Points out some of the possibilities inherent in the school lunch period for a teacher to assist students in developing important social skills and to teach good nutrition, as well as the possibility of improving student-teacher relations. (Author/DN)

This monograph provides a comprehensive description of the multiple, diverse, and complex systems of child care in Switzerland today. The following topics are discussed: prevailing conceptions of the child-rearing process, the relationship between family and society, socialization, training of personnel, information dissemination, mass media and…

Discusses the relationship between health issues and programs, and politics. (SB)

This article discusses health problems in developing nations. (MK)

This article discusses a program in education and mental health set up for young mothers who would like to resume their studies but find inherent difficulties. Evaluation of the project's first year revealed that these women were capable of integrating their various life roles and had achieved a sense of competence. (Author/BW)

Adopted from a paper presented at the Sixth International Conference on Health and Health Education, Madrid, Spain, July 1965.

Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the National Association for Mental Health (Boston, November 21, 1968).

Presented at the 41st Annual Meeting of the American School Health Association and the 95th Annual Meeting of the American Public Health Association, Miami Beach, Florida, October 23, 1967.

A case history of the development of a new Kansas state policy on juvenile delinquency illustrates the use of policy impact analysis and suggests four principles to follow in prescriptive policy analysis. A Kansas governor's task force on juvenile delinquency found evidence linking delinquency to undetected health problems (in sight, hearing,…

The purpose of this report is to identify the physical and emotional health needs of the Indochinese refugees; to describe the efforts being made to respond to these needs both in the United States and overseas; to discuss the complications that still exist in the physical and mental health care delivery systems for refugees; and to assess…

Supportive services for early childhood education in the Philadelphia School District included four service areas: medical, dental, social and mental health. In six early childhood programs, 69-100 percent of the children received vision screenings, 44-77 percent received hearing screenings, 54-75 percent received growth screenings, and 73-84…

This paper points out that both formal and informal historical precedents in community mental health have emphasized citizen participation as an essential element of the system's success. It reviews citizen involvement procedures in use in one midwestern catchment area, and concludes that citizen representation appears to be inadequate, in…

A K-12 health education curriculum can be developed in a school district as a result of using this Planning Resource. Part I offers a practical curriculum planning process. Part II identifies broad health competencies in four major content areas: mental health, physical health, safety and community health. Part III offers references, and includes…

Findings from a two year study of a corporate fitness program are presented in tabular and chart form. Areas of the fitness program examined included facility usage, program participation (male and female), infirmary visits, and alcohol/drug abuse counseling. Over 90 percent of the employees have had multiphasic screening and exercise tests, 50…