NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Does not meet standards1
Showing 9,466 to 9,480 of 9,717 results Save | Export
Texas Education Agency, Austin. – 1992
This curriculum guide encourages students to learn behaviors that will reduce the potential for HIV infection when confronted with choices at a later age. The curriculum is designed for integration within a comprehensive program of school health education (lessons on communicable disease, including Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), can be…
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Communicable Diseases, Decision Making Skills, Disease Control
National Catholic Educational Association, Washington, DC. – 1992
This curriculum guide aims to help teachers and students in Catholic schools and parish religious education programs to: (1) become more deeply rooted in Gospel values and Catholic moral teaching; (2) understand the HIV virus and the disease which it causes, Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS); and (3) develop decision-making and leadership…
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Catholic Educators, Catholic Schools, Communicable Diseases
Chicago Public Schools, IL. – 1993
This book was developed to help high school students understand the changes taking place in their bodies and to learn about themselves at the same time. Topics include good grooming, clean health habits, human reproduction, sexually transmitted diseases, responsible sexual behavior, and substance abuse. This information can increase students'…
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Adolescents, Birth, Drug Education
Drolet, Judy C., Ed.; Clark, Kay, Ed. – 1994
This book offers the insights and perspectives of 39 sexuality educators. The collection of essays, full of theoretical considerations and practical implications, addresses the needs of those responsible for educating young people about sexuality and examines the major issues and concerns of sexuality education within the school setting.…
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Adolescents, Church Role, Community Role
Hudson River Center for Program Development, Glenmont, NY. – 1994
This workbook was developed to help adult literacy students learn about health insurance. It contains information sheets, student worksheets, and answers to the worksheets. The information sheets are coordinated with an available audiotape. Some of the topics covered in the workbook are the following: understanding health insurance choices;…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Students, Consumer Economics
Dorkenoo, Efua; Elworthy, Scilla – 1992
In Africa today, women's voices are being raised against female genital mutilation. Inspired by the United Nations Decade for Women, this report seeks to present information in a logical, coherent manner to stimulate support for eradication of the practice. It describes steps African governments, Western states, and international agencies can take…
Descriptors: African Culture, Change Strategies, Child Health, Cultural Influences
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
PDF on ERIC Download full text
Varnhagen, Stanley; Wilson, Douglas; Krupa, Eugene; Kasprzak, Susan; Hunting, Vali – Canadian Journal of Learning and Technology, 2005
The purpose of this study was to understand the experience of students as they progressed through three specific online graduate courses in health promotion studies delivered primarily by asynchronous computer conferencing. Focused teleconference discussions were conducted with approximately 45 students from the different courses and the…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Graduate Students, Graduate Study, Health Promotion
Meaghan, Diane – 2002
A study interviewed 37 Canadian sex workers in 4 cities to determine how they acquire a working knowledge of safer sex practices and what that knowledge constituted. Findings indicated the vast majority exhibited high levels of knowledge and efficacy regarding safer sex practices; sex workers took the initiative to obtain information and engage in…
Descriptors: Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome, Adult Education, Adults, Developed Nations
US National Commission on Libraries and Information Science, 2005
The U.S. National Commission on Libraries and Information Science (NCLIS) is a permanent, independent agency of the United States government, whose task is to advise the President and Congress on the implementation of national policy with respect to libraries and information science. To achieve its goals of appraising library and information…
Descriptors: Library Services, Library Role, Information Science, Public Agencies
Price-Johnson, Connie; Powers, Stephen – Online Submission, 2004
The purpose of this study was to examine exemplary communication efforts of 12 selected outstanding schools in the United States. The methodology employed was case study methodology supplemented by interviews with key educational administrators. The results show unusual and outstanding ways that schools communicate with parents and the public, as…
Descriptors: Educational Practices, Administrators, Case Studies, School Safety
Cowen, Emory L. – 1997
This article offers the opinion that school mental health services should be built around the question: "What useful roles can schools play as part of a concerted social effort targeted to the enhancement of children's wellness?" The article suggests that there are many important roles: practical, repair-oriented roles, and new roles…
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Child Behavior, Child Health, Childhood Needs
Dowden, Shauna L.; Calvert, Richard D.; Davis, Lisa; Gullotta, Thomas P. – 1997
This article explores an approach for better serving the complete health care needs of children, specifically, the efficacy of school-based health centers (SBHCs) to provide a service delivery mechanism capable of functioning as a medical home for children, providing primary care for both their physical and behavioral health care needs. The…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Child Health, Childhood Needs, Children
Lo Guidice, Tom, Comp. – 1997
This publication consists of six units for middle and high school grades that incorporate school-to-work (STW). The six units were developed by six practicing teachers. The first unit, "Wellness: An Integrated Unit with STW Emphasis for Seventh Grade" (Sara Hellenbrand), provides STW objectives and a list of activities. The second unit,…
Descriptors: Advertising, Climate, Distributive Education, Earth Science
Oklahoma State Dept. of Education, Oklahoma City. – 1999
This document provides a framework by which Oklahoma local school districts can develop their curriculum for physical education. Designed for grades K-12, it offers a foundation for appropriate physical education practices linked to the Priority Academic Student Skills (PASS) national standards and benchmarks for each of three goals: motor skill…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Child Development, Child Health, Curriculum Development
Leigh, Wilhelmina A.; Lindquist, Malinda A. – 1997
This publication recognizes the importance of women's health, and more specifically, the role of culture, ethnicity, race, socioeconomic background, geographic location, and other social and economic factors in contributing to health status. After a section that highlights important issues, section 1, "Factors Affecting the Health of Women of…
Descriptors: Access to Health Care, Adolescents, American Indians, Asian Americans
Pages: 1  |  ...  |  628  |  629  |  630  |  631  |  632  |  633  |  634  |  635  |  636  |  ...  |  648