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George Washington Univ., Washington, DC. Inst. for Educational Leadership. – 1977
This document presents the program transcripts of a weekly series broadcast by member stations of National Public Radio. The program focuses on food in the schools. It addresses the following issues: plate waste in Chicago and Dallas; banning junk food and vending machines; the results of a vending machine junk food ban in West Virginia;…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Food, Food Standards, Health Conditions
Download full textTexas State Dept. of Health Resources, Austin. – 1972
The Texas Migrant Health Project under the State Department of Health aims to: (1) promote and improve medical, dental, and public health services for the domestic agricultural worker and his dependents and (2) encourage and support migrant efforts to participate in and be responsible for personal and family health. During 1969-70, the state was…
Descriptors: Agricultural Laborers, Annual Reports, Health Needs, Immunization Programs
Patel, Mahesh, Ed. – 1994
Using data primarily from United Nations Statistical Yearbooks, but from other sources as well, this Atlas provides an overview, in graphical form, of issues affecting children in Africa. Some of the issues covered, such as immunization, affect children directly. Others, such as economic progress, are included because they form part of the…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Child Health, Children, Elementary Education
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Select Committee on Hunger. – 1986
The Domestic Task Force of the House Select Committee on Hunger met to hear testimony on women and hunger in Appalachia and on food assistance programs and legislation, including H.R. 2100, the 1985 farm bill. Introductory remarks by task force members outline the bill's food assistance provisions, which include increased funding for food stamp…
Descriptors: Childhood Needs, Community Programs, Economic Factors, Eligibility
Fosburg, Linda B.; And Others – 1984
In 1977, a longitudinal study was initiated to assess the effectiveness of health services provided by Head Start. The study provided for 10 domains: pediatric health examinations, health history recordings, dental evaluation, anthropometric assessment, diet and nutrition assessment, and hematology evaluations, as well as for developmental,…
Descriptors: Child Development, Comparative Analysis, Health Needs, Health Programs
Fosburg, Linda B.; And Others – 1984
This report summarizes findings of an evaluation of Head Start health services. Chapter one presents an overview of the background of the evaluation project. Chapter two highlights findings for the major evaluation questions. These questions focus specifically on children's health status prior to entry into Head Start, health services subsequently…
Descriptors: Child Development, Comparative Analysis, Health Needs, Health Programs
