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California State Dept. of Education, Sacramento. Child Nutrition and Food Distribution Div. – 1995
New research has found a clear connection between nutrition and learning. This document highlights the importance of good nutrition in preparing children to learn and identifies California schools' crucial role in building healthy eating habits. The role of nutrition services in a comprehensive school health system--including the development of a…
Descriptors: Child Health, Cognitive Development, Comprehensive School Health Education, Elementary Secondary Education
Grant, James P. – 1993
This document is a summary of a report that argues that despite all the problems of the post cold war world, the means are now at hand to end mass malnutrition, preventable disease, and widespread illiteracy among the world's children at an estimated cost of $25 billion per year in additional aid to developing nations. To give this cause priority,…
Descriptors: Child Health, Childhood Needs, Childrens Rights, General Education
Ounce of Prevention Fund. – 1994
This report examines the expansion of Head Start programs to include children from birth to age 3. The report notes that high-quality, comprehensive programs for families and young children have demonstrated their effectiveness in helping families raise healthy, confident, curious children and, by providing support to parents, increasing parents'…
Descriptors: Child Health, Day Care, Federal Programs, Financial Support
Pueschel, Siegfried M., Ed.; Linakis, James G., Ed.; Anderson, Angela C., Ed. – 1996
The magnitude of childhood lead poisoning has been inexplicably neglected by modern medicine and by legislators. However, since the 1970s, increased attention has been focused on lead poisoning, and advances have been made in several areas, including understanding of the neurodevelopmental and behavioral ramifications of lead poisoning, and…
Descriptors: Child Development, Child Health, Federal Legislation, Lead Poisoning
I Am Your Child Foundation, Beverly Hills, CA. – 2000
Noting the importance of early experiences for the healthy growth and development of children, these three videotapes for parents explore children's health and nutrition, literacy, and safety. Each videotape is 20-25 minutes long. The first video, "Your Healthy Baby," presents information parents need on children's health and nutrition.…
Descriptors: Child Health, Child Rearing, Child Safety, Children
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Nicklas, Theresa A.; And Others – Journal of Health Education, 1994
Provides an overview of the Child and Adolescent Trial for Cardiovascular Health (CATCH) Eat Smart School Nutrition Program, an elementary school health promotion program. The article examines components of the CATCH kitchen visits and intervention materials, including the School Meal Program Guide, Fat and Sodium Criteria, Recipe File Box, Vendor…
Descriptors: Breakfast Programs, Cardiovascular System, Child Health, Dietetics
Natenshon, Abigail H. – Our Children, 2000
Discusses the role of families and schools in preventing eating disorders in children and adolescents, explaining that eating disorders are not just about food, but rather a misuse of food to resolve emotional problems; describing various primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention methods; and offering strategies for educators (activism and…
Descriptors: Child Health, Eating Disorders, Elementary Secondary Education, Females
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Barroso, Cristina S.; McCullum-Gomez, Christine; Hoelscher, Deanna M.; Kelder, Steven H.; Murray, Nancy G. – Journal of School Health, 2005
School-based programs offer an efficient means of promoting the health of a large number of children. The Coordinated Approach to Child Health (CATCH) program was designed to decrease risk factors for chronic disease in elementary school children and includes separate coordinated interventions for child nutrition services, physical education (PE),…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Child Health, Risk, Nutrition
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Howard, Susan; Reeves, Sue – Health Education Journal, 2005
Objective: To investigate the role of snack foods in the diets of adolescents in relation to recommendations. Design: A quantitative study whereby the food intakes of 28 adolescents aged 11-14 years were recorded for three consecutive days. Setting: A secondary school in South West London. Methods: Food intake was recorded using food diaries and…
Descriptors: Health Promotion, Early Adolescents, Eating Habits, Diaries
Forry, Nicole; Vick, Jessica; Halle, Tamara – Child Trends, 2009
Measures of quality are now in widespread use across states as part of quality improvement initiatives. For example, many states are currently using global measures of quality that were first developed for research and practice purposes (such as the Environmental Rating Scales) in their Quality Rating Systems (QRSs). Although global quality…
Descriptors: School Readiness, Early Childhood Education, Disabilities, Rating Scales
Mulheron, Joyal; Vonasek, Kara – NGA Center for Best Practices, 2009
Studies show that childhood obesity has reached epidemic proportions in the United States. Today, more than 23 million American children--or nearly one in every three--are overweight or obese. If childhood obesity is left unaddressed, a generation of individuals could face health, social, and economic challenges that promise to stress government…
Descriptors: Obesity, Prevention, Children, Child Health
Stone, Michael K. – Canadian Journal of Environmental Education, 2007
This paper complements Fritjof Capra's paper in this issue, "Sustainable Living, Ecological Literacy, and the Breath of Life." It explores how concepts essential to ecological literacy can also guide strategies for overcoming barriers to introducing integrated, multidisciplinary pedagogy into school curricula. It examines how the crisis…
Descriptors: Experiential Learning, Interdisciplinary Approach, Barriers, Educational Strategies
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Blom-Hoffman, Jessica – Psychology in the Schools, 2007
Rates of childhood overweight have reached epidemic proportions (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 2001), and schools have been called on to play a role in the prevention of this medical condition. This article describes a multiyear health promotion effort--the Athletes in Service fruit and vegetable (F&V) promotion program--which…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, Health Promotion, Kindergarten, Grade 3
Riedel-Lester, Priscilla – 1993
Three modules address the objectives and services of the nutrition part of the health services component of the Head Start program. The planning of the nutrition services involves the following issues: (1) identifying the nutritional needs and problems of the children and the families; (2) meeting the daily nutritional needs of the children; (3)…
Descriptors: Child Health, Community Involvement, Health Promotion, Nutrition
Tufts Univ., Medford, MA. Center on Hunger, Poverty and Nutrition Policy. – 1994
New findings about child nutrition and cognitive development indicate that undernourished children are typically fatigued and uninterested in their social environments. Such children are less likely to establish relationships or to explore and learn from their surroundings. Undernourished children are also more susceptible to illness and, thus,…
Descriptors: Anemia, Breakfast Programs, Child Development, Child Health
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