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Latest SH Report (Knowledge Matters)

Canada's monthly school health report from the Canadian Association for School Health
Volume 4 Issue 7 (March 2010)

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Featuring Research, Reports and Resources on Serving Disadvantaged Communities

The feature article this month is a second installment on the theme of our sixth annual conference being held in at the Ramada Plaza Hotel Dartmouth, April 21-23, 2010. The article identifies research, reports and resources that are more relevant to low income, geographically or culturally isolated communities as well as students facing significant disparities, vulnerabilities or disadvantage because of discrimination based race, language, gender or orientation.

The Halifax conference is the continuation of a dialogue that began at an international meeting convened in Vancouver in 2007 by the World Health Organization and other UN agencies. The international consensus statement that emerged from that meeting identified context (low income, disrupted and aboriginal communities, nations and countries) as a more important factor in school health program planning and policies. CASH and the International School Health Network have already succeeded in creating an agenda and culturally relevant approach to Indigenous School Health. The April 21-23 conference in Halifax will be the springboard for continued work on the needs of schools serving disadvantaged communities in Canada and internationally. The revised discussion paper from the Canadian conference will be discussed at an international symposium in Geneva.

It is too late to register for the Canadian conference but you can still register for the international event. If you cannot travel to Geneva, then you can still participate in five webinars that will link the discussions at this Canadian conference with the international symposium. Organizational members of the Canadian School Health Knowledge Network and subscribers to the ISHN School Health Information Service have access to the webinars as part of their annual fees.

Canadian School Health Knowledge Network News	Canadian Media Reports for March 2010
Schools for All. A National Conference on Alleviating Disadvantage. April 21-23, Halifax, NS See the Final Program. Registration was $325 for SH Knowledge Network Members, $475 for non members. The registration fee includes access to five webinars to be held jointly with an international SH Symposium in Geneva in July. National Consultation on School Mental Health. CASH will be looking for your feedback to guide our input into several national initiatives relating to schools and mental health. These include a national consortium project, consultation with the Canadian Population Health Initiative, the Mental Health Commission of Canada and a series of webinars on implementation strategies. How Tweet! Do you have SH news you want to share with 2500 other Canadian SH practitioners. Then feel free to post your news on the shared "CSH Tweets" account on Twitter. Simply go to www.twitter.com/cshtweets, sign in as user "cshtweets`, password `cash-aces and post your news. Those tweets and other items posted on this web site through posting updates directly onto our School Health Blog will be included in this mailout to 2500 people. This process is starting to work, with three recent postings coming directly from other organizations into the School Health Blog. The CSH Knowledge Network list of SH contacts has grown to over 2500 people. We are continuing to transfer the email contacts lists over to the professional networking web site at www.canadianschoolhealth.ca. Agencies, organizations and individuals will be able to control the email they receive from this wiki-based web site through their own profiles. (This occurs by "watching" or "unwatching" selected pages). As well, they will be able to use the tools on the web site to interact with others and receive RSS feeds from the daily blog of SH news. The Fall/Winter (2009) issue of the CTF-CASH Health and Learning Magazine is currently being distributed by email to school boards and schools across Canada. The back issues of this magazine will be posted on this web site. CASH is now asking the SH Contacts in all 500 school boards to either agree to forward email alerts of new issues or to pass along their email lists. All of these requests have been granted so far by these wonderful people. To receive an email alert whenever the new electronic tri-annual publication is published, please contact dmccall@cash-aces.ca	Policy Doc Millennium Development Goals and Canada (Canadian Teachers Federation 2010) http://is.gd/bm0Lb News Story (Apr 12-10) Gates charity cuts funding to Canadian anti-smoking project in Africa http://is.gd/br8J2 News Story (Apr 13-10) Facebook adds child protection features to ‘Safety Center’ site http://is.gd/br8vF News Story (Apr 12-10) Spanked children more aggressive http://is.gd/br0Ks News Story (Apr 9-10) Renovated Bouctouche New Brunswick school receives UNESCO designation http://is.gd/bt1Sg News Story (Apr 9-10) P.E.I. students won't tan for prom http://is.gd/bm1Cx News Story (Apr 12-10) Smoking bans cut hospital admissions: study http://is.gd/br0RA News Story (Apr 9-10) Combine mental illness, addiction care: report http://is.gd/bm1sw News Story (Apr 8-10) Lapdancing teachers not being paid http://is.gd/br1bI News Story (Apr 8-10) Why some Peel school kids eat lunch at 9:50 a.m. http://is.gd/br47l News Story (Apr 8-10) Income gap persists for aboriginal Canadians http://is.gd/br1hi News Story (Apr 4-10) CAMH launches Phase Two redevelopment http://is.gd/br4lW News Story (Apr 1-10) Crumbling schools becoming unsafe, board told http://is.gd/br4rS News Story (Apr 1-10) Young waste money on diet gimmicks http://is.gd/br4xX News Story (Apr 1-10) Halifax Fire Dept Delivers Automatic external defibrillator in schools http://is.gd/bbMmD

