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Positive Action. What Works Clearinghouse Intervention Report

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 15 pages
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Download or read book Positive Action. What Works Clearinghouse Intervention Report written by and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 15 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Positive Action," a K-12 program, aims to promote a positive self-concept, character development, healthy behavior, and social-emotional skills and to reduce disruptive and problem behavior. The curricula for elementary and middle school students each have seven units per kit, with nine kits per grade level. The high school curriculum has six units per kit, with four kits per grade level. The studies included 56 elementary schools in Florida and Hawaii. Both studies examined results on students' behavior and academic achievement. Both studies assessed elementary school student outcomes in the behavior and academic achievement domains. When the What Works Clearinghouse (WWC) aggregated the results in each of these domains, the average effect sizes were statistically significant. So the WWC rated the program as having positive effects on both behavior and academic achievement. Character education, an evolving field, is beginning to establish a research base. The evidence presented in this report is limited and may change as new research emerges. (Contains 8 footnotes.) [This publication was produced by the What Works Clearinghouse. The following studies are reviewed in this intervention report: (1) Flay, B., Acock, A., Vuchinich, S., & Beets, M. (2006). Progress report of the randomized trial of Positive Action in Hawaii: End of third year of intervention. Available from Positive Action, Inc. 264 4th Avenue South, Twin Falls, ID 83301; and (2) Flay, B. R., & Allred, C. G. (2003). Long-term effects of the Positive Action program. "American Journal of Healthy Behavior," 27(1), 6-21.].

Positive Action. Revised. What Works Clearinghouse Intervention Report

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Total Pages : 16 pages
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Download or read book Positive Action. Revised. What Works Clearinghouse Intervention Report written by and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 16 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Positive Action," a K-12 program, aims to promote character development, academic achievement, and social-emotional skills and to reduce disruptive and problem behavior. The program is based on the philosophy that you feel good about yourself when you think and do positive actions, and there is always a positive way to do everything. The curriculum includes six units; some grades have a review for a seventh unit. All lessons are scripted and use classroom discussion, role-play, games, songs, and activity sheets or text booklets. Optional components that may or may not be implemented as part of the program are: site-wide climate development; drug education for grade 5 and middle school; conflict resolution; counselor, parent, and family classes; and community/coalition components. The What Works Clearinghouse (WWC) reviewed 13 studies on "Positive Action." One study of "Positive Action" met the WWC evidence standards, and one study met standards with reservations. The studies included 56 elementary schools in Florida and Hawaii. Both studies examined results on students' behavior and academic achievement. The WWC considers the extent of evidence for "Positive Action" to be moderate to large for behavior and for academic achievement. No studies of "Positive Action" that met WWC evidence standards with or without reservations addressed outcomes in the domain of knowledge, attitudes, and values. The WWC rated the program as having positive effects on both behavior and academic achievement. Character education, an evolving field, is beginning to establish a research base. (Contains 9 footnotes.) [This publication was produced by the What Works Clearinghouse. The following studies are reviewed in this intervention report: (1) Flay, B., Acock, A., Vuchinich, S., & Beets, M. (2006). Progress report of the randomized trial of Positive Action in Hawaii: End of third year of intervention. Available from Positive Action, Inc. 264 4th Avenue South, Twin Falls, ID 83301; and (2) Flay, B. R., & Allred, C. G. (2003). Long-term effects of the Positive Action program. "American Journal of Healthy Behavior," 27(1), 6-21.].

Skills for Action. What Works Clearinghouse Intervention Report

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 10 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (16 download)

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Download or read book Skills for Action. What Works Clearinghouse Intervention Report written by and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 10 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Skills for Action," a program to build positive character values and life and citizenship skills for students in grades 9-12, includes classroom lessons and service learning. The program, with more than 100 lessons focused around 26 personal, social, and thinking skills, ranges from one semester to four years in length. Students explore personal stories highlighting values and behavior through teachers' questions and group discussion and resource pages in the curricular materials. For service learning, students perform school-based or community-based projects and reflect on their experiences. One study of "Skills for Action" met the What Works Clearinghouse (WWC) evidence standards with reservations. The study included almost 1,800 high school students in 26 classrooms from 25 rural, suburban, and urban schools in seven states in the eastern and central United States. The study authors examined results on students' knowledge, attitudes, and values. The WWC reviewed two studies on "Skills for Action"; one study met WWC evidence standards with reservations. It reported student outcomes in the knowledge, attitudes, and values domain. The study reported no statistically significant or substantively important findings. Therefore, the WWC rated the program as having no discernible effects on knowledge, attitudes, and values. Character education, an evolving field, is beginning to establish a research base. (Contains 3 footnotes.) [This publication was produced by the What Works Clearinghouse. The following study is reviewed in this intervention report: Laird, M., Bradley, L. R., & Black, S. (1998). "The final evaluation of Lions-Quest's Skills for Action." Newark, OH: Lions Quest, Lions Clubs International Foundation.].

