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Topics and their Current Status in this Knowledge Translation/Exchange Program


Topic (Alphabetical) Editors, Writers, Contributors, Reviewers
Glossary Term Encyclopedia Entry Handbook Bibliography (On one topic) or Toolbox on several related topics
Aboriginal schools (C) (Includes band schools, public schools with high number of indigenous students) See Indigenous School Health





Aboriginal students (SP)See Indigenous School Health




Active schools (SMIP) (Includes active recreation, sports, physical activity)




Acute Respiratory Diseases (HPC)




Adolescent development (T), see also Child Development, Early Child Development
Call for reviewers, contributors, sponsor about core concepts (01-10)



Adopted Children (SP)




Adoption (of an innovation) (Def)




Adult Learning (A) See also workforce development




Advocacy (S)




Affluent Schools (C) Includes private, elite schools , suburban schools




After school programs (I) aka extra-curricular activities (See also school clubs, school sports) Call for writers, contributors, reviewers about core concepts (01-10)

First Edition (Jan-10) Open for editing and comments

Aggression (B) (includes disruptive behaviours) See also bullying, delinquency, violence, truancy, crime, anti-social behaviours, safe schools)



Ad-hoc collection (01-10) Open for editing and additions
Alcohol Use & Abuse (B, KAS) Call for writers, contributors, reviewer about school substance abuse prevention (12-09)



Alternative Schools (SMIP)




Alternatives to suspending students (I) Call for writers, contributors, reviewers about school substance abuse prevention (12-09)
Rough Draft (Posted 03-09) Open for Discussion

Air Quality (HPC, I)




Allergies (HPC) Includes food allergies




Anti-social behaviours (B, KAS) Includes several negative behaviours For Pro-social behaviours see Positive Youth Development




Artificial Tanning (B, KAS)




Assets (A) (Including Asset-based approaches) See also Positive Youth Development





Asthma (HPC)
Rough draft (11-10) Open fpr comments & editing


Ad-hoc collection (01-10) Open for editing and additions
Attachment Theory (T)




Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (HPC)



Ad-hoc collection (01-10) Open for editing and additions
Behaviour theories (T)
Call for writers, contributors, reviewers, sponsors about behaviour theories (12-09)



Best Practices, Better Practices (Def)




Boys (SP)




Boys Education (I) See also Gender Equity




Brain Development (T, HPC)




Brief Counselling Interventions (I) Call for writers, contributors, reviewers, sponsors about school substance abuse prevention (12-09)
Rough Draft (Posted 03-09) Open for Discussion

Bullying (B) (Includes teasing) (See also aggression, delinquency, violence, truancy, crime, anti-social behaviours, safe schools)




Cancer (HPC)




Capacity (Def)
First Draft (01-11)
Open for editing and comments



Capacity Assessments (I)




Capacity & Capacity building, (S) Including Continuous Improvement Call for reviewers, contributors, sponsor about core concepts (01-10) First Draft (01-11)
Open for editing and comments
First Draft (11-11)
Open for editing, comments

Ad-hoc Collection (Open for additions)
Cardiovascular Disease (HPC)




Career Education (I) Includes awareness for health and related careers.work life planning, balance, reproductive health/family planning See also Health Education





Case Management (I) Includes procedures, coordination between educators and other professionals




Child abuse and neglect (B, KAS)




Child Development (T) , See also Adolescent Development, Early Child Development
Call for reviewers, contributors, sponsor about core concepts (01-10)



Child-friendly schools (SMIP)




Child Protection Services (I) Includes coordination with schools




Child Sexual Abuse (HPC KAS)




Children of alcoholics, addicts (SP) Call for writers, contributors, reviewer about school substance abuse prevention (12-09)



Children with disabilities, special needs (SP)




Chronic Diseases (HPC) includes non-communicable diseases See also Cancer, Diabetes, Heart Disease, COPD and others. See also Physical Activity, Nutrition, Tobacco



Ad-hoc collection (01-10) Open for editing and additions
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) (HPC)





Classroom Management (I)See also School Discipline Policies, School Climate Programs




Clusters of negative behaviours, health & social conditions, Addressing with synergistic program combinations (S) Call for writers, contributors, reviewer about school sustance abuse prevention (12-09)



Communities of Practice/ Knowledge Networks (S) See also Knowledge Exchange




Community Awareness Campaigns (I) Includes locally-based campaigns, coordination with schools,




Community Contexts (A) Includes rural, inner city, aboriginal, affluent, religious, disrupted etc) Call for reviewers, contributors, sponsor about core concepts (01-10)



Community Development (T) Includes theories and models, coordination with schools, includes community education





Community Organizations (I) Coordination with schools Includes instruction, school participation in campaigns, publicity etc Includes voluntary health organizations and self-help/advocacy groups




Community Schools (SMIP)