Canadian School Health Knowledge Network News

Canadian Media Reports for March 2010

Schools for All. A National Conference on Alleviating Disadvantage. April 21-23, Halifax, NS
See the Final Program. Registration was $325 for SH Knowledge Network Members, $475 for non members. The registration fee includes access to five webinars to be held jointly with an international SH Symposium in Geneva in July.
National Consultation on School Mental Health. CASH will be looking for your feedback to guide our input into several national initiatives relating to schools and mental health. These include a national consortium project, consultation with the Canadian Population Health Initiative, the Mental Health Commission of Canada and a series of webinars on implementation strategies.
How Tweet! Do you have SH news you want to share with 2500 other Canadian SH practitioners. Then feel free to post your news on the shared "CSH Tweets" account on Twitter. Simply go to www.twitter.com/cshtweets, sign in as user "cshtweets`, password `cash-aces and post your news. Those tweets and other items posted on this web site through posting updates directly onto our School Health Blog will be included in this mailout to 2500 people. This process is starting to work, with three recent postings coming directly from other organizations into the School Health Blog.
The CSH Knowledge Network list of SH contacts has grown to over 2500 people. We are continuing to transfer the email contacts lists over to the professional networking web site at www.canadianschoolhealth.ca. Agencies, organizations and individuals will be able to control the email they receive from this wiki-based web site through their own profiles. (This occurs by "watching" or "unwatching" selected pages). As well, they will be able to use the tools on the web site to interact with others and receive RSS feeds from the daily blog of SH news.
The Fall/Winter (2009) issue of the CTF-CASH Health and Learning Magazine is currently being distributed by email to school boards and schools across Canada. The back issues of this magazine will be posted on this web site. CASH is now asking the SH Contacts in all 500 school boards to either agree to forward email alerts of new issues or to pass along their email lists. All of these requests have been granted so far by these wonderful people. To receive an email alert whenever the new electronic tri-annual publication is published, please contact dmccall@cash-aces.ca

Policy Doc Millennium Development Goals and Canada (Canadian Teachers Federation 2010) http://is.gd/bm0Lb

News Story (Apr 12-10) Gates charity cuts funding to Canadian anti-smoking project in Africa http://is.gd/br8J2

News Story (Apr 13-10) Facebook adds child protection features to ‘Safety Center’ site http://is.gd/br8vF

News Story (Apr 12-10) Spanked children more aggressive http://is.gd/br0Ks

News Story (Apr 9-10) Renovated Bouctouche New Brunswick school receives UNESCO designation http://is.gd/bt1Sg

News Story (Apr 9-10) P.E.I. students won't tan for prom http://is.gd/bm1Cx

News Story (Apr 12-10) Smoking bans cut hospital admissions: study http://is.gd/br0RA

News Story (Apr 9-10) Combine mental illness, addiction care: report http://is.gd/bm1sw

News Story (Apr 8-10) Lapdancing teachers not being paid http://is.gd/br1bI

News Story (Apr 8-10) Why some Peel school kids eat lunch at 9:50 a.m. http://is.gd/br47l

News Story (Apr 8-10) Income gap persists for aboriginal Canadians http://is.gd/br1hi

News Story (Apr 4-10) CAMH launches Phase Two redevelopment http://is.gd/br4lW

News Story (Apr 1-10) Crumbling schools becoming unsafe, board told http://is.gd/br4rS

News Story (Apr 1-10) Young waste money on diet gimmicks http://is.gd/br4xX

News Story (Apr 1-10) Halifax Fire Dept Delivers Automatic external defibrillator in schools http://is.gd/bbMmD

Canadian Research, Reports and Resources from the March School Health Blog Postings

Our blog also tracks Canadian research studies, reports and new planning/educational resources announcements. Here are the ones posted for March 2010:

New Research Reviews Assessed by www.health-evidence.ca

Woolfenden, S.R., Williams, K., Peat, J.K. (2002). Family and parenting interventions for conduct disorder and delinquency: A meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials. Archives of Disease in Childhood. 251-256. (Strong)
Shah,A., Blackhall,K., Ker,K., Patel,D. (2009). Educational interventions for the prevention of eye injuries. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. 4, Art. No.: CD006527. (Strong)
Gonzalez-Suarez,C., Worley,A., Grimmer-Somers,K., Dones,V. (2009). School-based interventions on childhood obesity: A meta-analysis. American Journal of Preventive Medicine. 5, 418-427. (Strong)
Underhill, K., Operario, D., Montgomery, P. (2007). Systematic review of abstinence-plus HIV prevention programs in high-income countries. PLoS Medicine. 9, 1471-1485. (Strong)
Riethmuller,A.M., Jones,R., Okely,A.D. (2009). Efficacy of interventions to improve motor development in young children: A systematic review. Pediatrics. 4, e782-e792. (Strong)
Whittaker,R., Borland,R., Bullen,C., Lin,R.B., McRobbie,H., Rodgers,A. (2009). Mobile phone-based interventions for smoking cessation. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. 4, Art. No.: CD006611. (Strong)
Carey,K.B., Scott-Sheldon,L.A., Elliott,J.C., Bolles,J.R., Carey,M.P. (2009). Computer-delivered interventions to reduce college student drinking: A meta-analysis. Addiction. 11, 1807-1819. (Strong)
Muller-Riemenschneider,F., Bockelbrink,A., Reinhold,T., Rasch,A., Greiner,W., Willich,S.N. (2008). Long-term effectiveness of behavioural interventions to prevent smoking among children and youth. Tobacco Control: An International Journal. 5, 301-312. (Strong)
Myung,S.K., McDonnell,D.D., Kazinets,G., Seo,H.G., Moskowitz,J.M. (2009). Effects of web- and computer-based smoking cessation programs: Meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Archives of Internal Medicine. 10, 929-937. (Strong)
Martin,A., Sanderson,K., Cocker,F. (2009). Meta-analysis of the effects of health promotion intervention in the workplace on depression and anxiety symptoms. Scandinavian Journal of Work Environment & Health. 1, 7-18. (Strong)
Stead, L.F., Lancaster, T. (2005). Group behaviour therapy programmes for smoking cessation. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. 2, Art. No.: CD001007. (Strong)
Lancaster, T., Stead, L.F. (2005). Self-help interventions for smoking cessation. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. 3, Art. No.: CD001118 (Strong)
Shahab,L., McEwen,A. (2009). Online support for smoking cessation: A systematic review of the literature. Addiction. 11, 1792-1804. (Strong)
Harden,A., Weston,R., Oakley,A. (1999). A review of the effectiveness and appropriateness of peer delivered health promotion interventions for young people. London: EPPI-Centre, Social Science Research Unit, Institute of Education, University of London.(Moderate)
An,J.Y., Hayman,L.L., Park,Y.S., Dusaj,T.K., Ayres,C.G. (2009). Web-based weight management programs for children and adolescents: A systematic review of randomized controlled trial studies. Advances in Nursing Science. 3, 222-240. (Moderate)
Anderson,P., de Bruijn,A., Angus,K., Gordon,R., Hastings,G. (2009). Impact of alcohol advertising and media exposure on adolescent alcohol use: A systematic review of longitudinal studies. Alcohol and Alcoholism. 3, 229-243. (Moderate)
Clarke,C., Skokauskas,N. (2009). CBT for adolescent pathological gambling: Lessons from adult research. Irish Journal of Psychological Medicine. 3, 140-146. (Weak)
Stead, M., Gordon, R., Angus, K., McDermott, L. (2007). A systematic review of social marketing effectiveness. Health Education. 2, 126-191 (Weak_

