Leveraging the Education-Health Connection: How Educators, Physicians, and Publi

Description: Leveraging the Education-Health Connection by David A. Birch This guide is an important resource for everyone working at the intersection of public health and education. FORMAT Paperback CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description On the interdependent relationship between health and academic achievement.Research indicates that healthy children are more likely to succeed in school and that individuals who attain higher levels of education are more likely to experience better health outcomes in adulthood. To promote and support childrens academic success, educators must view student health as an education issue. At the same time, public health professionals must view students academic success as a public health issue. In Leveraging the Education-Health Connection, David A. Birch explores this interdependent relationship and lays out strategies to improve outcomes for both education and health.Birch provides evidence and recommendations on• the links between student health and academic success and between education attainment and adult health outcomes;• the impacts of social injustice and early childhood experiences on health and education;• strategies for minimizing absenteeism, promoting students and their parents connection to the schools, and increasing graduation rates;• the Whole School, Whole Community, Whole Child model that provides a framework for health-promoting schools;• the collaborative role of educators, physicians, and public health professionals in advocacy for schools that promote meaningful learning and student well-being; and• actions for establishing local coalitions that promote education and health and address social injustices. Schools can act as partners with public health organizations to support initiatives that have a clear and direct bearing on educational outcomes, such as quality health education and physical education, nutrition education and services, mental and emotional health services, family and community engagement, faculty and staff health promotion, and a healthy and safe school environment. This guide is an important resource for everyone working at the intersection of public health and education. Author Biography David A. Birch (TUSCALOOSA, AL) is professor emeritus in the Department of Health Science at the University of Alabama. He is the coeditor of Promoting Health and Academic Success: The Whole School, Whole Community, Whole Child Approach. Table of Contents Preface1. Health and Education – An Interdependent Relationship2. Education and Health Disparities: The Connection to Social Justice3. Early Childhood4. High School Graduation – Attending, Connecting, Succeeding5. Quality School: Important Considerations6. The Whole School, Whole Community, Whole Child Model: A Commitment to Health and Learning7. Moving Forward: Mobilizing a Social MovementAppendixReferencesIndex Promotional On the interdependent relationship between health and academic achievement. Details ISBN1421446952 Author David A. Birch Pages 360 Publisher Johns Hopkins University Press Year 2023 ISBN-10 1421446952 ISBN-13 9781421446950 Publication Date 2023-09-19 UK Release Date 2023-09-19 Format Paperback Imprint Johns Hopkins University Press Subtitle How Educators, Physicians, and Public Health Professionals Can Improve Education and Health Outcomes throughout Life Place of Publication Baltimore, MD Country of Publication United States NZ Release Date 2023-09-19 US Release Date 2023-09-19 Illustrations 3 Line drawings, black and white Alternative 9781421446967 DEWEY 613 Audience Tertiary & Higher Education AU Release Date 2023-06-26 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:161821070;

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