The War Against Boys

Author : Christina Hoff Sommers
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1439126585
Total Pages : 269 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (391 download)

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Download or read book The War Against Boys written by Christina Hoff Sommers and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2013-08-20 with total page 269 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An updated and revised edition of the controversial classic—now more relevant than ever—argues that boys are the ones languishing socially and academically, resulting in staggering social and economic costs. Girls and women were once second-class citizens in the nation’s schools. Americans responded with concerted efforts to give girls and women the attention and assistance that was long overdue. Now, after two major waves of feminism and decades of policy reform, women have made massive strides in education. Today they outperform men in nearly every measure of social, academic, and vocational well-being. Christina Hoff Sommers contends that it’s time to take a hard look at present-day realities and recognize that boys need help. Called “provocative and controversial...impassioned and articulate” (The Christian Science Monitor), this edition of The War Against Boys offers a new preface and six radically revised chapters, plus updates on the current status of boys throughout the book. Sommers argues that the problem of male underachievement is persistent and worsening. Among the new topics Sommers tackles: how the war against boys is harming our economic future, and how boy-averse trends such as the decline of recess and zero-tolerance disciplinary policies have turned our schools into hostile environments for boys. As our schools become more feelings-centered, risk-averse, competition-free, and sedentary, they move further and further from the characteristic needs of boys. She offers realistic, achievable solutions to these problems that include boy-friendly pedagogy, character and vocational education, and the choice of single-sex classrooms. The War Against Boys is an incisive, rigorous, and heartfelt argument in favor of recognizing and confronting a new reality: boys are languishing in education and the price of continued neglect is economically and socially prohibitive.

Comprehensive Behavior Management

Author : Ronald C. Martella
Publisher : SAGE
ISBN 13 : 1412988276
Total Pages : 457 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (129 download)

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Download or read book Comprehensive Behavior Management written by Ronald C. Martella and published by SAGE. This book was released on 2012 with total page 457 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rev. ed. of: Managing disruptive behaviors in the schools: Boston: Allyn and Bacon, c2003.

Lessons in Character. What Works Clearinghouse Intervention Report

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 18 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (16 download)

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Download or read book Lessons in Character. What Works Clearinghouse Intervention Report written by and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 18 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Lessons in Character" is designed to promote elementary and middle school students' knowledge about core character education values and, through that knowledge, shape children's positive behaviors and support academic success. It consists of 24 lessons organized around weekly themes, taught through stories, writing activities, and class projects. Teachers introduce the theme with a story that shows a value in action; students then engage that topic with a variety of activities. The program also includes daily oral language development and weekly writing assignments, optional parts of the program's implementation. One study of "Lessons in Character" met the What Works Clearinghouse (WWC) evidence standards, and a second study met WWC standards with reservations. The two studies included a total of more than 400 students from fourth and fifth grades attending schools in three southern states. The studies examined results on students' behavior; knowledge, attitudes, and values; and academic achievement. "Lessons in Character" was found to have potentially positive effects on academic achievement. It had no discernible effect on behavior or on knowledge, attitudes, and values. Appended are: (1) Study Characteristics: Dietsch, Bayha, & Zheng, 2005 (Randomized Controlled Trial); (2) Study Characteristics: DeVargas 1998 (Quasi-Experimental Design); (3) Outcome Measures in the Behavior Domain; (4) Outcome Measures in the Knowledge, Attitudes, and Values Domain; (5) Outcome Measures in the Academic Achievement Domain; (6) Summary of Study Findings Included in the Rating for the Behavior Domain; (7) Summary of Study Findings Included in the Rating for the Knowledge, Attitudes, and Values Domain; (8) Summary of Study Findings Included in the Rating for the Academic Achievement Domain; (9) Summary of Detailed Study Findings in the Knowledge, Attitudes, and Values Domain; (10) Rating for the Behavior Domain; (11) Rating for the Knowledge, Attitudes, and Values Domain; and (12) Rating for the Academic Achievement Domain. (Contains 3 footnotes.) [This publication was produced by the What Works Clearinghouse. The following studies are reviewed in this intervention report: (1) Dietsch, B., Bayha, J. L., & Zheng, H. (2005, April). "Short-term effects of a character education program among fourth grade students." Paper presented at the American Educational Research Association annual meeting, Montreal, Quebec, Canada; and (2) DeVargas, R. C. (1998). A study of "Lessons in Character": The effect of moral development curriculum upon moral judgment. "Dissertation Abstracts International," 59 (11-A), 4042. (UMI No. 9913706).].

