title: A comprehensive approach to school health program needs assessments.
abstract: An assessment of health promotion needs represents a fundamental step for developing comprehensive school health programs. This project developed and tested an approach for school districts to use when conducting a district-wide needs assessment of school health programs. The approach assumes a needs assessment should be multidimensional and comprehensive. Seven priority health-related behaviors were included as well as eight components of a school health program identified by Kolbe. This paper describes each aspect of the needs assessment, discusses the importance of perspectives provided by each component, and provides recommendations for districts interested in conducting an assessment.
authors.affiliation: University of Texas-Houston, School of Public Health 77030, USA.
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Grunbaum
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Gingiss
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Orpinas
authors.forename: L S
authors.initials: LS
authors.lastname: Batey
authors.forename: G S
authors.initials: GS
authors.lastname: Parcel
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D003625:Data Collection; D004032:Diet; D005178:Faculty; D005260:Female; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006302:Health Services Research / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010806:Physical Education and Training; D012309:Risk-Taking; D012572:School Health Services; D012725:Sexual Behavior; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders; D013781:Texas; D014754:Violence