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Ineichen, Bernard – Biology and Human Affairs, 1979
Summarizes results of European studies relating the health of occupants to their type of dwelling, with particular emphasis on those people living in high-rise apartment buildings in England. (CS)
Descriptors: Anthropology, Biology, Building Design, Health Conditions
Shideler, Larry – American School & University, 2001
Discusses the benefits that schools and universities can derive when they emphasize health and safety in their cleaning practices. Use of the Cleaning for Health and Safety program to reduce or eliminate potentially harmful products and processes and lower absenteeism, illness, and injury is discussed.(GR)
Descriptors: Cleaning, Elementary Secondary Education, Health Conditions, Postsecondary Education
Wilson, Robin – Chronicle of Higher Education, 2001
Describes how at the University of Maryland at College Park, language professors say mold growing in their offices is not only destructive to morale, but also endangers their health. (EV)
Descriptors: College Faculty, Health Conditions, Higher Education, Occupational Safety and Health
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Hubley, Anita M.; Wagner, Shannon – Social Indicators Research, 2004
This study examined whether Forms A and B of the Multidimensional Health Locus of Control Scale (MHLCS) are parallel by comparing (a) mean performance on the internal, powerful others, and chance subscales, (b) the internal consistency and one-week test-retest reliability estimates for each of the subscales, (c) the intercorrelations among the…
Descriptors: Measures (Individuals), Reliability, Health Conditions, Factor Analysis
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Krouse, Susan Applegate; Andrews, Margaret M. – American Indian Culture and Research Journal, 2005
An insight on a small convenience sample of urban Indians elders in the Rochester, New York, area who are active in the local Native community is presented. Many of the elders enjoy a high degree of physical, mental, and emotional well-being, despite some chronic health conditions and their strong extended family support network, involvement in…
Descriptors: Family Support, Urban American Indians, Health Conditions, Family (Sociological Unit)
Travis, Linda A.; Boerner, Kathrin; Reinhardt, Joann P.; Horowitz, Amy – Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness, 2004
This article reports on a study that explored the prevalence and predictors of functional disability that are due to visual problems as opposed to functional disability that is due to other health problems. It also discusses the implications for psychosocial and rehabilitative interventions that target different types of disability. (Contains 5…
Descriptors: Older Adults, Visual Impairments, Incidence, Predictor Variables
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Hurd, Michael; Kapteyn, Arie – Journal of Human Resources, 2003
A positive relationship between socioeconomic status and health has been observed over many populations and many time periods. One of the factors mediating this relation is the institutional environment in which people function. We consider longitudinal data from two countries with very different institutional environments, the United States and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Relationship, Socioeconomic Status, Health Conditions
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Lasecki, Kim; Olympia, Daniel; Clark, Elaine; Jenson, William; Heathfield, Lora Tuesday – School Psychology Quarterly, 2008
Treatment and management of chronic disease processes on children occurs across multiple settings, placing demands for consultation and expertise on school personnel, including school psychologists. One such chronic condition in children is type I diabetes. Children with type I insulin dependent diabetes mellitus exhibit high rates of…
Descriptors: Intervention, School Psychologists, Health Conditions, Diabetes
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Moos, Rudolf H.; Brennan, Penny L.; Schutte, Kathleen K.; Moos, Bernice S. – International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 2006
This study examined how older adults cope with negative life events in health, interpersonal, and financial/work domains and whether common stress and coping processes hold across these three domains. On three occasions, older adults identified the most severe negative event they faced in the last year and described how they appraised and coped…
Descriptors: Coping, Older Adults, Experience, Anxiety
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Feld, Sheila; Dunkle, Ruth E.; Schroepfer, Tracy; Shen, Huei-Wern – International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 2006
Factors influencing expansion of instrumental activities of daily living (IADL) caregiver networks beyond the spouse/partner were studied, using data from the Asset and Health Dynamics among the Oldest Old (AHEAD) nationally representative sample of American elders (ages 70 and older). Analyses were based on 427 Black and White couples in which…
Descriptors: Older Adults, Spouses, Caregivers, Daily Living Skills
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Eaton, Danice K.; Marx, Eva; Bowie, Sara E. – Journal of School Health, 2007
Background: US schools employ an estimated 6.7 million workers and are thus an ideal setting for employee wellness programs. This article describes the characteristics of school employee wellness programs in the United States, including state-, district-, and school-level policies and programs. Methods: The Centers for Disease Control and…
Descriptors: Health Promotion, Health Conditions, Employee Assistance Programs, Wellness
Obeng, Letitia E. – CERES, 1975
All countries require an ample supply of water for agricultural and industrial uses. Most have sufficient water supplies, but availability and accessibility vary. With the development of water irrigation systems, health conditions often deteriorate. The author recommends a water management program to control quality and quantity of available…
Descriptors: Agriculture, Conservation (Environment), Health Conditions, Industry
Huebner, Al – Edcentric, 1974
An analysis of the nation's health care systems and their brutal effects on poor children. (Editor)
Descriptors: Children, Educationally Disadvantaged, Elementary Education, Health Conditions
Bray, Howard – Appalachia, 1969
Descriptors: Child Development, Educational Improvement, Federal Programs, Food Service
SCHOONOVER, ROBERT A. – 1967
THIS PUBLICATION DISCUSSES IN DEPTH THE PROBLEM OF WATER POLLUTION AS SEEN BY THE FLORIDA STATE BOARD OF HEALTH. DOMESTIC SEWAGE, INDUSTRIAL WASTES, AND ALLEVIATION ACTIVITIES OF THE STATE BOARD OF HEALTH AND COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENTS ARE DESCRIBED. SIX APPENDIXES PRESENT CORRESPONDENCE AND REPORTS REGARDING THE PROBLEM. THIS IS AN ISSUE OF…
Descriptors: Community Health Services, Health, Health Conditions, Health Services
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