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United Nations Children's Fund, New York, NY. – 1992
This publication discusses the effects of the physical environment on the maturation of children in developing nations. Part 1 examines the conceptual framework of a strategy for environmental improvement that includes the social, economic, and political underpinnings necessary for the success of such an approach. Part 2 discusses the quality of…
Descriptors: Adolescents, At Risk Persons, Child Health, Children
Whitley, Elizabeth B.; Skiles, Laura Lopater – 1992
This manual presents information about major causes of developmental disabilities, discusses strategies to prevent development disabilities, and identifies relevant resources and reference material. Introductory information defines developmental disabilities and prevention (under Virginia statutes). The first section considers causes prior to and…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adventitious Impairments, Child Abuse, Child Neglect
Kondo, Allan – 1992
The Family Life Education project in Fiji began in 1985 to deal with the problem of a high percentage of illegitimate births among teenage girls and a high incidence of sexually transmitted diseases. The project also hoped to foster the development of understanding and responsible attitudes and moral values in relation to sexual development and…
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Case Studies, Developing Nations, Drug Abuse
Austin, Martha, Ed.; Lynch, Regina, Ed. – 1983
A dual-language Navajo-English dictionary provides a chart of the Navajo kinship system, a two-page map of the Navajo Nation, and English equivalents for Navajo words in 46 linguistic and cultural categories. Included are words for: races (Indian and other ethnic groups); Navajo clans; age groups; Navajo ceremonies; body parts; sickness; clothing;…
Descriptors: American Indians, Animals, Bilingual Instructional Materials, Cultural Background
New York City Board of Education, Brooklyn, NY. Bureau of Curriculum Development. – 1983
Education is a process of adapting to change, and the rate of change is especially rapid in science today. This curriculum in human biology is an alternative to the New York State courses in general and Regents biology, and it has been designed to focus on change from the standpoint of the urban student. It is designed to provide students with…
Descriptors: Biology, Blood Circulation, Disease Control, Ecology
Oremland, Evelyn K. – 1986
(A division of labor model was applied in a study of the efforts to minimize health crises and maximize benefits of medical protocols in eight families, each with a hemophilic school-age boy. Subject families were studied for a 5-year period through participant-observer techniques including interviews with the children in their homes, with the…
Descriptors: Child Rearing, Childhood Attitudes, Decision Making, Diseases
Gonzalez-Mena, Janet – 1990
Intended for use in conjunction with videos illustrating key concepts and caregiving techniques, this guide focuses on how the daily routines of caring for infants and toddlers can become opportunities for promoting the child's learning and development and for deepening the relationship between child and caregiver. Special attention is given to…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Child Caregivers, Child Development, Child Health
Latanick, Maureen Rogan; Gallagher-Allred, Charlette R. – 1980
Nutrition is well-recognized as a necessary component of educational programs for physicians. This is to be valued in that of all factors affecting health in the United States, none is more important than nutrition. This can be argued from various perspectives, including health promotion, disease prevention, and therapeutic management. In all…
Descriptors: Biochemistry, Counseling Techniques, Dietetics, Disease Control
Latanick, Maureen Rogan; Allred, John B. – 1985
Nutrition is well-recognized as a necessary component of educational programs for physicians. This is to be valued in that of all factors affecting health in the United States, none is more important than nutrition. This can be argued from various perspectives, including health promotion, disease prevention, and therapeutic management. In all…
Descriptors: Athletics, Dietetics, Disease Control, Health Education
Alabama State Dept. of Education, Montgomery. – 1988
This curriculum guide supplements the Alabama "Health Education Course of Study," which offers a comprehensive planned sequential curriculum for grades K-12. The largest section of the guide consists of classroom activities which are tied to specific student outcomes. A list of materials needed to carry out the activities is provided.…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Communicable Diseases, Consumer Education, Curriculum Development
Russell, A. Yvonne, Ed.; Lusero, Gilberto T., Ed. – 1985
Papers presented, workshop discussions, and conference recommendations are collected in this report of a conference intended to review health needs along the United States-Mexico border and focus on what assistance might practically and realistically be given by the Carnegie Corporation and other private and public funders. Topics of discussion…
Descriptors: Agency Role, Biculturalism, Death, Diseases
Hobbs, Nicholas; And Others – 1983
The complex special needs of families with chronically ill children will be best met through the development of regionalized systems of care. A national program is proposed in the context of a generic definition of chronic childhood illness, emphasizing coordinated regional efforts which provide services as close to a child's home as possible. The…
Descriptors: Children, Delivery Systems, Diseases, Family Programs
Child Care Employee Project, Berkeley, CA. – 1984
Organized into three sections, these resource materials provide basic information for child caregivers about occupational hazards associated with child care work; personnel policies, staff burnout and environmental stressors; and employee rights. Contents of the first section include a general discussion of health and safety hazards in child care…
Descriptors: Child Caregivers, Child Safety, Day Care, Disease Control
New York State Education Dept., Albany. Regents External Degree Program. – 1982
A study guide for the Health Support Area II examination of the University of the State of New York Regents External Degree Program is presented. The examination tests the use of the nursing process to support the health of the client at risk for major health problems throughout the life cycle. Emphasis is placed on nursing actions related to…
Descriptors: Clinical Diagnosis, Developmental Stages, Diseases, Educational Objectives
Dunham, Nancy Cross – 1988
In November 1987, a task force met to review the major organizational, structural, and policy-related issues for health care administration professionals related to the growing impact of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) on the health care delivery system and to make recommendations on the training needs of persons within the health care…
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Administrator Education, Community Health Services, Disease Control
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