Community Service Programs (I) (These are for post-secondary students as part of their PS training. See Service Learning for students in secondary schools Call for reviewers, contributors, sponsor about core concepts (01-10)



Community Use of Schools (I)




Competencies (Def) (of public health professionals, teachers, SH coordinators)




Complexity Theory (T)





Comprehensive approaches, coordinated agency-school programs, whole school strategies (SMIP) Call for reviewers, contributors, sponsor about core concepts (01-10)
First Draft (12-09) Edits and comments are welcome


Comprehensive Guidance Counselling Programs (I)




Connectedness, to parents, peers, schools, community (T) See also Attachment Theory




Cooperation, Types of (T)




Coordinated Policy (OC)





Coordination Mechanisms (OC) See also Inter-ministry Agreements, Inter-agency agreements, Inter-disciplinary protocols, Inter-professional education/ training, joint consensus/vision/goal statements, SH committees,





Coordinators (OC) Includes roles, skills, training





Consensus/Vision/Goal Statements (S)





Continuous Improvement (A) (See also Capacity Building)




Cost-benefit, cost effectiveness (T)



Ad-hoc collection (01-10) Open for editing and additions
Crime & Delinquency (B)



Ad-hoc collection (01-10) Open for editing and additions
Culture (Def)




Cultural Diversity (A) See also racism




Curriculum (Def) See also Curriculum Supplement, Instructional Program. See also Health, Personal and Social Development Education Call for reviewers, contributors, sponsor about core concepts (01-10)



Curriculum Design (I)See also Learning Theories




Curriculum Supplement (Def)




Data-based decision-making (S) See Monitoring & Reporting Call for reviewers, contributors, sponsor about core concepts (01-10)



Day Care Services (I) Coordination with Schools, Daycare in schools




Delinquency (B, KAS)




Dental Health (See Oral & Dental Health)




Determinants (Def)




Developmental Tasks and Stages (T)




Developing countries (See Low income countries)




Diabetes (HPC, KAS) (See also chronic diseases)




Diffusion (T) (Includes dissemination, distribution, scaling up)




Disabilities (HPC, KAS) Includes learning disabilities, intellectual disabilities, physical disabilities




Disadvantaged schools (C) Includes schools in disadvantaged communities in high, middle income countries



Ad-hoc collection (01-10) Open for editing and additions
Disrupted schools (C) (Includes schools disrupted by wars, disasters, famines, etc) See also Emergency Preparedness and Response)




Dissemination (S)




Distribution (of information) (S)




Drug Education (I) See also School Substance Abuse Prevention Call for writers, contributors, reviewers (12-09)

Rough Draft (Posted 03-09) Open for Discussion
Drug Use (B, KAS)




Drug-free Schools (SMIP) See School Substance Abuse Prevention




Early Child Development (T)





Early Childhood Experiences (D)




Early Childhood Programs, Coordination with Schools (SMIP)




Early Identification & Referral (S)




Eating Disorders/ Disordered Eating (B, KAS)




Ecological and systems-based approaches (A) Call for reviewers, contributors, sponsor about core concepts (01-10)
First Draft (12-09) Edits and comments are welcome


Eco-schools (S) (aka Education for Sustainable Development, Green schools)




Education change (A) Includes theories and models




Educational Achievement & Health/Social Development (A) Includes school effectiveness



Ad-hoc Collection (Started 1-10) Open for additions
Effective schools (SMIP)





Emergency Preparedness Planning (SMIP) (See also Disrupted schools)




Emergency Response Procedures (I)




Environmental Hazards Management in Schools (I) Includes Asbestos, Radon, Pesticides, Cleaning Fluids etc





Environmental Health (HPC) Includes issues related to the relationship between the environment and health. See also Moulds, Safe Water, Radon, Sun Safety, Asthma, Allergies, Pesticides, School Grounds, School Maintenance, Eco-schools/ Education for Sustainable Development




Environment and Health (A) Includes attention to thesustainability of the ecological and natural environment beyond a concern for human health,




Equity (Def)




Essential Package of School Interventions (SMIP)




Evidence (Levels of) (Def)




Evidence-based implementation (A) (Includes various strategies, models & theories) Call for reviewers, contributors, sponsor about core concepts (01-10)



Evidence-based Interventions (Def)




Evidence-based and Evidence-informed decision-making (Def)




Experience (Levels of) (Def)




Experience-based Interventions (Def)




External Presenters in Classes & Events (I)




Eye Damage (UV Rays)




Eye Injuries & Disease (See Vision & Eye Health)




Family Life Skills (B, KAS) (Includes family studies, home economics)





Family Services Coordination with Schools (I)




Family Studies (I) Includes Home Economics




Family Systems Theories (T)




Family Violence (HPC, KAS)





Field Trips (I) (School trips off campus, includes job shadowing etc )




First Aid (I)





