Annotation: This brochure gives a brief overview of who is protected under the Americans with Disabilities Act, which child care programs must comply with the act, and what is expected of such child care providers.

Contact: Child Care Law Center, 221 Pine Street, Third Floor, San Francisco, CA 94104, Telephone: (415) 394-7144 Fax: (415) 394-7140 E-mail: info@childcarelaw.org Web Site: http://www.childcarelaw.org

Keywords: Child care, Children with special health care needs, Disabilities, Education, Federal legislation, Inclusive schools

Annotation: This planning kit was prepared by the American School Health Association (ASHA) to assists its members, interested individuals and groups become advocates for school health programs locally. The theme of the advocacy program is A Healthy Child: The Key to the Basics. ASHA's advocacy program has two objectives: 1) to increase the awareness of the need for and benefits of a comprehensive school health program, and; 2) to increase the numbers of school systems that provide quality comprehensive health programs for all students in grades K-12. The planning kit includes: an overview of ASHA's advocacy program, program planning guidelines, community program ideas, selected school health support, publicity information, evaluation forms, ASHA publication pamphlet, American Medical Association's Why Health Education in Your School? pamphlet and the Physician's Guide to the School Health Curriculum Process-guidelines for initiating or improving the health instruction component in schools.

Contact: American School Health Association, 4340 East West Highway, Bethesda, MD 20814, Telephone: (301) 652-8072 Contact Phone: (216) 678-1601 Fax: (301) 652-8077 E-mail: asha@ashaweb.org Web Site: http://www.ashaweb.org Out of print. Document Number: HRSA Info. Ctr. MCHB138.

Keywords: Adolescent health, Advocacy, Health education, Program planning, School health

Annotation: This publication describes how sections on the prevention of HIV and AIDS were developed that can be integrated with the "Teenage Health Teaching Modules" developed by the Division of Adolescent and School Health of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control in the late 1970s. The publication provides general answers to the questions students commonly ask about HIV and AIDS. It provides an overview of the new sections and correlates them to the original modules; it also provides notes, insertions, handouts, activities for each new section.

Contact: Education Development Center, 43 Foundry Avenue, Waltham, MA 02453-8313, Telephone: (617) 969-7100 Fax: (617) 969-5979 E-mail: comment@edc.org Web Site: http://www.edc.org $15.00 plus $3.00 shipping and handling.

Keywords: AIDS, Adolescent health, Child health, Comprehensive programs, Disease prevention, HIV, School health education, School health programs

Annotation: This pamphlet describes the field of public health and gives general information about graduate educational opportunities in the field. A list of accredited schools of public health is included.

Contact: Association of Schools of Public Health, 1900 M Street, NW, Suite 710, Washington, DC 20036, Telephone: (202) 296-1099 Fax: (202) 296-1252 E-mail: info@asph.org Web Site: http://www.asph.org

Keywords: Careers, Professional education, Public health schools

Annotation: This booklet reviews the services provided by the Family Health Council to ensure that the goals of the Healthy Start program are achieved in Pittsburgh and Allegheny County. It underscores the role of family planning in reducing infant mortality, highlights the services of the family planning clinics, and reviews community education and outreach programs. [Funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

Keywords: Community health services, Contraception, Family planning, Health promotion, Healthy Start, Incarcerated women, Infant health, Infant mortality, Outreach, Peer education, Pennsylvania, Prevention programs, Program descriptions, Public service announcements, School health education

Annotation: The project provided training experiences to enable health professionals in schools to work together and with school colleagues to provide developmentally appropriate, comprehensive health care. This enhanced the healthy development and academic success of school children. Additionally, the project providef training ot enable school health professionals to serve as effective preceptors for future student professionals. Twenty Maryland schools with school-based health programs established interdisciplinary teams consisting of health and education professionals. Each school-based team identified a health need in its school and designed, implemented, and evaluated a team project. Process evaluation was implemented following key activities. Outcome evaluation focused on outcomes related to specific project objectives. [Funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

Contact: National Technical Information Service, 5301 Shawnee Road, Alexandria, VA 22312, Telephone: (703) 605-6050 Secondary Telephone: (888) 584-8332 E-mail: customerservice@ntis.gov Web Site: http://www.ntis.gov/Index.aspx Document Number: NTIS PB97-121974.

