OBJECTIVES To assess the effect of various school-level Free and Reduced Price Meal Program (FRPMP) enrollment-based risk thresholds on the ability of school-based sealant programs (S-BSPs) to reach higher risk children. METHODS We used data from a statewide third grade oral health survey to compare: a) prevalence of dental caries for higher-risk children, using three different sets of child ...

OBJECTIVES The study objectives were to develop and objectively assess the therapeutic effect of a novel movement-based complementary and alternative medicine approach for children with an autism-spectrum disorder (ASD). DESIGN A within-subject analysis comparing pre- to post-treatment scores on two standard measures of childhood behavioral problems was used. SETTINGS AND LOCATION: The interv...

The main aim of this study was to determine the self-reported perceptions of weight and eating behaviors of school-age children in Sunderland in the North East of England. The results presented are derived from data collected by a Health-Related Behaviour Survey developed by Schools and Students Health Education Unit at Exeter University, and this study is based on analysis of the data set coll...

BACKGROUND The United Kingdom incidence of anaphylaxis has increased very sharply over the last decade, with the highest rates of hospital admissions occurring in school-aged children. This raises concerns about the extent to which schools are aware of approaches to the prevention and treatment of anaphylaxis. METHODS AND FINDINGS We undertook a national postal survey of 250 Scottish schools ...

There are in England and Wales, 71 residential schools known as Approved or Home Office Schools. Their function is to receive young delinquents and neglected children from the Juvenile Courts and turn them into useful citizens. Before the Children and Young Persons' Act, 1933, these Schools were known officially as Reformatories and Industrial Schools. This distinction has now vanished and they...

BACKGROUND In the United States, primary and secondary online schools are institutions that deliver online curricula for children enrolled in kindergarten through 12th grade (K-12). These institutions commonly provide opportunities for online instruction in conjunction with local schools for students who may need remediation, have advanced needs, encounter unqualified local instructors, or expe...

This article is intended to provide evidence to suggest that information for teachers regarding transgendered children does not represent an adequate picture of transgendered children in schools and that primary schools need to be made more aware of how to deal with transgendered children, even if these children do not make themselves known to staff. It will argue that this is probably a contri...

Migrants usually exhibit similar or better health outcomes than native-born populations despite facing socioeconomic disadvantages and barriers to healthcare use; this is known as the "migrant paradox." The migrant paradox among children is highly complex. This study explores whether the migrant paradox exists in the health of internal migrant children in China and the role of schools in reduci...