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Article: Superintendents' perceptions of schoolsite health promotion in Missouri.
- Article from:
- Journal of School Health
- Article date:
- February 1, 1997
- Author:
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Elementary and secondary schools constitute the workplace for nearly one-fifth of the United States' population.[1] The workplace, particularly the schoolsite, provides an ideal setting for health promotion programs. Fitness facilities, food service personnel, nurse and counseling staff, and health and physical education staff are built-in advantages.[2] Benefits of health promotion programs to school staff include increased energy levels, elevated productivity, improved morale, decreased absenteeism, and reduced burnout.[3] An in-house, volunteer team approach following the public health model and American School Health Association recommendations is used most ...