Focusing Resources on Effective School Health (FRESH) (SMIP)




Food Safety (HPC, KAS, I)




Food Security (HPC) See school meal programs and school feeding programs




Food Services (I)




Gambling (B) Call for writers, contributors, reviewers (12-09)



Gender (D)




Gender Equity (O, I, KAS, B) See also Girls Education and Boys Education




General Health (HPC) (Including , Perceptions of own health) See also Growth and Development, Puberty




Genetic Attributes (D, Def)




Genetic Defects, Addressing, Preventing (HPC)





Girls (SP)




Girls Education (I) See also Gender Equity)




Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Programs and Decision-making (A)




Growth & Development (HPC, KAS) (Includes general physical health, growth changes, puberty)




Guidance & Counselling Services (I) Connection to health,safety, social development See also Comprehensive Guidance Counselling Programs
Call for reviewers, contributors, sponsor about core concepts (01-10)



Handwashing (B) See also Infectious Diseases, Hygiene



Ad-hoc collection (01-10) Open for editing and additions
Harm Reduction (A) Call for writers, contributors, reviewers (12-09)



Head Start Programs (Coordination with schools) (I)




Health (Def)




Health Belief Model (T)




Health Care (Def)




Health Communications, Health Information (S)




Health Education/Learning Outputs (KAS) Includes knowledge, functional knowledge, attitudes, beliefs, normative beliefs, skills, behavioural intentions, access to health services, social support Call for reviewers, contributors, sponsor about core concepts (01-10)


Ad-hoc collection (01-10) Open for editing and additions
Health, Personal and Social Development Education (I) See also Learning Theories, Curriculum Design, Teaching Methods, Teaching/Learning Materials, Internet-based Learning, Teacher Training, Teacher In-service Training, Student Assessment, Take-home Learning, External Prfesnters, Internet-based Learning See also Health Literacy
Call for reviewers, contributors, sponsor about core concepts (01-10)



Health Literacy (KAS) Includes all levels of literacy but usually focuses on basic health literacy. See also Health Learning Outputs Literacy and Health/Basic Education



Ad-hoc collection (01-10) Open for editing and additions
Health Promotion (S, Def)




Health Promotion Planning (T)




Health Promoting Schools (SMIP) Includes Healthy Schools, Coordinated School Health Programs, Comprehensive School Health (See Comprehensive Approaches, Coordinated Programs, Whole School Strategies)




Health Protection (S)




Health Services (I) See also School Health & Other Services Call for reviewers, contributors, sponsor about core concepts (01-10)



Hearing (HPC)





History & Evolution of school-based and school-linked human development programs Call for writers, contributors, reviewer about core concepts (01-10)

Rough draft started (12-09) Open for discussion
Ad-hoc Collection (12-09) Open for additions
Homophobic Bullying



Ad-hoc collection (03-11, open for additions
Housing (D, Def)




Housing Authorities, Coordination with Schools (I) See also Community Schools, Disadvantaged Schools




Home Economics (B) See Family Studies




Human Rights (B)




Hygiene (B, KAS)




Immunization (I) Includes vaccinations




Implementation (A) See also Evidence-based Implementation, Local Mechanisms and Drivers, Systems Change Models, Systems Characteristics, Ecological and Systems Approaches Includes fidelity, early adoption, critical mass, etc
Call for reviewers, contributors, sponsor about core concepts (01-10) - Implementation of School & Agency Programs, Services, Policies or Practices (Rough Draft posted 05-10)



Implementing & Sustaining Substance Abuse Prevention Programs (S) Call for writers, contributors, reviewers (12-09)

Rough Draft (Posted 03-09) Open for Discussion
Inclusive Schools (SMIP)




Income (D, Def)




Indicators (Def), See Indicator Development, See also Monitoring, Reporting, Evaluation Call for reviewers, contributors, sponsor about core concepts (01-10)





Indigenous School Health (SMIP)



Ad-hoc collection (01-10) Open for editing and additions
Infectious Diseases (HPC, KAS) See also Hygiene and Sanitation



Ad-hoc collection (01-10) Open for editing and additions
Influence of the school environment (C) Includes understanding of the influence of the physical, social environment and regular school practices (eg transitions, failing students, assigning to home rooms, etc See also School Climate, Influence of School on Substance Abuse Call for reviewers, contributors, sponsor about core concepts (01-10)


Ad-hoc collection (Started 12-09) Open for additions
Influence of the School on Substance Abuse (C) Call for writers, contributors, reviewers (12-09)
Rough Draft (Posted 02-09) Open for Editing and Comments

Influence of the neighbourhood, interaction with the school (C) Includes cohesiveness, norms, resources, transportation, crime rates, employment rates etc




Influenza (HPC, KAS) Includes prevention, management, pandemics See also Public Health Services




Inhalants, Use of (B, KAS) Call for writers, contributors, reviewers (12-09)



