On December 5, 2019, the Roundtable on Population Health Improvement of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine convened a workshop to explore the factors that affect the health and well-being of middle-school-aged adolescents. The workshop included presentations on the risk factors of poor physical, social, and emotional outcomes and their prevalence; the identification of resilience factors; current policies and programs designed to support middle school success and address issues of equity and financing as they apply to these; and how the health and human services sectors can support and align with the education sector to promote health and well-being in middle school. This publication summarizes the presentations and discussions that took place during the workshop.

Contents

• The National Academies of SCIENCES • ENGINEERING • MEDICINE
• PLANNING COMMITTEE ON A POPULATION HEALTH PERSPECTIVE ON MIDDLE SCHOOL SUCCESS: ACTIVITIES, PROGRAMS, AND POLICIES
• ROUNDTABLE ON POPULATION HEALTH IMPROVEMENT
• Reviewers
• Acronyms and Abbreviations
• 1. Introduction
  • WORKSHOP OBJECTIVES
  • OPENING REMARKS
  • ORGANIZATION OF THE WORKSHOP AND PROCEEDINGS
• 2. To Thrive in Middle School and Beyond, and the Middle School Years, a 360 View
  • TO THRIVE IN MIDDLE SCHOOL AND BEYOND
  • THE MIDDLE SCHOOL YEARS, A 360 VIEW
  • DISCUSSION
• 3. Remarks from the Mayor of Oakland and Middle School Inside Out
  • REMARKS FROM THE MAYOR OF OAKLAND
  • MIDDLE SCHOOL INSIDE OUT
  • DISCUSSION
• 4. Multisector Support for the Middle School Experience
  • WHAT IT IS LIKE TO BE IN MIDDLE SCHOOL
  • MULTISECTOR SUPPORT
  • DISCUSSION
• 5. The Big Picture
  • DISCUSSION
• 6. Reflections on the Day and Closing Remarks
• Appendix A. References
• Appendix B. Workshop Agenda
• Appendix C. Biosketches of Speakers and Moderators

Suggested citation:

National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2021. A population health perspective on middle school success: Activities, programs, and policies: Proceedings of a workshop. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. https://doi.org/10.17226/25807.

Digital Object Identifier: https://doi.org/10.17226/25807

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