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Direct linkDanhauer, Jeffrey L.; Johnson, Carole E.; Baker, Jason A.; Ryu, Jung A.; Smith, Rachel A.; Umeda, Claire J. – Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 2015
Purpose: Antiadhesive properties in xylitol, a natural sugar alcohol, can help prevent acute otitis media (AOM) in children by inhibiting harmful bacteria from colonizing and adhering to oral and nasopharyngeal areas and traveling to the Eustachian tube and middle ear. This study investigated parents' willingness to use and comply with a regimen…
Descriptors: Diseases, Compliance (Psychology), Parent Attitudes, Preschool Children
Download full textLisa R. Brown Ed.; Audrey Ayers Ed.; Trenton Ferro Ed.; Laura B. Holyoke Ed.; Adam L. McClain Ed.; Pamela McCray Ed. – American Association for Adult and Continuing Education, 2023
This year's conference theme, "Informing, Reforming, and Transforming: The Vital Role of Adult Education in Challenging Times," challenged conference leaders to examine adult education from a different lens and consider new opportunities for research and practice that support the American Association for Adult and Continuing Education's…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Continuing Education, Films, African Americans
Friedrich, Paola; Steinfield, Elizabeth; Kim, Francis; Hays, Mary Margaret; Lehmann, Leslie; Sprinz, Philippa – American Journal of Health Education, 2015
Background: Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) is currently the only cure for sickle cell disease (SCD), but only a fraction of eligible children proceed to transplantation. We aimed to understand parental awareness and perceptions as a contributor. Purpose: To discuss HSCT with parents of children with SCD and assess their awareness…
Descriptors: Diseases, Parent Attitudes, Children, Cytology
Towery, Pamela C.; Nix, Elizabeth S.; Norman, Bilinda – Dimensions of Early Childhood, 2014
Childhood overweight and obesity are major problems in the United States, with important consequences for our nation's health and economy. Breakfast is considered the most important meal of the day, yet children, adolescents, and adults skip breakfast on a routine basis. This habit of breakfast skipping is related to weight gain, higher body mass…
Descriptors: Nutrition Instruction, Child Health, Eating Habits, Health Promotion
Logan, Jennifer – American Journal of Health Education, 2008
Traditionally, vaccines have been associated with childhood. Historically, many of the most-feared communicable diseases attacked infants and toddlers, and those who survived were generally protected from those diseases as adults. During the past century tremendous advances in vaccination spared millions the morbidity and mortality associated with…
Descriptors: Health Education, Health Promotion, Access to Health Care, Immunization Programs
Ogunfowora, Olusoga B.; Adefuye, Peter O.; Fetuga, Musili B. – International Electronic Journal of Health Education, 2006
Neonatal jaundice (NNJ) is a common disorder worldwide and many affected babies become brain-damaged due to delay in seeking medical consultation. In order to assess the awareness and knowledge of expectant mothers about NNJ, women who registered for antenatal care at a tertiary health facility in the South-western part of Nigeria were…
Descriptors: Mothers, Knowledge Level, Neonates, Child Health
