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Table 10. Estimates of the Cost of Absenteeism for School Districts in TexasComparison of per student per day costsOrganizationPer Pupil StateExpenditure ($)Per Pupil StateExpenditure per Day ($)Source of InformationHumble Independent SchoolDistrict5714 1 32.29 a http://www.humble.k12.tx.us/legislativeInfo_attendance.htmFort Worth IndependentSchool District4720 2 26.22 b http://www.fortworthisd.org/comm/media/05_13_05.pdfAction for Healthy Kids 9.00-20.00 c http://www.actionforhealthykids.org/devel/pdf/LC_Color_120204_final.pdfAverage DistrictHouston ISD3115 3 17.31 d Action for Healthy Kids estimates1652 3 9.18 d Action for Healthy Kids estimatesInstitute for Health Policy 3145 4 17.50 e1 Information retrieved 2005/07/27; 2 2003-2004; 3 Per pupil revenue from state,Texas,1999-2000; 4 2002-03;a Information from website; b Information from website (per student expenditure/days of instruction = 4,720/180); c Reportinformation; d Information provided by Action for Healthy Kids; e Proper estimationExtended Citations for Tables in Part ThreeAmerican Lung Association. (2005). State of the air. Protect the air you breathe. Retrieved 2005/05/11, from www.lungusa.orgCalifornia Department of Health Services. (2002). Strategic plan for asthma in California. Retrieved 2005/05/08, fromhttp://www.ehib.org/cma/papers/strategic_asthma.pdfCalifornia Food Policy Advocates. (2005). Policy recommendations on nutrition assistance and obesity prevention: CaliforniaWorking Families Policy Summit. Available at: http://ccrwf.org/working/CFPAFederalFoodProgRecs2005.pdf.Center for Disease Control and Prevention. (1996). Guidelines for school health programs to promote lifelong healthy eating.MMWR, 45(RR-9), 1-33.Center for Disease Control and Prevention. (1997). Guidelines for school and community programs to promote lifelong physicalactivity among young people. MMWR, 46(RR-6), 1-36.Center for Disease Control and Prevention. (2001). Increasing physical activity: A report on recommendations of the Task Forceon Community Preventive Services. MMWR, 50(No. RR-18), 1-16.Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2004). Strategies for addressing asthma within a coordinated school healthprogram. With updated resources: Atlanta, Georgia: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center forChronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion. Available at: www.cdc.gov/HealthyYouth/asthma/pdf/strategies.pdf.Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, & Divisionof Adolescent and School Health. (2004). Improving the health of adolescents & young adults: A guide for states andcommunities: Atlanta, GA.Committee on Prevention of Obesity in Children and Youth, Food and Nutrition Board, & Board on Health Promotion andDisease Prevention. (2005). Preventing childhood obesity: Health in the balance. Washington, D.C.: The NationalAcademies Press.Connecticut Department of Public Health; in collaboration with State of Connecticut Department of Education, & United Way ofConnecticut/Infoline. (2002). Managing asthma in Connecticut schools. A resource manual. Retrieved 2005/05/10,from http://www.dph.state.ct.us/BCH/new_asthma/asthma_in_schools.htmDepartment of Health and Human Services. (2000). Action against asthma. A strategic plan for the Department of Health andHuman Services. Retrieved 2005/05/02, from http://aspe.hhs.gov/sp/index.shtmlDepartment of Health and Human Services. (2003). National agenda for public health action: The National Public Healthinitiative on diabetes and women’s health. Atlanta, GA: Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for DiseaseControl and Prevention.Department of Health and Human Services, & Department of Education. (2000). Promoting better health for young peoplethrough physical activity and sports. A report to the President from the Secretary of Health and Human Services andE-51