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School Health Services and Programs offers an introduction to the components of successful school health programs. It contains a comprehensive review article by Julia Graham Lear, reprints of important and influential articles and reports in the field and of a book chapter summarizing the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's work to improve school health, and summaries of relevant Robert Wood Johnson Foundation grant results reports. The book emphasizes the relationship between school health and community health, and the importance of evidence-based policy in developing strategies to improve children's health. This collection, developed by one of the foremost authorities in school health, reviews basic concepts in school health, provides a historical perspective and analysis, reviews the unique role of school nurses, and examines the significance of school health services in vulnerable populations.

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Julia Graham Lear, Ph.D., directs the Center for Health and Health Care in Schools at the School of Public Health and Health Services within The George Washington University Medical Center. Stephen L. Isaacs, J.D. is a partner in Isaacs/Jellinek, a San Francisco-based consulting firm, and president of Health Policy Associates, Inc. James R. Knickman, Ph.D., is vice president for research and evaluation at the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.

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