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Download full textUS Senate, 2022
This hearing of the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions provides on an update on progress toward safely getting back to work and back to school after COVID-19. Opening statements were presented by: (1) Honorable Lamar Alexander, Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions; and (2) Honorable Patty Murray, Ranking Member, a…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Disease Control, School Safety
US Senate, 2023
This hearing of the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions examines school reopening during COVID-19, focusing on supporting students, educators, and families. Opening statements were presented by: (1) Honorable Patty Murray, Chair, Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pension; and (2) Honorable Richard Burr, Ranking Member, a…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, School Closing, Student Needs
US House of Representatives, 2022
This document records testimony from a hearing before the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education that was held to discuss how to overcome obstacles to safely reopen schools. Member statements were presented by: (1) Honorable Rick W. Allen, Ranking Member, Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary…
Descriptors: Hearings, Barriers, School Safety, COVID-19
Nowicki, Jacqueline M. – US Government Accountability Office, 2020
More than 260 presidentially-declared major disasters have occurred since 2017, affecting every state and several U.S. territories, according to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). Many of these natural disasters have had devastating effects, including rendering K-12 school facilities unusable for extended periods of time. These…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Elementary Secondary Education, School Closing
US Senate, 2021
This hearing of the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions examines COVID-19 Response and Recovery in supporting the needs of students in higher education and lessons on safely returning to campus. Opening statements were presented by: (1) Honorable Patty Murray, Chair, Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions; and (2)…
Descriptors: Higher Education, College Students, Student Needs, School Safety
US Senate, 2021
This hearing of the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions examines COVID-19, focusing on going back to college safely. The following opening statements were presented: (1) Honorable Lamar Alexander, Chairman, Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions; and (2) Honorable Patty Murray, Ranking Member, a U.S. Senator from the…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, School Safety, Higher Education
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on Labor and Public Welfare. – 1975
The hearings cover four bills, three of which deal with revision or amendment of the Public Health Service Act. The fourth concerns (1) the establishment of a National Health Center for Health Education; (2) health education to reduce illness and death, and to moderate self-imposed risks; and (3) consumer health education and preventive medicine.…
Descriptors: Administration, Communicable Diseases, Disease Control, Diseases
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources. – 1987
The text of a Senate hearing called to review federal efforts combating acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) is presented in this document. Opening statements reviewing the AIDS crisis are given by Senators Edward Kennedy and Lowell Weicker, Jr. Prepared statements are included by Senators Orrin Hatch and Ted Stevens. David Baltimore and…
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Disease Control, Disease Incidence, Federal Programs
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. – 1987
This document presents witness testimony and prepared statements from the Congressional hearing called to examine the issue of acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) and the role of the Veterans' Administration (VA) in combating AIDS. Opening statements are included from Representatives G. V. Montgomery, J. Roy Rowland, Joseph P. Kennedy, II,…
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Disease Control, Disease Incidence, Futures (of Society)
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. – 1984
This report contains testimony on the subject of breast cancer. Under consideration was a proposed bill that will assure women that physicians and surgeons inform breast cancer patients of alternative, effective, methods of treatment and will ensure that the woman will have to give her informed consent before any treatment is initiated. Also…
Descriptors: Cancer, Disease Control, Disease Incidence, Federal Legislation
New York State Education Dept., Albany. – 1978
This handbook is intended to provide school authorities with a guide to the development of an effective school immunization program. The handbook is divided into three sections and seven appendices. Section One explains the legal definitions of various terms related to mandatory immunization practices. Section Two outlines the elements necessary…
Descriptors: Civil Rights, Communicable Diseases, Disease Control, Immunization Programs
Peer reviewedBrickley, Kathleen M. – Journal of College and University Law, 1987
With the spread of acquired immune deficiency syndrome, colleges must protect the student body's rights but may not disregard the disease victim's rights. Institutions should educate students about the disease, formulate flexible policies, and provide monitoring and counseling for victims on campus. (MSE)
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, College Administration, College Role, Communicable Diseases
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. – 1985
A hearing was held to update information on progress toward immunizing the world's children against diphtheria, whooping cough, tetanus, polio, measles, and tuberculosis. Immunization programs are regarded as essential in the effort to break the infection-malnutrition cycle in children in developing nations. Witnesses at the hearing included…
Descriptors: Children, Communicable Diseases, Developing Nations, Disease Control
National Child Care Association, Atlanta, GA. – 1992
This sample exposure control plan is a guide to assist child care providers in complying with the blood-borne pathogens standard issued by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). The standard requires employers to establish a written exposure control plan by May 5, 1992 (for exposure to microorganisms in human blood that cause…
Descriptors: Communicable Diseases, Compliance (Legal), Day Care Centers, Disease Control
New York State Education Dept., Albany. Bureau of School Health Education and Services. – 1982
This handbook was developed by the Bureau of School Health Education and Services of the New York State Education Department to provide school authorities with a guide for an effective school immunization program. It offers direction for local development of immunization policies and procedures, an overview of effective program activities, a…
Descriptors: Board of Education Policy, Communicable Diseases, Disease Control, Elementary Secondary Education
