 Research Review: School-based Health Interventions and Academic Achievement
A report of research by Julia Dilley, PhD, analyzing the link between health risks and academic risks, using 2006 Healthy Youth Survey data. It includes a literature review on evidence-based school health interventions that show improvements in both health and academics. Jointly produced by the Washington State Department of Health, Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction and State Board of Health.
(Sept 2009)
Full Report |Appendices - Coming Soon
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