The 1971-74 survey of the health needs and services provided to 668 New York City children in foster care indicated that the Medicaid program failed to ensure adequate routine care and treatment. Recommendations are made for the implementation of effective services. (Author/SE)

Since there seems to be no easy means of evaluating therapy and therapists, the directors of services will have to continue to make judgments that are subtle, complex, and largely subjective. (Author)

Discusses the framework and service components of seven major community services which make up a model system of care for severely emotionally disturbed children and their families. (RJC)

Weight loss clinics based on scientific fact and containing diet therapy, exercise therapy, and behavior modification components can be effective vehicles for weight loss among the mildly to moderately obese. Health educators are called on to disseminate the information necessary to establish scientifically based criteria and program evaluation…

This paper reviews the process of disseminating health promotion programs, identifies factors critical to successful dissemination, uses a community-based heart disease prevention study to illustrate how programs can be disseminated across a community, and suggests ways these methods could be applied to an adolescent drug use prevention program.…

Reviews technological, demographic, and cultural changes in the social context for sexuality education and suggests that the health promotion paradigm may offer the most promising means of achieving future impact on personal behavior. (Author/BL)

Rapid change and the interdisciplinary nature of health promotion and disease prevention necessitate constant curricular updating. This requires knowledge of curriculum development, curricular models, and faculty development. (CH)

Reviews the history of state mental health planning from the federal perspective, discusses some state objectives for comprehensive planning, and presents a participatory model for plan development. Demonstrates how the model can be used to produce a mental health plan that is a viable management tool fulfilling many state objectives. (Author/BH)

The systemic approach to counseling is a model that should be used in providing mental health services to Black men. The model allows the counselor to view clients' problems in the context of the systems that affect them on a daily basis. The model requires the counselor and the client to be provocative and proactive. (Author/ABL)

Reviews the history of the Crippled Children's Service (CCS) program and reports results of a survey of state CCS programs conducted in 1981. Documents extensive variability among state programs in number of children served, conditions covered, services provided, and other indices. Emphasizes the considerable influence of historical and leadership…

Describes important federal legislation impacting on child health. Examines problems in translating federal legislation into effective care for children. Working within the existing federal legislation framework, describes the components of a model health care system. Also discusses health care for pregnant women. (CMG)

A nutrition camp for preadolescent children makes it possible to study the nutritional needs of normal individuals. Aspects involved in this program are discussed: recruitment of subjects, personnel, training and coordination, menus, payment to subjects, medical, critical times, adjustment period, equipment and space needs, collection of excreta,…

Nonprofessional mental health workers in a program for early detection and prevention of school maladaptation in children were compared to similar controls on changes in attitude and clinical response style after 12 didactic training sessions and supervised field experience. Some combination of training, experience, and supervision increased aide…

This article is concerned with the continuing advance in health education programs with such innovations as drug education in elementary schools, and productive relations with dental societies. This has been effected in Prince George's County by its own Office of Education. (JA)