Injuries and accidents (B, KAS)




Ad-hoc collection (01-10) Open for editing and additions
Injury free schools (SMIP) sometimes referred to assafe schools




Inner city, multi-ethnic schools (C) Includes schools in high & middle income countries See also Schools in Slums in low income countries



Ad-hoc collection (01-10) Open for editing and additions
Institutionalization (Def, O) See sustainability Call for reviewers, contributors, sponsor about core concepts (01-10)



Instruction (Def)




Instructional Program (Def)




Intellectual Disabilities (HPC) See also Disabilities




Intelligence (HPC) See also Brain development





Intelligence, Types of (T)




Inter-agency Cooperation (S) Includes Inter-agency agreements, training, priorities, budgeting, staff etc See also Cooperation, Types of Call for reviewers, contributors, sponsor about core concepts (01-10)



Inter-disciplinary Cooperation (S) Includes independent professionals working with schools, cooperation among educators, nurses, social workers and others Call for reviewers, contributors, sponsor about core concepts (01-10)



Inter-ministry Cooperation (S) Includes Inter-agency agreements, training, priorities, budgeting, staff etc See also Cooperation, Types of
Call for reviewers, contributors, sponsor about core concepts (01-10)



Inter-Professional Education & Training (S) Includes pre-service and in-service




Internet-based learning (I) Includes computer based instruction, web-based learning, youth web sites and social media Call for reviewers, contributors, sponsor about core concepts (01-10)



Internet safety (B, KAS) Includes cyber bullying, Sexting is covered under sexual health




Intervention Mapping (I)




Issue Management (OC)




Knowledge Broker (S, Def, OC)




Knowledge Exchange (OC) Includes knowledge management, mobilizing knowledge, knowledge translation




Learning (Def)




Learning Assessment Services (I)




Learning Disabilities (HPC) See also Disabilities




Learning Organization (A, OC) See Organizational Development




Learning theories (T)
Includes project-based learning, active learning, cooperative learning, learning styles, constructivist learning etc
See also Adult Learning





Learning Styles (T)




LGBT Students & Families (SP) See also Homophobic Bullying



Ad-hoc collection (02-11) Open for editing and additions
Life Course, Stages of Child/Youth Development (A) Includes program planning for LC See also Child Development, Adolescent Development Call for reviewers, contributors, sponsor about core concepts (01-10) t


Life Course, Adolescent Development & Substance Abuse (S) Call for writers, contributors, reviewers (12-09)
Rough Draft (Posted 03-09) Open for Discussion

Life long Learning (A) Includes life-wide learning





Life Skills/Social Skills (KAS) See also Assets




Lighting in schools (HPC) Includes natural light




Literacy and Health (D) Includes Basic Education for all. See also School Dropouts




Local Mechanisms & Drivers in Implementation (A) See Implementation Call for reviewers, contributors, sponsor about core concepts (01-10)

Rough Draft (01-10) Open foe editing and comments

Logic Models (Non-linear & linear) (A)




Loosely-coupled systems (A) Includes system control and decision-making, policy levers, role of middle managers, senior leaders, front-line staff and more. See also Ecological and Systems-based Approaches Call for reviewers, contributors, sponsor about core concepts (01-10)



Low income countries (C)




Lung Health (HPC) (Respiratory) Includes CoPD and other lung problems See also Asthma, Air Quality. Note: Second hand smoke is under Tobacco




Management & Leadership (A, T) Includes theories and models




Media campaigns (I) Coordination with school programs See also social marketing




Media Literacy (KAS) Includes awareness of corporate influences. See also Social Influences




Medications (Administering in schools) (I) Includes educator role, safety precautions, emergency response etc





Medications Misuse (B) Includes misuse. See also Substance Abuse, Drug Free Schools Call for writers, contributors, reviewers (12-09)



Mental Health (B, HPC, KAS) Includes brain development, adaptation, developmental tasks See also Mental Health (Positive), Mental Health Problems, Mental Illnesses & Disorders, Suicide See also School Mental Health, Child Friendly Schools, Inclusive Education
First Draft (10-10) Open for editing & comment

First Draft (12-09) Open for additions
Mental Health (Positive) (HPC, B, KAS) Includes assets, social-emotional, self-knowledge, critical thinking/self-control, spirituality, attachment, social skills, attachment, etc




Mental Health Problems (HPC, B, KAS) Includes Transitions (Pre-school, elementary to secondary, secondary school to post-secondary or work, between schools), resilience, parents with a mental illness, bereavement, divorce, social isolation, cultural conflict, trauma from disasters,





Mental Health & Other Problems (HPC)
Intersections with other health problems including family stress/violence, child sexual abuse, child abuse and neglect, pregnancy, bullying/violence, crime, addiction, homophobia, racism, chronic diseases, incurable diseases, cultural isolation, poverty, cultural oppression/colonization, obesity, disordered eating.





