Schools are important settings in which to promote children's and young people's physical and emotional health. An evaluation of the National Healthy School Standard in England showed that education and health professionals have implemented a range of projects and activities to improve pupils' health. Although these were generally well received by parents and pupils, they were not uncritical of...

BACKGROUND Respondents in the US Study to Help Improve Early evaluation and management of risk factors Leading to Diabetes (SHIELD) reported whether they had a diagnosis of dyslipidemia, were taking prescription dyslipidemia medication, and knew their heart disease risk (low, moderate, high, or do not know). We assessed whether respondents who reported a diagnosis of dyslipidemia with or withou...

Businesses which have not replied to a mail survey are generally subject to intensive follow up (IFU), by telephone or other means, to obtain a response. As this contact is expensive, strategies may be used to determine which businesses are given priority for contact. This paper presents a theoretical framework for developing and assessing priority IFU procedures. The situation is described by ...