Thesis (UBC, 2006) Influence of school and community relationships on aboriginal students in BC http://is.gd/aePPO

Policy Docs Canadian, International Anti-Poverty Strategies (Canadian Social research Links, 2010) http://is.gd/aNphY

Policy Doc National Strategy for Early Literacy (Canadian Language and Literacy Network, 2009) http://is.gd/aNp2C

Planning Guide (2009, Canada) The Better Practices Model Resource Guide http://is.gd/aMwlt

Research Report (with audiocast) Kids' Flu Shots Stop Community Transmission http://is.gd/aeKth Vaccinating healthy youngsters effectively protects the entire community against flu, a prospective randomized trial in Western Canada affirmed.

Research Report Power of Place (PoP): Integrating St’át’imc knowledge systems into Lillooet area schools (2009) Canada http://is.gd/9Daha

Research Report Using Simulation to Engage Police in Learning about Mental Illness: Realism on the Learning Process http://is.gd/9D9O9

Feature Article: Research, Reports and Resources for Schools Serving Disadvantaged Communities and Populations

This listing of research, reports and resources has been compiled by the ISHN information service, the School Health Insider. This service tracks over 60 research journals, over ten research review web sites, over 40 media outlets and well as new media and social/professional networking platforms such as Facebook, Twitter, presentations sites such as SlideShare and YouTube, document collections such as GoogleDocs, Scribd and Docstoc and web bookmark services such as Delicious and Digg. The School health Insider tracks current issues such as H1N1, mental health and disadvantaged communities. This collection reports on items from the research, media and other sources since September, 2009.

The following research articles/reviews as well as reports and planning/training and educational resources have been gathered in preparation for a Canadian conference and an international symposium on schools alleviating disadvantages and promoting equity. The second part of this page is taken from an ongoing monitoring of news reports, research and reports from the School Health Insider, a multi-source information service provided by the International School Health Network in cooperation with SH associations in Europe, Australia, America and the eastern Mediterranean.

Key Readings:

We suggest that conference and webinar participants review these articles, reports and presentations before participating in our sessions.

In From the Margins: A Call to Action on Poverty, Housing and Homelessness
A major Senate report tabled in December 2009 declared that Canada’s system for lifting people out of poverty is substantially broken and must be overhauled. Included among the vast range of measures recommended by the Committee to realize this core goal are the coordination of a nationwide federal-provincial initiative on early childhood education; the development of a national housing and homelessness strategy; and the creation of a basic income floor for all Canadians who are severely disabled.
A Healthy, Productive Canada. A Determinant of Health Approach
Tabled in June 2009, the Standing Senate Committee on Social Affairs, Science and Technology Final Report of Senate Subcommittee on Population Health recommended that a national population health strategy be developed under the leadership of the Prime Minister's Office, that a First Ministers Conference be held on the approach that a "community accounts" model, similar to the Newfoundland model be developed, that information and intervention research strategies be developed and that a focus on aboriginal peoples be a key component. A healthy settings/healthy communities approach was also recommended.
Provincial and Territorial Anti-Poverty Strategies and Poverty Reduction Campaigns
This page has links to information for each Canadian province and territory that has implemented or is considering implementing a strategy against poverty.
National and International Anti-Poverty Strategies and Poverty Reduction Campaigns
Links to information from the Canadian national/federal perspective as well as selected international links
National Strategy for Early Literacy Report and Recommendations (Canadian Language and Literacy Research Network, 2009)
The present initiative to create a pan-Canadian National Strategy for Early Literacy (NSEL) has involved: 1. Determining what is known and not known about improving early literacy outcomes. 2. Preparing policy research papers to summarize the available evidence in key areas. 3. Conducting a national public consultation to obtain advice on what can and should be done to improve literacy outcomes. This step involved the solicitation of written briefs, followed by public hearings in eight major cities across Canada. 4. Synthesizing and evaluating submissions, policy research papers, presentations and discussion at public hearings, and other relevant materials, leading to the present document.
Evidence Review: the Influence of Socio-Economic Status and Ethno-Racial Status on the Health of Young Children and Their Families This Evidence Review is the first in a series on the social determinants of health produced by the National Collaborating Centre for Determinants of Health (NCCDH). The NCCDH focuses on the social and economic factors that influence the health of Canadians, engaging public health practitioners, policy makers and researchers to improve policy and public health practice decisions to contribute to social justice and health for all.

