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Working with Colleges and Universities to Enhance the Health of Students and Schools

Brian F. Geiger, EdD

Department of Human Studies; Office for Research and Grant Support and the Center for Educational Accountability

Melissa Mauser-Galvin, PhD

Alabama Commission on Aging

Vicki Cleaver, EdD

College of Public Health at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Cynthia J. Petri, PhD, CHES

School of Education University of Alabama at Birmingham

Scott D. Winnail, PhD, CHES

Division of Kinesiology and Health, College of Health Sciences, University of Wyoming, Laramie

University health educators have long promoted comprehensive school health programs. Faculty members in other disciplines can also provide support and assistance. Successful collaboration between colleges and universities and public schools requires understanding the expectations and needs of faculty members and administrators in each setting. This article presents important barriers and opportunities related to successful school health partnerships between public schools and higher education. Fourteen Prevention Research Centers participated in a project funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The purpose was to study innovative partnerships to identify practical methods for higher education to work with public schools to improve the health of young people. This article includes selected results of the project and related recommendations for partnership activities. Specific examples illustrate the importance of gaining the trust and support of gatekeepers. The intent of the authors is to provide guidance to others interested in establishing collaborative partnerships.

Health Promotion Practice, Vol. 3, No. 1, 50-59 (2002)
DOI: 10.1177/152483990200300107
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