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Ervin, Ted – Health Education (Washington D.C.), 1982
Health education advocates should improve relationships with legislators of health education programs through: (1) getting to know legislators; (2) understanding the legislative process; (3) providing factual information to legislators; (4) respecting the legislative institution; (5) taking small steps toward large legislative goals; (6) linking…
Descriptors: Court Role, Decision Making, Educational Legislation, Elementary Secondary Education
Jackson, Vicki – Health Education (Washington D.C.), 1981
Grant seeking has become a crucial component in the continuation of support for research and program development. A model which could serve as the prototype for resource consolidation is described. (JN)
Descriptors: Educational Objectives, Fund Raising, Grants, Grantsmanship
Aronson, Susan S. – Child Care Information Exchange, 1989
Answers child care center directors' questions about effects of new recommendations for measles immunization on child care programs, the process of finding a pediatrician interested in working with child care programs on health promotion, and radon. (BB)
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Child Caregivers, Child Health, Day Care
Peer reviewedKendall, Earline D.; Moukaddem, Virginia E. – Young Children, 1992
Maintains that infants and toddlers, parents, and child caregivers are vulnerable to a variety of infectious diseases from infant-toddler child care centers. These diseases include infectious diarrhea; rubella; cytomeglovirus; hepatitis A, and haemophilus influenza type B. Suggests ways to prevent the spread of such diseases. (BB)
Descriptors: Child Caregivers, Communicable Diseases, Day Care Centers, Disease Control
Peer reviewedMajer, Lani Smith – Journal of School Health, 1992
Discusses how to decide who should know about HIV-infected students, presenting national guidelines for helping make the decision. Suggestions for actual policy implementation focus on developing a plan for decisions, determining who else needs information, and deciding what to do when parents and schools disagree on who should know. (SM)
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Decision Making, Elementary Secondary Education, Family School Relationship
Download full textMulheron, Joyal; Vonasek, Kara – NGA Center for Best Practices, 2009
Studies show that childhood obesity has reached epidemic proportions in the United States. Today, more than 23 million American children--or nearly one in every three--are overweight or obese. If childhood obesity is left unaddressed, a generation of individuals could face health, social, and economic challenges that promise to stress government…
Descriptors: Obesity, Prevention, Children, Child Health
Henderson, Alan C. – 1993
This book addresses the school as a worksite for faculty, staff, and administrators; as a learning site for students; and as an important site for creating a healthy, productive environment. Born out of a commitment to health education as an essential strategy for maintaining public health, this book contends that the physical condition of the…
Descriptors: Educational Environment, Elementary School Students, Elementary Secondary Education, Environmental Influences
Wechsler, Harold, Ed. – Higher Education Advocate, 1987
Information about Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) is presented to alert National Education Association educators to behaviors that place people at risk for AIDS. The material was prepared by the Public Health Service. Topics include: sexual transmission, transmission from injected blood, transmission during pregnancy, groups at greatest…
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Disease Control, Disease Incidence, Health Education
Fredericks, Beth; And Others – Child Care Information Exchange, 1986
Examines the problems and issues associated with programs which care for sick children. (HOD)
Descriptors: Child Caregivers, Day Care, Disease Control, Diseases
Peer reviewedMcIntosh, Kenneth – Journal of School Health, 1994
Reviews accepted and nonaccepted modes of transmission of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infection, highlighting the estimated risk of each accepted mode. Concludes that schools must follow recommendations for universal precautions and avoid having fear become a barrier to admission of children with HIV infection. (SM)
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Chronic Illness, Communicable Diseases, Disease Control
Peer reviewedGuetzloe, Eleanor – Preventing School Failure, 1992
A public health model of prevention and intervention is applied to violent, aggressive, and antisocial student behaviors. Stressed is secondary prevention through school intervention by such means as comprehensive school planning, behavioral management strategies, student supervision, and providing for prosocial activity. Primary and tertiary…
Descriptors: Aggression, Antisocial Behavior, Behavior Change, Behavior Disorders
Aronson, Susan S. – Child Care Information Exchange, 1991
Answers child care center directors' questions concerning the use of the Haemophilus influenza type b (Hib) vaccine and use of over-the-counter medication with children in child care. (BB)
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Child Health, Day Care, Disease Control
Illinois State Dept. of Public Health, Springfield. – 1992
These Illinois guidelines provide information on the medical management and treatment of children with lead poisoning, based on Federal guidelines (revised in 1991) for determining lead poisoning at lower levels. The guidelines outline the effects of lead poisoning, sources of lead, estimated incidence of lead poisoning in Illinois, screening…
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Clinical Diagnosis, Incidence, Intervention
Wheeler, Arthur E. – 1992
Guidelines for maintaining indoor air quality in schools with HVAC air cleaning systems are provided in this document. Information is offered on the importance of air cleaning, sources of air contaminants and indoor pollutants, types of air cleaners and particulate filters used in central HVAC systems, vapor and gas removal, and performance…
Descriptors: Air Conditioning, Air Conditioning Equipment, Air Flow, Air Pollution
Hatfield, Maryellen Brown – 1992
Consistent with the first of the National Educational Goals 1990 (to ensure that all children in America will start school ready to learn by the year 2000), South Carolina initiated the Pre-School Health Appraisal Project (PSHAP), a collaborative practice model based on the experiences of 4 years of project development and findings. Initiated in…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Child Health, Early Childhood Education, Medical Care Evaluation
