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{"title":"Integrating a Psychiatrist Consultant for School-Based Management of Adolescent Nonsuicidal Self-Injury","authors":"Jun Ma, Jing Chen, Yan Zhang, Xuebing Liu, Xiaomei Zhang, Gaohua Wang","doi":"10.1111/josh.70268","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/josh.70268","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":50059,"journal":{"name":"Journal of School Health","volume":"96 11","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2026-10-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149214663","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Implementing Universal Whole-Person Screening in High Schools: Lessons From a School–Health System Partnership","authors":"Dhruv Khurana,&nbsp;Geoffrey Leung,&nbsp;Bijan Sasaninia,&nbsp;Janine Moore,&nbsp;Tracy Piper,&nbsp;Anthony Firek","doi":"10.1111/josh.70260","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/josh.70260","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Background</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Most school districts lack infrastructure to systematically identify whole-person needs and connect students to coordinated services. We developed and implemented a whole-person screening tool within a county–school partnership model.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Methods</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Between 2020 and 2024, Riverside University Health System—Behavioral Health partnered with a Southern California unified school district to implement the Whole Person Health Score-Adolescent Version (WPHS-AV) for 11,786 high school students. The partnership included universal screening, governance structures, tiered triage workflows, and school-embedded behavioral health teams.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Results</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>The WPHS-AV demonstrated acceptable internal consistency (Cronbach's <i>α</i> = 0.64–0.65). Screening identified substantial moderate-need students (86.3% had ≥ 1 Yellow flag) likely invisible under traditional crisis-triggered referral systems, while high-need classifications remained relatively uncommon (19.6% had ≥ 1 Red flag).</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Implications for School Health Policy, Practice, and Equity</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Universal whole-person screening identified 86% of high school students with moderate needs likely missed by crisis-triggered systems. This district-health system partnership demonstrates that systematic screening requires formal governance structures, tiered triage workflows, and school-embedded clinical teams to connect identified students to appropriate supports.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Conclusions</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Universal whole-person screening at scale requires partnership infrastructure, including formal governance structures, clearly defined workflows linking assessment to intervention, and iterative problem-solving for consent barriers and referral bottlenecks.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":50059,"journal":{"name":"Journal of School Health","volume":"96 11","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2026-10-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/josh.70260","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149214705","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Beyond General Health Literacy: Preparing Students for Emerging Health Technologies","authors":"Divina A. Balocnit,&nbsp;Sheena Phine P. Dayagon,&nbsp;Brenda B. Lumines","doi":"10.1111/josh.70265","DOIUrl":"10.1111/josh.70265","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":50059,"journal":{"name":"Journal of School Health","volume":"96 10","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2026-10-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149185640","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Scoping Review of Culinary Interventions in Schools: Mapping Practices to Promote Food Education and Equity","authors":"Bruno Bastos,&nbsp;Luis Phillipe Nagem Lopes,&nbsp;Joice Soltosky Cunha,&nbsp;Letícia Ferreira Tavares","doi":"10.1111/josh.70243","DOIUrl":"10.1111/josh.70243","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Background</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>School-based culinary interventions promote healthy eating, but evidence on their implementation and educational contributions remains fragmented. This study mapped culinary practice interventions as food education strategies for children and adolescents in schools.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Methods</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Following Joanna Briggs Institute guidelines, we conducted a scoping review of studies involving school-aged participants in culinary interventions. Searches were conducted in October 2024 across PubMed, ERIC, Virtual Health Library, Medline, Scopus, and grey literature without date restrictions. Study selection, data extraction, and intervention classification were performed independently by two reviewers.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Findings</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Fifty-five studies met the inclusion criteria. All were conducted in high-income countries and were predominantly quantitative (<i>n</i> = 43; 78.2%). Interventions mainly targeted elementary students (<i>n</i> = 47; 85.5%), were often integrated into curricula (<i>n</i> = 26; 47.3%), and emphasized attitudinal and psychosocial outcomes (<i>n</i> = 48; 87.3%). Teachers were the main facilitators (<i>n</i> = 45; 81.8%), while only three studies (5.5%) involved multidisciplinary teams including Education, Gastronomy, and Nutrition professionals.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Implications for School Health Policy, Practice, and Equity</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Future interventions should address broader equity factors, engage multidisciplinary teams, and broaden food education.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Conclusions</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>School-based culinary interventions support comprehensive food and nutrition education, but greater attention to equity and multidisciplinary collaboration is needed.