Healthier Students Are Better Learners: A Missing Link in Efforts to Close the Achievement Gap
"Healthier Students Are Better Learners" brings together the most recent findings in fields ranging from neuroscience and child development to epidemiology and public health. Charles Basch focuses on "educationally relevant health disparities" in seven areas -- vision; asthma; teen pregnancy; aggression and violence; physical activity; breakfast; and inattention and hyperactivity -- that disproportionately affect the educational opportunities and outcomes of urban minority youth. He argues that unless they are addressed in a coordinated fashion at the federal, state and local levels, efforts to close 's education achievement gap will be compromised. Nevertheless, he strongly emphasizes that while these seven areas are important, "the expectation is not that every urban public school should have the same priorities," and priorities may vary according to local need and capacity.
Education and poverty: a critical review of theory, policy and practice There is widespread agreement that poverty and poor educational outcomes are related but there are competing explanations as to why this should be. This study identifies the thinking behind different approaches and the implications for policy.
The extra mile: how schools succeed in raising aspirations in deprived communities This DCSF project examined the teaching and learning practices of fifty schools in the most deprived wards in England that were judged to be high attaining or showing significant sustained improvement over several years in terms of pupil outcomes.
Barlow, J., Parsons, J. (2005). Group-based Parent-training Programmes for Improving Emotional and Behavioural Adjustment in 0-3 Year Old Children. Cochrane Review approved November 22, 2002
Warren-Adamson, Chris. (2006). Family centres: A review of the literature. Child and Family Social Work, 11(2).
Moran, P., Ghate, D., van der Merwe, A. (2004). What Works in Parenting Support? A Review of the International Evidence. London, England: Department of Education and Skills.
Bhattacharya J, Currie J, Haider S. Evaluating the impact of school nutrition programs. Washington, DC: Food Assistance and Nutrition Research Programs, USDA. 2004
Kristjansson EA, Robinson V, Petticrew M, MacDonald B, Krasevec J, Janzen L, Greenhalgh T, Wells G, MacGowan J, Farmer A, Shea BJ, Mayhew A, Tugwell P (2007) School feeding for improving the physical and psychosocial health of disadvantaged elementary school children. Cambell and Cochrane Collaboration

Recent Research, Reports and Resources

This section contains links to recent news stories, reports, resources and research relevant to schools serving disadvantaged communities in high or middle income countries. Our tracking of materials began in September 2009. (Note: This page is not collecting items relating to school programs in low income or developing countries, nor are we collecting items necessarily on schools serving aboriginal communities because the needs of these two other contexts are different.)

