NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Showing 61 to 75 of 1,182 results Save | Export
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Cynthia F. DiCarlo; Katie E. Cherry; Margaret-Mary Sulentic Dowell; Loren D. Marks – Child & Youth Care Forum, 2024
Background: In March 2020, the rapid spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) resulted in lockdowns of schools and businesses alike across the United States. For working parents of preschool age children, the forced closure of child care centers created a unique situation where parents suddenly become the major source of daily care and education…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Parent Attitudes, Childrens Attitudes
UK Department for Education, 2021
At every stage since the start of the pandemic, decisions across education and care have been informed by the scientific and medical evidence -- both on the risks of COVID-19 infection, transmission and illness, and on the known risks to children and young people not attending school and college -- balancing public health and education…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, School Closing, Government Role
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Social Studies and the Young Learner, 2021
Even before the first U.S. death from the mysterious, new coronavirus, Dr. Kizzmekia S. Corbett and Dr. Barney Graham were in a race against the clock. In 2020, they were research team members at the National Institutes of Health's (NIH's) Vaccine Research Center in Bethesda, Maryland. This article shares 3 sidebars about Dr. Corbett and vaccine…
Descriptors: Immunization Programs, Death, COVID-19, Pandemics
New Jersey Department of Education, 2021
Local Education Agencies (LEA) must plan to provide full-day, full-time, in-person instruction and operations for the 2021-2022 school year. The New Jersey Department of Education (NJDOE) and New Jersey Department of Health (NJDOH) worked collaboratively to develop the following guidance to operationalize that goal. This guidance includes a range…
Descriptors: School Safety, Public Health, COVID-19, Immunization Programs
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Eshak, Tarek B.; Parker, Lauren; Chiu, Yung-Chen; Isadore, Kyesha M.; Zhai, Yusen; Banerjee, Rhea; Conyers, Liza M. – Rehabilitation Research, Policy, and Education, 2022
Purpose: The role of rehabilitation counseling in addressing major public health issues is an emerging area in the field. Despite higher rates of disease burden among currently or formerly incarcerated people, the syndemic effects of incarceration has received little attention. This article outlines how to think of incarceration from a syndemic…
Descriptors: Rehabilitation Counseling, Counselor Role, Public Health, Institutionalized Persons
UK Department for Education, 2022
At every stage since the start of the pandemic, decisions across education and childcare have been informed by the scientific and medical evidence -- both on the risks of coronavirus (COVID-19) infection, transmission and illness, and on the known risks to children and young people not attending education settings -- balancing public health and…
Descriptors: Evidence, COVID-19, Pandemics, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Vo, Anh V.; Majnoonian, Araz; Ni, Jessica; Garfein, Richard S.; Wishard Guerra, Alison; Fielding-Miller, Rebecca – Journal of School Health, 2023
Background: Case investigation and contact tracing (CI/CT) are important public health tools to interrupt COVID-19 transmission. Our study aims to understand how parents and school staff perceive COVID-19 CI/CT. Methods: Using a mixed methods approach, we distributed a community survey and conducted 15 focus group discussions (FGDs) in English and…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Disease Control, Parents
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
LaVanway, Ann Jenkin – American Journal of Sexuality Education, 2023
Sex education has long been a controversial topic in the United States in terms of both policy and practice. A lack of consensus on the implementation of sex education, its content, and its participants continues to be a concern for equitable inclusion of all young people and their sexual and emotional health as a result. Current policy guidance…
Descriptors: Sex Education, Program Evaluation, Curriculum, Educational Policy
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Henry, Brandy F. – Health Education & Behavior, 2020
Incarcerated people are at disproportionately high risk of contracting COVID-19. Prisons are epicenters for COVID-19 transmission, including to the community. High rates of preexisting health conditions, limited access to quality health care, and inability to social distance make it impossible to reduce the impact of COVID-19 in prisons. Due to a…
Descriptors: Correctional Institutions, Institutionalized Persons, Public Policy, Disease Control
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Edwards, America L.; Sellnow, Timothy L.; Sellnow, Deanna D.; Iverson, Joel; Parrish, Adam; Dritz, Steve – Communication Education, 2021
This study focuses on the critical role instructional communication plays in effective risk and crisis communication. More specifically, we examined efforts made by the United States' swine industry to teach biosecurity practices in response to the African Swine Fever virus, a highly contagious novel disease. To do so, researchers interviewed 14…
Descriptors: Communities of Practice, Communicable Diseases, Public Health, Health Education
Hao, Winona – National Association of State Boards of Education, 2020
By April 15, 20 states had ordered child care centers to close in the wake of COVID-19, with exceptions for programs serving the children of essential workers such as health care professionals. Other states modified regulations, with some reducing class sizes to 10 or fewer. Especially for struggling providers, the emergency presents real…
Descriptors: Child Caregivers, Disease Control, Epidemiology, Public Health
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Maria Ferrara; Elisa Langiano; Maurizio Esposito; Giuseppina Lo Moro; Rosalia Lombardi; Pia Vuolanto; Elisabetta De Vito – Health Education Research, 2024
The VAX-TRUST project addresses vaccine hesitancy in seven European countries with a systematic and evidence-based approach. Interventions, targeting healthcare professionals, draw from behavioural and social theories. A checklist, inspired by the TIDieR (Template for Intervention Description and Replication), ensures a detailed description of…
Descriptors: Trust (Psychology), Immunization Programs, Public Health, Program Descriptions
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Sachdeva, Ruchika – American Journal of Health Education, 2022
Background: COVID-19 pandemic has been a global health threat since December 2019. It has brought the world to a standstill. The development of a vaccine has sparked great hope among all the individuals across the globe. Purpose: This study aimed to measure the perceived risks and benefits associated with the COVID-19 vaccines and to develop a…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Immunization Programs, Disease Control
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Fumurescu, Ana – History of Education Quarterly, 2022
By the end of the nineteenth century, social hygiene was a topic of great importance for states experiencing fears of national degeneration. The health of children was of particular concern, as it was thought to reflect the future health of the nation. Although this prompted nation-states like France, Germany, the United Kingdom, and the United…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational History, Child Health, Hygiene
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Yazel, Lisa; Bishop, Charity; Britt, Hannah – American Journal of Health Education, 2022
Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has affected the public health profession as a whole, but there is little evidence of the effects on the health education specialist (HES) field. Early publications show that HES shifted and adapted to COVID-19 priorities, but there is no data to track this over time. Purpose: The purpose of this study was to…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Health Education, Specialists
Pages: 1  |  2  |  3  |  4  |  5  |  6  |  7  |  8  |  9  |  10  |  11  |  ...  |  79