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Poehler, David L. – 1984
A pilot project examined the effectiveness of computer assisted instruction (CAI) in teaching selected concepts of health and fitness: coronary risk, lifestyle, and nutrition as related to weight control. A convenience sample of 58 students from two Concepts of Health and Fitness classes were randomly assigned to two groups, both of which used…
Descriptors: Body Weight, College Students, Computer Assisted Instruction, Courseware
Download full textERIC Clearinghouse on Teacher Education, Washington, DC. – 1981
Seven papers are presented which deal with current topics of interest to educators. A case study of a mentally retarded boy placed in a regular classroom illustrates the possibilities of teaching children to accept diversity and deviance from their accepted norms of behavior. A compendium of policy papers prepared for the House of Representatives…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Censorship, Change Strategies, Educational Change
DAVIES, EVELYN A. – 1958
A CHILD'S POSTURE PATTERNS MAY LEAD TO AN ADULT'S PHYSICAL HANDICAP. THE MAIN THEME OF THIS BOOK IS TO SERVE AS A GUIDE FOR THE ELEMENTARY TEACHER OR PARENT IN THE DETECTION AND UNDERSTANDING OF DEVIATIONS FROM THE NORMAL POSTURE PATTERNS WHILE THE CHILD IS SITTING, STANDING, OR MOVING ABOUT SO AS TO PREVENT FUTURE HANDICAPPING CONDITIONS.…
Descriptors: Child Development, Class Activities, Classroom Environment, Classroom Furniture
New York State Education Dept., Albany. Bureau of Secondary Curriculum Development. – 1970
Both personal and societal aims were cited as the motivating factors for the prototypical, comprehensive health education program outlined here. Cautions and recommendations concerning the program's implementation comprise the introduction. Preliminary material includes a suggested teaching format and a flexible grade placement scheme. The program…
Descriptors: Guides, Health, Health Education, Health Materials
Baker, Lynda M.; Spang, Lothar; Gogolowski, Christine; Vizzaccaro, Melissa Rymsza – 1997
Public librarians have been providing consumers access to health and medical information for approximately 20 years. Changes in the American health care environment in the 1990s suggest that the role of public librarians in the provision of health and medical information will grow exponentially in the 21st century. This report describes a study of…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Futures (of Society), Health Education, Health Materials
Peer reviewedRodrick-Athans, Linda; Bhavnagri, Navaz Peshotan – Childhood Education, 1997
Points out that every four months the number of reported AIDS cases among adolescents doubles. Describes and evaluates a comprehensive AIDS prevention education program for preteens. Identifies adolescent attitudes as barriers to effective AIDS education. Presents strategies to break down barriers and promote acceptance of AIDS education,…
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Adolescent Attitudes, Attitude Change, Community Involvement
Peer reviewedFetter, M. Patricia – Childhood Education, 1989
Maintains that teachers have a responsibility to educate themselves and their students about the AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome) virus and the use of various publications and in-service teacher training programs as means of preventing the spread of AIDS. (BB)
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Adolescents, Behavior Change, Educational Principles
Burhansstipanov, Linda, Comp.; Barry, Kathleen Cooleen, Comp. – 1994
This directory provides information on cancer education materials that have been developed specifically for American Indians and Alaska Natives. The goal is to develop and implement culturally appropriate cancer prevention and control programs for Native Americans. The directory includes a matrix of cancer education materials that identifies…
Descriptors: Alaska Natives, American Indian Culture, American Indians, Cancer
Hudson River Center for Program Development, Glenmont, NY. – 1993
This teaching guide is part of a series of materials developed, with input from adult learners, to aid adult literacy teachers in incorporating health education into the curriculum. This guide aims to help teachers to provide adult students with information about first-aid procedures that will substantially reduce the severity of accidents and…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Classroom Techniques, First Aid
Candaras, Barbara J. – 1991
Intended for use primarily by the general adult public, this pathfinder lists selected information sources on the Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) that are in the collections of the State University of New York (SUNY) at Buffalo Health Sciences Library, the Central Library-Buffalo, and the Erie County Public Library. A broad range of…
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, College Libraries, Health Materials, Higher Education
Mahoney, Beverly Saxton, Ed.; Olsen, Larry K., Ed. – 1993
This handbook provides background information on the health curriculum, as well as current, comprehensive information on publications, standards, and special materials for K-12 health education. The manual begins with an introduction, by P. Bruce Uhrmacher, which provides an overview of the ideologies and philosophies that have affected curriculum…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Educational Trends, Elementary Secondary Education, Government Role
Emery, Mark W. – 1989
This paper is a call for academic and public libraries to contemplate their role in meeting the Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) information needs of their patrons. Librarians are urged to consider the potential negative consequences of neglecting to provide up-to-date and representative collections of AIDS materials. It is suggested…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Health Education, Health Materials
Kesti, Julie, Comp.; Graham, Elaine, Comp. – 1984
This manual suggests and describes recommended reference services and sources for a small hospital library. Focusing on reference services, the first section includes information on ready-reference services; bibliographic search services, including taking and processing a request for a bibliography, National Library of Medicine literature…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Guidelines, Health Materials, Hospital Libraries
Hammonds, Karl E. – 1984
This booklet is the first in a series providing practical information about major issues in the promotion of child health. Discussion is grouped into four parts. The first part, on health maintenance, discusses the features and significance of good checkups and addresses the need for parents to discuss menstruation as a normal, healthy part of…
Descriptors: Air Pollution, Anemia, Children, Environmental Influences
PDF pending restorationHealth Resources Administration (DHEW/PHS), Bethesda, MD. – 1977
This monograph brings together staff papers relating to the national guidelines for health planning called for by Section 1501 of the National Health Planning and Resources Development Act of 1974 (Public Law 93-641). The papers consider relationships between local plans and programs and ten health policies designated for priority consideration:…
Descriptors: Community Health Services, Guidelines, Guides, Health
