The School Health Policies and Programs Study (SHPPS) 2000 is the largest and most comprehensive study of school health policies and programs ever conducted. The study, conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, assessed characteristics of eight components of school health programs at the elementary, middle/junior high, and senior high school levels: health education, physical education and activity, health services, mental health and social services, school policy and environment, food service, faculty and staff health promotion, and family and community involvement. Each component was assessed at the state, district, and school levels, and health education and physical education were assessed at the classroom level. At the state level, data were collected through mail surveys of state education agency officials in all states. At the district level, data were collected through mail surveys of local education agency officials in a nationally representative sample of districts. At the school level, field interviewers conducted on-site, computer-assisted personal interviews with school principals, health education teachers, physical education teachers, elementary school classroom teachers, school food service directors, school nurses, counselors, and other appropriate personnel from a nationally representative sample of elementary, middle/junior, and senior high schools. In this presentation, we describe briefly the design and procedures of the study, and provide highlights of the findings of the study from each of the eight components.
See www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dash/shpps
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Keywords: School Health, School-Based Programs
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