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Adolescent and School Health Publications

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Mental Health	Sexual Behaviors	Policy Briefs

September 2004

Adolescent Health -- General

NCSL Image Positive Youth Development: Making the Connections by Finessa Ferrell, Legisbrief, Volume 12, No. 35, August/September 2004.

State Policies Regarding Student Rights to Possess & Self-Administer Prescribed Medications for Asthma & Anaphylaxis - NCSL Postcard, May 2003.

Tattooing and Body Piercing by L. Jeanne Kaufmann, March 2004.

An A+ for Adolescent Health by Connie Koprowicz, State Legislatures Magazine, May 1999.

Adolescent Health Issues: State Actions 1998 by NCSL Prevention Projects Program, 1998.

Alcohol and Substance Abuse

Adolescents and Substance Abuse by L. Jeanne Kaufmann, NCSL Prevention Projects, June 2002.

Substance Abuse Treatment Coverage in State Children's Health Insurance Programs by Shelly Gehshan, 2000.

Substance Abuse Prevention Takes to the Classroom by Olivia Mayer, State Legislatures Magazine, October/November 1999.

Mental Health

Psychotropic Medications at Schools, by L. Jeanne Kaufmann, April 2004.

On First Reading: Taking A Look at Kids and Legal Drugs, State Legislatures Magazine, December 2001.

Schools That Fund School Mental Health Services, NCSL, 2001.

Psychotropic Medication and Children by Tracy Delaney, Legisbrief Volume 8, No. 40, October 2000.

Mental Health Needs of Juvenile Offenders by Adelia Yee, Legisbrief Volume 8, No. 32, August/September 2000.

School-Based Mental Health Programs by Nicole Kendell, Legisbrief Volume 6, No. 21, April/May 1998.

Nutrition and Physical Activity

Percentage of High School Students Participating in Different Types of Physical Activity, by Sex, by L. Jeanne Kaufmann, NCSL Health Department, June 2004.

Vending Machines in Schools, by L. Jeanne Kaufmann, April 2004.

Physical Education by Deirdre Byrne, December 2003.

Nutrition and Obesity by Deirdre Byrne, December 2003.

Percentage of Overweight U.S. Children and Teens by L. Jeanne Kaufmann, NCSL Prevention Projects, July 2003.

Vending Machines and Competitive Foods in Schools by L. Jeanne Kaufmann, Legisbrief Volume 11, No. 19, April/May 2003.

On First Reading: On Your Feet, Kids, State Legislatures Magazine, March 2001.

School-Based Nutrition Services by Nicole Kendell and Sheri Steisel, Legisbrief Volume 7, No. 13, March 1999.

Let's Get Physical: Physical Activity and Obesity Among Adolescents by Louise Bauer and Scott Steinbrecher, Legisbrief Volume 6, No. 3, January 1998.

School Health Issues

School-Based Health Centers by L. Jeanne Kaufmann, NCSL Prevention Projects, January 2004.

State School Nurse To Student Ratio by L. Jeanne Kaufmann, NCSL Prevention Projects, June 2002.

From the Dinner Table to the State House by Mary Guiden, State Legislatures Magazine, October/November 2001.

School-Based Health Centers by Julie Scales, March 2001.

School & Health: The Next Step For The Next Generation by NCSL Prevention Projects, 2000. (Videotape)

On First Reading: Texas Lawmakers Step In to Save School Centers, State Legislatures Magazine, December 1999.

Healthy School Environment by Heather Sidwell and Nicole Kendell, Legisbrief Volume 7, No. 33, August/September 1999.

Funding Coordinated School Health Programs by Mandy Rafool, Legisbrief Volume 7, No. 7, February 1999.

School-Based Health Centers: Bringing Health Care To Kids by Brooke Davidson and Barbara Wright, 1998. (Videotape)

Sexual Behaviors:

Abstinence and Sex Education

A State Legislator's Guide to Sex Education by NCSL and the Kaiser Family Foundation, 2002.