Keywords: Adolescents, Interdisciplinary Approach, Professional Education in Adolescent Health, School Health Programs, State Staff Development

Annotation: The purpose of this project was to develop and demonstrate effective intervention strategies for the 10–15 year age group that can be carried out within a school-based comprehensive health care system to reduce the occurrence of premature and unprotected sexual intercourse in adolescents. More than 300 10-year-old children and their parents enrolled to receive annual health maintenance evaluations and a series of activities to enhance parent-child communication, parental knowledge of adolescent social and sexual development, and problem-solving and decision-making skills. [Funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

Contact: National Technical Information Service, 5301 Shawnee Road, Alexandria, VA 22312, Telephone: (703) 605-6050 Secondary Telephone: (888) 584-8332 E-mail: customerservice@ntis.gov Web Site: http://www.ntis.gov/Index.aspx Document Number: NTIS PB99-133977.

Keywords: Adolescents, Blacks, Decision Making Skills, Healthy Tomorrows Partnership for Children, Hispanics, Minority Groups, Parent Child Interaction, Parent Child Relationship, Preventive Health Care Education, School Dropouts, School Health Programs, School Health Services, Sexual Activity, Sexually Transmitted Diseases

Annotation: This tool kit, geared toward program facilitators and volunteer educators, provides methods for bringing the Breaking the Silence program to communities. The purpose of the program is to break the silence about mental illness in schools. The toolkit provides a background on Breaking the Silence, the rationale for mental illness education, information about how to organize and fund a local program, how to enlist and train volunteers, and materials documenting the success of Breaking the Silence. The program is intended for use in upper elementary, middle, and high school classrooms.

Contact: National Alliance for the Mentally Ill Queens/Nassau, 1981 Marcus Avenue, C-117, Lake Success, NY 11042, Telephone: (516) 326-0797 Secondary Telephone: (718) 347-7284 Fax: (516) 437-5785 E-mail: namiqn@aol.com Web Site: http://www.nami.org/MSTemplate.cfm?MicrositeID=241 Available from the website after registration.

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Keywords: Adolescents, Children, Communities, Health education, Mental disorders, Mental health, Resource materials, Schools, Training

Annotation: This fact sheet describes oral health services offered in schools for children from families with low incomes in Georgia. The fact sheet addresses diagnostic, preventive, and basic treatment services including screening and examination, health education, topical fluoride, dental sealants, x-rays, and referrals.

Contact: Georgia Department of Public Health, Oral Health Section, Two Peachtree Street, N.W., Atlanta, GA 30303-3186, Telephone: (404) 657-6639 E-mail: llkoskela@dhr.state.ga.us Web Site: http://health.state.ga.us/programs/oral/index.asp Available from the website.

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Keywords: Dental care, Dental sealants, Fluorides, Georgia, Health education, Oral health, Referrals, School age children, Screening, State programs, Underserved communities

Annotation: This report describes the process of identifying the evidence base for transition strategies and developing and piloting specific tools in a toolkit designed for educators and others who will help students with Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) develop transition plans as part of their individualized education program (IEP). The report describes the process of developing the toolkit from start to finish, including the training of users and evaluation of the final product. Most of the tools discussed in the report are informal assessments that address the particular needs of students who have challenges in executive function, memory, self-awareness, and motivation. [Funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

Contact: Center on Brain Injury Research and Training, Western Oregon University, Teaching Research Institute, 99 West 10th Avenue, Suite 370, Eugene, OR 97401, Telephone: (541) 346-0593 E-mail: thomasc@wou.edu Web Site: http://www.cbirt.org Available from the web site.

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Keywords: Brain injuries, Evidence, School health, Special education, Students, Technical reports, Transition planning