TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1983//
TI  - The effect of tax reform on school health education programs
JO  - International quarterly of community health education
A1  - Chen, Ted T. L.
A1  - Bates, Ira J.
SP  - 379
EP  - 387
VL  - 3
IS  - 4
N2  - A number of Massachusetts schools implemented a health course as a result of passage of a 1974 law requiring teaching of health. This surge of health teaching now appears to be in danger in 1982 because of the passage of a recent tax referendum (Proposition 2½). To determine projected impact of this tax reform on school health education, a questionnaire was sent to administrators of 200 school districts. The results showed that there was a significant increase in the number of schools implementing health courses since 1974. However, the tax referendum produced severe pressure for many newly developed programs to lay-off health teachers or eliminate health courses. School administrators recommended several coping strategies, including: employment of dual-major teachers, shifting required courses to electives, and marshalling support of the program through a viable School Health Advisory Committee. It was observed that Massachusetts serves as a case study forecasting impending fiscal crisis in other states.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0272-684X
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.2190/LGFG-QFQ6-AMJR-JFGF
ID  - ref1
ER  -