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Peer reviewedCunningham, Allan R. – Journal of School Health, 2001
This 1949 paper discusses the future role of the school physician, suggesting that it will be important to focus on prevention, to emphasize children's mental as well as physical health, and to have a holistic approach that includes an examination of teachers' and nurses' opinions and of the child's home and school environment. (SM)
Descriptors: Child Health, Elementary Secondary Education, Mental Health, Physical Health
Peer reviewedOda, Dorothy S. – Journal of School Health, 2001
This 1979 paper focuses on the education of school nurses, explaining that they are educational health professionals, and their preparation should be at a professional level. The paper recommends that school nurse educational requirements be at least equivalent to those of the teachers with whom they collaborate to promote student health. (SM)
Descriptors: Certification, Child Health, Elementary Secondary Education, Nursing Education
Peer reviewedLind, Niels – Social Indicators Research, 2004
The Human Development Index (HDI) implicitly defines "human development" and ranks countries accordingly. To elucidate the HDI's meaning of "human development," the paper examines the sensitivity of the HDI to changes in its components, namely social indicators of education, longevity and standard of living. The HDI is next compared with two…
Descriptors: Social Indicators, Time Management, Quality of Life, Living Standards
Direct linkMunoz-Furlong, Anne – Education Digest: Essential Readings Condensed for Quick Review, 2006
Some 600,000 children in the US are allergic to peanuts. Of 400 elementary school nurses, 44% cite increased food-allergic students in the past five years. Peanut allergy doubled in children from 1997 to 2002, and yet peanuts are only one of six foods most often causing allergic reactions in children, including milk, eggs, wheat, soy, and tree…
Descriptors: Allergy, Food, School Safety, Safety Education
Vail, Kathleen – Education Digest: Essential Readings Condensed for Quick Review, 2004
Concern over what kids eat-in and out of school has exploded in the past two years. Study after study shows that American children are becoming overweight and obese in dangerously high numbers. This is because of the proliferation of super-sized meals, ubiquitous fast-food restaurants, and less time and fewer options for physical activity are…
Descriptors: Obesity, Children, Students, Nutrition
McLeod, Renee P. – Journal of School Nursing, 2004
This article presents a short case presentation and differential diagnosis of impetigo, a common, contagious, superficial skin infection that is produced by streptococci, staphylococci, or a combination of both bacteria. There are two different clinical presentations: (1) bullous impetigo; and (2) nonbullous impetigo. For years, it was thought…
Descriptors: School Nurses, Communicable Diseases, Child Health, School Health Services
McLeod, Renee P. – Journal of School Nursing, 2004
This article presents a short dermatological case presentation involving a 9-year-old black female student who suffered from a severe case of atopic dermatitis (AD). Health history, physical findings on the subject, and differential diagnosis, such as impetigo, atopic dermatitis, contact dermatitis, scabies, and seborrheic dermatitis, are given.…
Descriptors: School Nurses, Child Health, Children, African Americans
McLeod, Renee P. – Journal of School Nursing, 2003
This article presents a short dermatological case presentation involving a 12-year-old white male who has Pityriasis rosea. Pityriasis rosea is an acute, benign, self-limiting disorder that affects males and females equally. It rarely occurs in children younger than 5 years of age but can occur in children as young as 1 year. It is most commonly…
Descriptors: School Nurses, Child Health, Males, Clinical Diagnosis
Cole, Peter D.; Kamen, Barton A. – Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities Research Reviews, 2006
Most children diagnosed today with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) will be cured. However, treatment entails risk of neurotoxicity, causing deficits in neurocognitive function that can persist in the years after treatment is completed. Many of the components of leukemia therapy can contribute to adverse neurologic sequelae, including…
Descriptors: Physiology, Anatomy, Neurology, Therapy
Krause-Parello, Cheryl A. – Journal of School Nursing, 2005
Tooth avulsions occur when a tooth is displaced from its socket. Tooth avulsions are common dental injuries that may occur before, during, or after school. Therefore, it is essential that school nurses be well prepared to intervene when such a dental emergency arises. It is also imperative that school nurses and school personnel are fully equipped…
Descriptors: School Nurses, Dentistry, Dental Health, Child Health
Hurst, Marianne D. – Education Week, 2004
It is estimated that nearly 19 million adults in the United States suffer from depression. While research on the number of school-age children with depression varies, most experts agree that between 5 percent and 11 percent of 6- to 17-year-olds are living with the problem every day. Depression is characterized by a number of symptoms, including…
Descriptors: Depression (Psychology), Mental Health, Symptoms (Individual Disorders), Children
Maccini, Sharon L.; Yang, Dean – National Bureau of Economic Research, 2008
How sensitive is long-run individual well-being to environmental conditions early in life? This paper examines the effect of weather conditions around the time of birth on the health, education, and socioeconomic outcomes of Indonesian adults born between 1953 and 1974. We link historical rainfall for each individual's birth-year and…
Descriptors: Weather, Socioeconomic Status, Females, Economically Disadvantaged
American Psychological Association (APA), 2008
This report focuses on psychological practice with children and adolescents, concurring with a previous task force report that integrating science and practice must be a priority. In addition, the report advocates that developmental considerations and cultural/contextual factors warrant specific, distinctive attention by researchers and…
Descriptors: Early Intervention, Prevention, Mental Health, Systems Approach
Daniels, Dianne Yow – Journal of School Nursing, 2008
Although academics and safety continue to rank as high-priority issues in public schools, educators and administrators are beginning to recognize the importance of student health on school success. This move toward a holistic approach suggests that efforts to improve a student's physical, social, and emotional well-being are as important as…
Descriptors: Obesity, School Nurses, Academic Achievement, Holistic Approach
Foster, Cynthia Ewell; Webster, Melissa C.; Weissman, Myrna M.; Pilowsky, Daniel J.; Wickramaratne, Priya J.; Talati, Ardesheer; Rush, A. John; Hughes, Carroll W.; Garber, Judy; Malloy, Erin; Cerda, Gabrielle; Kornstein, Susan G.; Alpert, Jonathan E.; Wisniewski, Stephen R.; Trivedi, Madhukar H.; Fava, Maurizio; King, Cheryl A. – Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, 2008
Family functioning and parenting were hypothesized to mediate the relation between remission of maternal depression and children's psychosocial adjustment. Participants were 114 mother-child dyads participating in the Sequenced Treatment Alternatives to Relieve Depression Child 3-month follow-up. All mothers had been diagnosed with major…
Descriptors: Mothers, Depression (Psychology), Parent Influence, Adjustment (to Environment)
