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Download full textCongress of the U. S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce. – 1978
Proceedings from the second session of hearings on the Maternal and Child Health Care Act are presented in this document. A copy of the bill (H. R. 1702) which proposes the provision of comprehensive health care services for pregnant women and children from birth to age 18 is included. Also included are testimony and statements of expert…
Descriptors: Children, Federal Legislation, Health Education, Health Insurance
Horn, John L.; Wanberg, Kenneth W. – 1970
Causes and expressions of alcohol abuse in both men and women were examined in this study. Subjects (N=365 women and N=1,657 men), all of whom were first admissions to the Alcoholism Division of the Denver Fort Logan Mental Health Center, described their drinking symptoms and behavior patterns after excessive drinking. Over 60 symptoms were…
Descriptors: Adults, Alcoholism, Anxiety, Behavior Patterns
Rotatori, Anthony F.; And Others – 1978
To test the effectiveness of behavioral approaches to weight control, 18 adult mentally retarded subjects were randomly assigned to a behavioral therapy or to a no-treatment control group. Behavioral therapy involved exposure to external and self reinforcement, stimulus control, simplified monitoring and recording, and energy expenditure…
Descriptors: Adults, Behavior Change, Body Weight, Habit Formation
Kaplan, Morton H., Ed; And Others – 1978
The purpose of this publication is to furnish information on health education programs provided by the public schools in Cook County, Illinois. The booklet is divided into two parts. Material is presented from school districts representative of all geographical areas of the county on the purpose and scope of their particular health education…
Descriptors: Community Support, Elementary Secondary Education, Health Education, Health Programs
Michigan State Dept. of Public Health, Lansing. Council on Physical Fitness & Health. – 1978
The projects which the Michigan Council on Physical Fitness and Health undertook in 1978 are reported and described here. The projects and activities include: a school physical fitness program that provided assistance to public, private, and parochial schools in monitoring the physical fitness levels of all students in grades kindergarten through…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Exercise (Physiology), Health Education, Health Programs
Hopp, Joyce W.; And Others – 1978
This study demonstrated the feasibility of joint parent-child education to change the behaviors known to be associated with increased risk of coronary heart disease. Earlier studies have shown that parents who are at increased risk of coronary heart disease can be identified by studying certain factors in the children. Utilizing a combined risk…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Disease Control, Family Health, Health Activities
Simmons, Jeannette, Ed. – 1976
The information assembled here presents an overall picture of how health education principles were applied in the past decade to health programs serving low-income and minority groups. Ideas, experience, and advice were drawn together from over 100 health education programs, and 17 of these were examined in fine detail at three regional workshops;…
Descriptors: Citizen Participation, Health Education, Health Programs, Low Income Groups
International Children's Centre, Paris (France). – 1979
These pamphlets present facts, background information and guides on the immunization of children against preventable diseases. Individual pamphlets are provided for mass media specialists, health personnel in the field, health policy makers and program administrators, as well as university personnel. Contents include a specification of the role of…
Descriptors: Children, Communicable Diseases, Cytology, Diseases
Batson, Ruth; Peters, Lyda – 1979
This manual is designed to help community mental health workers to intervene effectively in community crises, particularly school desegregation. The rationale for involving mental health personnel in community crises is explained. The need for expertise among such workers is emphasized, and strategies for gaining this expertise are outlined. Also…
Descriptors: Community Attitudes, Community Programs, Crisis Intervention, Elementary Secondary Education
HUESSY, HANS R. – 1967
THE PROBLEMS OF PROVIDING MENTAL HEALTH PROGRAMS FOR RURAL AREAS MAY BE DIVIDED INTO TWO SECTIONS. IN THE FIRST SECTION, THE PROVISION OF MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES TO RURAL POPULATIONS, A REVIEW OF FEDERAL LEGISLATION PERTAINING TO MENTAL HEALTH LEADS TO THE CONCLUSION THAT REGULATIONS WERE WRITTEN FOR URBAN AREAS TO THE EXCLUSION OF RURAL AREAS. FOR…
Descriptors: Day Care, Legislation, Mental Health, Mental Health Programs
CUMMING, ELAINE; AND OTHERS – 1966
AN INSTITUTE WAS HELD FOR PROFESSIONAL STAFF MEMBERS OF MENTAL HEALTH ASSOCIATIONS TO CAREFULLY EXAMINE THE NEED FOR AND THE ROLE OF TECHNICAL OR SUBPROFESSIONAL MANPOWER. THIS REPORT INCLUDES SUMMARIES OF THE ADDRESSES PRESENTED TO THE PLENARY SESSIONS, SUMMARIES OF THE DISCUSSIONS AND CONCLUSIONS OF THE SEMINAR SESSIONS, AND THE RECOMMENDATIONS…
Descriptors: Institutes (Training Programs), Labor Force Development, Labor Utilization, Mental Health Programs
SHAFTER, ALBERT J. – 1963
MENTAL RETARDATION IS DEFINED AS A MENTAL DEFECT, NOT A DISEASE. LEVELS OF SEVERITY IN MENTAL RETARDATION ARE CAUSED BY AN INTERRELATIONSHIP BETWEEN HEREDITY AND ENVIRONMENT. ONE OF THE MAJOR PROBLEMS CONCERNS THE LONGER LIFE EXPECTANCY OF THE RETARDATE DUE TO IMPROVEMENTS IN MODERN MEDICINE. THIS IS CREATING A SITUATION WHERE RESIDENTIAL…
Descriptors: Activities, Attitudes, Institutions, Intelligence
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
Todd, Frances R.; And Others – 1968
The designers of this project attempted to bring together the expertise of both educational and mental health disciplines into a method which maximizes the coping potential of school children. Instruments used in evaluating its effects included the Michigan Rating Scale for Pupil Adjustment, the Minnesota Teacher Attitude Inventory, an…
Descriptors: Demonstration Programs, Mental Health Programs, Program Evaluation, Psychoeducational Methods
Clarke, H. Harrison; Clarke, David H. – 1978
This book concentrates on activities to meet the needs of children and adults who are deficient in basic physical fitness components, who are handicapped in some respect: posture faults, poor flexibility, weight problems, or other inadequacies which interfere with their effective participation in physical education activities. It stresses…
Descriptors: Adapted Physical Education, Body Weight, Developmental Disabilities, Health Programs
