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Naude, H.; Pretorius, E. – Early Child Development and Care, 2003
The effects of asthma medication on the cognitive and psychosocial functioning of primary school children with asthma are investigated. A questionnaire survey was conducted in a primary school in Stellenbosch (South Africa) with a population of six hundred and thirty-five students. Among these students, fifty-nine asthmatic children were…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Time Management, Short Term Memory, Diseases
Simoni, Jane M.; Martone, Maria G.; Kerwin, Joseph F. – Journal of Counseling Psychology, 2002
Survey interviews with 230 predominantly African American and Puerto Rican low-income women who were living with HIV/AIDS in New York City revealed high levels of spirituality and spiritually based coping with HIV. Both spirituality indicators positively correlated with the frequency of receipt of HIV-related social support; they were negatively…
Descriptors: Drug Use, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Religious Factors, Psychological Patterns
Morrison, Sharon D.; Howard, Rosalyn; Hardy, Christina; Stinson, Betria – International Electronic Journal of Health Education, 2005
Girls and young women are bearing the heaviest burden of the rising HIV epidemic in the English-speaking Caribbean. Previous research has highlighted the importance of understanding geographical and sociocultural factors in the spread of HIV among this population. This paper reports an exploratory case study which assessed the role of social…
Descriptors: Trust (Psychology), Focus Groups, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Friendship
Zimmerman, Joy, Comp. – 1995
This guide lists resource materials that address agricultural occupational injuries and diseases and their prevention. Many of the entries were derived from the AGRICOLA database produced by the National Agricultural Library and include journal articles, books, government reports, training materials, and audiovisual materials. The first section…
Descriptors: Accident Prevention, Agricultural Laborers, Agricultural Occupations, Agricultural Safety
Velasco Mondragon, Hector Eduardo; And Others – 1996
As the economic integration of Mexico and the United States intensifies, so does the cross-migration of labor forces. Subsequently, when migrant workers or their families become ill, health care is often disjointed and suboptimal. Binational health data exchange among providers of health care becomes essential. GUAPA (incorporating the first three…
Descriptors: Access to Health Care, Data Processing, Demonstration Programs, Disease Control
World Bank, Washington, DC. – 1996
This report examines the outcomes of economic reform in Uganda and defines issues that Uganda must address in medium- and long-term strategies for poverty reduction. With a per capita income of approximately $220, Uganda is one of the poorest countries in the world. Its economy and social indicators bear the marks of nearly 15 years of political…
Descriptors: Agribusiness, Census Figures, Change Strategies, Child Health
National Center for Education in Maternal and Child Health, Arlington, VA. – 1997
Materials included in this annotated bibliography cover topics related to child care and children with special health needs. Included are 68 resources that address: (1) the Americans with Disabilities Act and implications for child care; (2) nutrition of children with special health needs specific to the child care setting; (3) materials for…
Descriptors: Accessibility (for Disabled), Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Child Health, Day Care Centers
Slattery, Monica – 1992
A rationale for determining what evaluations of AIDS education programs should assess is outlined. The rationale is based in: educational theory with a distinction made between knowing and understanding and an emphasis on helping learners understand the concepts being taught; and teacher development literature and theories, with assessment of…
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Disease Control, Educational Assessment, Educational Theories
Northwest Territories Dept. of Education, Yellowknife. – 1988
This interim guide, a component of the Northwest Territories (Canada) School Health Program, contains instructional strategies, lesson plans, reproducibles, and teacher background materials for eighth grade classes. The material is organized around the three curriculum units: mental and emotional well-being, growth and development, and family…
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Curriculum Guides, Educational Objectives, Family Life Education
Massachusetts State Dept. of Public Health, Boston. – 1993
This volume of policies related to children with Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) or Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) describes appropriate ways to guarantee students' rights while maintaining public health, and answers questions for parents, educators, and caregivers. Section 1 presents policy guidelines for infants, toddlers, and…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Board of Education Policy, Confidentiality
American Association for World Health, Washington, DC. – 1987
Every two seconds somewhere in the world a child dies from a preventable disease. Millions lack access to safe drinking water. Smoking, alcoholism, and drug abuse are on the increase in developing nations. In the United States, experts estimate that one out of every ten people, a majority of them women and children, go to bed hungry, and the…
Descriptors: Cross Cultural Training, Developing Nations, Diseases, Foreign Countries
Pokorni, Judith L.; Kaufmann, Roxane K. – 1986
Written for trainers of day care staff, this guide provides help in communicating to day care personnel the information presented in "Health in Day Care: A Manual for Day Care Providers," originally developed by a division of the Massachusetts Department of Health and adapted for national use by the Georgetown University Child…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Child Caregivers, Child Health, Child Neglect
Louisiana State Dept. of Education, Baton Rouge. Div. of Academic Programs. – 1981
This curriculum guide is based on the Louisiana State Minimum Competencies for Health Education. This guide consists of extensive outlines of major content areas in health education with recommended activities to facilitate learning at specified levels. The content areas are: (1) communicable and noncommunicable disease; (2) consumer health; (3)…
Descriptors: Communicable Diseases, Consumer Education, Course Content, Drug Use
Joliet Junior Coll., IL. – 1980
A project revised the existing Occupational Safety Program at Joliet Junior College (JJC) to indicate an AAS degree option in Industrial Hygiene Technology (IHT). Its objectives were to (1) utilize, where possible, existing courses within the college's curricula; (2) align the structure of the proposed curriculum with accreditation/certification…
Descriptors: Allied Health Occupations, Associate Degrees, Core Curriculum, Course Descriptions
Philadelphia School District, PA. Office of Curriculum and Instruction. – 1980
This curriculum guide states health education program standards for schools in the Philadelphia School District. The major goal of the program, designed for students from grades 5-12, is to help students develop attitudes and practices that contribute to the maintenance of personal health. The "key competencies" listed in this guide should be used…
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Career Awareness, Competency Based Education, Consumer Education