| 669 | Friday, April 2, 2004 |
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| 2:30 PM-3:45 PM | Convention Center:214 |
| AAHE/School K-12 |
| Using the School Health Index |
| The School Health Index (SHI) for Physical Activity, Healthy Eating, and a Tobacco-Free Lifestyle: A Self-Assessment and Planning Guide was developed as a tool to help schools assess and improve their physical activity, healthy eating, and tobacco-use prevention policies and programs. This two part session will examine the use of the SHI in two settings: a middle school setting and a pre-service setting. Implications for use of the SHI in these two settings will be provided. |
Keyword(s): middle school issues, professional development, professional preparation
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| Presider: Jacqueline N. Epping, Division of Nutrition and Physical Activity, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA |
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Speakers: |
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School Health Index: Tool for Pre-Service School Health Professionals
Maurice "Bud" Martin, Morehead State University, Wellington and Sarah Levin, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA |
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Using the School Health Index (SHI) as Part of a Middle School Health Programs Improvement Plan
Cynthia J. Petri, The University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, Brian F. Geiger, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL and Carol Barber, Simmons Middle School, Hoover, AL |
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