Manual of School Health: A Handbook for School Nurses, Educators, and Health Professionals

This comprehensive and practical guide addresses the health issues and concerns of students from birth through age 21. It features easily accessible information on developmental stages, learning domains, acute and chronic illnesses, medical syndromes, substance abuse, special education and emergency illness. Small,
light-weight and very portable, it's ideal for use in school and community settings. Previously publishing by Addison Wesley, it is an important resource for school nurses.

The inclusion of brain information/findings offers new information on learning and on recent neuroscience developments

Websites have been added to each chapter to encourage further research of particular topics

Additional and updated appendices provide quick access to handy resources such as growth charts and immunization schedules

Chapters on Affective and Behavioral Disorders, Violence, Adolescent and Gender Specific Issues, 21st Century Health Challenges

Significant new information has been added including a holistic approach to the Growth and Development chapter, primary learning domains of all students in the Vision and Hearing chapter, new drug use categories and disorders in the Substance Abuse chapter, and disaster preparedness in the First Aid chapter

Keeta DeStefano Lewis, RN, PhD, FNASN, School Nurse Specialist, Special Education, Napa County Office of Education, Napa, CA; and Bonnie J. Bear, RN, BSN, MA, School Nurse Specialist, Early Intervention/Special Education, San Diego City Schools, San Diego, CA