To develop a national policy aimed at eliminating hunger and malnutrition due to poverty and improving the nutritional health of all Americans, 26 panels composed of concerned citizens and academic, medical, industrial, and agricultural experts and eight task forces representing social action groups, religious denominations, women's and…

Medical care is a problem for people who live where poverty and rurality go hand in hand. In rural areas, income is generally lower and medical services are generally poorer and not as readily accessible as in urban areas. Simultaneously, incidence of chronic illness, which limits work activity, reduces income. Programs are underway or are being…

Hypertensive disease being one of the most important medical problems now facing American medicine brought about the formation of the Federally sponsored National High Blood Pressure Education Program, which included four Task Forces. Task Force 3 reviews in this study information and experience useful for the development of guidelines for…

Medical care is viewed as an investment good, as contrasted with a consumption good. Numerous studies are cited which support the overall contention that improved health affects productivity through its effects on a person's education. The number of school days lost and the number of school dropouts which result from poor health are considered in…

This report on the 1969-70 Dayton Early Childhood Education program is divided into three parts: (1) an overview of the ECE program, (2) a description of the program components of ECE, and (3) an evaluation. Section 1 includes an introduction and reports on the growth of the program, how the program contributes to the kindergarten program, the…

Contents of this guide include: (1) a contrast of a typical community health program's operation in 1955 and in 1971; (2) descriptions of three comprehensive health centers based on visits and interviews with administrative personnel: The Matthew Walker Health Center, Nashville, Tennessee; Community Group Health Foundation, Inc., Washington, D.C.,…

It is possible to provide a good health education program on a community college campus at a minimal cost and with a small staff when community resources are used effectively. (MM)

The major objectives of child health strategy are the improvement of the health status of mothers, children, and adolescents, and the maintenance of coordinated, effective, and accessible systems of health care delivery, combining the resources of the Public Health Service and the states in cooperative undertakings. (JD)

Addresses the problems associated with the effectiveness of drug prevention strategies. Argues that prevention programs must be tailored to the characteristics of the user, the drug, and the use. Comments on why school-based programs have had little or no impact. (ML)

Whatever organizational alternative--medical care, welfare, or educational system--is chosen, it is clear that there should be an integration of services--medical, social, emotional, and educational--for all children and their families. (Author/IRT)

Reports on family support services that schools all across the country are now providing. (IRT)

There is an extensive body of research on the factors that are associated with reproductive health, focusing on factors within the adolescent as well as within the various components of the adolescents environment. This paper presents a selective review of the research pertaining to each layer of the adolescent's ecosystem. Emphasized are (1)…

This 1996-97 end-of-year report presents data from the Colorado Department of Education on their Comprehensive Health Education Programs, which was a response to the Colorado Comprehensive Health Education Act of 1990. During the 1996-97 school year, 54 projects were funded in school districts across the state to promote health education, reduce…