Health education intervention to reduce risk of infectious disease transmission among community health workers and their clients

Indigent and congregate-living populations have high susceptibilities for disease and pose a higher risk for disease transmission to family, friends and to persons providing services to these populations. The adoption of basic infection control, personal hygiene, safe food handling and simple engineering practices will reduce the risk of infectious disease transmission to, from and among indigent and congregate-living populations. ^ The provision of social services, health promotion activities and other support services to indigent and congregate-living populations is an important aspect of many public health-related governmental, community-based and other medical care provider agencies. ^ In the interest of protecting the health of indigent and congregate-living populations, of personnel from organizations providing services to these populations and of the general community, an educational intervention is warranted to prevent the spread of blood-borne, air-borne, food-borne and close contact-borne infectious diseases. ^ An educational presentation was provided to staff from a community-based organization specializing in providing housing, health education, foodstuffs and meals and support services to disabled, low-income, homeless and HIV-infected individuals. The educational presentation delivered general best practices and standard guidelines. A pre and post test were administered to determine and measure knowledge pertinent to controlling the spread of infectious diseases between and among homeless shelter-living clients and between clients and the organization's staff. ^ Comparing pre-test and post-test results revealed areas of knowledge currently held by staff and other areas that staff would benefit from additional educational seminars and training. ^

Looking inside for good practice in Deaf bilingual education: a participatory SWOT analysis

Presentation to the Disability Studies Conference, Lancaster University, September 7-9, 2010.

Estimation of the Proportion of Underachieving Students in Compulsory Secondary Education in Spain: An Application of the Rasch Model

There are very few studies in Spain that treat underachievement rigorously, and those that do are typically related to gifted students. The present study examined the proportion of underachieving students using the Rasch measurement model. A sample of 643 first-year high school students (mean age = 12.09; SD = 0.47) from 8 schools in the province of Alicante (Spain) completed the Battery of Differential and General Skills (Badyg), and these students' General Points Average (GPAs) were recovered by teachers. Dichotomous and Partial credit Rasch models were performed. After adjusting the measurement instruments, the individual underachievement index provided a total sample of 181 underachieving students, or 28.14% of the total sample across the ability levels. This study confirms that the Rasch measurement model can accurately estimate the construct validity of both the intelligence test and the academic grades for the calculation of underachieving students. Furthermore, the present study constitutes a pioneer framework for the estimation of the prevalence of underachievement in Spain.

An appropriate education for handicapped children of limited English proficiency /

Stamped on t.p.: ED224265.

Oversight hearing on access to health insurance [microform] : hearing before the Subcommittee on Labor-Management Relations of the Committee on Education and Labor, House of Representatives, One Hundredth Congress, second session, hearing held in Washington, DC, June 9, 1988.

"Serial no. 100-94."

Number of disabled persons in need of vocational rehabilitation.

Mode of access: Internet.

Effects of special training on the achievement and adjustment of gifted children

cooperative research project no. [458]

Source materials on transportation and communication; the report of the Committee on source materials for the problem of transportation of persons and commodities and communication of ideas, Georgia program for the improvement of instruction.

Mode of access: Internet.

University of Illinois directory, listing the 35,000 persons who have ever been connected with the Urbana-Champaign departments, including officers of instruction and administration and 1397 deceased,

Mode of access: Internet.

Health manpower, United States, 1965-1967 : statistics on persons employed in selected health occupations, 1965 and 1967 ... /

Bibliography: p.56.

Annual gifted program evaluation report.

Mode of access: Internet.

Gifted program coordinator : roles and responsibilities.

Revised by Sandra Schmulbach and Sally Yahnke Walker with the help of the gifted education consultants from the Regioal Offices of Education and Intermediate Service Centers.

Handbook on exemplary gifted programs /

Financed by grant no. G007801957 from the U.S. Office of Education, Office of Gifted and Talented.

Pedestrian safety training curriculum for persons with developmental disabilities.

Cover title.

Training manual for youth employment training for services to senior citizens and handicapped persons /

"October 20, 1981."