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":50059,"journal":{"name":"Journal of School Health","volume":"96 10","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2026-10-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/josh.70243","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149197492","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Unlike Any Other Time: Moving Forward to Support Education, School Health, and Social Justice During Unprecedented Challenges","authors":"David A. Birch","doi":"10.1111/josh.70254","DOIUrl":"10.1111/josh.70254","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":50059,"journal":{"name":"Journal of School Health","volume":"96 10","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2026-10-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149128964","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"School Health Policy Opportunities to Nurture Healthier Students Who Are Ready to Learn","authors":"Tiffany Beason,&nbsp;Zahra Ladhani,&nbsp;Karina M. Aragón,&nbsp;Nancy Lever","doi":"10.1111/josh.70249","DOIUrl":"10.1111/josh.70249","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Background</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Children's health and educational outcomes are interconnected, and unmet health needs affect youths' readiness to learn. Comprehensive school health (CSH) systems are designed to promote academic success and well-being for all youth. State and local health and education leaders benefit from guidance on how to build, fund, and sustain effective CSH systems to support the whole child.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Contributions to Theory</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>In this article, we offer core areas for CSH policy development with recommendations for enhancing the quality and scale of CSH systems.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Implications for School Health Policy, Practice, and Equity</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Several key policy opportunities and strategies aligned with core features of a CSH are identified, including (1) adoption of a CSH framework, (2) enhancement of cross-sector coordination and collaboration, (3) use of standardized metrics to enhance CSH system quality, (4) engagement of youth and families in system building, (5) use of innovative strategies to enhance workforce capacity and development, and (6) establishment of a strategic funding plan.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Conclusions</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>State and local health and education departments are challenged to act upon key policy opportunities to build, fund, and sustain CSH systems to promote student success, health, and well-being.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":50059,"journal":{"name":"Journal of School Health","volume":"96 10","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2026-10-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13639702/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149117633","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"School Nutrition Policies and Associations With Academic Outcomes: A Comprehensive Summary of Current Evidence","authors":"Mary Curnutte,&nbsp;Leah Chapman,&nbsp;Ashely Kesack,&nbsp;Parisa Afsharian,&nbsp;Lucine Francis,&nbsp;Gina Genova,&nbsp;Erin Hager,&nbsp;Juliana Cohen","doi":"10.1111/josh.70244","DOIUrl":"10.1111/josh.70244","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Background</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Healthy diets can improve cognitive function; therefore, school nutrition policies may support academic performance. Prior systematic reviews documented positive associations between school nutrition-related policies and academics, but less is known about their associations with academic inequities. This review updates the evidence while addressing the gap on academic inequities.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Methods</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Building on two prior systematic reviews (2021, 2023) of naturally-occurring during-school U.S. nutrition policies and academics (i.e., attendance, test scores, behavior), we conducted an updated systematic search using their established terms and synthesized evidence on academic equity (differences in subgroup outcomes, i.e., race, ethnicity, income).</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Results</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>This updated comprehensive review includes 33 studies (10 new, 23 from the prior reviews). Newly identified studies examined Universal Free School Meals (UFSM; <i>n</i> = 6), Breakfast After the Bell (BATB; <i>n</i> = 2), the School Breakfast Program (<i>n</i> = 1), and Recess Before Lunch (<i>n</i> = 1). Most reported positive or neutral academic associations. Most studies examining equity-related outcomes found larger academic improvements among subpopulations.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Implications for School Health Policy, Practice, and Equity</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>School nutrition policies can improve academic achievement while addressing educational equity.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Conclusions</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>UFSM and BATB equitably improve academic performance. More research is needed for other promising policies.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":50059,"journal":{"name":"Journal of School Health","volume":"96 10","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2026-10-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149117645","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Global Implementation of the Nutrition-Friendly School Initiative (NFSI): A Scoping Review of Strategies, Challenges, Barriers, and Facilitators","authors":"Maryam Karkhaneh,&nbsp;Nasrin Omidvar,&nbsp;Farid Zayeri,&nbsp;Vahid Yazdi Feyzabadi,&nbsp;Hamid Abbasi,&nbsp;Saeid Doaei,&nbsp;Azam Doustmohammadian","doi":"10.1111/josh.70189","DOIUrl":"10.1111/josh.70189","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Background</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>The Nutrition-Friendly School Initiative (NFSI) is a whole-school approach designed to address the triple burden of malnutrition among school-aged children. However, evidence on its implementation across diverse settings remains fragmented.