News Stories	Reports, Planning, Education Resources and Other Tools	Research
News Story (Mar 15-10) Obama Blueprint for Targeted Reform includes Community Schools http://is.gd/aPl7q Presentation (Video) Healthier Students Are Better Learners: A Missing Link in Efforts to Close the Achievement Gap USA http://is.gd/aPjYw News Release (Mar 17-10) Study Offers Compelling Evidence for a National School Health Effort http://is.gd/aPjTL News Story (Mar 8-10) Unsafe Mold Levels Found In Arizona School http://is.gd/adDDu News Story (Mar 3-10) San Francisco Joins Community Schools Movement http://is.gd/9ZZww News Story (Feb 22-01) Dental Disease and Poverty http://is.gd/91ZJC News Story (Feb 23-10) Long-Term Studies Show Lasting Gains from Pre-K http://is.gd/91WkB News Story (Feb 8-10) US Education calls for Input on Full Service Community Schools http://is.gd/8Lafv News Story (Feb 23-10) Canada federal Senate report Recommends Child care Plan http://is.gd/91VAx News Story (Feb 19-10) Attention turns to plight of rural schools in Alaska http://is.gd/8L8M1 News Story (Feb 4-10) Three communities begin to shape a vision for Promise Neighborhoods http://is.gd/8gsLC News release. (Feb 4-10) Report. Most School Health Care Plans Are Too Expensive For Michigan http://is.gd/8gn1x News Story (Jan 24-10) American Teachers Forum Highlights Community Schools as Reform Model http://is.gd/7j98S News Story (Jan 15-10) Toronto Schools to foster mentoring http://is.gd/6Ol5J News Story (Dec 31-09) NovaScotia (Canada) drinking water standard battles parasite http://is.gd/5HNud News Story (Dec 23-09) Average high school dropout loses 5.1 years of health (Study) http://is.gd/5ECdN News Story (Dec 9-09) US Buys Poor Quality Meat for School Lunches http://is.gd/5qAmo News Story (Dec 15-09) Getting a head start on health care careers in high school http://is.gd/5qzbf News Story (Dec 14-09) Tests for classmates after Queensland child contracts TB http://is.gd/5oIpD News Release (Dec 8-09) Canadian Senate Report: In From the Margins: A Call to Action on Poverty, Housing and Homelessness http://is.gd/5nkzL News Release (Nov 24-09) Canadian Campaign 2000 Releases New Annual Report Cards on Child and Family Poverty http://is.gd/531wv News Story (Nov 18-09) Half of U.S. children will use food stamps, study finds http://is.gd/531ox News Story (Nov 20-09) 20 years after UN pact, many children still suffer http://is.gd/531jd News Story (Nov 3-09) UK Children slipping back into poverty http://is.gd/531lr News Release (Nov -09) Food Insecurity Increased in US from 11% to 15% in One Year http://is.gd/51V76 News Story (Nov 3-09) President Obama increases funding school nutrition to $17 billion – $1.9 billion increase. http://is.gd/4P8iV News Story (Oct 28-09) US and England Promote Community Schools (By 2010, all schools in England will be CS http://is.gd/4OmO6 News Release (Oct 21-09) Lights Stay On at 8000 Schools and Community Centers to Highlight After School Programs http://is.gd/4MrsT News Story (Oct 21-09) U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan to Address Implementation of Community Schools Vision http://is.gd/4Mrq0 News Story (Oct 13-09) Canadian Students lack healthy food options http://481id.tk	Policy Docs Canadian, International Anti-Poverty Strategies (Canadian Social research Links, 2010) http://is.gd/aNphY Policy Doc National Strategy for Early Literacy (Canadian Language and Literacy Network, 2009) http://is.gd/aNp2C Gardner, M., Roth, Jodie L., Brooks-Gunn, J. (2009). Can after-school programs help level the playing field for disadvantaged youth? Equity Matters: Research Review No. 4. New York: The Campaign for Educational Equity. Audio Podcast (requires iTunes - free download) \| Video Weiss, H.B, Bouffard, S.M., Bridgall, B.L., Gordon, E.W. (2009). Reframing Family Involvement in Education: Supporting Families to Support Educational Equity. Equity Matters: Research Review No. 5. New York: The Campaign for Educational Equity. Audio Podcast Video (requires iTunes - free download) Review of How Health Disparities Affect Educational Achievement Charles E. Basch (2010) Healthier Students Are Better Learners: A Missing Link in School Reforms to Close the Achievement Gap. A Research Initiative of the Campaign for Educational Equity Teachers College, Columbia University (See slide presentation on review) Web Site. Planning Tools for School health Centers http://is.gd/5FHMW Policy Doc Cross-sectoral Co-ordination in Early Childhood (UNESCO) http://is.gd/91Y1Z Policy Doc. Enhancing Access to Post-Secondary Education. Explorationof Early Intervention Initiatives (Canada, 2010) http://is.gd/8EXDu Policy Doc Wraparound Services. Alberta Education Ministry http://is.gd/5HcH4 Planning Guide. School Mental Health Services for Immigrant Students (CHHS, 2009) http://is.gd/5EDTT Planning Guide School-Family-Community Partnerships A Toolkit (New Mexico, 2009) http://is.gd/5EDNS Best Practices Guide Violence Prevention in Schools (Dept of Education, Victoria, Australia, 2009) http://is.gd/5ECzi Online Book Benefit-Cost Analysis for Early Childhood Interventions (National Academies Press, 2009) http://is.gd/5EC4C Report. "Promise Neighborhoods" and Community Schools Coalition for Community Schools http://is.gd/5qz8u News Release (Dec 16-09) School-age Population Living in Low-income Circumstances Statistics Canada http://is.gd/5qib3 Web Site (NASN) School and Community Resources to Avoid and Take Control of Head Lice http://is.gd/5n7jB Saskatchewan Policy Doc. Schools as Hubs Checklist Effective Interventions to Reduce Indoor Radon Levels (Includes schools) (Research Summary). 2008 National Collaborating Centre on Environmental Health, Canada) Health Effects from Mould Exposure in Indoor Environments (2009) Research Summary. (National Collaborating Centre on Environmental Health Canada	Articles in the February-March 2010 Issue of Journal of Developmental Behavioral Pediatrics Poverty Grown Up: How Childhood Socioeconomic Status Impacts Adult Health Articles in the April 2010 Issue of Health Education Research Understanding children's sedentary behaviour: a qualitative study of the family home environment A qualitative study of parental modeling and social support for physical activity in underserved adolescents The characteristics of the outdoor school environment associated with physical activity Personal, social and environmental correlates of resilience to physical inactivity among women from socio-economically disadvantaged backgrounds Transition in participation in sport and unstructured physical activity for rural living adolescent girls A qualitative examination of perceived barriers and facilitators of physical activity for urban and rural youth Articles in