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Education Commission of the States, Denver, CO. – 1979
Because ill-clothed, sick, or hungry migrant children learn poorly, the Task Force has emphasized the migrant health situation in 1979. Migrant workers have a 33% shorter life expectancy, a 25% higher infant mortality rate, and a 25% higher death rate from tuberculosis and other communicable diseases than the national average. Common among…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Child Abuse, Child Neglect, Communicable Diseases
REICHERT, JOHN L.; AND OTHERS – 1966
THE FOURTH EDITION OF A GUIDE FIRST PUBLISHED IN 1940 OUTLINES IMPORTANT FEATURES OF AN ACCEPTABLE SCHOOL HEALTH PROGRAM. HEALTH EDUCATION IS DEFINED AS AN APPLIED SCIENCE CONCERNED WITH MAN'S UNDERSTANDING OF HIMSELF IN RELATION TO HEALTH MATTERS IN A CHANGING SOCIETY. SUGGESTIONS ARE GIVEN FOR DEVELOPING A HEALTH EDUCATION CURRICULUM. POLICIES…
Descriptors: Communicable Diseases, Curriculum Development, Dental Health, Disabilities
GRAHMA, A. BRUCE, ED. – 1967
IN ORDER TO PROVIDE BOTH CLINICIAN AND INVESTIGATOR WITH A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF THE PROBLEMS, CAUSES, IDENTIFICATION, AND HANDLING OF SENSORINEURAL HEARING LOSSES, THE HENRY FORD HOSPITAL INVITED INVESTIGATORS IN PSYCHOACOUSTICS, OTIOLOGY, OTONEUROLOGY, PHSIOLOGY, AND AUDIOLOGY TO SHARE THEIR RESEARCH AND CLINICAL FINDINGS. THE RESULTING 40…
Descriptors: Audiometric Tests, Auditory Discrimination, Auditory Evaluation, Auditory Perception
Radford City Schools, VA.
The guide is one of a series developed in a pilot project to integrate career education concepts with subject matter in secondary grades. The units are designed to reveal career orientation aspects of traditional topics within five major subject areas: English, social studies, mathematics, science, and health and physical education. The lesson…
Descriptors: Air Pollution, Career Education, Curriculum Guides, Dentistry
Reggio, Kathryn D. – 1977
Individualized health incentive program modules were developed for students having severe physical disabilities. Their needs fell into these categories: lack of function of the involuntary nervous system; paralysis or lack of feeling; bracing or confinement to a wheelchair; muscular weakness; arm and joint immobility; prosthetic limbs; brittle…
Descriptors: Counseling Instructional Programs, Disease Control, Elementary Secondary Education, Family Health
Kogan, Leonard S.; And Others – 1976
The DIPOV Index as an indicator of "the state of the child" in various ecological settings is examined in a study based on extensive interviews with mothers or mother-surrogates of children aged 1 to 10. Several hundred households were sampled in two upstate New York counties with strongly contrasting DIPOV Indices. Developed as an…
Descriptors: Census Figures, Child Welfare, Demography, Environmental Research
Florida's Health, 1976
This collection of articles on the Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS), drawn from a southeastern regional symposium on the subject, summarizes much of what is known about the occurrence of SIDS, including current information about its causes. The background of state action in Florida is reviewed, with emphasis on the need for increased public and…
Descriptors: Agency Role, Community Health Services, Conferences, Counseling
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Slesnick, Irwin L. – Science Teacher, 1988
Focuses on public education about the acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) epidemic. Discusses the problems of a second epidemic of fear and anxiety. Presents several questions for classroom discussion and analysis of the public fear of AIDS. Gives some statistics highlighting misinformation about AIDS. (CW)
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Biological Sciences, Controversial Issues (Course Content), Disease Control
Chan, Connie S. – 1997
There has been a widespread perception that Asian Americans are at lower risk for HIV infection and other sexually transmitted diseases than the population as a whole. This report assesses the knowledge of Asian American adolescents about AIDS and their sexual behaviors and explores whether there is a difference between a Cambodian group (half the…
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Adolescents, Asian American Students, Asian Americans
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Bernstorf, Elaine D.; Burk, Kenneth W. – Journal of Research in Music Education, 1996
Examines the vocal demands of teaching in a noisy environment for elementary vocal music teachers. Uses the Voice Conservation Index (VCI), a 31-item self-report scale, to collect data on vocal stress. Correlates this data with other factors including years spent in teaching and teaching schedule. (MJP)
Descriptors: Acoustical Environment, Applied Music, Elementary Education, Music Education
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Galinsky, Ellen – Young Children, 1990
Addresses a number of arguments against government involvement in child care. Advocates carefully delimiting the involvement of government in child care. (BB)
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Communicable Diseases, Day Care, Early Childhood Education
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Academic Medicine, 1989
Association of American Medical Colleges' reports concerning Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome include "Policy Guidelines for Addressing HIV [human immunodeficiency virus] Infection in the Academic Medical Community" and "The HIV Epidemic and Medical Education." (MSE)
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Disease Control, Graduate Medical Students, Health Programs
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Journal of Dental Education, 1992
An unidentified dental student who tested positive for the Human Immunodeficiency Virus offers a personal perspective on the emotions, concerns, and considerations of a seropositive student. He outlines the process by which he made decisions concerning his situation and describes the response of family, fellow students, and dental school…
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Administrative Policy, Administrator Attitudes, Case Studies
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Cohen, William S.; And Others – Journal of School Health, 1992
Presents testimony by representatives from several federal agencies and one national organization (W. S. Cohen, C. Levin, P. Vidmar, J. M. McGinnis, L. J. Kolbe, B. J. Nelsen, D. Ravitch, and M. Corry). (SM)
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Child Health, Disease Control, Early Intervention
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Rozik-Rosen, Atara; Atlas, Shalom – Educational Media International, 1994
Describes the Israeli program, Support for Children Confined by Illness (TLALIM), which uses audiotapes, videotapes, and personal computers to enable sick children to keep up with their school work. The characteristics of persons needed to teach sick children and an outline of the teacher training program are given. (KRN)
Descriptors: Audiotape Recordings, Child Health, Children, Computer Assisted Instruction
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