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School health guidelines to prevent unintentional injuries and violence
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December 7, 2001
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Corporate Authors:Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.) ; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.), Epidemiology Program Office. ; National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (U.S.), Division of Adolescent and School Health. ; National Center for Injury Prevention and Control (U.S.), Division of Violence Prevention. ; National Center for Injury Prevention and Control (U.S.), Division of Unintentional Injury Prevention.
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Description:"Approximately two thirds of all deaths among children and adolescents aged 5-19 years result from injury-related causes: motor-vehicle crashes, all other unintentional injuries, homicide, and suicide. Schools have a responsibility to prevent injuries from occurring on school property and at school-sponsored events. In addition, schools can teach students the skills needed to promote safety and prevent unintentional injuries, violence, and suicide while at home, at work, at play, in the community, and throughout their lives. This report summarizes school health recommendations for preventing unintentional injury, violence, and suicide among young persons. These guidelines were developed by CDC in collaboration with specialists from universities and from national, federal, state, local, and voluntary agencies and organizations. They are based on an in-depth review of research, theory, and current practice in unintentional injury, violence, and suicide prevention; health education; and public health. Every recommendation is not appropriate or feasible for every school to implement. Schools should determine which recommendations have the highest priority based on the needs of the school and available resources. The guidelines include recommendations related to the following eight aspects of school health efforts to prevent unintentional injury, violence, and suicide: a social environment that promotes safety; a safe physical environment; health education curricula and instruction; safe physical education, sports, and recreational activities; health, counseling, psychological, and social services for students; appropriate crisis and emergency response; involvement of families and communities; and staff development to promote safety and prevent unintentional injuries, violence, and suicide."
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Content Notes:The following CDC staff members prepared this report: Lisa C. Barrios, Margarett K. Davis, Laura Kann (National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (U.S.). Division of Adolescent and School Health),Sujata Desai, James A. Mercy, LeRoy E. Reese (National Center for Injury Prevention and Control (U.S.). Division of Violence Prevention), David A. Sleet (National Center for Injury Prevention and Control (U.S.). Division of Unintentional Injury Prevention), Daniel M. Sosin (Centers for Diseases Control and Prevention (U.S.). Epidemiology Program Office).
Includes bibliographical references (p. 47-64).
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Pubmed ID:11770577
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Pages in Document:print; vi, 74 p. ; 22 cm.
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