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Record Nr.

UNINA9910797457903321

Autore

Huffman Dolores M.

Titolo

Health problems in the classroom, preK-6 : an A-Z reference guide for educators / / Dolores M. Huffman, Karen Lee Fontaine, Bernadette K. Price ; cover designer, Michael Dubowe

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Thousand Oaks, California : , : Corwin Press, Inc., , 2003

©2003

ISBN

1-4833-6073-3

1-4833-6292-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (393 p.)

Disciplina

371.71

Soggetti

School children - Health and hygiene - United States

School health services - United States

Health education (Elementary) - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

""Cover""; ""Contents""; ""Preface""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""About the Authors""; ""Part I - Health Issues in the Classroom""; ""Chapter 1 - Illness, Injury, and Disability in the Inclusive Classroom""; ""Common Health Problems""; ""Accidental Injury""; ""Chronic Illness""; ""Disabilities and Individualized Education Plans""; ""Hospitalization""; ""Chapter 2 - Family and Community Issues""; ""Anger and Conflict within the Family System""; ""Divorce, Remarriage, and Blended Families""; ""Chronic Illness or Disability within the Family System""; ""Death""; ""Neglect and Abuse""

""Homelessness""""Community Violence""; ""Chapter 3 - Stigma and Student Self-Esteem""; ""Stigma, Prejudice, and Discrimination""; ""Self-Esteem""; ""Peer Relationships""; ""Gender Identity Issues""; ""Sexual Identity Issues Affecting Students and Families""; ""Part II - Health Problems A-Z""; ""Adjustment Disorder""; ""Alcohol Abuse""; ""Allergy: Drugs""; ""Allergy: Food""; ""Allergy: Hay Fever""; ""Allergy: Latex""; ""Anaphylaxis""; ""Anemia/Iron Deficiency Anemia""; ""Anger""; ""Animal Bites""; ""Anxiety Disorder: Generalized""; ""Anxiety Disorder: Separation""; ""Appendicitis""



""Asperger's Disorder""""Asthma""; ""Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder""; ""Autistic Disorder""; ""Behavior Disorders: Conduct Disorder""; ""Behavior Disorders: Oppositional Defiant Disorder""; ""Bipolar Disorder""; ""Bladder Control Problems""; ""Body Piercing Infection/Reaction""; ""Bowel Control Problems""; ""Bronchitis""; ""Burns""; ""Cancer""; ""Cellulitis""; ""Cerebral Palsy""; ""Chicken Pox""; ""Cold Sores""; ""Color Blindness""; ""Common Cold""; ""Cystic Fibrosis""; ""Depression""; ""Diabetes""; ""Diarrhea""; ""Down Syndrome""; ""Dystonia""; ""Ear Infection""

""Eating Disorder: Anorexia""""Eczema""; ""Epilepsy/Seizure Disorder""; ""Eye Injury""; ""Eye Splash""; ""Eye Stye""; ""Fetal Alcohol Syndrome""; ""Fever""; ""Fifth Disease""; ""Fractures""; ""Frostbite""; ""Grief""; ""Headache""; ""Head Injury""; ""Head Lice""; ""Hearing Loss""; ""Heart Disease""; ""Heat Exhaustion""; ""Heatstroke""; ""Hemophilia""; ""Hepatitis A""; ""Hepatitis B""; ""Hepatitis C""; ""HIV/AIDS""; ""Human Bites""; ""Impetigo""; ""Inflammatory Bowel Disease""; ""Influenza""; ""Inhalant Abuse""; ""Insect Bites and Stings""; ""Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis""; ""Lead Poisoning""

""Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever""

Sommario/riassunto

This comprehensive, easy-to-use guide includes detailed information on 130 common disorders, covering signs and symptoms, primary groups affected, attendance guidelines, medications, and much more.