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Stevens, Linda J.; Price, Marianne – Phi Delta Kappan, 1992
Educators will meet increasing numbers of children who are homeless, exposed to toxic substances, or infected with the HIV virus. The articles in this special section address the implications of these conditions for assessment, instruction, and administrative planning. Media-generated myths and misconceptions about the effects of these conditions…
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Agency Cooperation, Change Strategies, Child Abuse
General Accounting Office, Washington, DC. Resources, Community, and Economic Development Div. – 1993
This report by the United States General Accounting Office discusses federal, state, and local programs and activities to inspect for and address lead hazards in the nation's child care facilities and schools, and existing information on the extent and treatment of lead hazards in these facilities and schools. Federal agencies conduct numerous…
Descriptors: Day Care Centers, Early Childhood Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Programs
National Academy of Sciences - National Research Council, Washington, DC. – 1993
Adverse health effects from exposure to lead are now recognized to be among industrialized society's most important health problems. This report, prepared by the National Research Council's Committee on Measuring Lead Exposure in Critical Populations, concurs with new findings issued by the Centers for Disease Control which state that lead…
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Biochemistry, Child Health, Children
Comptroller General of the U.S., Washington, DC. – 1984
This report addresses implementation of the maternal and child health (MCH) services block grant. Information concerning implementation was gathered from 13 states. At least one state was selected in every standard federal region, and, in total, the 13 states accounted for approximately 45 percent of all block grant funds and an equivalent portion…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Block Grants, Children, Community Involvement

Anku, Vincent D.; Harris, John W. – Journal of Pediatrics, 1974
Descriptors: Diagnostic Tests, Exceptional Child Research, Lead Poisoning, Medical Case Histories
Armstrong, Mary Lee; And Others – 1978
The manual is designed to provide information to teachers, parents, and school administrators about health impaired children with medically diagnosed physical conditions. Definitions, common symptoms, incidence, age of onset, prognosis, most typical treatment, educational significance, educational adaptations, and symptoms to look out for are…
Descriptors: Allergy, Anemia, Asthma, Cancer
Rhode Island KIDS COUNT, Providence. – 2003
Noting that childhood lead poisoning is one of the most common preventable pediatric health problems, this report examines lead poisoning as a health problem to which infants and young children are most susceptible and as a housing problem directly related to a shortage of safe, affordable housing. The report details screening rates in Rhode…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Child Health, Children, Housing
McLaine, Pat; Gaitens, Joanna – 2001
This report details a national survey, conducted in 2000, to document changes since 1998 in policies and practices for case management and environmental investigation for lead poisoned children; the study also investigated the impact of the previous national survey in precipitating change. Participating in the survey were program directors or…
Descriptors: Caseworker Approach, Child Health, Children, Environmental Influences
Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC. Office of Children's Health Protection. – 1998
Through their environments, children are exposed to a wide variety of substances that pose a risk to their health. This yearbook provides information to the public on the activities of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to protect children from environmental hazards, including the latest information on the unique threats of environmental…
Descriptors: Asthma, At Risk Persons, Cancer, Child Health

Milar, Christopher R.; And Others – American Journal of Mental Deficiency, 1980
Two groups of children, 12 to 30 months (N=14) and 31 to 78 months (N=12), showing increased lead burden were compared to a sample matched for age, sex, and socioeconomic status but evincing no increased lead burden. For the younger children, significant deficits in maternal IQ and quality of the caregiving environment were associated with…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Exceptional Child Research, Family Environment, Identification

Cooper, Kathleen – Alternatives Journal, 2002
Reports on sources of lead contamination in the environment of children. Proposes some solutions and presents statistics that relate poverty and lead contamination. (DDR)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Environmental Education, Foreign Countries, Futures (of Society)
Roberson, Glenda F. – 1994
This paper discusses eight precepts that parents, educators, and society as a whole should follow to ensure that children in the United States enjoy a safe and secure environment. These proactive principles declare that: (1) every baby born in our country has the right to adequate health care; (2) guns, knives, and other potential weapons must not…
Descriptors: Caregiver Role, Child Health, Child Safety, Child Welfare
Harshbarger, Mary E. – 1978
A variety of causes have been suggested for hyperactivity: anoxia and other adverse birth conditions, genetic factors, delayed maturation, maternal smoking and drinking during pregnancy, interaction of temperament and environment, lead poisoning, radiation stress, allergy and food additives, and deprivation of required stimulation. Treatments…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Drug Therapy, Educational Programs, Elementary Education
Guthrie, Anne M.; McLaine, Pat – 1999
Policy and practice for screening children for lead poisoning have dominated the dialogue about the health care system's role in lead poisoning prevention, with little attention directed to how the health care system responds to a lead-poisoned child once identified. This report details a study of the case management and environmental…
Descriptors: Caseworker Approach, Child Health, Children, Environmental Influences

Tsuji, Leonard J. S.; Nieboer, Evert; Karagatzides, Jim D. – Journal of American Indian Education, 1999
A lead shot environmental education program using hands-on activities and public information displays was directed toward adult Cree of Mushkegowuk Territory, Ontario (Canada). Of 47 participants at the beginning of the study, 7 thought lead shot was detrimental to animals, the environment, and people. After program implementation, all…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Attitude Change, Canada Natives, Community Involvement