Completely updated, the 3rd edition of this practical, highly portable manual offers quick access to the most relevant health and wellness information for children -- from birth through age 21 – in the school setting. You’ll find valuable guidance on developmental stages, learning domains, acute and chronic illnesses, first aid, medical syndromes, special education, and emergency illness. This edition also addresses the growing array of issues affecting today’s children, including mental health disorders, disaster management, substance abuse, and school violence, as well as new threats such as West Nile virus, dermatological conditions, and the reemergence of tuberculosis. Ideal for use in school and community settings, this manual is a must-have resource for anyone who works with children. A best practice approach to health issues and concerns helps you provide the best possible care to students. A clear, consistent outline format and straightforward writing style make it easy to locate and apply essential information. Updated content includes important contemporary issues in schools, such as body piercing, backpack syndrome, and computer ergonomics. Brain Findings section offers relevant information about recent brain and neurology research, with insights on how it relates to childhood development and health. Numerous appendices, including the latest growth charts and immunization schedules, provide essential information for assessing school age children. English-Spanish translation guide for common health terms and phrases helps you communicate more effectively with Hispanic students. Web site resources at the end of each chapter provide reliable sources for further information and research. A convenient Glossary familiarizes you with important terminology and definitions used throughout the book. New, user-friendly design helps you find key information quickly with helpful boxes, tables, and headings. New 8-page color insert serves as an instant visual reference to help you identify rashes, skin lesions, and other dermatological conditions that are common among school-age children. A separate chapter on first aid walks you through the management of common injuries and emergency situations. Revised mental health chapter presents current, detailed information on the major mental disorders that affect school-age children such as depression, autism, and Asperger's, with an extensive psychotropic medication table. A new chapter devoted to disaster management includes the latest information on bioterrorism and homeland security threats to help you create an action plan for disaster situations. A revised chapter on violence addresses sexual assault, self-mutilation, suicide, domestic violence, and violence in the schools, to help you stay informed about current societal trends, issues, and developments. New information on teen pregnancy offers helpful guidelines on communicating with students about this important issue.

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

This fully updated edition spells out what action school personnel should take when faced with specific physical, emotional and behavioral problems. Covering everything from the common cold to trauma, it helps school personnel make decisions that protect student health -- and prevent litigation. Plus, this new third edition offers expanded information on mental health, special education, teen pregnancy, STDs, and more.

This book fulfills the unmet need of quick review question answer book and at the same time cover the entire syllabus of Community Medicine, spread over 30 chapters. Each chapter has 1 or 2 solved long questions, 8 to 10 solved short notes, viva voce and MCQs related to that chapter. These long / short questions cover the complete syllabus laid down for that chapter by Medical Council of India / reputed medical universities, thus giving the student adequate and complete knowledge of the subject, besides enabling them to effectively undertake a quick & comprehensive exam preparation. The answers to long questions, short notes are crisp, though at the same time, containing all essential details. In this new edition digital assets are also included.