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ERIC Number: EJ660197
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2002
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-4391
Asthma Management Practices and Education Needs of Head Start Directors and Staff.
Huss, Karen; Winkelstein, Marilyn; Calabrese, Barbara; Butz, Arlene; Reshef, Shoshana; Rand, Cynthia; Gilpin, Adele
Journal of School Health, v72 n8 p329-33 Oct 2002
Surveyed Baltimore Head Start directors and staff participating in an asthma education intervention at 15 Head Start programs to determine their asthma management practices and education needs. Results revealed discrepancies between staff and directors regarding location of asthma medications and presence of asthma action plans in programs. Both staff and directors stated they had no curriculum to teach Head Start children how to manage asthma. (SM)
Descriptors: Asthma, Child Health, Early Childhood Education, Preschool Children, Self Management, Staff Development
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Project Head Start