Fountas and Pinnell Leveled Literacy Intervention (LLI) Orange (Grade K) Program Guide

Author : Irene C. Fountas
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780325018218
Total Pages : 208 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (182 download)

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Download or read book Fountas and Pinnell Leveled Literacy Intervention (LLI) Orange (Grade K) Program Guide written by Irene C. Fountas and published by . This book was released on 2009-08-05 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fountas & Pinnell Leveled Literacy Intervention (LLI) is a powerful early intervention system that can change the path of a student's journey to literacy. The LLI Orange System is specifically targeted at Foundation/Kindergaten students. Please note the program guide is not suitable for educators who have not yet purchased an LLI Orange System. This component is only available separately so that schools with the LLI Orange System can purchase additional copies of the program guide if they require. Find out more about the Fountas & Pinnell LLI System at www.pearson.com.au/primary/LLI

Social and Emotional Learning Interventions Under the Every Student Succeeds Act

Author : Sean Grant
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780833099624
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (996 download)

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Download or read book Social and Emotional Learning Interventions Under the Every Student Succeeds Act written by Sean Grant and published by . This book was released on 2021-10-31 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The reauthorization of the U.S. Elementary and Secondary Education Act, referred to as the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), emphasizes evidence-based interventions while giving states and districts new flexibility on the use of federal funds, including funds that could be used to support social and emotional learning (SEL). The authors review recent evidence on U.S.-based SEL interventions for K-12 students to better inform the use of SEL interventions under ESSA. This report discusses the opportunities for supporting SEL under ESSA, the standards of evidence under ESSA, and SEL interventions that meet the standards of evidence and might be eligible for federal funds through ESSA. Federal, state, and district education policymakers can use this report to identify relevant, evidence-based SEL interventions that meet their local needs. A companion volume (available on the website) catalogues these interventions in more detail and outlines the research that has examined them.

Coping Power. What Works Clearinghouse Intervention Report

Author : What Works Clearinghouse (ED)
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 24 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (16 download)

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Download or read book Coping Power. What Works Clearinghouse Intervention Report written by What Works Clearinghouse (ED) and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Coping Power" is based on the earlier "Anger Coping Power" program. It emphasizes social and emotional skills that are needed during the transition to middle school. The program incorporates child and parent components. The child component consists of thirty-four 50-minute group sessions and periodic individual sessions over the course of 15-18 months, although the program can be shortened to fit into a single school year. Lessons focus on goal setting, problem solving, anger management, and peer relationships. The parent component is composed of 16 group sessions and periodic individual meetings. Lessons support the child component of the program and address setting expectations, praise, discipline, managing stress, communication, and child study skills. Three studies of "Coping Power" that fall within the scope of the Children Classified as Having an Emotional Disturbance review protocol meet What Works Clearinghouse (WWC) evidence standards. The three studies included 650 students who were at high risk for delinquent and/or aggressive behavior from grades 4 and 5 in Alabama and North Carolina. Based on these three studies, the WWC considers the extent of evidence for "Coping Power" on children classified as having an emotional disturbance (or children at risk for classification) to be medium to large for external behavior and small for social outcomes. The three studies that meet WWC evidence standards did not examine the effectiveness of "Coping Power" on children classified with an emotional disturbance in the emotional/internal behavior, reading achievement/literacy, math achievement, school attendance, or other academic performance domains. "Coping Power" was found to have positive effects on external behavior and potentially positive effects on social outcomes for children classified with an emotional disturbance. Twenty-three studies reviewed by the WWC investigated the effects of "Coping Power" on children classified as having an emotional disturbance (or children at risk for classification). Three studies (Lochman et al., 2009; Lochman, Boxmeyer, Powell, Roth, & Windle, 2006; Lochman & Wells, 2004) are randomized controlled trials that meet WWC evidence standards. The remaining 20 studies do not meet WWC eligibility screens or WWC evidence standards. Appended are: (1) Research details for Lochman et al., 2009; (2) Research details for Lochman et al., 2006; (3) Research details for Lochman and Wells (2004); (4) Outcome measures for each domain; (5) Findings included in the rating for the external behavior domain; (6) Findings included in the rating for the social outcomes domain; (7) Summary of other treatment group findings for the external behavior domain; (8) Summary of other treatment group findings for the social outcomes domain; (9) Glossary of terms and criteria for study rating, effectiveness rating, and extent of evidence; (10) Criteria used to determine the rating of a study; (11) Criteria used to determine the rating of effectiveness for an intervention; and (12) Criteria used to determine the extent of evidence for an intervention. (Contains 8 tables and 22 endnotes.).

