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The Research Base for Innovative Practices in School Health Education at the Secondary Level
Author(s) -
Allensworth Diane D.
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
journal of school health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.851
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 1746-1561
pISSN - 0022-4391
DOI - 10.1111/j.1746-1561.1994.tb03294.x
Subject(s) - curriculum , school health education , health education , alcohol consumption , medical education , scale (ratio) , psychology , drug education , mathematics education , medicine , pedagogy , public health , nursing , substance abuse , alcohol , geography , biochemistry , chemistry , cartography , psychiatry
For the first time at the secondary school level, a large‐scale controlled study involving almost 5,000 students, 150 teachers, and schools in seven states across the nation has demonstrated that a self‐reported reduction in drug use, alcohol consumption, and cigarette smoking can be achieved in schools using a comprehensive school health education curriculum. 1