Studies and Papers 
Extra Learning Opportunities That Encourage Healthy LifestylesThe National Governors' Association, October 2000 by Mark Ouellette. States have made considerable progress in public education reform by developing standards, assessments, and accountability systems and by improving teacher quality.

Progress in Prevention reports on a recent survey conducted by Westat, a well known consulting firm, that describes how local school districts implement their school-based drug and violence prevention programs. The report provides valuable insights into staffing, funding, and other issues that influence program quality.

Reorganizing School Health examines how eight communities have approached the challenge of reconfiguring health services and related programs offered to students through their schools. The study was conducted by Rosenberg & Associates on behalf of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.

School Health: A bridge between public health and health care considers the history of health in schools and describes recent efforts in San Diego to launch a community collaboration to strengthen health programs in schools. The author, Philip R. Nader, is professor of Pediatrics at the University of California at San Diego and Chief of Community Medicine.