School, Family, and Community Partnerships

Author : Joyce L. Epstein
Publisher : Corwin Press
ISBN 13 : 1483320014
Total Pages : 508 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (833 download)

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Download or read book School, Family, and Community Partnerships written by Joyce L. Epstein and published by Corwin Press. This book was released on 2018-07-19 with total page 508 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Strengthen programs of family and community engagement to promote equity and increase student success! When schools, families, and communities collaborate and share responsibility for students′ education, more students succeed in school. Based on 30 years of research and fieldwork, the fourth edition of the bestseller School, Family, and Community Partnerships: Your Handbook for Action, presents tools and guidelines to help develop more effective and more equitable programs of family and community engagement. Written by a team of well-known experts, it provides a theory and framework of six types of involvement for action; up-to-date research on school, family, and community collaboration; and new materials for professional development and on-going technical assistance. Readers also will find: Examples of best practices on the six types of involvement from preschools, and elementary, middle, and high schools Checklists, templates, and evaluations to plan goal-linked partnership programs and assess progress CD-ROM with slides and notes for two presentations: A new awareness session to orient colleagues on the major components of a research-based partnership program, and a full One-Day Team Training Workshop to prepare school teams to develop their partnership programs. As a foundational text, this handbook demonstrates a proven approach to implement and sustain inclusive, goal-linked programs of partnership. It shows how a good partnership program is an essential component of good school organization and school improvement for student success. This book will help every district and all schools strengthen and continually improve their programs of family and community engagement.

Peer-assisted Learning

Author : Keith Topping
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1135686866
Total Pages : 390 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (356 download)

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Download or read book Peer-assisted Learning written by Keith Topping and published by Routledge. This book was released on 1998-07 with total page 390 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Peer Assisted Learning (PAL) involves children in school consciously assisting others to learn, and in so doing learning more effectively themselves. It encompasses peer tutoring, peer modeling, peer education, peer counseling, peer monitoring, and peer assessment, which are differentiated from other more general "co-operative learning" methods. PAL is not diluted or surrogate "teaching"; it complements and supplements (but never replaces) professional teaching--capitalizing on the unique qualities and richness of peer interaction and helping students become empowered democratically to take more responsibility for their own learning. In this book, PAL is presented as a set of dynamic, robust, effective, and flexible approaches to teaching and learning, which can be used in a range of different settings. The chapters provide descriptions of good practice blended with research findings on effectiveness. They describe procedures that can be applied to all areas of the school curriculum, and can be used with learners of all levels of ability, including gifted students, students with disabilities, and second-language learners. Among the distinguished contributors, many are from North America, while others are from Europe and Australia. The applicability of the methods they present is worldwide. Peer-Assisted Learning is designed to be accessible and useful to teachers and to those who employ, train, support, consult with, and evaluate them. Many chapters will be helpful to teachers aiming to replicate in their own school environments the cost-effective procedures described. A practical resources guide is included. This volume will also be of interest to faculty and researchers in the fields of education and psychology, to community educators who want to learn about the implications of Peer Assisted Learning beyond school contexts, and to employers and others involved in post-school training.

Evidence Based Practice in School Mental Health

Author : James C Raines
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0190451181
Total Pages : 368 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (94 download)

