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Peer reviewedThatcher, R. W.; Lester, M. L. – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1985
The article reviews experimental data on the deleterious effects of environmental lead and cadmium on cognitive functioning of children. (CL)
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Disabilities, Environmental Influences, Lead Poisoning
Direct linkPatton, Sharyle – Zero to Three, 2005
Biomonitoring is a public health tool that has been used by scientists and researchers for decades to test blood, bone, urine, hair, human milk, adipose tissue, and other body substances for the presence of toxic chemicals, in order to assess what is called the "chemical body burden." Biomonitoring helps to: (1) identify which chemicals…
Descriptors: Public Health, Children, Public Policy, Child Health
Download full textKendrick, Abby Shapiro, Ed.; And Others – 1988
This manual, which was developed as a reference and resource guide for program directors and teachers of young children, describes high standards for health policies. Also provided are information based on current research and recommendations from experts in health and early childhood education. The manual contains 7 sections and 19 chapters.…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Child Neglect, Disease Control, Diseases
Hammonds, Karl E. – 1984
This booklet is the first in a series providing practical information about major issues in the promotion of child health. Discussion is grouped into four parts. The first part, on health maintenance, discusses the features and significance of good checkups and addresses the need for parents to discuss menstruation as a normal, healthy part of…
Descriptors: Air Pollution, Anemia, Children, Environmental Influences
Sharfstein, Joshua; Sandel, Megan – 1998
Through an Internet campaign, the Doc4Kids Project gathered stories from pediatric caregivers about children whose health has been compromised by poor housing and whose health has been improved by housing assistance. The medical literature was also reviewed to estimate the total impact of inadequate housing on child health in the United States.…
Descriptors: Asthma, Child Health, Child Safety, Childhood Needs
1976
This anthology of articles is designed to supplement standard texts for courses in human physiology, environmental physiology, anatomy and physiology, pathobiology, general biology, and environmental medicine. It focuses on the influences of the external environment on the body, the physiological responses to environmental challenges, and the ways…
Descriptors: Age, Biological Influences, Biology, Cytology
Aronson, Susan S., Ed. – 2002
Noting that the health component of child care should be planned to respond to the developmental patterns of young children, this manual was developed as a reference and resource guide for program directors and teachers of young children and can be used as a textbook for adult learners. The manual, based on national standards and reviewed by…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Child Care, Child Health, Child Neglect