Mental Illnesses & Disorders (HPC) Includes anxiety, depression, compulsive behaviours, eating disorders, autism, FASD, ADHD, behaviour disorders, aggression, self-harm, bi-polar,See also Stigma, Suicide




Mental Health Services (I) , Coordination with schools




Mentoring Programs (I)
Call for reviewers, contributors, sponsor about core concepts (01-10)



Monitoring, Reporting, Evaluation (OC)
See also Monitoring and Reporting Systems, Self-Assessment Tools, Program Evaluation, Data-based Decision-making, Indicator Development, Survey Development, School Recognition Programs, School Award & Accreditation Programs See also National/State/Provincial Reports
Call for reviewers, contributors, sponsor about core concepts (01-10)

e-Handbook Started:
School Health Indicators (OD)
Note: This project also includes reports, surveys, presentations, webinars from over 40 countries, states and provinces from around the world.

Monitoring & Reporting Systems (I) - Writer, contributors Id`d - First Edition of GT (12-09) - First Edition of EE(12-09) - First Edition of HS (OD) - First Edition of B (OD)
Moulds (HPC)




Multi-ethnic, ethnic school communities (C)




Multi-level Policy and Change Models (A)




National/State Reports (S)



Ad-hoc collection (01-10) Open for editing and additions
Needs Assessments (I) Includes needs assessments, environment scanning, staff and student surveys, parent surveys, incident tracking, administrative data use, use of national, state databases




Nutrition, healthy Eating & Schools (B). Includes Food Safety, Food Security, Food Allergies, Modified Foods, Obesity/Overweight, Eating Disorders/Disordered Eating See also Nutrition Friendly Schools




- Toolbox First Edition (10-09) (OD)
Nutrition Education (I)




Nutrition Friendly Schools (SMIP) Includes Multi-Intervention Programs, School Nutrition Policies, School Nutrition Education, School Nutrition School Activities, Food Services, Nutritionist, Nutrition Services, School Gardens
- Editor: Mary McKenna PhD
Call for Writers, Contributors , Reviewers (01-10)


e-Handbook started:
Nutrition-Friendly Schools (OD)



Nutrition, Multi-intervention programs (MIP) - Editor: Mary McKenna PhD
Call for Writers, Contributors , Reviewers (01-10)
-First Draft (Open for editing and comments) - First Draft (Open for editing and comments) First Draft (Open for editing and comments) - First Draft (Open for editing and comments)
Nutrition, Parent Involvement (I)



- Rough Draft (Open for editing and comments)
Nutrition, Policies (I) - Editor: Mary McKenna PhD
Call for Writers, Contributors , Reviewers (01-10)
- First Draft (Open for editing and comments) - First Draft (Open for editing and comments) - First Draft (Open for editing and comments) - First Draft (Open for editing and comments)
Nutrition, School Activities (I) - Editor: Mary McKenna PhD
Call for Writers, Contributors , Reviewers (01-10)
- First Draft (Open for editing and comments) - First Draft (Open for editing and comments) - First Draft (Open for editing and comments) - First Draft (Open for editing and comments)
Nutrition Services (I) Coordination with schools




Onset of a disease, problem, condition, prevention to delay (Def)




Open Schools (SMIP) See Community Schools




Open Systems (T, OC) Includes system boundaries, stasis, system-environment interactions, micro-politics of schools and See also Ecological And Systems-based Approaches, Complexity Theory




Oral & Dental Health (B) (Includes dental health)



Ad-hoc collection (01-10) Open for editing and additions
Organizational Development (A, T) Includes theories and models such as complexity Theory, Total Quality Management, Learning Organization, etc See also Systems Characteristics





Organizational or System Capacity (OC) See also Coordinated Policy, Coordination Mechanisms, Coordinators, Workforce Development, Knowledge Exchange, Monitoring and Reporting, Sustainability Planning
Issue Management
Call for reviewers, contributors, sponsor about core concepts (01-10)



Parasites (HPC) (See also deworming)



Ad-hoc collection (01-10) Open for editing and additions
Parent Influences on Health, Social Development (D) Includes parent-child communications, bonding, role modeling, parenting practices, expectations, faith, marital status, roles of father, roles of mothers etc




Parent Information, Involvement, Education and Support Programs (I) Includes coordination with schools, reaching non-mainstream parents Call for reviewers, contributors, sponsor about core concepts (01-10)



Parent/Family Skills Training (I) Call for writers, contributors, reviewers (12-09)
Rough Draft (Posted 03-09) Open for Discussion

Parent Resource Centres (I)




Pastoral Services (I)




Peer-led instruction (I)




Peer helper programs (I)
Call for writers, contributors, reviewers (12-09)



Personal Development (B, KAS) Includes ethical, spiritual, moral development, character development. See also religious schools, self-awareness/knowledge




