Schools - Standards
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Sunday, November 22, 2009

Validity of a traffic air pollutant dispersion model to assess exposure to fine particles.

30 Jul 2009 INTRODUCTION: Fine particles (PM(2.5)) are an important component of air pollution. Epidemiological studies have shown health effects due to ambient air particles, particularly allergies in children. Since the main difficulty is to determine ... Read more...

Managing asthma and allergies in schools: an opportunity to coordinate health care.

10 Jul 2009 Children spend a great deal of time in school and can be exposed to situations that increase their risk for an asthma exacerbation or a reaction to food. As such, the clinician can play a significant role in educating children, their families, and ... Read more...

Indoor allergens in school and day care environments.

Jul 2009 Most studies that have examined exposure to indoor allergens have focused on home environments. However, allergen exposures can be encountered in environments other than the home. For example, many children spend a large part of their time in ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Schools - Standards'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Validity of a traffic air pollutant dispersion model to assess exposure to fine particles. 30 Jul 2009
• Managing asthma and allergies in schools: an opportunity to coordinate health care. 10 Jul 2009
• Indoor allergens in school and day care environments. Jul 2009
• Effectiveness of the Tier 1 Program of the Project P.A.T.H.S.: findings based on the first 2 years of program implementation. 29 Jun 2009
• Management of food allergies in schools: a perspective for allergists. Jun 2009
• Encouraging science outreach. 30 May 2009
• Spatial analysis and land use regression of VOCs and NO(2) from school-based urban air monitoring in Detroit/Dearborn, USA. 18 May 2009
• [Hygienic characteristics of children's educational establishments] 29 Apr 2009
• Early predictors of reading in three groups of native Spanish speakers: Spaniards, Gypsies, and Latin Americans. 29 Apr 2009
• Drop-out crisis impacting America: can we turn it around? 30 Mar 2009
• A history and review of school meal standards in the UK. 30 Mar 2009
• [Integrated assessment of educational conditions in general education establishments of different types] 27 Feb 2009
• A retrospective examination of the relationship between implementation quality of the coordinated school health program model and school-level academic indicators over time. 27 Feb 2009
• Policies and characteristics of the preschool environment and physical activity of young children. 30 Jan 2009
• [New schooling standards from the standpoint of child and adolescent hygiene] 30 Dec 2008
• [Current problems of school education and ways of its hygienic optimization] 30 Dec 2008
• Diabetes care in the school and day care setting. 30 Dec 2008
• Knowledge levels of food handlers in Portuguese school canteens and their self-reported behaviour towards food safety. 29 Nov 2008
• Sexual harassment policies in K-12 schools: examining accessibility to students and content. 30 Oct 2008
• Positive school and classroom environment: precursors of successful implementation of positive youth development programs. 8 Oct 2008

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Technical information about 'Schools'

Definition: Educational institutions.

Descriptor UI: D012574

Alternative terms: Schools; School; Schools, Secondary; School, Secondary; Secondary School; Secondary Schools; Primary Schools; Primary School; School, Primary; Schools, Primary;

Allowable Qualifiers: classification; economics; history; legislation & jurisprudence; manpower; organization & administration; standards; trends; statistics & numerical data; ethics; supply & distribution;

Tree Number: I02.233.659; I02.783;

Technical Notes: policy: Manual 30.7.3, 30.8; specify geog if pertinent