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Association of Farmworker Opportunity Program, Arlington, VA. – 1996
The set of materials was designed to provide nutrition instruction to Spanish-speaking farm workers using radio broadcasts. It includes audiocassette tapes of four novellas (mini-dramas) on nutrition-related topics (diabetes, heart disease and high blood pressure, pregnancy, smart shopping), talk shows on the same topics, a public service…
Descriptors: Audiotape Cassettes, Blood Circulation, Classroom Techniques, Daily Living Skills
Klercq, Jumbo, Ed.; Damen, Ulrich, Ed. – 1991
The following papers and workshop presentations are included in these proceedings: "Grandparents and Grandchild" (Goezinne-Zijlmans, Hirsch); "Call for an Open Discussion among the Professional Educators" (Klercq); "Energetic But Marginal--Paradox and Promise" (ter Steege); "Integration of Older People within the…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Aging (Individuals), Educational Change
Texas Education Agency, Austin. – 1991
This Education for Self Responsibility (ESR) curriculum guide is designed to help students learn to make intelligent decisions about health and well being, and to act responsibly when confronted with opportunities to try drugs. The program focuses on ways in which Grades 4-6 teachers can emphasize: personal development; interpersonal relations;…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Class Activities, Discussion Groups, Drug Education
Hudson River Center for Program Development, Glenmont, NY. – 1994
This workbook was developed to help adult literacy students learn about health care resources in order to know how to keep themselves healthy, when they need to see a health professional, and where to go if they do need to see someone. It contains information sheets, student worksheets, and answers to the worksheets. The information sheets are…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Students, Consumer Economics
Villanueva, Carmelita L., Ed.; Espada-Carlos, Lichelle Dara, Ed. – Adolescence Education Newsletter, 2002., 2002
This document consists of the two 2002 issues of a UNESCO newsletter addressing topics related to adolescent well-being in the Asia-Pacific region, particularly reproductive and sexual health. Each issue includes news from the region on various initiatives related to adolescent health and education, as well as Web links and publications on the…
Descriptors: Adolescent Attitudes, Adolescent Behavior, Adolescent Development, Adolescents
Dedrick, Angie; Mitchell, Graham – 1994
This document explains the use of a model for mapping community capacity and resources that was developed by the community development office of a health group in Edmonton, Alberta, and applied in a collaborative pilot project in preparation for development of a community health plan. A brief discussion of the factors leading to development of the…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Community Action, Community Coordination, Community Development
Rotheram-Borus, Mary Jane – 1997
This article reviews the progress made in meeting United States' existing mental health goals for adolescents, and identifies issues that will have to be considered in setting new goals. The article examines the substantial need for child mental health services, particularly among young, socioeconomically disadvantaged youth. The unmet need for…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Change Strategies, Child Health, Child Psychology
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (DHHS/PHS), Atlanta, GA. – 2000
This report discusses health promotion for young people, focusing on 10 strategies for facilitating physical activity and sports for children and youth. A background section discusses the benefits of physical activity, how much physical activity and fitness young people need, how active and fit America's children and adolescents are, and how…
Descriptors: Adolescents, After School Programs, Athletics, Child Health
Trudell, Bonnie – 1998
This publication presents case studies of 12 diverse Wisconsin school districts that developed and implemented comprehensive school health programs (CSHPs) using Wisconsin's Framework for Comprehensive School Health Programs. The Framework helps schools organize multiple strategies to promote positive youth development using six components:…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Child Health, Comprehensive School Health Education, Educational Environment
Children First for Oregon, Portland. – 1998
This Kids Count report examines statewide trends in the well-being of Oregon's children, focusing on children's health care. The statistical portrait is based on indicators of well-being including: (1) children's insurance coverage; (2) health care access; (3) health outcomes, including immunization rates and early prenatal care; (4) juvenile…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Birth Weight, Child Health, Counties
Scales, Peter C. – Our Children, 1996
At the Search Institute in Minneapolis (Minnesota), researchers study 6th-12th graders nationwide, identifying developmental assets to growing up healthy and happy. They suggest that adults surround children with external assets (support, boundaries and expectations, empowerment, and constructive time use) to help them develop values and skills…
Descriptors: Behavior Standards, Child Development, Child Health, Citizen Participation
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Kolbe, Lloyd J.; And Others – Journal of School Health, 1995
The School Health Policies and Programs Study assessed health education, physical education, health services, food service, and policies prohibiting violence, tobacco use, and alcohol and other drug use at state, district, school, and classroom levels. State questionnaires found several common themes across the components of school health…
Descriptors: Board of Education Policy, Comprehensive School Health Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Food Service
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Schoff, Linda L. – Teachers College Record, 1993
An annotated bibliography includes publications on adolescent issues such as school-community collaboration, pregnancy prevention, decision making, health promotion, injury prevention, music, violence prevention, health care, African-American adolescents, sexuality education, futures planning, policy, and health service delivery. (SM)
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Adolescents, Annotated Bibliographies, Blacks
Our Children, 1999
Describes several skills that educators and parents should promote in children and teens entrusted to their care. The skills include self-awareness, self-regulation of emotion, self-monitoring and performance, empathy and perspective taking, and social skills in handling relationships. (SM)
Descriptors: Child Health, Coping, Elementary School Students, Elementary Secondary Education
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Pediatrics, 1999
American Indian and Alaska Native children have almost twice the injury mortality rate for all U. S. children. Recommendations to pediatricians working with Native patients cover communication strategies, collaboration with tribes and the Indian Health Service to develop community-based coalitions and culturally relevant accident prevention…
Descriptors: Accident Prevention, Advocacy, Alaska Natives, American Indian Education
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