Pesticides (HPC)




Physical Activity (B) (See also physical education, school sports, intramurals, active schools)



First Draft (08-11) Open for additions
Physical Disabilities (HPC)




Physical Education (I)




Physical Environment (I) (of the School) See also School Grounds, Transportation to School, School Facilities, School Buses, School Laboratories, Water at School, School Lighting, School Air Quality, School Gymnasium, Laboratories Call for reviewers, contributors, sponsor about core concepts (01-10)



Physical Environment Interventions to Reduce Substance Abuse (S) Call for writers, contributors, reviewers (12-09)
Rough Draft (Posted 03-09) Open for Discussion

Physicians in Schools (I) Role when assigned to schools




Physicians working with schools (I) (Coordination with physicians' offices




Playground Safety (I)




Policies (I) Includes School Health Policies adopted by ministries, health authorities, school boards, police departments, social service agencies as well as mandated professional guidelines for services and professional practices Call for writers, contributors, reviewer about the core concepts (01-10)

First Draft OD (12-09)
Policy-making Process (A) See School Health Policy
Call for writers, contributors, reviewer about core concepts (01-10)

First Draft (12-09)
Positive Youth Development (A)
See also Youth Engagement, Youth Empowerment, Youth Leadership Programs, Service Learning, After School Programs, Peer Helper Programs, Mentoring Programs, Student Leadership Programs, Social Responsibility)




Ad-hoc collection (01-10) Open for editing and additions
Practice-based Research (A) Includes action-based research, community-based research




Prevalence, nature of problems (Def) understanding, use of reliable data




Prevention (Def) Includes primary, secondary, tertiary, universal, targeted. indicated




Professional Bureaucracies (T) Includes the use of informal networks, internal communications, knowledge as power, routines, structures, organizational culture, readiness for change, sociology of teachers and other professions, nature of worklives of teachers and others, See also Ecological and systems-based Approaches
Call for writers, contributors, reviewer about core concepts (01-10)



Psychology Services (I) Call for reviewers, contributors, sponsor about core concepts (01-10)



Public Health (S, OC)




Public Health Inspections (I) Includes effectiveness, role, training Includes air quality, water safety, radon, asbestos





Public Health Services (I) Coordination with schools, Includes head lice, mould, infectious diseases, influenza outbreaks, pandemic planning





Racism and Cultural Discrimination (B) See also cultural diversity, human rights,




Radon (HPC)




Reflective Professional Practice (A)




Re-integration into schooling (I) Call for writers, contributors, reviewers (12-09)



Religious schools (C) Includes schools based on race, ethnicity, culture




Research methods & Issues Includes Systematic reviews, meta-analyses, reviews, controlled trials, natural experiments, qualitative etc Also includes narrative inquiries, realist reviews, multi-level models etc Also includes measurement, sampling and other other issues
Call for reviewers, contributors, writers, sponsors about core concepts (01-10)


Ad-hoc collection (01-10) Open for editing and additions
Resilience (T) See also Behaviour Theories Call for reviewers, contributors, writers, sponsors about resilience (01-10) First Draft (01-10) Open for editing and comments First Edition (Resilience Concept) (12-09) Open for comments
First Edition (Resilience & Transitions) (12-09) Open for comments
First Edition (Resilience & Family Programs (12-09) Open for comments
First Edition (Resilience & After School Programs) (12-09) Open for comments
First Draft (Resilience & Schools) (12-09) Open for editing and comments
First Draft (OD) (12-09) Open for additions
Restorative Justice Programs (A, I) Includes Student Courts




Ad-hoc collection (01-10) Open for editing and additions
Risk Reduction Model (T) See also Harm Reduction, See also Prevention




Rural Schools (C)




Safety, Safe & Caring (Def)




Safe schools (S) (aka Safe & caring schools)




Sanitation (C) Includes school bathrooms, precautions, clean water




Ad-hoc collection (01-10) Open for editing and additions
School Accountability & Reporting Systems, Coordination with (I)




School Activities (I)
Includes extra-curricular, co-curricular and special events
Call for reviewers, contributors, sponsor about core concepts (01-10)



School Addictions/ Mental Health Worker (I) Includes effectiveness, role, training Call for writers, contributors, reviewers (12-09)



School, Agency, Ministry Drug Policies (I) Call for writers, contributors, reviewers about school substance abuse prevention (12-09)

Rough Draft (Posted 03-09) Open for Discussion
School Award & Accreditation Programs (S) Includes formal assessments and accreditation. See also School Recognition programs, Monitoring & Reporting Systems
Call for writers, contributors, reviewers (01-10)



School bathroom sanitation and campaigns (I)




School Buildings & Design (I)




School Buses (C)





School Climate (Def) Includes staff morale, student and parent perceptions, overall ethos

