School Feeding Schemes in the Western Region of Gauteng
Objective: The objective of this study is to investigate the need for standard hygiene and safety practices for the National School Nutrition Program (NSNP). Food safety procedures and practices can be implemented as part of the Hazard Analysis of Critical Control Points (HACCP) program.
Background: The National School Nutrition Program (NSNP) forms part of the Integrated Nutrition
Program (INP) of South Africa and was implemented as a poverty alleviation strategy introduced in 1994 by government as part of the newly founded democratic Republic of South Africa. The NSNP is implemented in primary schools.
Design: A questionnaire was designed to investigate, the hygiene and safety practices in primary schools in the Western Region of Gauteng. Both rural and urban schools using the NSNP were targeted.
Research Project: The NSNP staff from 26 primary schools completed the research questionnaire focused on hygiene and safety practices.
Results: Data collected indicated the need to implement a very basic HACCP program that include identifying the HACCP team, training for food handlers, standardized equipment and the implementation of hygiene and safety procedures.
Conclusion: To implement HACCP in the NSNP, the role players from the managerial structures and food handlers at schools, the training needs of the target group and the equipment needed to comply with HACCP procedures, should to be identified. Documentation must be in place for monitoring, evaluation and verification procedures to implement the HACCP program.Thesis (M.Sc. (Dietetics))--North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, 2009.
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Lima, Ana Michele da Silva. "EducaÃÃo e SaÃde: a escola como lÃcus de higiene no Cearà (1930 - 1960)." Universidade Federal do CearÃ, 2013. http://www.teses.ufc.br/tde_busca/arquivo.php?codArquivo=11021.
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CoordenaÃÃo de AperfeiÃoamento de Pessoal de NÃvel SuperiorA presente pesquisa tem como objeto de estudo, a Higiene Escolar no perÃodo entre 1930 a 1960, investigando a memÃria do ambiente de ensino, revivendo concepÃÃes e representaÃÃes de higiene e desse ambiente, a partir das modificaÃÃes histÃricas de concepÃÃes relacionadas à educaÃÃo, a pedagogia, a escola e a infÃncia em si. Considerando o histÃrico educacional no dado perÃodo, em uma perspectiva macro a micro, das propostas e imposiÃÃes feitas a partir de intervenÃÃes mÃdico-escolares e das mudanÃas ocasionadas por essas na estrutura de InstruÃÃo PÃblica no CearÃ. Salientando aqui como justificativa para a escolha da dataÃÃo, a configuraÃÃo de um perÃodo de continuas mudanÃas na vida polÃtica, econÃmica e cultural e de diversos lÃcus representativos da populaÃÃo brasileira. A anÃlise na documentaÃÃo oficial, e nas revistas especializadas à uma busca de rever como os mÃdicos, instituiÃÃes e profissionais da educaÃÃo avanÃaram em estudos e intervenÃÃes dos problemas higiÃnicos no Estado, mas principalmente em Fortaleza. Tais intervenÃÃes eram legitimadas a partir de concepÃÃes higienistas e civilizadoras onde a escola era meio disseminador e formador de homens Ãteis, capazes e cientes das questÃes sanitÃrias contemporÃneas na cidade. Neste sentido analisar conceitos e representaÃÃes em torno do que à saÃde, doenÃa, higiene e educaÃÃo, e como essas significaÃÃes se proporam articuladoras e manipuladoras de toda uma reestruturaÃÃo social, se faz necessÃrio. Pretendemos assim verificar o estabelecimento de uma ligaÃÃo entre o lar, à escola e a saÃde pÃblica local por parte das autoridades, visando uma reeducaÃÃo que se tentava distanciar das imposiÃÃes dadas pelos cÃdigos de postura. A busca de fazer das medidas nÃo regras, mas hÃbitos, na medida do possÃvel, a todos, refletindo em mudanÃas na estrutura educacional, desde a perspectiva fÃsica, Ãs questÃes pedagÃgicas para com as crianÃas e na prÃpria formaÃÃo docente, promovendo e revelando, assim, estratÃgias de controle e organizaÃÃo da cidade.
This research aims to study the School Hygiene in the period from 1930 to 1960, investigating memory learning environment, reliving conceptions and representations of hygiene and that environment, from the historical changes of concepts related to education, pedagogy , school and childhood itself. Considering the history of education in a given period, in a macro to micro perspective, proposals and impositions made from medical-school interventions and changes occasioned by these structure of Public Instruction in CearÃ. Stressing here as justification for the choice of dating, setting a period of continuous changes in political, economic and cultural locus of several representative of the population. The analysis in the official documentation, and in magazines is a quest to review how physicians, institutions and education professionals in advanced studies and interventions of hygienic problems in the state, but mostly in Fortaleza. Such interventions were legitimized from conceptions hygienists and civilizing where the school was half disseminator and trainer of men useful, capable and aware of health issues in the contemporary city. In this sense to analyze concepts and representations around what is health, illness, health and education, and how those meanings were manipulative and have proposed coordinating a whole social restructuring is necessary. We intend to verify the establishment of a link between home, school and local public health by the authorities, aimed at re-education that tried to distance the charges given by the codes of posture. The quest to make the measures not rules, but habits, as far as possible, to all, reflecting changes in the educational structure from a physical perspective, the pedagogical issues to children and their own teacher training, promoting and revealing, so control strategies and organization of the city.
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David, Juliana Vital Abreu. "Pela criança, para a família: a intervenção científica no espaço privado através do Serviço de Ortofrenia e Higiene mental (1934-1939)." Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, 2012. http://www.bdtd.uerj.br/tde_busca/arquivo.php?codArquivo=5509.