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Methods</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>This scoping review followed Arksey and O′Malley's framework and searched PubMed, Web of Science, Embase, Scopus, and gray literature sources for studies explicitly implementing the NFSI framework.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Findings</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Sixteen records were included. Evidence suggests that NFSI implementation improves nutrition knowledge, dietary behaviors, and selected health outcomes, including BMI, stunting, and micronutrient status. Major facilitators included institutional commitment, multisectoral collaboration, and stakeholder engagement. Common barriers were limited resources, insufficient training, weak policy enforcement, and sociocultural resistance.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Implications for School Health Policy, Practice, and Equity</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Integrating NFSI principles into education and public health systems may strengthen school nutrition policies and reduce health inequities. Sustainable implementation requires cross-sector collaboration, equitable resource allocation, supportive school food environments, and stronger monitoring systems, particularly in resource-constrained settings.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Conclusion</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>The NFSI is a promising framework for promoting child nutrition and health, but stronger long-term evaluations and more comprehensive implementation strategies are needed.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":50059,"journal":{"name":"Journal of School Health","volume":"96 10","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2026-10-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149117387","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Rural Youth Firearm Exposure, Mental Health and Interest in Safety Education.","authors":"Catherine Heitz, Richard Stansfield","doi":"10.1111/josh.70250","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/josh.70250","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Rural communities in the US are experiencing the fastest growing rate of suicide, where firearms are the leading cause of death for youth ages 14 to 18. This study investigates the mental health and firearm exposure burden among this age group in rural Pennsylvania.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We analyzed survey results from 1570 high school students ages 14 to 19 to identify the local prevalence of firearm violence exposure. Logistic regression models estimated the association between exposure and depression among students and their interest in violence prevention education.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Results indicate a high prevalence of exposure to firearm violence overall, with only a third of students not exposed to any form. Exposure was associated with elevated odds of depression, especially among students reporting knowing someone who had tried to harm themselves with a firearm. Exposure was associated with elevated interest in several firearm safety topics related to risk identification and coping with trauma, although several topics had high broad interest.</p><p><strong>Implications for school health policy, practice and equity: </strong>These insights can translate into the adaptation of existing safety training and suicide prevention tools that are culturally sensitive, acceptable, and feasible to rural communities.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Existing prevention programs in rural schools may be refined to incorporate widespread exposure to firearm injury and broad interest in firearm safety education.</p>","PeriodicalId":50059,"journal":{"name":"Journal of School Health","volume":"96 10","pages":"e70250"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2026-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149117673","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Promising Practices to Promote Snap at Schools: A Quantitative Analysis of Snap Outreach Efforts.","authors":"Jennifer Salt Taylor, Kiersten Koch, Jenna DeSimone, Ricardo Kairios, Veronica Jones","doi":"10.1111/josh.70255","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/josh.70255","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>In 2023, 17.9% of US households with children experienced food insecurity. While the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) aims to reduce food insecurity, persistent under-enrollment, labeled the \"SNAP Gap,\" limits its impact. Schools represent a strategic yet underutilized setting to reach eligible families. This study examined school-based strategies to increase caregivers' awareness and knowledge of SNAP.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Twelve diverse school districts implemented stigma-free SNAP outreach initiatives, reaching 8601 participants across 37 outreach events statewide. Caregiver knowledge and perceptions about SNAP were then assessed via online retrospective post-then-pre surveys and analyzed using descriptive statistics and chi-square tests.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Among caregivers (n = 1144), SNAP outreach was associated with statistically significant increases in knowledge (p < 0.001), including awareness of benefits, eligibility, application sites, and available assistance.</p><p><strong>Implications for school health policy, practice, and equity: </strong>Tailored, school-based outreach can reduce stigma, normalize use, and increase knowledge of SNAP. Partnerships with community organizations enhance support while minimizing school staff burden.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Schools are effective access points for narrowing the SNAP Gap through outreach, education, and stigma reduction. Future research should examine student perspectives on SNAP and school meal program participation.</p>","PeriodicalId":50059,"journal":{"name":"Journal of School Health","volume":"96 10","pages":"e70255"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2026-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13634655/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149117666","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}