Reports on efforts at several universities to encourage more male students to use student health services, including establishment of male-only health clinics. Programs at the University of Colorado (Boulder), San Francisco State University (California), University of Rochester (New York), and Tulane University (Louisiana) are noted. (DB)

This paper proposes use of marketing methods to improve college health services and enhance their perceived value. Ten key marketing principles are defined: (1) value of the service as seen by the target population; (2) exchange clients perceive benefits received as exceeding perceived costs; (3) competition offering a better product than the…

This paper reports on the University of South Carolina School-Based Mental Health Project, a program which provides mental health services within a public school setting in an effort to maximize the preventive and educational effects of mental health services within schools. The project is also developing a model to serve as a foundation for a…

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)

In 1995, the federal Office of Rural Health Policy awarded 3-year outreach demonstration grants to 25 projects to provide direct primary and preventive health care services to rural residents in 20 states. The grant program allows recipients to test innovative ideas against persistent problems of rural health care, such as provider shortages,…

In 1996, the federal Office of Rural Health Policy awarded 3-year outreach demonstration grants to 25 projects to provide direct primary and preventive health care services to rural residents in 20 states. The grant program allows recipients to test innovative ideas against the challenges of rural health care delivery, such as provider shortages,…

In 1997, the federal Office of Rural Health Policy awarded 3-year outreach demonstration grants to 45 projects to provide direct primary and preventive health care services to rural residents in 28 states. The grant program allows recipients to test innovative ideas against the challenges of rural health care delivery, such as provider shortages,…

In 1994, the federal Office of Rural Health Policy awarded 3-year outreach demonstration grants to 81 projects to provide direct primary and preventive health care services to rural residents in 42 states and 2 U.S. territories. The outreach grant program allows recipients to test innovative ideas against the persistent problems of rural health…

By working together, pooling resources and energy, both health centers and schools can do more to help children to be ready to learn and to reach their full potential as citizens. This book focuses on establishing links between schools serving low-income children and community or migrant health centers. The book is organized into three chapters…