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Lee, Helen; McCullough, Colleen – MDRC, 2016
Asthma is the leading chronic health condition among children in the United States and a major cause of childhood disability. It also disproportionately affects low-income and racial and ethnic minorities. Although a wide range of interventions have been implemented to improve asthma-related outcomes among socioeconomically disadvantaged and…
Descriptors: Diseases, Intervention, Outcomes of Treatment, Child Health
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Evans, Larry D.; Scott, Susan S.; Schulz, Eldon G. – Child Welfare, 2004
Comprehensive medical and mental health evaluations of children in foster care are recommended within 30 days of entering care. What constitutes a comprehensive evaluation has yet to be established. This study examines the need to include educational assessment as a component of the comprehensive evaluation. Rates of achievement and language…
Descriptors: Educational Assessment, Foster Care, Children, Mental Health
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Jones, Jerry G.; Garrett, Judy; Worthington, Toss – Journal of Child Sexual Abuse, 2004
A free videotape subscription series was utilized to increase the knowledge of general physicians in clinical practice about the medical evaluation of sexually abused children. Of the 65 physicians who requested the first tape, 39 (60%) completed it. Fourteen of the 39 physicians who completed the first tape (36%) completed the 5-tape series.…
Descriptors: Sexual Abuse, Child Abuse, Instructional Materials, Video Technology