Manual of School Health
- ISBN-10
- 0721685218
- ISBN-13
- 9780721685212
- Category
- School children
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2002
- Authors
- Keeta DeStefano Lewis, Bonnie J. Bear
Description
This comprehensive and practical guide to the health issues and concerns of students from birth through age 21 is thoroughly revised and updated in the newest edition. The book provides easy-access to information on developmental stages, learning domains, acute and chronic illnesses, medical syndromes, substance abuse, special education and emergency illness. New topics include diseases and medications, DSM-IV disorders, violence, adolescent health, 21st century challenges, neuroscience findings from the genome project, and biotechnology information related to growth and health. MANUAL OF SCHOOL HEALTH, 2ND EDITION is small, light weight, and very portable. Created for use in school and community settings, this new edition is a valuable resource for every nurse or educator who works with children. The inclusion of brain information/findings offers new information on learning and on recent neuroscience developments Websites have been added to each chapter to encourage further research of particular topics Additional and updated appendices provide quick access to handy resources such as growth charts and immunization schedules Chapters on Affective and Behavioral Disorders, Violence, Adolescent and Gender Specific Issues, 21st Century Health Challenges Significant new information has been added including a holistic approach to the Growth and Development chapter, primary learning domains of all students in the Vision and Hearing chapter, new drug use categories and disorders in the Substance Abuse chapter, and disaster preparedness in the First Aid chapter
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Other editions
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- 2009
- 654 pages
- Paperback
- W B Saunders Company
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- 1986
- 266 pages
- Paperback
- Addison-Wesley Publishing Company, Health Sciences Division
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