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Sirvis, Barbara – 1989
Students with specialized health care needs require specialized technological health care procedures for life support and/or health support during the school day. They may or may not require special education. These children were previously unserved in educational settings. Estimation of their numbers is difficult, but as many as 100,000 infants…
Descriptors: Assistive Devices (for Disabled), Curriculum Design, Elementary Secondary Education, Health Needs
Lunon, Janis K. – 1986
Founded in 1969, the Migrant Student Record Transfer System (MSRTS) is a nationwide computerized information network which records, maintains, and rapidly transfers educational and health information on more than 750,000 identified migrant children in 29 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico. Based in Little Rock, Arkansas, the…
Descriptors: Computer Oriented Programs, Databases, Definitions, Elementary Secondary Education
Stenger, Leslie A.; Smith, Christel M. – 1985
This monograph describes some of the physical, sociological, and psychological characteristics of older adults, identifies their needs, and outlines the role of the health, physical education, recreation and dance (HPRD) professionals in meeting these needs. The first section clarifies various theories on the aging process and the classification…
Descriptors: Cardiovascular System, Dance, Exercise, Health Needs
Caldwell, Terry Heintz; And Others – 1991
This booklet provides a broad-based definition of the population of students with special health needs and offers information about specific subcategories of conditions. These subcategories include traumatic brain injury; pediatric human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) and AIDS-related complex; and…
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Definitions, Delivery Systems, Educational Practices
Talley, Ronda C.; Short, Rick Jay – 1995
With the release of "A Nation at Risk" in 1983, Americans focused on the report's declaration of "a rising tide of mediocrity" in the schools, which suggested unacceptable results in the education of America's children and youth. Concurrent to the missives levied at schools' lack of progress with academics and other…
Descriptors: Child Psychology, Consultants, Delivery Systems, Educational Change
Voogt, Robert D. – 1981
Obesity is one of the most prevalent health concerns currently facing industrialized nations. Psychological, social and emotional problems result from excess weight, and those who fail in their weight-loss efforts become extremely depressed. The obsession to be thin, particularly in the United States, is a boon to weight-control programs, both…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Community Programs, Counseling Services, Counselor Client Relationship
Abdal-Haqq, Ismat – 1993
Integrated services is a coordinated, holistic approach to addressing children's needs, particularly the needs of at-risk children, in which the school is the hub of a network of service providers and a link between these service providers and children and their families. The focus is on wellness and prevention; the programs provide a…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Coordination, Educational Environment, Elementary Secondary Education
Paavola, James C.; And Others – 1995
There are two essential social systems with which virtually all children and families have routine, significant contact: school and health care settings. Schools are being asked to address the needs of children and youth at a time when fundamental transformations of schooling structures and outcome expectations are also being demanded. To address…
Descriptors: Child Health, Child Psychology, Consultants, Delivery Systems
ERIC Clearinghouse on Rural Education and Small Schools, Las Cruces, NM. – 1988
Migrant students--especially those requiring special education--are at a disadvantage in our nation's tradition-based schools. Highly mobile migrant students change schools frequently enough to be out of step with normal school calendars, causing both handicapped and gifted students to be underidentified as candidates for special programs. Migrant…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Disabilities, Educational Cooperation, Educational Legislation