Child Care Health Consultation (2005)
Health consultation is a recognized method to promote the safety and well-being of youngsters in child care, but states differ in child care licensure standards and most consultation have been crisis-oriented, e.g., control of an infectious disease. Georgia State University School of Nursing surveyed their state's child-care centers to identify what directors thought about health consultations, how they would pay for the service, and what consulting services they thought were important. . . .
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Low Health Literacy Threatens Health
Health literacy includes skills and abilities to obtain process and understand basic health information and services needed to make appropriate decisions. Health literacy was added to the Healthy People 2010 objectives. Health professionals must address gaps. . . .
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Teaching about Public Health
A public health emergency can be used to teach high school students about health and the environment and roles of public health workers. The lesson shared in this article is designed to help students assess a public health crisis, develop tools to investigate the problem and test hypotheses about the cause, learn about specific disease conditions, and prepare a public education message. . . .
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