the April 2010 issue of American Journal of Public Health A Framework for Public Health Action: The Health Impact Pyramid Effectiveness of an HIV/STD Risk-Reduction Intervention for Adolescents When Implemented by Community-Based Organizations: A Cluster-Randomized Controlled Trial A Preliminary Analysis of the Receipt of Mental Health Services Consistent With National Standards Among Children in the Child Welfare System Effects of Work Permits on Illegal Employment Among Youth Workers: Findings of a School-Based Survey on Child Labor Violations Articles in the March 2010 Issue of Accident Analysis and Prevention School resources, resource allocation, and risk of physical assault against Minnesota educators Parental socioeconomic status and unintentional injury deaths in early childhood: Consideration of injury mechanisms, age at death, and gender An analysis of 6215 hospitalized unintentional injuries among children aged 0–14 in northwest China Articles in the March 2010 Issue of Pediatrics Childhood Language Skills and Adult Literacy: A 29-Year Follow-up Study Poverty and Chronic Illness in Early Childhood: A Comparison Between the United Kingdom and Quebec Association Between Parents' and Children's Use of Oral Health Services Effective Educational Instruction in Preventive Oral Health: Hands-on Training Versus Web-Based Training Articles in the March 2010 Issue of Health Sociology Review Addressing the gap in Indigenous health: Government Intervention or community governance? A qualitative review. Epistemological Challenges to Integrative Medicine: An Anti-colonial Perspective on the Combination of Complementary/Alternative Medicine with Biomedicine It is all about who you know: Social capital and health in low-income communities Income, education, and class gradients in health in global perspective Articles in March 2010 Issue of Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health Family Planning Service Delivery Research: A Call to Focus on the Dynamics of Contraceptive Use Repeat Unintended, Unwanted and Seriously Mistimed Childbearing in the United States Sexual Values and Risky Sexual Behaviors Among Latino Youths The Contexts of Sexual Involvement And Concurrent Sexual Partnerships Articles in the March 2010 Issue of Social Science & Medicine School differences in adolescent health and wellbeing: Findings from the Canadian Health Behaviour in School-aged Children Study Income inequality and health: Importance of a cross-country perspective Articles in the March Issue of Social Science & Medicine (Issue 5) Conceptualizing the healthscape: Contributions of time geography, location technologies and spatial ecology to place and health research Perceived social position and health: Is there a reciprocal relationship? Articles in the March Issue of Journal of Emotional and Behavioural Disorders. Wraparound Retrospective: Factors Predicting Positive Outcomes Family Education and Support Services in Systems of Care A Comparison of Three Types of Opportunities to Respond on Student Academic and Social Behaviors Articles in February 2010 Issue of Health Education Research Balancing rigor against the inherent limitations of investigating hard-to-reach populations Participation rates and representativeness of African Americans recruited to a health promotion program Correlates of availability and accessibility of fruits and vegetables in homes of low-income Hispanic families Does socio-economic status moderate the associations between psychosocial predictors and fruit intake in schoolchildren? The Pro Children study Articles in the January 2010 Issue of Preventing Chronic Disease Ethnic and Regional Differences in Prevalence and Correlates of Chronic Diseases and Risk Factors in Northern Canada Grading and Reporting Health and Health Disparities The Role of Public Health in Addressing Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Mental Health and Mental Illness Articles in the February 2010 Issue of Educational Leadership One Kid at a Time Snapshots of Student Misunderstandings When Students Don't Play the Game Dropouts: Finding the Needles in the Haystack Stepping into Students' Worlds Teaching Children with Challenging Behavior When Are You Coming to My House? Helping Dropouts Drop Back In Articles in the February 2010 Issue of Psychology in the Schools Evaluation of a truancy court intervention in four middle schools Articles in the February Issue of Child & Family Social Work 'School was just a nightmare': childhood abuse and neglect and school experiences Understanding Youth Offending: Risk Factor Research, Policy and Practice Articles in the December 2009 Issue of Preventive Medicine Greenspace access, use, and physical activity: Understanding the effects of area deprivation Articles in the December 2009 Issue Journal of Rural Health). Double Whammy? Rural Youth With Serious Emotional Disturbance and the Transition to Adulthood Articles in first November Issue of American Journal of Public Health Collaborating to End Health Disparities in Our Lifetime Eliminating Health Disparities Through Transdisciplinary Research, Cross-Agency Collaboration, and Public Participation Articles in November Issue of Public Health Nutrition Food insecurity – not just about rural communities in Africa and Asia Disparities in fruit and vegetable supply: a potential health concern in the greater Québec City area Articles in November Issue of Journal of School Health Social and Ecological Structures Supporting Adolescent Connectedness to School: A Theoretical Model The Impact of School Socioeconomic Status on Student Lunch Consumption after Implementation of the Texas Public School Nutrition Policy Articles from September/October Issue of Canadian Journal of Public Health (Regular Issue) Economic Access to Fruits and Vegetables in the Greater Quebec City: Do Disparities Exist? Level of Street Involvement and Health and Health Services Use of Calgary Street Youth SH Articles from Journal of Child Welfare, Issue 1, 2009 - Special Issue: Mental Health Practice Guidelines for Child Welfare: Context for Reform Mental Health Services for Children Placed in Foster Care: An Overview of Current Challenges Identification of Mental Health Service Need Among Youth in Child Welfare Psychosocial Interventions for Children and Adolescents in Foster Care: Review of Research Literature Articles from October Issue of Chronic Diseases in Canada A deprivation index for health planning in Canada Articles from October Issue Journal of School Health A Comparison of Weight-Related Behaviors Among High School Students Who Are Homeless and Non-Homeless Participation in the National School Lunch Program: Importance of School-Level and Neighborhood Contextual Factors

