A total of 135 representatives of 35 tribes and members of 22 Indian community organizations, program, and clubs providing services to the approximately 20,00 people who make up the Chicago American Indian community, participated in this conference whose goals were: (1) to develop statements on common issues, (2) to develop a more effective agency…

This four-volume student text is designed for use by Air Force personnel enrolled in a self-study extension course for medical laboratory technicians. Covered in the individual volumes are medical laboratory administration and clinical chemistry (career opportunities, general laboratory safety and materials, general medical laboratory…

The evaluation report examines the Dade-Monroe Multiagency Network for Severely Emotionally Disturbed (SED) Students, a 3-year regional (Florida) project to improve education, mental health treatment, and residential services for this population. The program's main components--a regional case management system, a computerized information system,…

The use of pesticides is necessary to aid in the production of food, feed and fiber, and is equally important in the control of home garden and household pests, but correct use is critical in preventing injury to persons, animals, and plants. This circular contains information on State of Pennsylvania and federal pesticide laws; different types of…

The Appalachian Regional Commission used its $120 million appropriation for fiscal year 1986 to create and retain jobs under the jobs and private investment program, provide basic public facilities to the worst-off Appalachian counties under the distressed counties program, and to work toward closing the gaps in the Appalachian Development Highway…

The bad economy, the eligibility controls of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act, and state controlled Aid to Families with Dependent Children payment standards had different aggregate effects for different Medicaid eligibility groups between 1979 and 1983. Increases in the number of children and young women covered by Medicaid did not keep pace…

A study was conducted at North Carolina's Fayetteville Technical Institute (FTI) to determine the cost-effectiveness of the college's 2-year Dental Hygiene Program and to assess the employment opportunities for graduates of this program. The study involved collecting information on the dollar costs of the program and conducting surveys of dentists…

The Mental Health Project of the Albuquerque (New Mexico) Public Schools (APS), which was initiated in August of 1985, was evaluated. Funded by Public Law 94-142, the program focused on providing an interdisciplinary team approach to deliver direct and indirect counseling services to selected special education students, families, and staff.…

The Young Adult Institute (YAI), a private, nonprofit agency serving developmentally disabled persons in the New York City metropolitan area, designed and implemented a program which used a videotape and detailed staff training manual to teach clients how better to protect themselves from contracting acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS). The…

A survey of the medical technology profession in North Carolina was undertaken in 1981 by the North Carolina Area Health Education Center to promote statewide planning. One survey focus was institutional characteristics, including: current staff level, budget vacancies, qualifications to fill vacancies, number of resignations in the last year, and…

A study examined the views of graduates of the baccalaureate degree program in health occupations education (HOE) at the Indiana University School of Education in Indianapolis concerning both the quality of the existing curriculum and university services and the extent to which the HOE program is meeting its objective of preparing credentialed and…

This publication makes available in one volume the major series produced by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Technical notes preceding each major section contain information on data changes and explain the services. Forty-four tables derived from the Current Population Survey (CPS) provide statistics on labor force and employment status,…

The fifth biennial National Survey of Fringe Benefits in Public Schools focuses on a wide range of fringe benefit practices offered all professional personnel. Data were collected from a national panel sample stratified by enrollment size; they are reported separately for large, medium, small, and very small systems, for five levels of per pupil…

The fifth biennial National Survey of Fringe Benefits in Public Schools focuses on a wide range of fringe benefit practices offered all professional personnel. Data were collected from a national panel sample stratified by enrollment size; they are reported separately for large, medium, small, and very small systems, for five levels of per pupil…

Physician employment needs in Ohio were reviewed, with attention to supply and demand, medical school enrollments, and attendant costs. The major focus was to develop an information system and methodology that would support planning for medical school education. Specific concerns were: (1) whether physician production in Ohio's medical schools and…