Applying a Trauma Informed School Systems Approach: Examples from School Community-Academic Partnerships

School-community partnerships: a cluster-randomized trial of an after-school soccer program.

IMPORTANCE Identifying community-based programs that increase physical activity among diverse youth could yield sustainable tools to reduce obesity and obesity disparities. OBJECTIVE To evaluate the impact of a community-based after-school soccer and youth development program, America SCORES, on students' physical activity, weight status, and fitness. DESIGN Cluster-randomized trial. Study ...

Devolution , School / Community / Family Partnerships , and Inclusive Education

The purpose of this chapter is to take a close look at the implications of the " devo-lution revolution " for a particular aspect of public assistance, namely, progress toward inclusive education as federal policy. The term " devolution revolution " refers to the recent shift in federal policy to increasingly turn fiscal resources and responsibilities over to the states for the administration o...

School Food Environment Promotion Program: Applying the Socio-ecological Approach

Background Despite of healthy nutrition recommendations have been offered in recent decades, researches show an increasing rate of unhealthy junk food consumption among primary school children. The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of health promotion intervention on the school food buffets and the changes in nutritional behaviors of the students. Materials and Methods In this Qu...

Parent Engagement at a Cristo Rey High School: Building Home-School Partnerships in a Multicultural Immigrant Community

Community/practice/academic partnerships in public health.

The forging of links between academia and the field of practice is a much-discussed topic. The 1988 Institute of Medicine Report on the Future of Public Health noted that public health academic institutions had become “isolated from the field of public health practice.”1 The Committee opined that neither academia nor practice can work at the desired level of excellence without the perspective a...