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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (DHHS/PHS), Atlanta, GA. – 1997
Noting that too many children with elevated lead levels are not being identified in the United States, this report presents policy guidelines for increasing screening and follow-up care of children who most need these services, and for helping communities pursue the most appropriate approach to preventing childhood lead poisoning. Following an…
Descriptors: Child Health, Child Safety, Hazardous Materials, Health Programs
National Inst. on Drug Abuse (DHHS/PHS), Bethesda, MD. – 2001
The use of tobacco products is one of the most critical health problems facing the country. Through the use of neuroimaging technologies, it is now possible to see some of the changes in brain functioning that occur from smoking. There may be other chemicals in cigarette smoke that contribute to addiction. The improved understanding of addiction,…
Descriptors: Drug Addiction, Drug Education, High School Students, High Schools
School Health Review, 1972
This is a compilation of the testimony of a group of high school students at the Regional Hearings in Pittsburgh with their recommendations on health education. (JA)
Descriptors: Health Education, Health Facilities, Health Programs, High School Students
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Louden, Thomas L. – Journal of the American College Health Association, 1973
Health Maintenance Organizations are coming. It is imperative that each one of us in the health field, including college health personnel study them, understand them and, most of all, plan for them. Author outlines four specific proposals for effective development of an HMO. (Author/RK)
Descriptors: Community Health Services, Contracts, Financial Support, Guidelines
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Wiechmann, Gerald H. – Journal of the American College Health Association, 1970
This presentation focuses on: (1) health policy statements issued by organizations concerned with education; (2) statements by authorities supporting view that general education must include health concepts; (3) educational philosophy which provides justification for health education; (4) health education responsibility of classroom teachers; and…
Descriptors: Education, Educational Philosophy, Educational Responsibility, Health
Widmayer, Susan M.; And Others – 1988
This study investigated the effectiveness of the Haitian Perinatal Intervention Project, which provided services to Haitian women and children in south Florida. The project's goals were to help Haitian mothers obtain health services for themselves and their infants and to provide information concerning child care and cognitive stimulation.…
Descriptors: Child Development, Child Rearing, Early Intervention, Haitians
Fraser, Katherine; Mitchell, Patricia – 1988
This guide provides information to support state and local efforts to fight the Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) epidemic. The guide is divided into three sections: (1) the need; (2) the challenge: providing effective AIDS prevention education; and (3) developing a comprehensive state leadership role. An extensive bibliography of 66…
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Communicable Diseases, Disease Control, Elementary Secondary Education
Fogarty International Center (DHEW/PHS), Bethesda, MD. – 1976
This booklet was prepared to disseminate knowledge of the British National Health System to provide for improved cooperation between clinicians, health scientists, and health administrators in the United States and the United Kingdom. Included are chapters on: (1) the evolution of the British National Health system; (2) its present status; (3)…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Health Education, Health Occupations, Health Personnel
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
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Averill, Barry – Journal of the American College Health Association, 1978
The role of college health professionals in developing health awareness in college students and in encouraging the growth of a national health program is discussed. (JD)
Descriptors: Futures (of Society), Government Role, Health Education, Health Needs
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MacLennan, Beryce W. – School Psychology Digest, 1978
Community mental health centers share responsibility with the school systems in their communities for the psychosocial development and mental health of the children and parents who live there. Many centers work to develop partnerships with the schools. They use consultation as a major tool. (Author/CTM)
Descriptors: Community Health Services, Community Programs, Consultants, Consultation Programs
Matheson, Gerald W. – Health Education (Washington D.C.), 1977
Curriculum content, course objectives, and program development and implementation processes are discussed for this medical self-help training program for rural communities. (MB)
Descriptors: Health Programs, Institutes (Training Programs), Outreach Programs, Program Descriptions
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Levin, Lowell S. – Social Policy, 1987
Professional and governmental enterprises in health promotion are based on serious conceptual, operational, and ethical flaws. Proposes an approach to health promotion intervention emphasizing the following: (1) protecting the public interest; (2) assuring equal access to a health-promoting life; and (3) giving primacy to "non-health"…
Descriptors: Access to Health Care, Aspiration, Health Programs, Health Services
Hinbest, Jerry – 2001
Between 1999 and 2000, 7 British Columbia communities participated as demonstration sites for suicide prevention initiatives. The goal was to identify planning and communication requirements, local leadership characteristics, community level partnerships, and infrastructure needs that best facilitate a comprehensive and community-wide approach to…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Community Cooperation, Community Programs, Demonstration Programs
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Adams, Frederick G.; Grant, Maye H. – Community and Junior College Journal, 1974
Considers the need for Black persons as health care professionals and the roles that two year colleges and their personnel must play. (Author/RK)
Descriptors: Black Community, Community Colleges, Health, Health Personnel
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