Rough Draft (Posted 07-11)
Open for editing and comment
Rough Draft (Posted 07-11)
Open for editing and comment


School Climate Programs (I)




School Clubs (I) (See also after school programs, student leadership programs)




School Discipline (I) (Rules for Student, Staff, Visitor Conduct)




School Dropout (B)




School Dropouts Prevention Programs (SMIP) Includes alternate schools




School Facilities (HPC) Includes buildings, classroom, indoor air quality, lighting, school desks, gymnasium, Call for reviewers, contributors, sponsor about core concepts (01-10)



School Feeding Programs (I) in low income countries See also School Meal programs in high, middle income countries




School Gardens (I) See Nutrition, School Activities




School Grounds (I, HPC)




School Guidance Counsellor (I) Includes effectiveness, role, training




School Health Committees (OC, S) (Advises on program selection, delivery etc Includes committees at school, agency and ministry levels. See also School Health Networks




School Health Networks (S) (includes professional, NGO networks for advocay or information exchange. See also Communities of Practice/Knowledge Networks




School Health, Personal and Social Development Education (I)


First draft (Posted Mar 2010)

School Health & Nutrition Programs (S)





School Health Policies See Policies




School Health & Other Services (I) Includes school health services, social services, pastoral services, school psychology services, child protection services, youth employment services, family services. See also school-based or school-linked clinics. See also elements of service delivery including screening, early identification/ referral, case management, wrap-around/ coordinated service delivery, re-integration into schooling, coordination with treatment, emergency response, school-professional protocols, inter-agency agreements, interministry agreements Call for reviewers, contributors, sponsor about core concepts (01-10)



School Health Promotion (Def)




School Improvement Programs and Planning (I) Coordination with See also Education Change Theories Call for reviewers, contributors, sponsor about core concepts (01-10)



School Laboratories, Safety (I, HPC)




School Maintenance (I, HPC)




School Meal Programs (I) Includes breakfast, lunch, snacks programs See also School Feeding Programs in low income countries




School Mental Health Multi-Intervention Programs (SMIP) See also Child Friendly Schools, Inclusive Education
Rough draft (10-10) Open for editing and comments

First Edition (12-09) Open for additions
School Nurse (I) Includes effectiveness, role, training




School Psychologist (I) Includes effectiveness, role, training




School Recognition Programs (S) Includes informal assessments and small grants or certificates




School Social Worker (I) Includes effectiveness, role, training




School Sports (I) Includes inter-school and intra-mural




School Substance Abuse Prevention (SMIP) Includes School/ Agency/Ministry Drug Policies, Drug Education, School/Agency Addiction Services, School-Community Social Support Call for writers, contributors, reviewers (12-09) Rough draft (Posted 03-09) Open for Discussion Rough Draft (Posted 03-09) Open for Discussion
Toolbox (12-09) Open for Additions)
School Substance Abuse Multiple Intervention Programs (I) Call for writers, contributors, reviewers (12-09)

Rough Draft (Posted 03-09) Open for Discussion
School Resource Officers (Police) (I) Includes effectiveness, role, training




Screening (S, I) Includes vision, hearing, bodyweight, See also Early Identification Call for writers, contributors, reviewers (01-10)



Security (I) Includes security guards, access, specialized equipment




Self-assessment Tools (I) Includes school, agency/school board and ministry tools Call for writers, contributors, reviewers (01-10)



Self-awareness, knowledge, esteem (KAS)




Settings-based Approaches (to Health Promotion, Social Development, safety, etc) (A)





Service Learning Programs (I) for secondary students. See also Community Service Learning for Post-secondary students
Call for reviewers, contributors, sponsor about core concepts (01-10)



Sexual Health, STI's and HIV/AIDS (B)



Ad-hoc collection (01-10) Open for editing and additions
Sexual Health Clinics & Services, (I) Coordination with schools




Sharing Facilities between schools and municipalities (I)




Skin Cancer (HPC, B) See Sun Safety




Slums (C) (Schools in slums in low income countries




Social Development, of children and youth (T)




Social Influences Theory and Approach (T, A) See also Life Skills





Social Intelligence (T)
See also Behaviour Theories





Social Learning (T)




Social and Emotional Learning (A, SMIP)
Rough Draft (Posted 01-10) Open for editing and comments



Social Environment (I) (School climate, ethos) See also School Discipline/Rules, Staff Wellness/Morale, School Climate Programs, Parent Involvement, School Activities, Working with Community Organizations and Campaigns, Youth Engagement
Call for reviewers, contributors, sponsor about core concepts (01-10)



Social Support Interventions to Prevent Substance Abuse (S) Call for writers, contributors, reviewers about school substance abuse prevention (12-09)
Rough Draft (Posted 03-09) Open for Discussion

Social Marketing (I) Coordination with schools See also media campaigns, community awareness campaigns





Social Services (I) (Coordination with schools) Call for reviewers, contributors, sponsor about core concepts (01-10)



