Purpose: This study examined the impact of published national physical activity (PA) and health guidelines, documents, and initiatives on the evolution of research on teaching K-12 physical education (PE) in U.S.A. from 1996 to October 2013. Methods: A total of 262 peer-reviewed, data-based journal articles meeting our inclusion and exclusion…

The author's first two years of teaching were filled with read alouds, eager faces, a-ha moments, and weekends stuck at home with cold after cold. No matter how quickly she bolted from students' incoming coughs and sneezes, come winter, she always seemed to get sick again and again. Thus, in this article, the author offers ways on how to spot,…

A discription of teaching activities and seeing distances makes it easier to prescribe correct lenses. (AP)

This new addition of a government pamphlet is a guide offering advice and information to new parents. Sections include: You and Your New Baby (handling the baby, care of the mother, feeding, etc.); First Weeks at Home (equipment, formula preparation, bathing, sleeping, crying, colic, etc.); After the First Weeks (temperament, "difficult" babies,…

An illustrated book describing sickle cell anemia, its symptoms, effects, and causes is presented. (CK)

In this article, the authors proposed a distillation and matching model (DMM) that describes how evidence-based treatment operations can be conceptualized at a lower order level of analysis than simply by their manuals. Also referred to as the "common elements" approach, this model demonstrates the feasibility of coding and identifying the…

This inventory contains summary abstracts of 305 current (1976-1987) non-bibliographic machine-readable databases and national health care data that have been created by public and private organizations throughout the United States. Each of the abstracts contains pertinent information on the sponsor or database, a description of the purpose and…

This is the report of House hearings on H.R. 17131, the "Youth Safety Act." and H.R. 17307, the "Youth Camp Safety Survey Act." The purpose of the "Youth Safety Act" is identified: to protect and safeguard the health and well-being of the youth of the nation attending camps by providing federal standards for safe operation of camps and federal…

Presented in this document are several articles concerning recommendations about the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (OSHA) and its implications for higher education. It is time for an educated look at facilities and programs and the beginning of plans which, in the long run, will bring colleges and universities into compliance with…

Presents a summary of findings of the Urban Institute's evaluation of Head Start experience with the health education curriculum guide "Healthy, That's Me" (developed for OCD), in 1972-73. Recommendations included expanded use of curriculum, revisions in materials, and more extensive teacher training. (ED)

This study guide is designed to accompany the American National Red Cross texts ADVANCED FIRST AID AND EMERGENCY CARE and STANDARD FIRST AID AND PERSONAL SAFETY. Part one serves as an introduction to first aid. The legal aspects of first aid are discussed along with a list of suggested first aid kit contents, and information on first aid books is…

This is a record of the first session of the House hearings on H. R. 763, a bill to provide for a study of the extent and enforcement of state laws and regulations governing the operation of youth camps. Included in the testimony are statements concerning the relative lack of state legislation on camp safety and personnel requirements; the…