PMID: 11926844Apr 3, 2002Paper

Urban elementary school personnel's perceptions of student health and student health needs

Ambulatory Pediatrics : the Official Journal of the Ambulatory Pediatric Association
Mona MansourSusan N Sherman

Abstract

To determine the perceptions of school personnel with regard to urban students' health and health needs as part of a planning process for development and implementation of school-linked health services. A self-administered, close-ended questionnaire was given to 294 schoolteachers and school staff to assess school personnel perceptions of 1) health needs of students, 2) priority of need for health services or programs delivered on-site or off-site, and 3) selected factors suspected to affect implementation of new school health services. A total of 72% of teachers and 77% of staff completed the survey. The most highly ranked need by school personnel was mental health, followed by violence and anger management and physical abuse and domestic violence. The most commonly requested services on-site and off-site were for physical abuse or domestic violence, mental health, and drug or other substance abuse. Only 40% of teachers and staff rated current health services as excellent or good. A total of 72% of teachers and staff had some level of discomfort with their current responsibilities regarding the health of students. Parental involvement was reported to be quite low, with only 9% of teachers and staff rating it as excellent or go...Continue Reading

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Jun 24, 2008·International Review of Psychiatry·Patricia I IbeziakoTolulope T Bella
Jan 31, 2007·Ambulatory Pediatrics : the Official Journal of the Ambulatory Pediatric Association·Peter G SzilagyiAndrew W Dick
Oct 10, 2007·The Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry·Alex HolmesFiona Judd
Dec 1, 2009·Journal of Child and Adolescent Mental Health·Patricia IbeziakoMyron Belfer

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