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Direct linkBlaska, Joan – Exceptional Parent, 2007
Celiac disease, also known as celiac sprue, is a hereditary, autoimmune disease that causes a sensitivity to gluten, which is a protein found in wheat, rye, and barley. The key symptoms of celiac disease are diarrhea, constipation, gas, bloating, backaches, stomachaches, nausea, anemia, fatigue, osteoporosis, stunted growth in children, and weight…
Descriptors: Diseases, Dietetics, Nutrition, Food
Association for Retarded Citizens, Arlington, TX. – 1988
The fact sheet provides basic information about Hib Disease in young children, which may involve a bacterial meningitis causing mental retardation, hearing loss, partial blindness, speech disorders, partial paralysis, behavioral problems, or seizures. Stressed is prevention of Hib Disease through immunization. The question and answer format…
Descriptors: Communicable Diseases, Disease Control, Diseases, Immunization Programs
Davenport, Mike; Davenport, Tracy – Exceptional Parent, 2006
When a child is sick, parents want answers. They want to know what is wrong, what they can do, and how to get their child healthy--pronto. Regrettably, there are some puzzling illnesses affecting children that are surrounded by mystery. One of them is gastroesophageal reflux (GER), otherwise known as acid reflux--or "reflux" for short. Reflux…
Descriptors: Child Health, Infants, Symptoms (Individual Disorders), Diseases
Peer reviewedKoop, C. Everett – Issues in Science and Technology, 1987
Calls for more education as the immediate preventative measure against acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS). Discusses the known ways that AIDS is transmitted and cautions that many innocent people may also contract the disease. Promotes the presentation of accurate and personally sensitive information to children. (TW)
Descriptors: Disease Control, Disease Incidence, Educational Cooperation, Epidemiology
National Academies Press, 2008
How did life evolve on Earth? The answer to this question can help us understand our past and prepare for our future. Although evolution provides credible and reliable answers, polls show that many people turn away from science, seeking other explanations with which they are more comfortable. In the book "Science, Evolution, and…
Descriptors: Evolution, Creationism, Scientific Concepts, Scientific Principles
Alliance for Excellent Education, 2010
"Straight A's: Public Education Policy and Progress" is a biweekly newsletter that focuses on education news and events both in Washington, DC and around the country. The following articles are included in this issue: (1) "Nation's Report Card": Reading Scores Flat for Fourth Graders; Eighth Graders Improve by One Point; (2)…
Descriptors: Public Education, Reading Achievement, Scores, Grade 4
Cates, Joan R. – Sex Education: Sexuality, Society and Learning, 2008
Outcomes from sex education are shaped not only by the knowledge and attitudes of youth but also by groups influential in young people's lives. American youth bear one of the highest rates of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in the industrialized world. Four constituencies with important roles in communicating about STIs are youth, parents,…
Descriptors: Physicians, Sex Education, Focus Groups, Peer Influence
Download full textBowman (James) Associates, San Francisco, CA. – 1996
This training guide is intended to improve the skills of Head Start staff and families in dealing with communicable diseases. The guide addresses attitudes toward communicable diseases, how to reduce the spread of disease, and how to recognize and manage illnesses more effectively. The guide consists of six working sections. The first three are…
Descriptors: Child Health, Children, Cleaning, Communicable Diseases
Loureiro, Ana Cristina Amaral; Costa, Fernando Oliveira; da Costa, Jose Eustaquio – Down Syndrome Research and Practice, 2007
Objective: This study aimed to determine the prevalence of periodontal disease among children and adolescents with Down syndrome and the possible repercussions of such pathology in the quality of life of the group in question. Method: The sample consists of 93 individuals with Down syndrome 6-20 years old, living in Brazil (Minas Gerais).…
Descriptors: Down Syndrome, Foreign Countries, Incidence, Quality of Life
Van Dyke, Don; And Others – Exceptional Parent, 1986
Programs and centers which use a multidisciplinary approach to treat the special developmental and biomedical needs of individuals with Down's syndrome are described, and the locations of several centers are presented as well as a guide to medical problems common in such individuals. (CB)
Descriptors: Cardiovascular System, Clinics, Dental Health, Disease Incidence
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (DHHS/PHS), Atlanta, GA. – 1994
Many teenagers engage in behaviors that increase their risk of becoming infected with HIV. This document is a compilation of information about AIDS and HIV Infection, and provides suggestions for parents and other adults in discussing AIDS/HIV with young people. Basic facts are outlined, including what AIDS is and how HIV infection causes AIDS;…
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, At Risk Persons, Disease Control, Elementary Secondary Education
Lerro, Marc – 1992
This guide is intended to help parents of adolescents and adults with mental retardation to teach their sons and daughters about HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus) and AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome). An official resolution on AIDS adopted by The Arc, an organization for citizens with mental retardation, begins the guide. This…
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Adolescents, Adult Children, Communicable Diseases
Peer reviewedLightfoot, Marguerita; Rotheram-Borus, Mary Jane – Social Work, 2004
Custody planning among parents living with HIV or AIDS (PLHAs) can buffer the negative impact of parental death. The formal and informal custody plans for 594 children by 253 PLHAs and the relationships among custody plans, parental health, and psychosocial status were examined. About one-half of the parents had no formal custody plan. Parents…
Descriptors: Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Coping, Parent Child Relationship, Child Custody
Handi Helps, 1984
The eight issues of Handi Helps presented in this document focus on specific issues of concern to the disabled, parents, and those working with the disabled. The two-page handi help fact sheets focus on the following topics: child abuse, leukemia, arthritis, Tourette Syndrome, hemophilia, the puppet program "Meet the New Kids on the…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Disabilities, Diseases, Information Sources
Siska, Heather Smith – 1985
The intent of this manual is to present health and safety standards and procedures for the special environment of cooperative preschools, where both teacher-supervisors and parents are present and responsible for the well-being of the children. After a brief discussion about meeting environmental standards, child health is investigated in terms of…
Descriptors: Accidents, Diseases, Guidelines, Health
