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Download full textPublic Health Service (DHHS), Rockville, MD. Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion. – 1980
This booklet suggests the first steps communities can take in assessing their needs and resources and mobilizing public interest and support for health promotion. It is based on an approach to health education and community organization that recognizes the value of a highly visible, time-limited event, such as a health fair, a marathon, or an…
Descriptors: Community Action, Community Change, Community Involvement, Health Needs
Simon, John L.; McArdle, Patricia – 1975
Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnosis and Treatment (EPSDT) is a program of preventive health services available to individuals under 21 years of age who are eligible for Medicaid benefits. As of July 1, 1973, all states operating a Medicaid program were required to provide EPSDT services to all those eligible. The purpose of this module is to…
Descriptors: Child Welfare, Health Personnel, Health Programs, Health Services
Community Health Foundation, Evanston, IL. – 1976
This manual, designed to help Head Start health coordinators effectively utilize the Early and Periodic Screening Diagnosis and Treatment (EPSDT) program, includes background on the development and goals of the EPSDT program and information gained during implementation of 200 EPSDT/Head Start demonstration projects. Chapter titles are: (1)…
Descriptors: Cooperative Programs, Coordination, Federal Aid, Federal Programs
Manela, Roger; And Others – 1977
One of six information booklets with accompanying training materials for the Medicaid Early and Periodic Screening Diagnosis and Treatment (EPSDT) program, this booklet describes the stages of child growth and development and some of the health problems which EPSDT clients might have. Section I describes tests commonly included in an EPSDT…
Descriptors: Child Development, Disadvantaged Youth, Health Programs, Identification
Sorenson, Robert E. – Health Education (Washington D.C.), 1979
Rising health care costs can be minimized if public health education can induce individuals to adopt a wellness-oriented behavior pattern. (LH)
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Behavior Change, Costs, Habit Formation
California State Dept. of Education, Sacramento. Office of Curriculum Services. – 1978
This book presents a framework to serve as a foundation for the total process of health curriculum development. It may be used to: (1) plan courses of study; (2) explore interrelationships between and among content areas within the school health instruction program; and (3) enhance continuity and articulation within the total school health…
Descriptors: Accident Prevention, Consumer Protection, Curriculum Development, Elementary Secondary Education
Batson, Ruth M.; Peters, Lyda S. – 1976
Court ordered school desegregation in Boston resulted in racial conflict. In response to the psychological problems generated by this conflict, psychiatrists from Boston University Medical School developed a crisis intervention program designed to provide needed support for children, parents, and school staff. The program's design was based on:…
Descriptors: Bus Transportation, Community Problems, Conflict Resolution, Crisis Intervention
