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Rationale for
Coordinated School Health Programs
A coordinated approach:
Provides
a more efficient and effective way to use existing resources to
meet the needs of students and staff. Currently funding for
school programs is often categorical (issue specific) and
programs are fragmented, with many gaps and overlaps.
Contributes
to the equality of students’ opportunity to learn
Increases the potential impact of individual
components. (Allensworth, 1994)
There is evidence that shows the positive impact of one or more
components on student health and learning outcomes. School
administrators (McKenzie and Richmond, 1998) also report that
coordinating health initiatives results in:
· Reduced
absenteeism
· Fewer
classroom behavior problems
· Improved
academic performance
· Greater
interest in healthy diets
· Increased
participation in fitness activities
· Delayed
onset of certain health risk behaviors
· Less
smoking among students and staff
· Lower
rates of teen pregnancy
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