Preface Acknowledgments About the Editors About the Contributors

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1 Contents Preface Acknowledgments About the Editors About the Contributors x xii xiii xiv SECTION I: Schools as Partners in Health Care Delivery Chapter 1: Trends in Health Care Delivery: The Increased Burden on Schools as Health Care Providers 2 Paul C. McCabe and Steven R. Shaw Introduction 2 Pediatrics in the Schools 2 Role of Federal Legislation 3 Keeping Pace With the Trends in Health Care 5 Meeting the Additional Burden 6 Chapter 2: Collaboration Between Educators and Medical Professionals: Models, Barriers, and Implications 8 Sarah Glaser, Tia Ouimet, and Steven R. Shaw Introduction 9 Background 9 Why Collaboration Between Educators and Medical Professionals Is Necessary 10 Models of Collaboration 10 Obstacles and Barriers to Effective Collaboration 12 Implications for Educators 14 Strategies for Effective Collaboration Between Educators and Medical Professionals 14 Conclusions and Future Directions 16 Educational Strategies 16 Discussion Questions 17 Research Summary 17 Resources 17 Handout Strategies for Effective Communication Between Educators and Medical Professionals 19

2 SECTION II: Current Issues in Pediatric Disorders and Treatments Chapter 3: Role of Otitis Media in Hearing Loss and Language Deficits 22 Amy Racanello and Paul C. McCabe Introduction 23 Background 23 Disease Overview 23 Medical Treatment 24 Risk Factors for Developing Otitis Media 24 Otitis Media: Speech and Language Development 25 Implications for Educators 26 Student-Specific Strategies 27 General Classroom Strategies 27 Educational Strategies 28 Discussion Questions 28 Research Summary 29 Resources 29 Handout Otitis Media 30 Chapter 4: Childhood Immunizations: The Power of Misinformation 32 Michelle Klein Brenner and Paul C. McCabe Introduction 33 Background 33 Development of Vaccinations 33 Opposition to Immunization 33 Implications for Educators 38 Educational Strategies 38 Discussion Questions 39 Research Summary 39 Resources 40 Handout Childhood Immunizations: Know the Facts 41 Chapter 5: Shaken Baby Syndrome: Immediate and Long-Term Consequences and Implications for Educators 42 Tiffany Folmer Lawrence and Paul C. McCabe Introduction 43 Background 43 Prevalence and Risk Factors for Shaken Baby Syndrome 43 Clinical Presentation of Shaken Baby Syndrome 44 Retinal Hemorrhages as Diagnostic Criteria for SBS 45 Differential Diagnosis 46 Prevention and Intervention 46 Implications for Educators 47 Conclusion 49 Educational Strategies 49 Discussion Questions 49 Research Summary 50 Resources 50 Handout Preventing Shaken Baby Syndrome 51

3 Chapter 6: Assessment and Intervention for Sleep Problems 52 Joseph A. Buckhalt and Mona El-Sheikh Introduction 53 Background 54 Diagnostic Considerations for Sleep Disorders 54 Sleep and Heath Correlates 55 Adolescent Sleep Patterns 56 Assessing Sleep Problems 56 Implications for Educators 57 Educational Strategies 57 Discussion Questions 58 Research Summary 58 Resources 59 Handout Sleep Disorders 60 Chapter 7: Cognitive Effects of Childhood Leukemia Treatments 61 Paul C. McCabe Introduction 62 Background 63 Definition of Leukemia 63 Etiology and Treatment 63 Learning Outcomes 64 Attention and Memory 65 Cognitive Abilities 65 Gender Effects 65 Implications for Educators 66 Educational Strategies 68 Discussion Questions 68 Research Summary 69 Resources 69 Handout Cognitive Effects of Leukemia Treatments 70 Chapter 8: An Overview of Pediatric Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) 72 Sarah A. Bassin, W. Mark Posey, and Emily E. Powell Introduction 73 Background 73 Scope of the Problem 73 Motor Development and Visual-Motor Effects of HIV 74 Cognitive Effects 74 Language Development 75 Executive Functioning 75 Psychosocial Adjustment 76 Disclosure 77 Implications for Educators 78 Educational Strategies 78 Discussion Questions 78 Research Summary 78 Resources 79 Handout Pediatric HIV 80

4 Chapter 9: Bacterial Meningitis 81 Paul C. McCabe and Fallon Lattari Introduction 82 Background 82 Pathogenesis 82 Clinical Symptoms 83 Neurological Effects 84 Diagnosis and Treatment 85 Epidemiology, Immunization, and Prevention 85 Implications for Educators 86 Educational Strategies 87 Discussion Questions 88 Research Summary 88 Resources 89 Handout Information About Bacterial Meningitis 90 Chapter 10: Lyme Disease and Tick-Borne Infections: Causes and Physical and Neuropsychological Effects in Children 91 Ron Hamlen and Deborah S. Kliman Introduction 92 Background 92 Infection Incidence and Risk 93 Diagnosis 93 Neurological and Cognitive Deficits 94 Developmental Delay, Attention Disorders, and Autism Spectrum Disorders 95 Depressive, Panic, and Aggressive Disorders 95 Long-Term Outcomes 96 Implications for Educators 96 Educational Strategies 97 Discussion Questions 98 Research Summary 98 Resources 98 Handout Pediatric Lyme Disease and Associated Tick-Borne Infections 99 SECTION III: Prevention and Wellness Intervention Chapter 11: Childhood Obesity Prevention: A Review for Educators 102 Jessica A. Hoffman and Laura Anderson Introduction 103 Background 103 Child and Family Context 104 The Community 105 The School 105 Family, Community, and School: Healthy Weight Facilitated 107 Educational Strategies 107 Discussion Questions 108 Research Summary 109

5 Resources 109 Handout Strategies to Help Children Achieve a Healthy Weight 111 Chapter 12: Low-Level Aggression in the Schools: Issues and Interventions 113 Rebecca Lakin Gullan, Julie Paquette MacEvoy, and Stephen S. Leff Introduction 114 Background 114 What Is a Normal Level of Aggression? 114 Bullies, Victims, and Aggressive-Victims 116 Aggression and Social Status: The Role of Perceived Popularity 116 Implications for Educators 117 Evaluation at the Child Level 117 Evaluating Context 118 Matching Intervention to Child and Contextual Characteristics 118 Educational Strategies 120 Discussion Questions 120 Research Summary 121 Resources 121 Handout Helping Children With Aggression 122 Chapter 13: Accident Prevention 123 MaryBeth Bailar-Heath and Sarah Valley-Gray Introduction 124 Background 124 Motor Vehicle Safety 124 Pedestrian Safety 124 Bicycle Safety 125 Sports, Recreation, and Swimming Safety 126 Traumatic Brain Injury and Spinal Cord Injury 127 Implications for Educators 128 Educational Strategies 128 Discussion Questions 129 Research Summary 129 Resources 130 Handout Tips for Preventing Accidental Injury of Children and Adolescents 131 Glossary 133 References 140 Index 157