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Download or read book Evidence Based Practice in School Mental Health written by James C Raines and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2008-04-11 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Though recent legislation embedded with the No Child Left Behind Act and the Individuals with Disabilities Improvement Act mandates the use of evidence in school-based practice to demonstrate positive outcomes for all students, school social workers - especially those long out of school - often lack the conceptual tools to locate, evaluate, and apply evidence in order to demonstrate the effectiveness of their work. The first of its kind tailored specifically to this audience, this SSAAA Workshop title guides school professionals in infusing research throughout their daily practice. It shows school service providers a pragmatic approach to informing every major practice decision with the appropriate research so that students receive the best possible services. This includes how to use research to make reliable and valid assessments, how to use research to choose the best intervention, and how to do research to evaluate progress. Raines goes beyond creating a catalog of interventions that will soon be outdated and provides school social workers with a detailed road map of the EBP process. Chapters detail the nuts and bolts of EBP, explaining how to ask a relevant, answerable question; where to search for evidence; how to appraise the literature and avoid the pitfalls of web based information; how to adapt and apply the evidence in a developmentally and culturally sensitive way; and how to evaluate the results. Detailed examples along the way, including sample spreadsheets practitioners can easily adapt to evaluate their students' progress, bring accountability within reach for school professionals who struggle to find the time, resources, and support sufficient to apply the best evidence to their schools.

Great Books. What Works Clearinghouse Intervention Report

Author : What Works Clearinghouse (ED)
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 5 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (16 download)

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Download or read book Great Books. What Works Clearinghouse Intervention Report written by What Works Clearinghouse (ED) and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 5 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Great Books" is a program that aims to improve the reading, writing, and critical thinking skills of students in kindergarten through high school. The program is implemented as a core or complementary curriculum and is based on the Shared Inquiry[TM] method of learning. The purpose of "Great Books" is to engage students in higher-order thinking and collaborative problem solving. It involves teachers focusing discussion on the interpretation of a text and students participating as partners in these discussions. No studies of "Great Books" that fall within the scope of the Adolescent Literacy review protocol meet What Works Clearinghouse (WWC) evidence standards. The lack of studies meeting WWC evidence standards means that, at this time, the WWC is unable to draw any conclusions based on research about the effectiveness or ineffectiveness of "Great Books" on adolescent learners. (Contains 5 footnotes.).

Literacy and health outcomes

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Publisher : DIANE Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1428925449
Total Pages : 259 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (289 download)

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Download or read book Literacy and health outcomes written by and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2004 with total page 259 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Community-based Participatory Research

Author : United States. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 8 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (572 download)

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Download or read book Community-based Participatory Research written by United States. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 8 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Fostering Healthy Mental, Emotional, and Behavioral Development in Children and Youth

Author : National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
Publisher : National Academies Press
ISBN 13 : 030948202X
Total Pages : 391 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (94 download)

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Download or read book Fostering Healthy Mental, Emotional, and Behavioral Development in Children and Youth written by National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2020-01-18 with total page 391 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Healthy mental, emotional, and behavioral (MEB) development is a critical foundation for a productive adulthood. Much is known about strategies to support families and communities in strengthening the MEB development of children and youth, by promoting healthy development and also by preventing and mitigating disorder, so that young people reach adulthood ready to thrive and contribute to society. Over the last decade, a growing body of research has significantly strengthened understanding of healthy MEB development and the factors that influence it, as well as how it can be fostered. Yet, the United States has not taken full advantage of this growing knowledge base. Ten years later, the nation still is not effectively mitigating risks for poor MEB health outcomes; these risks remain prevalent, and available data show no significant reductions in their prevalence. Fostering Healthy Mental, Emotional, and Behavioral Development in Children and Youth: A National Agenda examines the gap between current research and achievable national goals for the next ten years. This report identifies the complexities of childhood influences and highlights the need for a tailored approach when implementing new policies and practices. This report provides a framework for a cohesive, multidisciplinary national approach to improving MEB health.

Communities in Action

Author : National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
Publisher : National Academies Press
ISBN 13 : 0309452961
Total Pages : 583 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (94 download)

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Download or read book Communities in Action written by National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2017-04-27 with total page 583 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the United States, some populations suffer from far greater disparities in health than others. Those disparities are caused not only by fundamental differences in health status across segments of the population, but also because of inequities in factors that impact health status, so-called determinants of health. Only part of an individual's health status depends on his or her behavior and choice; community-wide problems like poverty, unemployment, poor education, inadequate housing, poor public transportation, interpersonal violence, and decaying neighborhoods also contribute to health inequities, as well as the historic and ongoing interplay of structures, policies, and norms that shape lives. When these factors are not optimal in a community, it does not mean they are intractable: such inequities can be mitigated by social policies that can shape health in powerful ways. Communities in Action: Pathways to Health Equity seeks to delineate the causes of and the solutions to health inequities in the United States. This report focuses on what communities can do to promote health equity, what actions are needed by the many and varied stakeholders that are part of communities or support them, as well as the root causes and structural barriers that need to be overcome.