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Download full textIllinois State Dept. of Public Health, Springfield. – 2001
In order to highlight the importance of identifying children with elevated blood lead levels, the Illinois Department of Public Health produces its surveillance report to present state and county level data on the number of children screened for and identified with lead poisoning. In Illinois, all children between 6 and 84 months of age must be…
Descriptors: Child Health, Child Safety, Children, Community Characteristics
Illinois State Dept. of Public Health, Springfield. – 2002
In order to highlight the importance of identifying children with elevated blood lead levels, the Illinois Department of Public Health produces its surveillance report to present state and county level data on the number of children screened for and identified with lead poisoning. In Illinois, all children between 6 and 84 months of age must be…
Descriptors: Child Health, Child Safety, Children, Community Characteristics
Sandel, Megan; Sharfstein, Joshua; Shaw, Randy – 1999
This report pulls together recent research from the Centers for Disease Control, leading medical and public health journals, and firsthand observations by pediatricians across the country on the link between affordable housing and children's health and outcomes. Also included are the most recent data from the America Housing Survey, the U.S.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Asthma, Child Health, Children
Rochow, K. W. James – 1994
The current approach to dealing with childhood lead poisoning has led to repeated diagnoses of poisoning because such children are treated and then returned to their hazardous environments. This handbook describes in detail the program requirements for effective childhood lead poisoning prevention programs at the local level based on the…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Child Health, Children, Cooperative Programs
Peer reviewedKelter, Paul B.; Grundman, Julie; Hage, David S.; Carr, James D.; Castro-Acuna, Carlos Mauricio – Journal of Chemical Education, 1997
Presents discussions on sources, health impacts, methods of analysis as well as lengthy discussions of lead, nitrates, and atrazine as related to water pollution and the interdisciplinary nature of the modern chemistry curriculum. (DKM)
Descriptors: Chemical Analysis, Chemistry, Environmental Education, Hazardous Materials
Peer reviewedMarlowe, Mike; Trathen, Woodrow – Journal of Environmental Education, 1996
Examines the effectiveness of a family-based environmental education program in lowering young children's exposure to lead and whether a lead-lowering intervention is associated with changes in behavioral functioning. Results suggest that lead exposure degrades behavioral performance in young children and that family-based environmental education…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Child Behavior, Environmental Education, Family Life Education
Peer reviewedSciarillo, William G.; And Others – American Journal of Public Health, 1992
Provides evidence of detrimental effects of lead exposure on child behavior at levels typical of present-day exposure. Behavior and lead-blood level were examined for 201 African-American children aged 2 through 5 years. A standardized parent report measure and consideration of maternal morale are features of study methodology. (SLD)
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Blacks, Depression (Psychology), Lead Poisoning
Peer reviewedGratz, Rene; Boulton, Pamla – Early Child Development and Care, 1993
Presents research findings regarding the susceptibility of young children to various indoor environmental pollutants including cigarette smoke, heating and cooking equipment, art supplies, lead, and asbestos. Discusses assessment, management, and prevention of environmental hazards to provide guidelines for achieving a safe child care environment.…
Descriptors: Air Pollution, Asbestos, Child Health, Child Welfare
Binder, Sue; Falk, Henry – 1991
This document describes an agenda for the first 5 years of a comprehensive effort to eliminate childhood lead poisoning. In 1984, between 3 and 4 million children were estimated to have blood lead levels high enough to adversely affect intelligence and behavior. Lead in the home environment, especially lead-based paint, is the major source of lead…
Descriptors: Child Health, Children, Financial Support, Health Care Costs
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
Pawl, Jeree, Ed. – Zero to Three, 1991
This theme issue addresses environmental risks to infants and young children. Articles have the following titles and authors: "Lead Exposure: The Commonest Environmental Disease of Childhood" (Herbert L. Needleman); "Research in Process: A Comparison of Lead Screening Methods in Young Children" (Catherine S. Rude and David…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Diseases, Environmental Influences, Hazardous Materials
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Select Committee on Children, Youth, and Families. – 1990
This report contains the proceedings of the first of two hearings that explored the risks of environmental toxins to children. Testimony concerned the special vulnerability of children to toxins; the dangers of lead poisoning; instances of childhood cancer, birth defects, and developmental problems; passive smoking; child health in the California…
Descriptors: Cancer, Child Health, Child Safety, Children
Grever, Elizabeth – 1977
This paper describes a preschool health screening service in which nurses, contracted through the Visiting Nurse Association, are assigned to day care centers receiving Title XX funds. The program focuses on health, safety and nutrition education. Screening includes history and physical assessment, developmental assessment, assessment or updating…
Descriptors: Day Care, Early Childhood Education, Federal Aid, Health Programs
California Dept. of Health Services, Oakland. Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Branch. – 1996
In an effort to address young children's substantial risk for exposure to lead in out-of-home child care programs, outreach and training were developed for child care providers. This workshop curriculum consists of training activities and materials appropriate for child care providers in centers or homes for the purpose of educating them about the…
Descriptors: Child Caregivers, Child Health, Child Safety, Day Care
DiNardo, Cathy – School Business Affairs, 1996
Discusses what school business officials should know concerning environmental hazards in educational facilities, particularly bloodborne pathogens (Human Immunodeficiency Virus and Hepatitis B), lead in paint and water, and asbestos. The keys to managing environmental hazards are education and a knowledgeable inhouse employee or outside consultant…
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Asbestos, Consultants, Elementary Secondary Education
