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School Health Policy Opportunities to Nurture Healthier Students Who Are Ready to Learn.

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Τίτλος: School Health Policy Opportunities to Nurture Healthier Students Who Are Ready to Learn.
Συγγραφείς: Beason T; National Center for School Mental Health (NCSMH), Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (DCAP), University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM), Baltimore, Maryland, USA., Ladhani Z; National Center for School Mental Health (NCSMH), Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (DCAP), University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM), Baltimore, Maryland, USA., Aragón KM; Veterans Administration Maryland Health Care System/UMSOM Psychology Internship Consortium, Baltimore, Maryland, USA., Lever N; National Center for School Mental Health (NCSMH), Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (DCAP), University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM), Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
Πηγή: The Journal of school health [J Sch Health] 2026 Oct; Vol. 96 (10), pp. e70249.
Τύπος έκδοσης: Journal Article
Γλώσσα: English
Στοιχεία περιοδικού: Publisher: Wiley Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 0376370 Publication Model: Print Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1746-1561 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 00224391 NLM ISO Abbreviation: J Sch Health Subsets: MEDLINE
Imprint Name(s): Publication: Nov. 2008- : Hoboken, NJ : Wiley
Original Publication: Columbus, Ohio : American Association of School Physicians
Ιατρικοί όροι (MeSH): School Health Services*/organization & administration , Health Promotion*/organization & administration , Health Policy* , Students*, Humans ; Child ; Policy Making ; Adolescent
Περίληψη: Background: Children's health and educational outcomes are interconnected, and unmet health needs affect youths' readiness to learn. Comprehensive school health (CSH) systems are designed to promote academic success and well-being for all youth. State and local health and education leaders benefit from guidance on how to build, fund, and sustain effective CSH systems to support the whole child.
Contributions to Theory: In this article, we offer core areas for CSH policy development with recommendations for enhancing the quality and scale of CSH systems.
Implications for School Health Policy, Practice, and Equity: Several key policy opportunities and strategies aligned with core features of a CSH are identified, including (1) adoption of a CSH framework, (2) enhancement of cross-sector coordination and collaboration, (3) use of standardized metrics to enhance CSH system quality, (4) engagement of youth and families in system building, (5) use of innovative strategies to enhance workforce capacity and development, and (6) establishment of a strategic funding plan.
Conclusions: State and local health and education departments are challenged to act upon key policy opportunities to build, fund, and sustain CSH systems to promote student success, health, and well-being.
(© 2026 The Author(s). Journal of School Health published by Wiley Periodicals LLC on behalf of American School Health Association.)
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Contributed Indexing: Keywords: K‐12 education; academic achievement; children's health; comprehensive school health systems; school health policy; whole child
Entry Date(s): Date Created: 20261006 Date Completed: 20261006 Latest Revision: 20261011
Update Code: 20261012
PubMed Central ID: PMC13639702
DOI: 10.1111/josh.70249
PMID: 42834830
Βάση Δεδομένων: MEDLINE
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ISSN:1746-1561
DOI:10.1111/josh.70249