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Robinson-Caire, Donnie; And Others – 1980
An invitational conference brought experts and concerned, active individuals together to review and identify research and program needs for rural Texas health care. The goals of the conference were to prioritize the top five program and research activities for rural health care in the 1980's, to develop a network of communication and cooperation…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Delivery Systems, Health Needs, Health Personnel
Public Health Service (DHEW), Washington, DC. Bureau of Health Manpower. – 1975
The Area Health Education Centers Program (AHEC) Conference, sponsored by 11 universities holding federal contracts for the support of AHEC, considered issues relating to decentralized and regionalized health professional education. The participants discussed regionalization and educational program development; interdisciplinary program…
Descriptors: Allied Health Occupations Education, Decentralization, Governance, Health Facilities
Peck, Magda G., Ed. – 1993
This report presents highlights from a conference convened to discuss issues related to the enhancement of the ability of urban maternal and child health (MCH) programs at the local level to improve the health and well-being of children and families. In part 1 of the document, speeches concerning the federal and local perspectives on maternal and…
Descriptors: Access to Health Care, Child Health, Community Programs, Economically Disadvantaged
New York State Legislative Commission on Rural Resources, Albany. – 1986
Rural residents have traditionally received fewer essential health care services than their urban counterparts because of lack of coherent health care policy, institutional and regulatory impediments, and the special costs of delivering health care in a rural setting. Lack of adequate health services affects all rural residents, including…
Descriptors: Health Care Costs, Health Needs, Health Personnel, Health Programs
McCammon, Susan; And Others – 1983
These symposium papers describe various aspects of the Camp Logan, South Carolina, program, a therapeutic summer residential program for children, ages 8-14, who have significant behavior problems. The philosophy and advantages of the therapeutic camping model are discussed, e.g., structure during the summer, controlled though informal…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Behavior Disorders, Children, Counselor Client Relationship
Batson, Ruth M.; Peters, Lyda S. – 1977
Issues discussed in this conference report include: (1) desegregation as a mental health issue; (2) the responsibility of community mental health centers (CMHCs) for improving the quality of people's lives; (3) community role in crisis intervention; (4) the political responsibilities of CMHCs; (5) the role of the Solomon Carter Fuller CMHC in…
Descriptors: Community Role, Community Services, Conference Reports, Crisis Intervention
Sotomayor, Marta, Ed. – 1976
The relationship of social work practice and education to minority groups is discussed in six symposium papers. The first paper, by Armado Morales, discusses acts of commission and omission by the mental health delivery systems that reflect racism and oppressive attitudes toward Mexican Americans. The relevance and applicability of present…
Descriptors: American Indians, Blacks, Conferences, Cultural Context
Williams, Sarah – 1988
This report highlights the major issues discussed during a 2-day workshop on Medicaid funding for community-based mental health services for children and youth with severe emotional disturbances. The report opens with a brief description of the service needs of children and youth with severe emotional disturbances and the system of care that can…
Descriptors: Children, Community Programs, Delivery Systems, Emotional Disturbances
Department of Health and Human Services, Washington, DC. – 1983
Participants in this conference represented Federal offices and agencies involved in health promotion and education efforts in public schools. The goals of the conference were to share information, to encourage effective use of existing Federal activity, to prevent duplication of effort, and to increase cooperative planning. Detailed information…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Cooperative Planning, Educational Cooperation, Elementary Secondary Education
Kentucky Univ., Lexington. Appalachian Center. – 1989
Problems of access to health care facing Appalachia mountain communities are confounded by unemployment, poverty, low education, and local religious beliefs that barrier people from receiving medical care. This proceedings addresses the issues related to health access and health needs. It contains 20 papers and 12 synopses of presentation. The…
Descriptors: Community Health Services, Health Behavior, Health Needs, Health Programs
Arizona Commission of Indian Affairs, Phoenix. – 1981
Proceedings from the 8th Indian Town Hall include conference activities of 22 representatives of American Indian tribes and the State of Arizona as they participated in the 2-day conference on state-tribal relationships. Eleven keynote speeches in full text are presented along with comments from seven tribal representatives on the conference and…
Descriptors: American Indian Reservations, American Indians, Civil Rights, Court Litigation
Holden, E. Wayne; Osher, Trina W.; Santiago, Rolando L.; Hernandez, Mario; Brannan, Ana Maria – 2000
This brief paper summarizes three papers and a response presented at a symposium examining longitudinal comparison studies of federally funded community mental health services (CMHS) for children and their families. Emphasis was on comparing the system of care approach to a more traditional approach. The symposium provided an update on the status…
Descriptors: Children, Community Programs, Delivery Systems, Emotional Disturbances
Illinois Univ., Chicago. – 2000
The Illinois Social and Emotional Health of Infants, Toddlers and Their Families Committee hosted the Early Childhood Mental Health Regional Summit 2000 in November of 2000. Building on the momentum of the U.S. Surgeon General's first report on mental health, which underscores the importance of early preventive mental health services, this summit…
Descriptors: Change Agents, Change Strategies, Childhood Needs, Conferences
Dunn, Christopher S., Ed.; Steadman, Henry J., Ed. – 1982
This document presents papers prepared for the 1978 Special National Workshop on Mental Health Services in Local Jails. The articles provide information on several topics: (1) the nature and extent of mental health needs in local jails; (2) assessment and intervention approaches for addressing these needs; (3) mental health service delivery…
Descriptors: Correctional Institutions, Criminal Law, Delinquency, Delivery Systems
Taylor, William J., Ed. – 1980
Current mental health services for Indian people living on and off the reservation are described for individuals interested in expanding or delivering mental health services to Indian people or in the state of the art. The conference held in July 1979 was established for the purpose of sharing information about successful mental health programs.…
Descriptors: American Indians, Cultural Influences, Delivery Systems, Mental Health Programs
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