| 170 | Tuesday, April 12, 2005 |
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| 3:15 PM-4:45 PM | Convention Center:E352 |
| Research Consortium |
| Prescription Drug Education: An Analysis of Prescription Drug Information in Health Textbooks and State Health Education Curriculum Frameworks |
| Prescription drugs are the third most frequently abused substance by school-aged children. Youth are particularly at risk for prescription drug abuse and schools are arguably the most common mechanism by which students learn about prescription drugs. However, little is known about the extent to which and how prescription drug information is presented in school health curricular materials. This symposium reports the findings from a program of investigations that analyzed health textbooks and state health education curriculum frameworks relative to their coverage of prescription drug topics and the context in which information is presented. Textbooks are a primary sources of content for school health curricula. Local education agencies rely on state curriculum frameworks as a basis for developing their own curricula and for monitoring achievement outcomes. The first paper addresses key prescription drug education topics missing from the content of health textbooks. The second paper compares and contrasts prescription drug information presented in middle-school and high-school health textbooks. The third paper examines the topics and context associated with prescription-drug related outcomes and content in state health education curriculum frameworks. Findings suggest that many important topics related to prescription drugs are absent from both middle-school and high-school curricular materials. The failure of health education curricular materials to address prescription drug content may result in a future population that is under-informed about the proper use of prescription drugs and their potential for abuse. School health program specialists need to be aware of the limitations of health education curricular in the effort to deliver comprehensive substance prevention programs. |
Keyword(s): curriculum development, health promotion, youth-at-risk
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| Presider: Robert M. Weiler, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL |
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Absent From School: Prescription Drug Information Topics Ignored by Middle School and High School Health Textbooks
Rebecca J. W. Cline1, Melissa C. Morris2, S. Camille Broadway3, Robert M. Weiler3 and Henry N. Young4, (1)Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute/Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, (2)Florida/University Of, Pensacola, FL, (3)University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, (4)University of California, Davis, Davis, CA |
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Minding the Gap: A Systematic Comparison of Prescription Drug Information in Middle School and High School Health Education Textbooks
Melissa C. Morris1, Rebecca J. W. Cline2, Robert M. Weiler3 and S. Camille Broadway3, (1)Florida/University Of, Pensacola, FL, (2)Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute/Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, (3)University of Florida, Gainesville, FL |
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The State of Affairs: Prescription Drug Information Outlined in State Health Education Frameworks
Robert M. Weiler1, Rebecca J. W. Cline2, Melissa C. Morris3, Tiffiny N. Gordon1 and S. Camille Broadway1, (1)University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, (2)Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute/Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, (3)Florida/University Of, Pensacola, FL |
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