Intended as a companion piece to volume 1 in the Methods Series, Communicable Disease Control Planing (CE 024 229), this first of six volumes in the International Health Planning Reference Series is a combined literature review and annotated bibliography dealing with communicable disease control in developing countries. The review identifies…

This Area Health Education Centers (AHEC) directory catalogues the Federal, State, local, and private decentralized professional health education programs initiated in direct response to the recommendations of the 1970 "Carnegie Commission Report of Higher Education and the Nation's Health." The introductory section briefly presents the…

This publication provides an overview of the mental health system as it relates to the general health system and especially as it relates to overall health planning under the National Health Planning and Resources Development Act. There is a need for the staff persons of the health planning agencies and the staff persons of local and state mental…

The Research Secretariat on Social Services and Community Development was one of the five Hispanic research task forces funded by the Ford Foundation to determine Hispanic research priorities. Its three major purposes were the following: (1) to develop an Hispanic research and policy agenda which recommends research activities and prioritizes…

This issue presents an annotated bibliography of 413 international sources of information on refugee education. Subject areas include policy and legal aspects, social and cultural adjustment, psychological problems, health problems and programs, educational programs, language problems and programs, employment-oriented programs, and bibliographies…

In his introduction to this bibliography--which is organized into sections focusing on assessment of community facts and issues, board and committee skills, community organization for change and action, fund raising, group discussion and dynamics, internal agency management; meetings, workshops and conferences; network analysis; Program Evaluation…

Provided is an annotated bibliography of selected, non-formal publications related to nutrition and development. Entries are presented, alphabetically by author, in six sections. The first section contains practical manuals and materials, and references on: nutrition education projects and programs; training for fieldworkers; nutrition education…

The annotated bibliography is intended to give health care providers and planners background information and other resources on health transition issues for young adults with chronic health conditions. The 23 bibliographic citations date from 1972 to 1989 and are grouped into the following categories: U.S. demographics and health services…

The annotated bibliography attempts to coordinate information on nontraditional health care delivery systems in remote regions of the world, especially in developing countries. The literature abstracted focuses primarily on new models of health care delivery and on the training and utilization of auxiliary health workers. It is intended to be…

Based on the researcher's observations during a month-long visit to the Soviet Union as a specialist in gerontology and guest of the Soviet Ministry of Health, comparisons were drawn between educational intervention procedures in gerontology and/or geriatrics for health care professionals in the Soviet Union and the United States. Locus of such…

This annotated bibliography contains 73 citations describing health education programs around the world. Countries represented include: Bangladesh, Egypt, Gambia, Gilbert Islands, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Kenya, Indonesia, Nicaragua, Peru, Philippines, Swaziland, Thailand, Tunisia, Australia, Colombia, India, United Kingdom, Canada,…

Culled from the National Center for Education in Maternal and Child Health reference collection, this list contains 102 materials concerning guidelines or standards for any aspect of care for children with special health needs. Each listing contains a brief description of the resource and information for obtaining the materials. Topics include:…

This bibliography summarizes some recent documents on the role of cities from a variety of sources, such as HEW-funded demonstration projects, universities, and public interest groups. The bibliography is not considered to be exhaustive but to reflect the kinds of information obtainable through PROJECT SHARE on the present topic. Cited documents…

This document contains 117 abstracts of literature, materials, and programs that demonstrate the methods presently being used by health professionals to reach low-literate populations. The items were obtained by searching computerized databases and by contacting organizations and individuals active in the field of literacy and health. The…

This resource guide provides information on programs, publications, organizations, and other resources related to prevention of fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS). The purpose of this guide is to assist health care providers to comply with Indian Health Service (IHS) FAS goals and objectives. It gives examples of community approaches to FAS prevention,…