OBJECTIVES: This article provides an introduction to the October 2011 special issue of the
Journal of School Health on “Healthier Students Are Better Learners.” METHODS: Literature …

The study aimed to investigate the associations between different levels of depression with
different aspects of school performance. The target population included 2516 7th–9th grade …

Adolescence has long been regarded as a transition from childhood to adulthood. More
recently it is become a concern of those wishing to avoid adverse health outcomes during …

A whole child approach to education is one which focuses attention on the social, emotional,
mental, physical as well as cognitive development of students. At its core such an approach …

The association between neighbourhood social capital and individual health and wellbeing
has been explored mainly by focussing on adult outcomes. This study explores the …

We conducted a cross-national study to examine the association between neighbourhood
socioeconomic deprivation, social capital and child health in two countries and multiple …

Background Two new sets of stratification indicators–family's material affluence and
adolescent's personal social position-were compared with traditional indicators of familial …

Background: Traditionally, the socio-economic position of adolescents has been measured
using information about parents' occupation, parents' level of education, or household …

Background High school dropout is of major concern in the western world. Our aims were to
estimate the risk of school dropout in adolescents following chronic somatic disease …

Background Education fundamentally shapes an individual's life chances and social status.
Duration and level of education are associated with people's incomes, socio-economic …