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A systematic review of school-based sexual health interventions to prevent STI/HIV in sub-Saharan Africa [PDF]

, 2008
Background The HIV/AIDS epidemic remains of global significance and there is a need to target (a) the adolescent age-groups in which most new infections occur; and (b) sub-Saharan Africa where the greatest burden of the epidemic lies.
Virginia A Paul-Ebhohimhen, Poobalan Amudha, van Teijlingen Edwin R, Amudha Poobalan, Poobalan, Amudha S., Paul-Ebhohimhen Virginia A, van Teijlingen, Edwin, Edwin R van Teijlingen, Paul-Ebhohimhen, Virginia A., Poobalan, Amudha, Teijlingen, Edwin R van   +10 more
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Effectiveness of school-based intervention programs in reducing prevalence of overweight

Indian Journal of Community Medicine, 2014
Objectives: To assess the effectiveness of school-based interventions program in reducing the prevalence of overweight or obesity among schoolchildren.
Sajid Mahmood, Tahira Perveen, Allah Dino, Faisa Ibrahim, Jaishri Mehraj   +4 more
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Bridging the Loneliness Gap: Depression, Connectivity, and Isolation in Pediatric Oncology Patients and Their Peers

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Loneliness is associated with adverse physical and mental health outcomes and remains understudied in children and adolescents undergoing cancer therapy. Pediatric oncology patients may be at increased risk due to medical isolation and disruption of social networks.
Charlotte N. Stahlfeld, Scott H. Maurer, Michelle D. Watkinson, John Nury, Elise Barberis, Molly C. Mack   +5 more
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Primary school based mental health practitioners’ perspectives of school-based screening for childhood mental disorders and intervention delivery: A qualitative study [PDF]

, 2022
Schools may be well-placed to identify signs of mental health (MH) problems in children; however, there has been little research into how school-based screening and intervention initiatives should be delivered. One-to-one in-depth interviews were carried
Reardon, Tessa, Spence, Susan H., Williamson, Victoria, Creswell, Cathy, Williamson, Victoria; id_orcid, Larkin, Michael, MacDonald, Ian, Spence, Susan H, Morgan, Fran, Ford, Tamsin   +9 more
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Early Body Mass Index z‐Score Change and Resolution of Severe Malnutrition in Children With Sickle Cell Anemia in a Low‐Income Setting: A Prospective Single‐Arm Extension Study

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Children with sickle cell anemia (SCA) in low‐income settings are at risk of severe malnutrition, but optimal nutritional management has not been established. We evaluated an intensified ready‐to‐use therapeutic food (RUTF) regimen in children with persistent severe malnutrition after initial treatment and assessed whether early ...
Safiya Gambo, Shehu Umar Abdullahi, Hassan Adam Murtala, Halima Kabir, Khadija A. Shamsu, Sari A. Acra, Virginia A. Stallings, Mark Rodeghier, Michael R. DeBaun, Lauren J. Klein   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Essential and beneficial elements of school based intervention programs for grieving students [PDF]

, 2001
Plan BThere are volumes of existing literature which discuss various grief interventions for use in schools. The feelings and ideas of researchers and grief specialists are very important and valuable for individuals, such as school counselors, who work ...
Barth, Jamin
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Impact of Radiation Therapy on Physical and Psychosocial Health of Adolescents and Young Adults: A Joint Report From the Children's Oncology Group AYA and Radiation Oncology Committees

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Rates of cancer among adolescents and young adults (AYA), age 15–39 years, are increasing. Consequently, radiation oncologists are treating more AYAs who have diagnoses spanning both pediatric and adult practices. Compared to pediatric and older adult patients, AYAs face a unique set of challenges.
Hesham Elhalawani, Rachel K. Peterson, Avani D. Rao, Laurie J. McKenzie, Ahmed Magdy Elmotayam, Leslie Chang, Michael Roth, Susan L. McGovern   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

School-Based Intervention for Adolescent Anxiety

New Zealand Journal of Teachers' Work, 2013
This systematic literature review investigates the efficacy of adolescent anxiety interventions in schools. Collectively the studies in this review present findings that suggest school-based intervention programmes can be effective in reducing anxiety ...
Ryan Cullen
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Social Functioning Within the First Years After Pediatric Brain Tumor Diagnosis and the Relationship With Family Psychosocial Risk

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Survivors of pediatric brain tumors (PBTs) can experience long‐term social difficulties, impacting quality of life. Beyond medical and environmental factors, family psychosocial risk may play a role in social outcomes by shaping the caregiving environment and may provide intervention options.
Renske H. Houben, Marisa H. Huisman, Martha A. Grootenhuis, Femke K. Aarsen, Marita Partanen   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

[Access to school-based health centers during school closures]. Spanish

, 2020
Title supplied by cataloger (viewed on June 9, 2020)."De acuerdo con el Decreto Ejecutivo n.º 20-20 establecido por la gobernadora Brown, todas las escuelas desde el jardín hasta el grado 12 de Oregón deben permanecer cerradas por el resto del año ...

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