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Download full textShaw, Elyse; Tesfaselassie, Adiam – Institute for Women's Policy Research, 2019
"The Status of Women in North Carolina: Health & Wellness" is the second in a series of four publications on women's status in North Carolina. Good health, access to health services, and the ability to live in a safe environment are critical to the economic security and overall well-being of North Carolina women. While poor health…
Descriptors: Females, Poverty, Socioeconomic Status, Housing
Williamson, Gloria – American School Board Journal, 1985
Outlines the importance of educating elementary students against sexually transmitted diseases. Includes a listing of groups to contact for more information. (MD)
Descriptors: Disease Control, Elementary Secondary Education, Health Education, Physical Health
Direct linkDavis, Lois M.; Kilburn, M. Rebecca; Schultz, Dana J. – RAND Corporation, 2009
The study identifies some of the greatest disparities for boys and men of color relative to their white counterparts across specific socioeconomic, health, safety, and school readiness indicators in California and provides information about different strategies for reducing the disparities--including effective programs, practices, and…
Descriptors: School Readiness, Males, Minority Groups, Racial Bias
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Select Committee on Children, Youth, and Families. – 1988
The challenges to Congress posed by the threat of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) to children are to support the development of more humane and cost-effective treatment and care, and to stop the spread of the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV). The rate of reported HIV infection and cases of AIDS among children and youth is increasing.…
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Adolescents, Children, Communicable Diseases
National School Boards Association, Alexandria, VA. – 1989
Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infection first and foremost is a medical problem, but it entails a host of other problems--social, moral, ethical, legal, and fiscal--with numerous and complex implications for the entire community, including schools. Public health officials stress that the combined efforts of federal and state governments,…
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, At Risk Persons, Behavior Change, Behavior Modification
Griffin, Abbey – 1992
This report covers the risks to health, safety, and emotional well-being for infants and toddlers in child care settings, and examines opportunities for diminishing those risks and promoting healthy development. Part 1 examines the risks of poor caregiving practices, including the spread of infectious disease, the incidence of injury, and the…
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Child Caregivers, Child Health, Child Safety
Newquist, Deborah D. – 1985
This report presents information about the health status of older workers as it relates to extended work lives. The report contains unpublished data on the health status of civilian, noninstitutionalized middle-aged and older adults; the data are disaggregated so that narrow age differences within the older population can be observed and are…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Diseases, Evaluation Methods, Medical Evaluation
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Select Committee on Indian Affairs. – 1985
The document contains transcripts of a Congressional hearing on providing health promotion and disease prevention services to American Indians. The bill under consideration would add the following programs to the Indian Health Care Improvement Act (25, U.S.C. 1603): reduction of drug, alcohol, and tobacco use; improvement of nutrition and physical…
Descriptors: Alcoholism, American Indian Education, American Indians, Disease Control
