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Humphrey, James H. – 1993
The primary health educators of children are their parents; secondary health educators of children are their teachers. This book provides a resource for parents and teachers interested in child and school health and offers guidance to promote the health of children between the ages of 5 and 12. An introductory chapter describes such terms as…
Descriptors: Child Development, Child Health, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students
Porter/Novelli PR Agency, Chicago, IL. – 1992
In an effort to inform the debate on the effect of health care on children's readiness to learn, a study was conducted of the perceptions of 250 kindergarten through grade 3 teachers and 250 teachers in fourth through sixth grades concerning the relationship between their students' health and academic performance. Interviews were conducted via…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Child Health, Comparative Analysis, Elementary Education
Relos, Ruth, Ed. – 1991
The North Carolina Conference for Social Services invited North Carolina policymakers and service providers to participate in a working conference in January 1991. The conference addressed issues relating to homeless families in North Carolina. Goals of the conference were to: (1) increase the potential for collaboration on behalf of homeless…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Battered Women, Child Health, Children
Kirst, Michael W.; And Others – 1990
Changes in the overall conditions of children as indicated by income, family structure and background, health, and other measures warrant a reassessment of the delivery of children's services and a reconsideration of the school role. Children's conditions and their implications for educational administrative policy are examined in this paper. The…
Descriptors: Child Advocacy, Child Health, Child Welfare, Childhood Needs
Gonzalez-Mena, Janet – 1990
Intended for use in conjunction with videos illustrating key concepts and caregiving techniques, this guide focuses on how the daily routines of caring for infants and toddlers can become opportunities for promoting the child's learning and development and for deepening the relationship between child and caregiver. Special attention is given to…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Child Caregivers, Child Development, Child Health
Hayes, Cheryl D.; Flynn, Margaret J.; Stebbins, Helene – UCLA Center for Healthier Children, Families and Communities, 2004
Ensuring that children enter school ready to learn is now a well-established national goal. Dramatic changes over the past three decades in U.S. families and the economy, as well as emerging research on the importance of early brain development, have increased the demand for public investments in early childhood supports and services, especially…
Descriptors: Private Sector, Human Capital, Learning Readiness, Brain
Moore, Kristin; Brown, Brett; Halle, Tamara; Pitzer, Lindsay; Calkins, Julia – 2002
In 1999, South Carolina's First Steps to School Readiness was launched as a comprehensive early childhood initiative to improve childrens school readiness by improving the efficiency and coordination of existing services to children from birth to age 5 and their families, and by providing new services where gaps are identified. A legislatively…
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Child Health, Community Programs, Counties
Boehm, Steven S., Ed. – Child Welfare League of America (NJ3), 2005
The Child Welfare League of America is the nation's oldest and largest membership-based child welfare organization committed to engaging people everywhere in promoting the well-being of children, youth, and their families and protecting every child from harm. By publishing a diverse range of views on a wide array of topics, "Children's Voice"…
Descriptors: Child Welfare, Foster Care, Social Services, Fathers
Zamani, A. Rahman, Ed.; Guralnick, Eva, Ed.; Calder, Judy, Ed.; Kunitz, Judith Ed.; Lucich, Mardi, Ed.; Walsh, Eileen, Ed. – California Childcare Health Program, 2004
"Child Care Health Connections" is a bimonthly newsletter published by the California Childcare Health Program (CCHP), a community-based program of the University of California, San Francisco School of Nursing, Department of Family Health Care Nursing. The goals of the newsletter are to promote and support a healthy and safe environment…
Descriptors: Child Care, Child Health, Child Safety, Young Children
Zamani, A. Rahman, Ed.; Calder, Judy, Ed.; Rose, Bobbie, Ed. – California Childcare Health Program, 2005
"Child Care Health Connections" is a bimonthly newsletter published by the California Childcare Health Program (CCHP), a community-based program of the University of California, San Francisco School of Nursing, Department of Family Health Care Nursing. The goals of the newsletter are to promote and support a healthy and safe environment…
Descriptors: Child Care, Child Health, Child Safety, Communicable Diseases
Zamani, A. Rahman, Ed.; Guralnick, Eva, Ed.; Calder, Judy, Ed.; Lucich, Mardi, Ed.; Walsh, Eileen, Ed. – California Childcare Health Program, 2004
"Child Care Health Connections" is a bimonthly newsletter published by the California Childcare Health Program (CCHP), a community-based program of the University of California, San Francisco School of Nursing, Department of Family Health Care Nursing. The goals of the newsletter are to promote and support a healthy and safe environment…
Descriptors: Child Care, Child Health, Child Safety, Poisoning
Minnesota Univ., Minneapolis. Center for Research on Girls and Women in Sport. – 1997
This report highlights relevant research and expert opinion on girls' involvement in physical activity and sport. Research findings revealed: (1) more girls are participating in a wider array of physical activities than ever before; (2) regular physical activity in adolescence can reduce risk for obesity and hyperlipidemia, increase bone mass and…
Descriptors: Child Health, Elementary School Students, Elementary Secondary Education, Females
Sharman, Phil, Ed. – Child Support Report, 1997
This document consists of the twelve issues of "Child Support Report" newsletter published during 1997. Monthly issues typically explore problems related to child support enforcement, report on federal and state government child support enforcement initiatives, and summarize research related to child support. Editorials and information…
Descriptors: Births to Single Women, Child Health, Child Support, Child Welfare
Sagrestano, Lynda M.; Paikoff, Roberta L. – 1997
Adolescent sexual activity and the resulting pregnancy and transmission of sexually transmitted diseases have been on the rise during the past several decades. This chapter addresses each of the three objectives regarding sexual behavior outlined in the Healthy People 2000 initiative. Background data and trends in adolescent sexual behavior are…
Descriptors: Adolescents, At Risk Persons, Child Health, Contraception
Grant, Agnes – 1996
This book documents and comments on what is known about the Indian residential school era in Canada. The aftermath of this era has exacted a huge toll, both in the human suffering of First Nations and on Canadian society in general, but understanding the impact of residential schools can aid the healing process. Chapters are: (1) "Examining…
Descriptors: Acculturation, American Indian Education, Boarding Schools, Canada Natives
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