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Binns, Helen J.; Ricks, Omar Benton – 2002
Children are at greater risk than adults for lead poisoning because children absorb lead more readily than adults, and a small amount of lead in children's bodies can do a great deal of harm. Some of the causes and effects of childhood lead poisoning and suggests some lead poisoning prevention strategies that parent educators can share with…
Descriptors: Child Health, Child Safety, Lead Poisoning, Parent Education
Binns, Helen J.; Ricks, Omar Benton – 2002
Children are at greater risk than adults for lead poisoning because children absorb lead more readily than adults, and a small amount of lead in children's bodies can do a great deal of harm. This Spanish-language Digest summarizes some of the causes and effects of childhood lead poisoning and suggests some lead poisoning prevention strategies…
Descriptors: Child Health, Child Safety, Lead Poisoning, Multilingual Materials
Huang, Gary – 1993
Good health directly affects the educational performance of migrant children. However, there is little nationwide, accurate information on the health status of migrant farmworkers, and even less on their children. This digest summarizes recent information on migrant children's health status. Compared to all U.S. children, migrant children have a…
Descriptors: Accidents, Agricultural Laborers, At Risk Persons, Child Health