Social Responsibility (B, KAS) Includes respect for others




Special Education Services (I)




Special Needs Students (SP)




Staff Development Theories & Models (T, A)




Staff Wellness (I) Includes Occupational health and safety





Stages of Change/ Transtheoretical Theory (T) See also Behaviour Theories




Ad-hoc collection (01-10) Open for editing and additions
Stigma (T, S) Includes Access to Social Support, Use of Health Services




Strength-based Approaches (A) See also Assets




Student Assessment (I) (In health and social development)
Call for reviewers, contributors, sponsor about core concepts (01-10)



Student Courts (I) See Restorative Justice Programs





Student Health Records (I)




Student Health Reports (I)




Student Leadership Programs (I)
Call for reviewers, contributors, sponsor about core concepts (01-10)



Student Services (I)




Substance use and abuse (B) (Includes alcohol, medications, drugs, gambling, inhalants) See also tobacco use Call for writers, contributors, reviewers (12-09)


Toolbox First Edition (10-09)
Suicide (B)




Sun safety (I) Includes skin cancer, eye damage, artificial tanning,



Bibliography/Toolbox (First Draft) (12-09)
Surveys & Survey Development (OC) Call for reviewers, contributors, sponsor about core concepts (01-10)



Sustainability, of Programs (A) Call for writers, contributors, reviewers (01-10)



Sustainability Planning (OC)




Systems thinking and theories (A) Includes complexity theory, chaos theory, Call for reviewers, contributors, sponsor about core concepts (01-10)


Ad-hoc collection (01-10) Open for editing and additions
Systems Characteristics (A) Includes open systems, loose-coupled systems, professional bureaucracies, working across multiple systems Call for writers, contributors, reviewers (01-10)


Ad-hoc collection (01-10) Open for editing and additions
Systems Change (A) Includes diffusion theory, education change, health promotion planning, organizational development, community development, management & leadership, learning organization theories Call for writers, contributors, reviewers (01-10)


Ad-hoc collection (01-10) Open for editing and additions
Take home learning activities (I) Call for writers, contributors, reviewers (01-10)



Teacher Education (I) Pre-service Call for writers, contributors, reviewers (01-10)



Teacher Inservice Training (I) Call for writers, contributors, reviewers (01-10)



Teaching/Learning Materials (I) Call for writers, contributors, reviewers (01-10)



Teaching Methods (I) Includes direct/indirect and other forms of instruction, role playing, journaling, external presenters, theatre, art, music, group discussions, use of media, etc See also Internet Learning Call for reviewers, contributors, sponsor about core concepts (01-10)



Tobacco use (B)



Ad-hoc collection (01-10) Open for additions
Tobacco free schools (SMIP)




Transitions (T, I, C) (Pre-school to school, elementary to secondary, secondary school to post-secondary/work, between schools),




Transportation to School (B, ) Includes safety, active, green
Call for reviewers, contributors, sponsor about core concepts (01-10)



Truancy (B, KAS, I)




Tuberculosis (HPC)




Understanding Nature, Prevalence of Substance Abuse (A) Call for writers, contributors, reviewers about school substance abuse prevention (12-09)
Rough Draft (Posted 03-09) Open for Discussion

Universal Hygiene Precautions (I)




Vaccinations See Immunization Programs





Values and Principles (A) (Underlying school health and social development) Includes democracy, empowerment, social justice, equity, inclusion, community development, spirituality, ethics, environmental responsibility and civic participation




Violence (B)




Virtual settings (C) Use of the Internet as a social medium Includes social networks, gaming, virtual reality




Vision & Eye Health (HPC)





Water (HPC) Safe, clean water in schools




Wrap-around services (SMIP) aka Full Service schools Includes coordinated delivery of health, social, family and other services




Whole Child (A) (Theories, approaches and models)




Whole of Government (A)




Working across multiple systems (A) See also Cooperation, Types of Interprofessional Education and Training, Ecological and Systems-based Approaches Call for reviewers, contributors, sponsor about core concepts (01-10)



Workforce Development (OC) Includes staff development, inservice training, continuing education




Youth Empowerment (A) (Includes youth involvement in program decision-making)




Youth Employment Services (I)




Youth Engagement (A) See also Peer Helper Programs, Mentoring Programs, Student Leadership Programs, School Climate Programs, School Discipline/Rules, Classroom Management, Youth Empowerment (Access to Decision-making) Call for reviewers, contributors, sponsor about core concepts (01-10)



Youth Diversion Programs (I) Coordination with Schools
Call for writers, contributors, reviewers (12-09)



Youth Friendly Services and Programs (A) Call for reviewers, contributors, sponsor about core concepts (01-10)



Youth Leadership & Service Programs (I) Coordination with schools
Call for reviewers, contributors, sponsor about core concepts (01-10)












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