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Devchand, Roshni; Koehler, Laura; Hook, Sarah; Marx, Grace E.; Hooks, Holley; Schwartz, Amy; Hinckley, Alison – Health Education Research, 2021
Each year, over 450, 000 Lyme disease diagnoses are estimated to occur in the United States, and current preventive measures have been insufficient to stem the rising incidence. An effective human Lyme disease vaccine could be a powerful intervention for population-level impact. In advance of new Lyme disease vaccines coming to market, this study…
Descriptors: Diseases, Immunization Programs, Public Opinion, Consumer Economics
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Dodd, Rebecca V.; Rafi, Damir; Stackhouse, Ashlyn A.; Brown, Celia A.; Westacott, Rachel J.; Meeran, Karim; Hughes, Elizabeth; Wilkinson, Paul; Gurnell, Mark; Swales, Catherine; Sam, Amir H. – Advances in Health Sciences Education, 2023
Previous literature has explored unconscious racial biases in clinical education and medicine, finding that people with darker skin tones can be underrepresented in learning resources and managed differently in a clinical setting. This study aimed to examine whether patient skin colour can affect the diagnostic ability and confidence of medical…
Descriptors: Patients, Human Body, Racial Attitudes, Racism
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Machtinger, Erika T.; Li, Andrew Y.; Liu, Yifen – Journal of School Health, 2019
Background: Lyme disease is a common tick-borne disease in the northeastern and midwestern United States. School-aged children aged 5-15 years are at high risk for contracting Lyme disease. Many school campuses in the mid-Atlantic United States are in areas that are near, or border with, wooded habitat. Methods: We surveyed school administrators…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Central Office Administrators, School Districts, Diseases
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Sagrans, Jacob; Mokros, Janice; Voyer, Christine; Harvey, Meggie – Science Teacher, 2022
The use of large, open-source data sets is ubiquitous in scientific research. Scientists--ranging from meteorologists to chemists to epidemiologists--are researching and investigating critical questions using data that they have not themselves collected. To contribute to the growing effort to bring data science into classrooms, the authors have…
Descriptors: Data Analysis, Science Instruction, High School Teachers, Science Teachers
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Cook, Lysandra – Physical Disabilities: Education and Related Services, 2009
Although widely misunderstood, Lyme disease is the most prevalent vector borne disease in the United States. Children are the most at-risk group for Lyme disease, which can impact every system in the body. It can produce the musculo-skeletal, neurologic, psychiatric, opthalmologic, and cardiac symptoms. The symptoms of Lyme disease can have a…
Descriptors: Diseases, Child Health, Teacher Role, Knowledge Level
Anderson, Alice; Chaney, Elizabeth – American Journal of Health Education, 2009
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), there are eleven tick-associated diseases prevalent in the United States. Most commonly diagnosed are Lyme disease, anaplasmosis (ehrlichiosis) and babeisois, with Lyme disease being the most common vector-borne disease in the country. In southeastern states, studies have shown the…
Descriptors: Disease Control, Health Education, Prevention, Diseases
Hunter, Bruce – School Administrator, 2012
On Dec. 1, Nick Penning, a longtime fixture on the advocacy team at the American Association of School Administrators (AASA), retired as the association's senior legislative analyst. In his 26 years with the association, Penning played many roles relating to advocacy, but the one he relished the most was serving as the principal communicator with…
Descriptors: Professional Associations, School Administration, Advocacy, Social Networks
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Daltroy, Lawren H.; Phillips, Charlotte; Lew, Robert; Wright, Elizabeth; Shadick, Nancy A.; Liang, Matthew H. – Health Education & Behavior, 2007
To evaluate a theory-based educational program to prevent Lyme disease and other tick-borne illnesses (TBI), a randomized controlled trial of an educational program was delivered to ferry passengers traveling to an endemic area in southeastern Massachusetts. Rates of TBI and precautionary and tick check behaviors were measured over three summers…
Descriptors: Intervals, Prevention, Diseases, Clothing
Anderson, Norman D.; Stubbs, Harriett S. – 1996
This book and others in the Changes in the Environment Series were produced as part of the GLOBE-NET Project, a partnership of science teachers and research scientists working on various aspects of global change. This book contains up-to-date information about Lyme disease, activities for the classroom, and other resources useful in teaching about…
Descriptors: Disease Incidence, Diseases, Educational Resources, Elementary Secondary Education
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Cavendish, Roberta – Journal of School Nursing, 2003
The Atlantic and Pacific coasts are the boundaries of Lyme disease with the Northeastern and Midwestern regions of the United States continuing to report the majority of cases. New reported cases of Lyme disease doubled from 1991 to 2001 according to statistics published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC, 2002). Within that…
Descriptors: Disease Control, Health Education, School Nurses, Diseases
Pavlicin, Karen M. – Camping Magazine, 1995
Stresses the importance of educating campers and staff about the dangers of overexposure to the sun and the transmission of Lyme disease. Discusses the importance of using an appropriate sunscreen and avoiding outdoor activities during peak hours of sunlight. Discusses how Lyme disease is transmitted, the life cycle of a tick, and how to remove…
Descriptors: Camping, Communicable Diseases, First Aid, Health Promotion
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Lurye, Donald R. – PTA Today, 1992
Describes Lyme disease, which is spread most commonly by the deer tick; indicates symptoms, preventive measures, diagnosis, and treatment. (SM)
Descriptors: Adults, Child Health, Children, Disease Control
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Taylor, George C. – Journal of Environmental Health, 1991
This overview of the public health significance of Lyme disease includes the microbiological specifics of the infectious spirochete, the entomology and ecology of the ticks which are the primary disease carrier, the clinical aspects and treatment stages, the known epidemiological patterns, and strategies for disease control and for expanded public…
Descriptors: Disease Control, Disease Incidence, Entomology, Environmental Education
Harbit, Maryanne Drake; Willis, Dawn – Health Education, 1990
Lyme disease may be one of the most commonly misdiagnosed diseases of this decade. Health educators should be knowledgeable about this new disease and be able to share with the public information about prevention, early signs and symptoms, and treatment of the disease (Author/IAH)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adults, Bacteria, Children
Peterson, Michael – Camping Magazine, 1989
Describes one summer camp's plan for dealing with Lyme disease. Describes the disease and the deer tick. Recommends avoiding tick exposure through clothing, frequent examination, showers, and avoiding high grass and brushy areas, and using chemical insect repellents and chemicals to kill ticks in deer mouse nests. (DHP)
Descriptors: Camping, Disease Control, Outdoor Activities, Resident Camp Programs
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