Sex Education by Carla Curran, Legisbrief Volume 10, No. 21, April/May 2002.

Sex Education in the Nation's Schools Select sessions from the NCSL meeting, NCSL and the Kaiser Family Foundation, November 1, 2001.

Sexuality Education by Matthew O'Connor, Legisbrief Volume 7, No. 45, November/December1999.

Abstinence Education by Nicole Kendell and Sheri Steisel, Legisbrief Volume 7, No. 19, April/May 1999.

STDs and HIV/AIDS

Adolescent Health: Preventing HIV/STD and Teen Pregnancy by NCSL Prevention Projects, 2002. (Videotape)

STDs: A Public Health Crisis by South Carolina Educational Television, NCSL and Glaxo Wellcome, 1999. (Videotape)

Teen Pregnancy

Parental Consent or Notification for Abortion, by L. Jeanne Kaufmann, February 2004.

Teen Birth Rates for Girls Age 15 to 19 by Carla Curran, NCSL Prevention Projects, June 2003.

State Health Notes

Adolescent Health: Preventing HIV/STD and Teen Pregnancy by NCSL Prevention Projects, 2002. (Videotape)

Teen Pregnancy: Rates are Down But Abundant Challenges Remain, State Health Notes, Volume 23, Number 367, March 11, 2002.

Not Your Average Teen Mom by Mary Guiden, State Legislatures Magazine, February 2000.

Providing Reproductive Health Services for Adolescents: State Options by G. Alcade, 2000.

Teen Pregnancy Prevention: A Legislator's Guide by Mary Guiden, 1999.

Tobacco

Youth Access to Tobacco by Andrew McKinley, HPTS, September 2003.

Flavored Cigarettes (Bidis) Popular Among Youth by Leslie Teach Robbins, Legisbrief Volume 9, No. 45, November/December 2001.

Preventing Tobacco Use Through School Programs by Stephanie Wilson, Legisbrief Volume 8, No. 16, March 2000.

Unintentional Injury and Violence (including Suicide)

State Suicide Prevention Plans, by L. Jeanne Kaufmann, Legisbrief Volume 12, No. 18, March 2004.

Graduated Driver Licensing Laws by L. Jeanne Kaufmann, NCSL Prevention Projects, December 2002.

Bicycle Helmets by L. Jeanne Kaufmann, December 2002.

Teen Drivers by Irene Kawanabe, NCSL Transportation Review, August 2002.

School Bus Safety by Melissa A. Savage, NCSL Transportation Review, August 2002.

Violent Acts of Sadness: The Tragedy of Youth Suicide by Julie Thomerson, State Legislatures Magazine, May 2002.

What Works to Keep Schools Safe by Julie Thomerson and Finessa Ferrell-Smith, July 2001.

On First Reading: Legislators Take On The Schoolyard Bully, State Legislatures Magazine, July/August 2001.

Sharing Student Information by Julie Thomerson, May 2001.

Funding School-Based Violence Prevention Programs by Julie Thomerson, Legisbrief Volume 9, No.15, March 2001.

Who's Responsible for School Safety? by Julie Thomerson, State Legislatures Magazine, December 2000.

School Violence: Lessons Learned by Mary Fairchild and Julie Davis Bell, State Legislatures Magazine, February 2000.

10 Things Legislators Need To Know by Julie Thomerson, February 2000.

Graduated Licensing for Teen Drivers by Janet B. Goering, NCSL Transportation Review, January 2000.

On First Reading: Youth Violence + Guns = A Deadly Mixture, State Legislatures Magazine, December 1999.

School Violence Update by Mary Fairchild and Veronica White, Legisbrief Volume 7, No. 1, January 1999.

Policy Briefs

Psychotropic Medications at Schools

Vending Machines in Schools

Parental Consent or Notification for Abortion

Physical Education

Youth Access to Tobacco

Nutrition and Obesity

Bicycle Helmets

Tattooing and Body Piercing

School-Based Health Centers

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