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Displaying records 21 through 23 (23 total).

Midcentury White House Conference on Children and Youth. 1950. Children and youth at the midcentury: Fact finding report—Additional digest material. [Washington, DC]: Midcentury White House Conference on Children and Youth , 37 pp.

Annotation: This document provides material referred to in the printed document entitled "Fact Finding Report, A Digest" which it was impossible to include in that document. The three papers included here address leisure time services, vocational guidance and placement services, and children with physical and mental limitations.

Contact: Maternal and Child Health Library at Georgetown University, E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: https://www.mchlibrary.org Available from the website.

Keywords: Careers, Children, Children with developmental disabilities, Conferences, Recreational services

Blum RW, Leonard B, eds. Youth with disability: The transition years. Journal of Adolescent Health Care. 6(2):77-184. March 1985., 108 pp.

Annotation: This special issue is an integration of the working papers developed for the conference Youth With Disability: The Transition Years, held in Wayzata, Minnesota June 20-22, 1984, to identify the major issues and barriers faced by adolescents with disabilities in each of four areas: social maturation, developing independence, education and career preparation, and community services. Health services for adolescents with developmental disabilities or special health needs are also discussed.

Keywords: Adolescent health services, Adolescents with developmental disabilities, Adolescents with special health care needs, Careers, Community service, Conferences, Education, Independent living, Socialization

National Library of Medicine, National Human Genome Institute. GeneEd Web. Bethesda, MD: National Library of Medicine,

Annotation: This website is designed to help students and teachers in grades 9-12 learn genetics. Topics include cell biology, DNA, genes, chromosomes, heredity/inheritance patterns, epigenetics/inheritance and the environment, genetic conditions, evolution, biostatistics, biotechnoogy, DNA forensics, and top issues in genetics. The website links to research articles, animation, games, videos, interactive tutorials, and labs, and experiments. 3D images, illustrations, and text provide imagery to reinforce genetic concepts. Specialty pages highlight tools that teachers may find particularly helpful and allow students to see what is new and noteworthy in the field of genetics, along with links to careers related to the science of genetics.

Contact: National Library of Medicine, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 8600 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, MD 20894, Telephone: (301) 594-5983 Secondary Telephone: (888) 346-3656 Fax: (301) 402-1384 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.nlm.nih.gov Available from the website.

Keywords: Adolescents, Careers, Curriculum development, Genetics, School age children, Teachers, Teaching

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