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Keener, Dana; Goodman, Kenneth; Lowry, Amy; Zaro, Susan; Khan, Laura Kettel – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2009
America has a serious weight problem. Two-thirds of adults and nearly one-fifth of children in the United States are overweight, placing them at greater risk for heart disease, diabetes, and other chronic diseases including cancer and arthritis. Furthermore, obesity and its related health problems are placing a major strain on the U.S. health care…
Descriptors: Public Health, Body Weight, Obesity, Risk
Splitt, David A. – Executive Educator, 1986
Reviews the debate over Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) and how the legal and policy issues arising from the disease affect the schools. Reviews recent court decisions emphasizing the need for schools to adopt written policy for dealing with AIDS. Includes discussion of two court cases relating to school administration. (MD)
Descriptors: Communicable Diseases, Court Litigation, Disease Control, Elementary Secondary Education
Oregon State Dept. of Education, Salem. – 1981
Organized around eight topics, this document provides guidelines for Oregon school district health services programs for students in preschool/kindergarten through grade twelve. A list of principles related to health program development, a summary of related health legislation, and a checklist for assessing compliance with Oregon administration…
Descriptors: Communication Disorders, Disease Control, Elementary Secondary Education, Guidelines
Tyree, Jimmy L. – 2000
This document provides a summary of "AIDS in the Workplace for Court Managers," a 3-hour seminar that was presented to the District of Oregon. The document begins with a summary of the seminar goals and objectives, which included the following: reduce fears and anxieties about HIV/AIDS in the workplace; provide information about the…
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Adult Education, Confidential Records, Confidentiality
Oregon State Dept. of Education, Salem. – 1989
The purpose of these two publications is to help Oregon school districts develop and implement health services programs for students in preschool through grade 12. Section 1 of the primary text provides an overview of the school health program in terms of the state standard for health services, development of a school health services program, and…
Descriptors: Administrator Responsibility, Child Abuse, Disease Control, Elementary Secondary Education
Oregon State Dept. of Education, Salem. – 1981
Intended to assist the vocational teacher in designing and implementing a cluster program in health occupations, this guide suggests ideas for teaching the specific knowledge and skills that qualify students for entry-level employment in the health occupations field. The knowledge and skills are applicable to 12 occupations: dental assistant;…
Descriptors: Allied Health Occupations, Allied Health Occupations Education, Anatomy, Course Objectives