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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources. – 1990
This report is submitted to accompany a bill reauthorizing the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act programs within the jurisdiction of the Committee. In the report, the Committee recommends that the bill be passed with a suggested amendment in the nature of a substitute The report is divided into six parts. Part I,…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Child Welfare, Community Services, Demonstration Programs
Denton, David R. – 1990
The monograph addresses the need in the United States for greater numbers of gerontology programs and education in the health care of, and human services for, an aging society. Statistical information is provided concerning the aging of America within the U.S. and the 15 Southern Regional Education Board (SREB) states as well as the aging of…
Descriptors: Aging (Individuals), Educational Needs, Geriatrics, Gerontology
Grant, James P. – 1987
This report maintains that it is just as unacceptable to allow millions of children to die each year from needless infection and malnutrition as it is to let them die in sudden emergencies of drought and famine. The world now has the means to attack childhood malnutrition and disease on a massive scale and at an affordable cost. Four million…
Descriptors: Children, Community Action, Demography, Developing Nations
Yenney, Sharon L. – 1986
Companies are promoting employee leadership and decision making in their worksite wellness programs for the following reasons: to make the best use of limited resources, to increase programs' chances for success by fostering employee ownership of program plans, to help integrate positive health and safety features into workplace policies and…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Corporate Education, Cost Effectiveness, Decision Making
Office of Special Education and Rehabilitation Services (ED), Washington, DC. Clearinghouse on the Handicapped. – 1988
Summaries are presented of more than 60 key federal laws pertaining to the legal rights and benefits available to persons with disabilities. The laws are organized into general subject areas, including: education, employment, health, housing, income maintenance, nutrition, rights, social services, transportation, and vocational rehabilitation. The…
Descriptors: Adults, Civil Rights, Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education
World Health Organization, Geneva (Switzerland). – 1985
This report explains what will be necessary to achieve health for all people in the world by the year 2000 through primary health care. The booklet is organized in six chapters. The first chapter introduces the premise and describes current socioeconomic development and prospects for the future, along with current problems of health personnel…
Descriptors: Adults, Allied Health Occupations, Developing Nations, Disease Control
Mayshark, Cyrus; And Others – 1977
Aspects of administrative theory pertinent to school health programs are described in this textbook. New roles, not only for the administrator but also for other school personnel, are discussed. The book also presents how teams are being utilized, sometimes of public health and school health personnel working together. A strong appeal is made to…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Administrative Principles, Administrator Responsibility, Disease Control
World Health Organization, Copenhagen (Denmark). Regional Office for Europe. – 1981
A conference sponsored by the World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Office for Europe addressed the provision of self-care health education in Europe. The 15 participants came from a variety of nations and backgrounds. Their roles ranged from WHO officials to community organizers, health practitioners, and health educators. The WHO Regional…
Descriptors: Consumer Education, Developed Nations, Foreign Countries, Global Approach
Smith, Billie Jean – 1980
The guide delineates the expanded Louisiana migrant health program for the 1980-81 school year and focuses on the task of motivating migrant children to take responsibility for their own health. Fourteen unnumbered sections contain: an excerpt from the April 3, 1980 Federal Register stating conditions for grants to state education agencies; a…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Administrator Role, Delivery Systems, Elementary Secondary Education
Chin, James – 1979
Intended to assist Agency for International Development (AID) officers, advisors, and health officials in incorporating health planning into national plans for economic development, this first of ten manuals in the International Health Planning Methods Series deals with planning and evaluation of communicable disease control programs. The first…
Descriptors: Communicable Diseases, Developing Nations, Disease Control, Guidelines
YERSAK, CHARLES G. – 1961
A GRADUAL REDUCTION IN MIGRANT LABOR HAS OCCURRED IN NEW JERSEY BECAUSE OF MECHANIZATION AND URBANIZATION. THIS REDUCTION IS REFLECTED IN FEWER ACTIVE CAMPS THAT HOUSE WORKERS. THE TREND IS AWAY FROM THE USE OF FRAME BUILDINGS AND NEW CAMPS BEING BUILT ARE CONSTRUCTED OF CINDER BLOCK. THE MIGRANT FORCE IS LARGELY COMPOSED OF NEGROES FROM THE SOUTH…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Blacks, Day Care, Educationally Disadvantaged
WADE, DURLYN E. – 1966
THE ROLE, FUNCTION, AND STATUS OF NURSE TEACHERS IN THE SCHOOLS OF NEW YORK STATE WERE ANALYZED UTILIZING DATA FROM QUESTIONNAIRE RESPONSES OF 2677 NURSE TEACHERS, ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL, SCHOOL PHYSICIANS, AND PARENTS. SPECIFIC FINDINGS WERE RELATED TO ROLE CONFLICT, WORK LOAD, CLERICAL DUTIES, TEACHING ROLE, TEACHING CERTIFICATION, AND…
Descriptors: Administrators, Certification, Elementary Schools, Health Programs
Leland, L.; And Others – 1975
This health education curriculum presents information and basic health maintenance concepts and practices. The curriculum is comprised of two courses consisting of six units of instruction: (1) Health Information, (2) First Aid, (3) Major Health Problems, (4) Home Care of the Ill, (5) Family Life Education, and (6) Dental Hygiene. Each unit begins…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Disadvantaged, Disease Control, Family Health
Chaiklin, Harris; Mosher, Barbara – 1978
There is a relationship between maternal anxiety and lead levels in children. Data were collected from the mothers of 15 children with "normal" lead levels and 15 children with elevated blood levels. Anxiety was measured by the Taylor Manifest Anxiety Scale. All families lived in areas with poor housing. Treatment of lead poisoning tends…
Descriptors: Anxiety, Disadvantaged, Family Health, Health Programs
Southern Area Alcohol and Education Training Program, Inc., Atlanta, GA. – 1977
This training manual presents current information about alcohol abuse and alcoholism among minority populations. It is designed to aid counselors employed in alcohol abuse programs. Areas discussed in this report include: interpersonal communication, knowledge of alcohol abuse and alcoholism, evaluation and assessment, planning, referral,…
Descriptors: Alcohol Education, Alcoholism, Counselor Training, Cross Cultural Training
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