News Stories

Reports, Planning, Education Resources and Other Tools

Research

News Story (Mar 15-10) Obama Blueprint for Targeted Reform includes Community Schools http://is.gd/aPl7q

Presentation (Video) Healthier Students Are Better Learners: A Missing Link in Efforts to Close the Achievement Gap USA http://is.gd/aPjYw

News Release (Mar 17-10) Study Offers Compelling Evidence for a National School Health Effort http://is.gd/aPjTL

News Story (Mar 8-10) Unsafe Mold Levels Found In Arizona School http://is.gd/adDDu

News Story (Mar 3-10) San Francisco Joins Community Schools Movement http://is.gd/9ZZww

News Story (Feb 22-01) Dental Disease and Poverty http://is.gd/91ZJC

News Story (Feb 23-10) Long-Term Studies Show Lasting Gains from Pre-K http://is.gd/91WkB

News Story (Feb 8-10) US Education calls for Input on Full Service Community Schools http://is.gd/8Lafv

News Story (Feb 23-10) Canada federal Senate report Recommends Child care Plan http://is.gd/91VAx

News Story (Feb 19-10) Attention turns to plight of rural schools in Alaska http://is.gd/8L8M1

News Story (Feb 4-10) Three communities begin to shape a vision for Promise Neighborhoods http://is.gd/8gsLC

News release. (Feb 4-10) Report. Most School Health Care Plans Are Too Expensive For Michigan http://is.gd/8gn1x

News Story (Jan 24-10) American Teachers Forum Highlights Community Schools as Reform Model http://is.gd/7j98S

News Story (Jan 15-10) Toronto Schools to foster mentoring http://is.gd/6Ol5J

News Story (Dec 31-09) NovaScotia (Canada) drinking water standard battles parasite http://is.gd/5HNud

News Story (Dec 23-09) Average high school dropout loses 5.1 years of health (Study) http://is.gd/5ECdN

News Story (Dec 9-09) US Buys Poor Quality Meat for School Lunches http://is.gd/5qAmo

News Story (Dec 15-09) Getting a head start on health care careers in high school http://is.gd/5qzbf

News Story (Dec 14-09) Tests for classmates after Queensland child contracts TB http://is.gd/5oIpD

News Release (Dec 8-09) Canadian Senate Report: In From the Margins: A Call to Action on Poverty, Housing and Homelessness http://is.gd/5nkzL

News Release (Nov 24-09) Canadian Campaign 2000 Releases New Annual Report Cards on Child and Family Poverty http://is.gd/531wv

News Story (Nov 18-09) Half of U.S. children will use food stamps, study finds http://is.gd/531ox

News Story (Nov 20-09) 20 years after UN pact, many children still suffer http://is.gd/531jd

News Story (Nov 3-09) UK Children slipping back into poverty http://is.gd/531lr

News Release (Nov -09) Food Insecurity Increased in US from 11% to 15% in One Year http://is.gd/51V76

News Story (Nov 3-09) President Obama increases funding school nutrition to $17 billion – $1.9 billion increase. http://is.gd/4P8iV

News Story (Oct 28-09) US and England Promote Community Schools (By 2010, all schools in England will be CS http://is.gd/4OmO6

News Release (Oct 21-09) Lights Stay On at 8000 Schools and Community Centers to Highlight After School Programs http://is.gd/4MrsT

News Story (Oct 21-09) U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan to Address Implementation of Community Schools Vision http://is.gd/4Mrq0

News Story (Oct 13-09) Canadian Students lack healthy food options http://481id.tk

Policy Docs Canadian, International Anti-Poverty Strategies (Canadian Social research Links, 2010) http://is.gd/aNphY

Policy Doc National Strategy for Early Literacy (Canadian Language and Literacy Network, 2009) http://is.gd/aNp2C

Gardner, M., Roth, Jodie L., Brooks-Gunn, J. (2009). Can after-school programs help level the playing field for disadvantaged youth? Equity Matters: Research Review No. 4. New York: The Campaign for Educational Equity. Audio Podcast (requires iTunes - free download) | Video

Weiss, H.B, Bouffard, S.M., Bridgall, B.L., Gordon, E.W. (2009). Reframing Family Involvement in Education: Supporting Families to Support Educational Equity. Equity Matters: Research Review No. 5. New York: The Campaign for Educational Equity. Audio Podcast Video (requires iTunes - free download)

Review of How Health Disparities Affect Educational Achievement
Charles E. Basch (2010) Healthier Students Are Better Learners: A Missing Link in School Reforms to Close the Achievement Gap. A Research Initiative of the Campaign for Educational Equity Teachers College, Columbia University (See slide presentation on review)

Web Site. Planning Tools for School health Centers http://is.gd/5FHMW

Policy Doc Cross-sectoral Co-ordination in Early Childhood (UNESCO) http://is.gd/91Y1Z

Policy Doc. Enhancing Access to Post-Secondary Education. Explorationof Early Intervention Initiatives (Canada, 2010) http://is.gd/8EXDu

Policy Doc Wraparound Services. Alberta Education Ministry http://is.gd/5HcH4

Planning Guide. School Mental Health Services for Immigrant Students (CHHS, 2009) http://is.gd/5EDTT

Planning Guide School-Family-Community Partnerships A Toolkit (New Mexico, 2009) http://is.gd/5EDNS

Best Practices Guide Violence Prevention in Schools (Dept of Education, Victoria, Australia, 2009) http://is.gd/5ECzi

Online Book Benefit-Cost Analysis for Early Childhood Interventions (National Academies Press, 2009) http://is.gd/5EC4C

Report. "Promise Neighborhoods" and Community Schools Coalition for Community Schools http://is.gd/5qz8u

News Release (Dec 16-09) School-age Population Living in Low-income Circumstances Statistics Canada http://is.gd/5qib3

Web Site (NASN) School and Community Resources to Avoid and Take Control of Head Lice http://is.gd/5n7jB

