| Description |
xiv, 318 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
| Series |
Issues in children's and families' lives ; vol. 8 |
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Issues in children's and families' lives ; v. 8
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| Contents |
Foreword / Seymour B. Sarason -- 1. Introduction and Overview: Let's Make "Healthy Children 2010" a National Priority! / Roger P. Weissberg and Carol Bartels Kuster -- 2. The Prevalence of Problem Behaviors: Implications for Programs / Joy G. Dryfoos -- 3. School-Based Drug Abuse Prevention Strategies: From Research to Policy and Practice / Linda Dusenbury and Mathea Falco -- 4. Preventing High-Risk Sexual Behavior, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, and Pregnancy Among Adolescents / Lynda M. Sagrestano and Roberta L. Paikoff -- 5. Violence Prevention for the 21st Century / Mary E. Murray, Nancy G. Guerra and Kirk R. Williams -- 6. Prevention of Depression / Bruce E. Compas, Jennifer Connor and Martha Wadsworth -- 7. Prevention of Youth Suicide / John Kalafat -- 8. Promoting Healthy Dietary Behaviors / Cheryl L. Perry, Mary Story and Leslie A. Lytle -- 9. Prevention and Control of Injuries / Barbara S. Tuchfarber, Joseph E. Zins and Leonard A. Jason |
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10. Academic Performance and School Success: Sources and Consequences / J. David Hawkins |
| Summary |
Aimed at providing a foundation for increasing the quantity and quality of physical and mental health care for children, Enhancing Children's Wellness describes the latest research and theories about family, school, and community prevention and health-promotion programs to improve the health status of children during the next decade. This thought-provoking volume identifies innovative and empirically based preventive and health-promotion strategies that schools and communities may implement to enhance children's social, emotional, and physical wellness |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Health behavior in adolescence -- United States.
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Health behavior in children -- United States.
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Health education (Secondary) -- United States.
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Health education (Elementary) -- United States.
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Health promotion -- United States.
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| Author |
Weissberg, Roger P., 1951-
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| LC no. |
97004750 |
| ISBN |
0761910913 (cased) |
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0761910921 (paperback) |
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