Enhancing children's wellness / edited by Roger P. Weissberg ... [et al.].
Contributor(s): Weissberg, Roger P
| Gullotta, Thomas P | Hampton, Robert L.
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BookSeries: Issues in children's and families' lives ; vol.8.Publisher: Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Sage Publications, c1997Description: xiv, 318 p. : ill. ; 22 cm. + pbk.ISBN: 0761910921 .Subject(s): Health promotion -- United States | Health behavior in children -- United States | Health behavior in adolescence -- United States | Health education (Elementary) -- United States | Health education (Secondary) -- United StatesDDC classification: 362.1083
| Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Lending | MTU Bishopstown Library Lending | 362.1083 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 00015703 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Aimed at providing a foundation for increasing the quantity and quality of physical and mental health care for children, this book 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 impressive group of researchers examine such pertinent questions as: + Why do problem behaviors occur together (like substance abuse, delinquency, and school failure)? And, to what extent can common strategies prevent each of these difficulties? + Are we effectively using what we know to prevent drug use among children? + What strategies are the most promising for preventing unwanted pregnancy and AIDS? + Does violent/aggressive behavior result from unmet developmental needs? + What programs have been most effective in preventing depression and suicide in young people? + Are there reliable prevention strategies that can reproduce the risk of unintentional injury among children? This thought-provoking book identifies innovative and empirically based preventive and health-promotion strategies that schools and communities may implement to enhance childrenÆs social, emotional, and physical wellness and thus will be interest to professionals and practitioners in the fields of developmental psychology, clinical psychology, family studies, social work, counseling, human services, nursing, and public health.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents provided by Syndetics
- Foreword
- Introduction and Overview
- Let's Make 'Healthy Children 2010' a National Priority!
- The Prevalence of Problem Behaviors
- Implications for Programs
- School-Based Drug Abuse Prevention Strategies
- From Research to Policy and Practice
- Preventing High Risk Sexual Behavior, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, and Pregnancy among Adolescents
- Violence Prevention for the 21st Century
- Prevention of Depression
- Prevention of Youth Suicide
- Promoting Healthy Dietary Behaviors
- Prevention and Control of Injuries
- Academic Performance and School Success
- Sources and Consequences