Saskatchewan Policy Doc. Schools as Hubs Checklist

Effective Interventions to Reduce Indoor Radon Levels
(Includes schools) (Research Summary). 2008 National Collaborating Centre on Environmental Health, Canada)

Health Effects from Mould Exposure in Indoor Environments (2009) Research Summary. (National Collaborating Centre on Environmental Health Canada

Articles in the February-March 2010 Issue of Journal of Developmental Behavioral Pediatrics

Poverty Grown Up: How Childhood Socioeconomic Status Impacts Adult Health

Articles in the April 2010 Issue of Health Education Research

Understanding children's sedentary behaviour: a qualitative study of the family home environment
A qualitative study of parental modeling and social support for physical activity in underserved adolescents
The characteristics of the outdoor school environment associated with physical activity
Personal, social and environmental correlates of resilience to physical inactivity among women from socio-economically disadvantaged backgrounds
Transition in participation in sport and unstructured physical activity for rural living adolescent girls
A qualitative examination of perceived barriers and facilitators of physical activity for urban and rural youth

Articles in the April 2010 issue of American Journal of Public Health

A Framework for Public Health Action: The Health Impact Pyramid
Effectiveness of an HIV/STD Risk-Reduction Intervention for Adolescents When Implemented by Community-Based Organizations: A Cluster-Randomized Controlled Trial
A Preliminary Analysis of the Receipt of Mental Health Services Consistent With National Standards Among Children in the Child Welfare System
Effects of Work Permits on Illegal Employment Among Youth Workers: Findings of a School-Based Survey on Child Labor Violations

Articles in the March 2010 Issue of Accident Analysis and Prevention

Articles in the March 2010 Issue of Pediatrics

Childhood Language Skills and Adult Literacy: A 29-Year Follow-up Study
Poverty and Chronic Illness in Early Childhood: A Comparison Between the United Kingdom and Quebec
Association Between Parents' and Children's Use of Oral Health Services
Effective Educational Instruction in Preventive Oral Health: Hands-on Training Versus Web-Based Training

Articles in the March 2010 Issue of Health Sociology Review

Articles in March 2010 Issue of Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health

Family Planning Service Delivery Research: A Call to Focus on the Dynamics of Contraceptive Use
Repeat Unintended, Unwanted and Seriously Mistimed Childbearing in the United States
Sexual Values and Risky Sexual Behaviors Among Latino Youths
The Contexts of Sexual Involvement And Concurrent Sexual Partnerships

Articles in the March 2010 Issue of Social Science & Medicine

Articles in the March Issue of Social Science & Medicine (Issue 5)

Articles in the March Issue of Journal of Emotional and Behavioural Disorders.

Wraparound Retrospective: Factors Predicting Positive Outcomes
Family Education and Support Services in Systems of Care
A Comparison of Three Types of Opportunities to Respond on Student Academic and Social Behaviors

Articles in February 2010 Issue of Health Education Research

Balancing rigor against the inherent limitations of investigating hard-to-reach populations
Participation rates and representativeness of African Americans recruited to a health promotion program
Correlates of availability and accessibility of fruits and vegetables in homes of low-income Hispanic families
Does socio-economic status moderate the associations between psychosocial predictors and fruit intake in schoolchildren? The Pro Children study

Articles in the January 2010 Issue of Preventing Chronic Disease

Articles in the February 2010 Issue of Educational Leadership

Articles in the February 2010 Issue of Psychology in the Schools

Evaluation of a truancy court intervention in four middle schools

Articles in the February Issue of Child & Family Social Work

'School was just a nightmare': childhood abuse and neglect and school experiences
Understanding Youth Offending: Risk Factor Research, Policy and Practice

Articles in the December 2009 Issue of Preventive Medicine

Greenspace access, use, and physical activity: Understanding the effects of area deprivation

Articles in the December 2009 Issue Journal of Rural Health).

Double Whammy? Rural Youth With Serious Emotional Disturbance and the Transition to Adulthood

Articles in first November Issue of American Journal of Public Health

Collaborating to End Health Disparities in Our Lifetime
Eliminating Health Disparities Through Transdisciplinary Research, Cross-Agency Collaboration, and Public Participation

Articles in November Issue of Public Health Nutrition

Food insecurity – not just about rural communities in Africa and Asia
Disparities in fruit and vegetable supply: a potential health concern in the greater Québec City area

Articles in November Issue of Journal of School Health

Social and Ecological Structures Supporting Adolescent Connectedness to School: A Theoretical Model
The Impact of School Socioeconomic Status on Student Lunch Consumption after Implementation of the Texas Public School Nutrition Policy

Articles from September/October Issue of Canadian Journal of Public Health (Regular Issue)

Economic Access to Fruits and Vegetables in the Greater Quebec City: Do Disparities Exist?
Level of Street Involvement and Health and Health Services Use of Calgary Street Youth

SH Articles from Journal of Child Welfare, Issue 1, 2009 - Special Issue: Mental Health Practice Guidelines for Child Welfare: Context for Reform

Mental Health Services for Children Placed in Foster Care: An Overview of Current Challenges
Identification of Mental Health Service Need Among Youth in Child Welfare
Psychosocial Interventions for Children and Adolescents in Foster Care: Review of Research Literature

Articles from October Issue of Chronic Diseases in Canada

A deprivation index for health planning in Canada

Articles from October Issue Journal of School Health

A Comparison of Weight-Related Behaviors Among High School Students Who Are Homeless and Non-Homeless
Participation in the National School Lunch Program: Importance of School-Level and Neighborhood Contextual Factors

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