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Project WET Foundation, 2008
Clean water, proper sanitation and good hygiene form a solid foundation for a student's health education. This activities guide is designed to enable teachers to take an active role in making a real difference in the lives of children and their families. Its 40 pages are filled with engaging ways to impart an understanding about how common…
Descriptors: Health Education, Child Welfare, Water, Hygiene
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Lu, Chunlei – Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance (JOPERD), 2008
Tai ji quan, also known as "tai chi," is an ancient Chinese exercise characterized by soft, slow, and meditative movements. It consists of a set of continuous, evenly paced, carefully choreographed, but natural, body shifts. "Tai ji" is an ancient Chinese philosophy, while "tai ji quan" refers to a type of physical activity based on tai ji…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Discipline, Physical Activities, Physical Education Teachers
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Howe, Eric Michael – Science & Education, 2007
Introductory biology textbooks often use the example of sickle-cell anemia to illustrate the concept of heterozygote protection. Ordinarily scientists expect the frequency of a gene associated with a debilitating illness would be low owing to its continual elimination by natural selection. The gene that causes sickle-cell anemia, however, has a…
Descriptors: Scientific Research, Textbooks, Scientific Principles, Diseases
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Rodu, Brad; And Others – Journal of Dental Education, 1992
A study of 125 sophomore preclinical dental students found that these young professionals, because of having a low prevalence of herpes simplex virus (HSV) antibodies, are at risk for acquiring a primary HSV infection when treating HSV positive patients and should take precautions to avoid virus transmission. (MSE)
Descriptors: Communicable Diseases, Dental Students, Disease Control, Health Promotion
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Jones, Daniel J.; And Others – Journal of Dental Education, 1991
A study investigated patient attitudes toward different disease control measures taken in dental school clinics (n=272 patients) and private practices (n=107 patients). Variables examined included sex, age, educational background, and knowledge of infectious diseases. Patients tended to accept the control measures being used in each context. (MSE)
Descriptors: Attitudes, Clinics, Communicable Diseases, Dental Schools
Meyer, James H., Comp. – 1981
Awareness activities pertaining to cancer and cardiovascular disease are presented as a supplement for high school science classes. The exercises can be used to enrich units of study dealing with the circulatory system, the cell, or human diseases. Eight activities deal with the following topics: (1) cardiovascular disease risk factors; (2)…
Descriptors: Cancer, Cardiovascular System, Class Activities, Disease Control
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Russell, Nancy K. – Academic Medicine, 1991
A study assessed the usefulness of unannounced standardized patients to assess the skills of 284 physicians enrolled in a continuing medical education program in control of sexually transmitted diseases and human immunodeficiency virus. Significant discrepancies were found between physician-reported performance and actual performance, as found in…
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Communicable Diseases, Disease Control, Higher Education
Missouri Univ., Columbia. Instructional Materials Lab. – 1994
Developed especially for high school health occupations education programs in Missouri, this guide uses U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) rules as a base for guidelines for student participation in health care. The document informs administrators and teachers about special circumstances that must be considered in the…
Descriptors: Allied Health Occupations Education, Allied Health Personnel, Communicable Diseases, Disease Control
Bowman (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
National Education Association, Washington, DC. Health Information Network. – 1996
The primary goal of this handbook is to provide basic information about human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). It incorporates information on different facets of the HIV pandemic drawn from various sources. Section one addresses facts about the transmission of HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, and how the…
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Communicable Diseases, Disease Control, Grief
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Franks, Bridget; Miller, David; Wolff, Elizabeth; Landry, Kristine – Early Child Development and Care, 2004
More than half the children with HIV infection in the United States now live long enough to attend school. However, most studies of teachers' knowledge and attitudes about HIV in schools have not assessed content that is relevant to the needs of preschool or elementary-aged children with HIV or AIDS. We propose that content included in teachers'…
Descriptors: Communicable Diseases, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Early Childhood Education, Teachers
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Gonzales, B. Robert; Luckner, John L. – Perspectives in Education and Deafness, 1993
This article proposes a Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome education program for elementary level students with hearing impairments. It presents a curriculum, emphasizes the importance of home and school cooperation, and describes sample learning activities to be integrated into existing school curricula. (JDD)
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Communicable Diseases, Disease Control, Elementary Education
Sibley, Michael O., Ed. – Alabama Department of Education, 2007
"Alabama Education News" is published monthly except for June, July, and December by the Alabama Department of Education. This publication, authorized by Section 16-2-4 of the "Code of Alabama", as recompiled in 1975, is a public service of the Alabama Department of Education designed to inform citizens and educators about…
Descriptors: School Buses, Public Education, Natural Disasters, Transportation
Zamani, A. Rahman, Ed.; Calder, Judy, Ed.; Cohen, Adena, Ed. – 2001
This curriculum module provides information and guidance on controlling communicable and infectious diseases in the childcare setting and is designed to fulfill the learning needs and licensing requirements of childcare providers in California. The curriculum provides 4 to 7 hours of training for childcare providers to be conducted by experienced…
Descriptors: Caregiver Training, Child Caregivers, Child Health, Child Safety
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Vetter, Edwin A. – American Biology Teacher, 1989
Provides a set of guidelines for infection control of the Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome and the serum hepatitis viruses during blood typing procedures. Emphasizes that disposal of blood contaminated materials should comply with local health department recommendations. (RT)
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Biology, College Science, Communicable Diseases
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