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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
Comptroller General of the U.S., Washington, DC. – 1977
Presented is a report on the current status of implementation of the Presidential goal (made in 1971) to reduce by half the incidence of mental retardation by the end of this century. Major conclusions are as follows: no major agency of the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare (HEW) has been made responsible for seeing that the goal is put…
Descriptors: Administration, Elementary Secondary Education, Etiology, Federal Government
Hall, Anne; Martin, Anne; Zuccarini, Anna – 1996
Recognizing that many families might be unaware that their home may contain lead hazards, the United States Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 issued a grant to the University of Illinois-Chicago to develop a model curriculum for junior high school students on the risks of lead in the home and environment. This integrated seven-lesson unit…
Descriptors: Audiotape Cassettes, Child Health, Drama, Lead Poisoning
California State Dept. of Health Services, Berkeley. – 1998
In response to California's 1992 Lead-Safe Schools Protection Act, the state's Department of Health Services conducted a study of the extent of lead contamination in paint, soil, and water in California schools. Data were collected in the field between 1995 and 1997. This report presents the study findings to the state legislature and makes…
Descriptors: Child Health, Child Safety, Day Care Centers, Early Childhood Education
Minnesota State Dept. of Health, St. Paul. – 2000
This manual was designed to assist Minnesota's schools in minimizing the consumption of lead in drinking water by students and staff. It offers step-by-step instructions for testing and reducing lead in drinking water. The manual answers: Why is lead a health concern? How are children exposed to lead? Why is lead a special concern for schools? How…
Descriptors: Child Health, Child Safety, Drinking Water, Elementary Secondary Education

Novick, Robert E. – Social Education, 1972
Descriptors: Case Studies, Community Health Services, Disease Control, Disease Incidence
Lipnickey, Susan Cross – Health Education (Washington D.C.), 1981
Each year approximately 200 children die of lead poisoning. Especially vulnerable to the toxic effects of lead poisoning are the nervous system, kidneys, and the bones. Physiological effects of lead on the school-age child, screening processes, and roles of school personnel in dealing with suspected victims of lead poisoning are discussed. (JN)
Descriptors: Child Neglect, Health Education, Lead Poisoning, Minority Group Children

Children Today, 1989
Summarizes results of reports and resources concerning the reform of social welfare policy. Focuses on a profile of Indiana children, hospital policies and programs designed to meet the psychosocial needs of hospitalized children and their families, a senior center/latchkey program, and lead poisoning prevention. (BB)
Descriptors: After School Programs, Child Welfare, Elementary Education, Family Programs

Ornstein, Allan C. – Theory into Practice, 1994
Problems relating to school environment and building concerns eat up school budgets and negatively influence the overall fiscal condition of school districts. The article examines three issues impacting on school finance for the 1990s: environmental hazards (asbestos, radon, lead, electromagnetic fields, and air quality), school infrastructure…
Descriptors: Air Pollution, Asbestos, Educational Environment, Educational Finance

Martin, Danny – Journal of Environmental Health, 1991
Catalogued is the diversity of lead contaminated sources which, only recently, have been acknowledged as the principal producers of devastating toxic effects, particularly among children, despite only low-level exposure to these sources. A multifaceted approach in the effort to correct this serious health hazard to children is presented. (JJK)
Descriptors: Community Action, Environmental Education, Environmental Standards, Hazardous Materials
Gursky, Daniel – Teacher Magazine, 1991
Many teachers unknowingly breathe air and drink water with low levels of harmful material. Exposure over the years may present significant health risks. This article examines the problems of indoor air pollution, pesticides, asbestos, lead in drinking water, and radon. Each section includes sources for further information. (SM)
Descriptors: Air Pollution, Asbestos, Environmental Standards, Guidelines

Minder, Barbara; Das-Smaal, Edith A.; Orlebeke, Jacob F. – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1998
A study that investigated the relationships between exposure to lead and memory and attention in 313 boys (ages 9-12) in special-education schools in the Netherlands found blood-lead levels were higher in children with lower socioeconomic status and those with more hand-to-mouth behavior but did not influence cognitive factors. (Author/CR)
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Disorders, Attention Span, Cognitive Ability, Elementary Education
Tesman, Johanna Rich; Hills, Amanda – Social Policy Report, 1994
This report presents an overview of research on childhood lead exposure and poisoning, and the related social issues. The report first summarizes the history of lead poisoning and its prevalence in the United States, and discusses the basis for recent changes in guidelines for lead exposure by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC). The report then…
Descriptors: Animal Behavior, Attention Deficit Disorders, Behavior Disorders, Child Health
Thomas, Nancy G., Ed. – Social Policy Report, 1994
This quarterly publication presents scholarly developmental research results pertaining to social and public policies which affect children. The first issue in the 1994 volume examines "Children's Changing Access to Resources: A Historical Perspective" (Donald Hernandez). This report focuses on changes in the American family's finances,…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Children, Coping, Family Structure
Institute for Educational Leadership, Washington, DC. – 1991
This report presents the proceedings of a consortium at which leading developmental neuroscientists from across the United States and Canada met at Johns Hopkins University to explore the relationship between children's health and learning and to propose policy changes. Early brain development and its relationship to intelligence, learning, and…
Descriptors: Brain, Child Health, Children, Cocaine