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    A Systematic Review of Community Engagement Outcomes Research in School-Based Health Interventions.

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    McMullen, Jaimie M
    George, Melissa
    Ingman, Benjamin C
    Pulling Kuhn, Ann
    Graham, Dan J
    Carson, Russell L
    Date
    2020-11-12
    Journal
    Journal of School Health
    Publisher
    Blackwell Publishing
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    https://doi.org/10.1111/josh.12962
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    BACKGROUND: Involving communities in school health has been purported as a practice integral to supporting a Whole School, Whole Community, Whole Child (WSCC) approach. Although community collaboration is often included in school-based health initiatives, there is little research considering methods for increasing community engagement. The purpose of this study was to identify effective school-based health interventions documenting changes in community engagement. METHODS: Academic experts and school stakeholders guided procedures for a systematic review of studies published from 1987–2017 and gray literature (ie, best practice documents; policy documents, etc.) on comprehensive school health interventions including community engagement as a targeted outcome. RESULTS: The search identified 9 studies addressing community as an outcome of school-based health interventions; types of partnership mechanisms and partners' roles were classified. CONCLUSIONS: Although involving communities is a WSCC component and commonly recommended as a strategy fundamental to school health, there is little empirical research examining effective strategies for engaging communities and engagement is often not measured as part of intervention studies. Further measurement and research in engaging communities in school health is warranted.
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    © 2020 The Authors. Journal of School Health published by Wiley Periodicals LLC on behalf of American School Health Association.
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    Whole School, Whole Community, Whole Child model
    community engagement
    community involvement
    school health
    school-community partnerships
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    http://hdl.handle.net/10713/14125
    ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
    10.1111/josh.12962
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