The booklet explains requirements for reporting abuse or neglect of children and disabled adults contained in the North Carolina Juvenile Code and the Protection of the Abused, Neglected or Exploited Disabled Adult Act. Following a brief historical review, the text discusses who must report abuse and neglect, what acts or conditions must be…

This paper, on the health hazards of cold weather for elderly persons, presents information from various sources on the death rates in winter throughout the United States. After reviewing the scope of the problem, specific health hazards associated with cold weather are discussed, i.e., hypothermia, fires, carbon monoxide poisoning, and influenza…