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National Institutes of Health, 2005
The National Children's Study is the largest long term study of children's health and development ever to be conducted in the United States, involving 100,000 children from before birth to age 21. The Study aims to better understand the link between the environments in which children are raised and their physical and mental health and development.…
Descriptors: Health Conditions, Children, Early Childhood Education
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Flegal, Katherine M.; Tabak, Carolyn J.; Ogden, Cynthia L. – Health Education Research, 2006
Studies in a variety of countries have shown increases in the prevalence of overweight among children in recent years. These increases have given rise to concern about children's health and well-being. The terminology used in these studies varies considerably. However, whatever the terminology used, such studies are generally based on weight…
Descriptors: Obesity, Body Composition, Definitions, Health Conditions
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Ismail, Amid L.; And Others – American Journal of Public Health, 1987
Dental caries and periodontal disease in Mexican American children of the southwestern United States occur mainly in molars, lending strong support for the use of fissure sealants as a preventive procedure. This study also reports on the prevalence of fillings decay and gingivitis in this population. (VM)
Descriptors: Children, Dental Health, Diseases, Health Conditions
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Sells, Clifford J.; Paeth, Susan – Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, 1987
Basic health and day care policies and procedures should be implemented and closely monitored with the help of a health consultant, particularly in terms of respiratory tract, enteric, skin, invasive bacterial, and multiple system infections; Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome; vaccine preventable diseases; and general safety procedures.…
Descriptors: Children, Communicable Diseases, Consultants, Day Care
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Lasecki, Kim; Olympia, Daniel; Clark, Elaine; Jenson, William; Heathfield, Lora Tuesday – School Psychology Quarterly, 2008
Treatment and management of chronic disease processes on children occurs across multiple settings, placing demands for consultation and expertise on school personnel, including school psychologists. One such chronic condition in children is type I diabetes. Children with type I insulin dependent diabetes mellitus exhibit high rates of…
Descriptors: Intervention, School Psychologists, Health Conditions, Diabetes
Huebner, Al – Edcentric, 1974
An analysis of the nation's health care systems and their brutal effects on poor children. (Editor)
Descriptors: Children, Educationally Disadvantaged, Elementary Education, Health Conditions
Pastor, Patricia N.; Reuben, Cynthia A. – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2008
Objectives: This report presents national estimates of the prevalence of diagnosed attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and learning disability (LD) in U.S. children 6-17 years of age and describes the prevalence of these conditions for children with selected characteristics. The use of educational and health care services and the…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Disorders, Hyperactivity, Learning Disabilities, Disability Identification
Waldman, H. Barry; Perlman, Steven P. – Exceptional Parent, 2006
Parents and grandparents, just like everyone else, are ready to extol (maybe even exaggerate) the attributes and accomplishments of their offspring. The need to respond to accomplishments is essential for the sake of the special child and his/her parents. In their zeal to reassure and encourage one's own special child, it is easy to deny the…
Descriptors: Health Needs, Health Insurance, National Surveys, Access to Health Care
Public Health Service (DHHS), Rockville, MD. – 1981
This third volume of the 1981 Report of the Select Panel for the Promotion of Child Health presents a compendium of background data on various aspects of maternal and child health in the United States. The volume is divided into two sections. Section I consists of six chapters of text and Section II consists of 120 tables. The text is designed to…
Descriptors: Background, Birth, Children, Environmental Influences
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Antshel, Kevin M.; Brewster, Scott; Waisbren, Susan E. – Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 2004
Background: Attribution theory, self-regulation, self-handicapping and sick role theories all suggest that children with chronic disease may be held to different standards. This study assesses child and parent attributions in pediatric chronic health conditions and addresses how attributional style may be related to treatment adherence. Methods:…
Descriptors: Attribution Theory, Health Conditions, Children, Parents
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Cruickshank, Marjorie – Paedagogica Historica, 1977
Begun in the early 1900s, the open-air school movement marked a new chapter in preventive medicine. The schools took undernourished slum students and provided them with food and a hygienic environment. Within half a century the open-air schools had outlived their usefulness because of a social revolution. (Author/IRT)
Descriptors: Child Welfare, Children, Educational Facilities, Educational History
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Asprey, Anthea; Nash, Tricia – British Journal of Special Education, 2006
Anthea Asprey and Tricia Nash both belong to the Children's Hospice South West Research Group, based at the University of Exeter. In this article, they report one aspect of a research project designed to determine the adequacy of support for young people with life-limiting and life-threatening conditions in the education system. They describe here…
Descriptors: Inclusive Schools, Mainstreaming, Research Projects, Colleges
Center for Disease Control (DHEW/PHS), Atlanta, GA. – 1978
The purpose of this statement by the Center for Disease Control is to reflect new data available from clinical, epidemiological and experimental studies by making revised recommendations regarding the screening, diagnosis, treatment, and followup of children with undue lead absorption and lead poisoning. The ultimate preventive goal is…
Descriptors: Children, Clinical Diagnosis, Guides, Health Conditions
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Martynov, Ivan – Russian Education and Society, 2004
In this article, the author examines the effects of "pedagogical Chernobyl" in Belarus schools, which stem from the Soviet model, that carry the same defects and shortcomings as the schools of Russia, and the deterioration of the state of health of their children and adolescents. Furthermore, he evaluates the sizes of schoolbooks, in the…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Educational Trends, Health Conditions, Children
Dutton, Diana B. – 1982
This research investigated factors affecting children's health, based on empirical analyses of data from Washington, D.C. and national data. By most measures, poor children experience disproportionate morbidity and mortality. Yet certain ear and vision problems exhibit a U-shaped relation to family income in both national statistics and the…
Descriptors: Access to Health Care, Anemia, Children, Economically Disadvantaged
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