Janet L Collins
Biographic Data
| ID | 5378671 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Janet L Collins |
| GIVEN NAMES | Janet L |
| FAMILY NAME | Collins |
| SIGNATURE | COLLINS J L |
| AFFILIATIONS | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 4 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1995 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2000 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Using the School Environment to Promote Physical Activity and Healthy Eating
Results From the 1995 National College Health Risk Behavior Survey
Results from the 1995 National College Health Risk Behavior Survey, which monitored health risk behaviors among US college and university undergraduates, suggest that many students' behaviors increase their likelihood of adverse health outcomes. During the 30 days preceding the survey, 34% of the participants had consumed five or more alcoholic drinks on at least one occasion, and 27% had drunk alcohol and driven a car. Thirty-one percent had smo…
Building the capacity of schools to improve the health of the nation
During the past several years, about two dozen major reports have called for the nation to reconceive and regenerate its school health programs. Proposals to reform health, education, and social services have included means to improve such programs. This article (a) identifies the leading causes of mortality and morbidity in the United States, (b) delineates 6 categories of behavior established during youth that contribute to these causes, (c) ou…
Reliability of the Youth Risk Behavior Survey Questionnaire
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS) has been used on a biennial basis since 1990 to measure health risk behaviors of high school students nationwide. The YRBS measures behaviors related to intentional and unintentional injury, tobacco use, alcohol and other drug use, sexual activity, diet, and physical activity. The authors present the results from a test-retest reliability study of the YRBS, conduct…
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Reliability of the Youth Risk Behavior Survey Questionnaire
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS) has been used on a biennial basis since 1990 to measure health risk behaviors of high school students nationwide. The YRBS measures behaviors related to intentional and unintentional injury, tobacco use, alcohol and other drug use, sexual activity, diet, and physical activity. The authors present the results from a test-retest reliability study of the YRBS, conduct…
Results From the 1995 National College Health Risk Behavior Survey
Results from the 1995 National College Health Risk Behavior Survey, which monitored health risk behaviors among US college and university undergraduates, suggest that many students' behaviors increase their likelihood of adverse health outcomes. During the 30 days preceding the survey, 34% of the participants had consumed five or more alcoholic drinks on at least one occasion, and 27% had drunk alcohol and driven a car. Thirty-one percent had smo…
Building the capacity of schools to improve the health of the nation
During the past several years, about two dozen major reports have called for the nation to reconceive and regenerate its school health programs. Proposals to reform health, education, and social services have included means to improve such programs. This article (a) identifies the leading causes of mortality and morbidity in the United States, (b) delineates 6 categories of behavior established during youth that contribute to these causes, (c) ou…
Using the School Environment to Promote Physical Activity and Healthy Eating
Medicine (4 works) · Psychology (4 works) · Environmental health (3 works) · Demography (2 works) · Gerontology (2 works) · Injury Epidemiology and Prevention (2 works) · Nursing (2 works) · Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (2 works) · Poison control (2 works) · School Health and Nursing Education (2 works)