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Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e TecnológicoAfirmar a sociedade brasileira nos quadros da modernidade foi o anseio de intelectuais de campos variados no contexto das décadas iniciais do século XX. Neste cenário, a educação era considerada uma via possível para promover mudanças de hábitos, conformando a população a partir dos referenciais modernos. Se a escola assumiu papel de destaque por ser um espaço a partir do qual seria possível educar a infância, a importância de outras instâncias educativas também era considerada, dentre as quais, destacamos a família, pensada como espaço fundamental de socialização. A educação ministrada no espaço privado deveria, no entanto, ser consoante com os ideais preconizados à época, para isso fazia-se necessário intervir sobre ele, educando os agentes do seu interior. Neste estudo, analisamos as ações encaminhadas pelo Serviço de Ortofrenia e Higiene Mental (SOHM), que funcionou no Rio de Janeiro, então Distrito Federal, no período de 1934 a 1939. Este Serviço, chefiado por Arthur Ramos, visava prevenir e corrigir os problemas dos escolares, considerando as relações culturais e sociais importantes para uma compreensão global destes indivíduos. Como as relações familiares e o espaço doméstico eram aspectos a serem conhecidos e modificados quando necessário e, como os pais eram chamados a colaborar com as ações do Serviço de formas diversas, buscamos analisar estratégias variadas destinadas a intervir no espaço doméstico, focalizando as prescrições voltadas a este e alguns aspectos da dinâmica estabelecida nas relações entre as famílias e a escola, através do SOHM.
Affirm the Brazilian society in the tables of modernity was the desire of intellectuals from various fields in the context of the early decades of the twentieth century. In this scenario, education was considered a possible way to promote changes in habits, shaping the population from modern references. If the school has taken a prominent role to be a place from which you could educate the children, the importance of other educational institutions were also considered, among which we highlight the family, thought of as fundamental space for socializing. The education given in private should, however, be consonant with the ideals advocated at the time, for that it was necessary to intervene in it, educating agents inside. In this study, we analyzed the actions directed by the Office of Ortofrenia and Mental Hygiene (SOHM), who worked in Rio de Janeiro, then the Federal District, in the period 1934-1939. This service, led by Arthur Ramos, aimed at preventing and correcting the problems of school, considering the cultural and social relations are important for a global understanding of these individuals. As family relationships and domestic space were aspects to be known and modified as needed and as parents were asked to help with the actions of service in various forms, we analyze various strategies designed to intervene in the domestic space, focusing on the requirements aimed at this and some practical aspects of the relationship established between families and school through the SOHM.
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Samford, Brent R. "Band Directors and Hearing: Measuring School Bands for Potentially Hazardous Sound Levels." Thesis, University of North Texas, 1993. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc500663/.
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This investigation sought to identify sound levels potentially harmful to directors' hearing, and examine the effects of band size, instrumentation, bandroom and playing ability on sound levels. The subjects were 2 elementary, 2 middle, and 4 high school bands, in 7 rooms, 10 to 66 members, and 26 students, beginning and advanced. A sound level meter was used. Sounds were measured in flat and A-weighted decibels. Sounds measured were steady state (>.5 sec.) and impulse (<.5 sec.). Results were compared with safety limits of OSHA, EPA and Baughn's study of safety limits (1966). Results show exceedences of limits used for comparison. Small rehearsal areas and younger players seemed to cause high levels in the tests. Further testing may prove potential hazards.
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Frantz, José Merle. "Physical inactivity among high school learners in Belhar - a public health concern." Thesis, University of the Western Cape, 2004. http://hdl.handle.net/11394/1561.
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Philosophiae Doctor - PhDFor many decades, the World Health Organisation had highlighted the growing importance of chronic non-communicable diseases in developed and developing countries, with an increase in lifestyle-related diseases. Physical inactivity has been identified as one of the risk factors, in addition to other leading risk factors like diet, and the use of tobacco and alcohol, contributing to the occurrence of non-communicable diseases like cardiovascular diseases, cancers, obesity and type 2 diabetes mellitus. Based on the researcher's observations while living in Belhar community for more then ten years, it was hypothesized that the level of physical inactivity among adolescents could become a public health problem in the future if not addressed immediately.
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Hormuth, Laura J. "Body mass index, food choices, and nutrition knowledge and attitudes of fourth grade students in Wells County, Indiana : a comparison by school and grant year, 2003-04 through 2006-07." Virtual Press, 2007. http://liblink.bsu.edu/uhtbin/catkey/1380102.
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In 2001, the percentage of fourth grade students who were overweight (26%) in Wells County, Indiana was twice the national average (13%). A Robert Wood Johnson Local Initiative Funding Partners grant was submitted and received to provide this community with resources to help combat unhealthy lifestyles. The purpose of this study was to examine differences in body mass index, food choices and nutrition knowledge and attitudes of fourth grade students in Wells County to determine if the prevalence of overweight had been reduced, and provide insight into children's food choices and nutrition knowledge. Of the 1,347 fourth grade students who completed the SPAN questionnaire over the four years, 23 percent were overweight. Over the four years, the prevalence of overweight did not increase to higher levels, providing modest support for the impact of Operation Wellness on students' weight. The students in this rural community ate fewer meals, snacked more frequently, did not eat enough fruits or vegetables, and ate too many high-fat/high-sugar foods compared to recommended standards. Students from the Southern Wells School District were significantly more aware of the relationship between diet, weight, and health than students in the other two school districts.Department of Family and Consumer Sciences
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Ng, Ip Kit-wan Judy. "The use of pedometer and physical activity log in assessing physical activity of school children." HKBU Institutional Repository, 1997. http://repository.hkbu.edu.hk/etd_ra/157.
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