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Download full textLatanick, Maureen Rogan – 1985
Nutrition is well-recognized as a necessary component of educational programs for physicians. This is to be valued in that of all factors affecting health in the United States, none is more important than nutrition. This can be argued from various perspectives, including health promotion, disease prevention, and therapeutic management. In all…
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Biochemistry, Dietetics, Disease Control
National Inst. of Mental Health (DHHS), Rockville, MD. – 1984
This report of the Health and Human Services Department Task Force on Alzheimer's Disease addresses nine main areas in a problem-oriented approach aimed at better defining research needs and options as well as training, service, and policy issues relevant to Alzheimer's disease. Individual chapters deal with research in the areas of epidemiology,…
Descriptors: Aging (Individuals), Family Problems, Federal Programs, Health Education
Oregon State Dept. of Education, Salem. – 1981
Organized around eight topics, this document provides guidelines for Oregon school district health services programs for students in preschool/kindergarten through grade twelve. A list of principles related to health program development, a summary of related health legislation, and a checklist for assessing compliance with Oregon administration…
Descriptors: Communication Disorders, Disease Control, Elementary Secondary Education, Guidelines
Horowitz, Inge W. – 1979
The role of the special educator as a liaison between health department clinics and the school in treating the handicapped child is explored. Three reasons for the assignment of special educators to serve on staffs of state health department clinics are given: (1) the population of children which is referred to these clinics is far more likely…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Case Studies, Cerebral Palsy, Congenital Impairments
KEITH, HADDOW M. – 1963
WRITTEN FOR THE MEDICAL PROFESSION, THIS BOOK PROVIDES INFORMATION ON CHILDHOOD CONVULSIONS (EPILEPSY) AND METHODS OF TREATMENT. VARIOUS CONVULSIVE DISORDERS, INCLUDING HYPSARHYTHMIA, AUTONOMIC SEIZURES, SYMPTOM COMPLEXES, FEBRILE CONVULSIONS, AND "PHOTOGENIC" DISORDERS, ARE DISCUSSED IN TERMS OF CAUSES, SYMPTOMS, AND TREATMENT.…
Descriptors: Children, Cognitive Development, Communicable Diseases, Dietetics
Cornett, Joe D.; Askins, Billy E. – 1978
A 6-year followup study was conducted for 36 low birth weight Spanish-American children (3 to 5 years old) who participated in a special intervention program. The program, designed around the Responsive Environment concept, provided educational stimulation. Utilizing teacher interviews, achievement measures, and trend analysis, the study found…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Body Weight, Cultural Differences, Developmental Disabilities
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Select Committee on Nutrition and Human Needs. – 1974
The testimony of such witnesses as the following before the Panel on Nutrition and Health of the Senate Select Committee on Nutrition and Human Needs is included: Dr. R. Podell, associate director, Family Practice Program, New Jersey; Dr. G. Griedman, pediatrician, University of Arizona Medical School; Dr. Howard Eder, Professor of Medicine,…
Descriptors: Childhood Needs, Dental Health, Dietetics, Federal Government
Information Center for Handicapped Children, Washington, DC. – 1970
The directory lists services available in the Washington, D.C. area for persons with mental, physical, or emotional handicaps or with special health conditions. An index by handicapping condition and an index by services offered precede the listing of facilities in the District of Columbia, Maryland (Montgomery and Prince George's Counties), and…
Descriptors: Directories, Educational Facilities, Emotional Disturbances, Exceptional Child Services
Children's Bureau (DHEW), Washington, DC. – 1966
A discussion of screening tests for phenylketonuria recommends and provides some data on two tests, lists five disadvantages of urine tests, and discusses three new tests. Also considered are the role of the central laboratory facility and seven suggestions for screening different types of infants at different times. Treatment or followup programs…
Descriptors: Clinical Diagnosis, Dietetics, Exceptional Child Services, Family Role
Margulies, Harold – 1969
This nation is rapidly becoming an urbanized society and the rate of producing trained physicians is not increasing rapidly enough to keep up with the population explosion. This creates a problem for rural areas because, despite the many innovative efforts to entice physicians to establish a rural practice, new physicians are concentrated in the…
Descriptors: Allied Health Occupations, Community Health Services, Federal Legislation, Health Facilities
Peer reviewedFauvre, Mary – Young Children, 1988
Presents suggestions for successfully including young children with "new" life-threatening, chronic illnesses -- various types of cancer, heart, liver, and kidney diseases -- in early childhood education classes. (BB)
Descriptors: Childhood Needs, Chronic Illness, Class Activities, Discipline
Schulzinger, Rhoda – 2000
This paper explains recent changes in the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program that affect adolescents with disabilities or chronic health problems. Changes include the SSI work incentives available to them, how they can maintain access to quality health care and benefits during their transition years, and key issues in transition planning.…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Chronic Illness, Disabilities, Eligibility
Timmons, Jaimie Ciulla; McIntyre, James P., Jr.; Whitney-Thomas, Jean; Butterworth, John; Allen, Deborah – Research to Practice, 1998
This study used a focus group approach to examine the transition planning experiences and concerns of 30 family members of young adults with special health care needs throughout Massachusetts. Findings indicated: (1) parents experienced challenges with service delivery systems, day-to-day living, residential location, and uncertainty about the…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adult Programs, Delivery Systems, Education Work Relationship
Zigler, Edward; Heller, Kirby A. – New York University Education Quarterly, 1980
In the wake of the United Nations' Year of the Child, U.S. public policy affecting the welfare of children at risk is found wanting. The misguided notions underlying many official positions, along with suggested modifications based on well-researched principles of child development, are presented. (Author)
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Child Development, Child Welfare, Day Care
Peer reviewedFrench, Ron; And Others – Journal of Physical Education, Recreation and Dance, 1997
Examines how the medical condition of hydrocephalus can affect physical education students and physical education programs, and stresses the need to provide physical educators with information on students' medical conditions. Describes hydrocephalus and its treatment with ventricular peritoneal shunts, and offers suggestions on modifying…
Descriptors: Accident Prevention, Adapted Physical Education, Class Activities, Disabilities
