How a program in family life fits in with the sponsoring community mental health center's treatment services and how the prevention program operates is discussed along with the philosophical foundations on which it is based. (Author)

An appreciation of the environmental, economic, and cultural stresses in black communities should lead community mental health programs to try to change adverse social conditions as well as treat the symptoms of ill health. (Author)

Study of nutrition program aides shows that most (1) see a need for family planning education among clientele, (2) strongly favor family planning and birth control, and (3) would be willing to teach homemakers about these subjects if they had training.'' (Author)

The author contends that while certain kinds of groups can made a beneficial contribution to the fulfilling of overall human growth potential, there are types of behavioral problems, of which marijuana usage is one, for which structural looseness could potentially undo the sincerest of therapeutic efforts. (Author)

Survey results indicate student desire to know more about alcohol and alcoholism, from reliable source. Roadblocks to implementation are community attitudes; lack of time, qualified teachers and materials; conflict over what should be taught, and how. (CJ)

Reports a conference attended by participants from 15 countries who discussed programs designed to return mentally ill individuals to productive life. (SB)

This paper deals with the drug related programs being sponsored by the Departments of Health and Physical Education, Student Personnel Services, and Business at Nassau Community College. (Author)

The article concludes that a satisfactory program of vision screening requires a careful choice of testing procedures and referral policies, but it also requires decisions based on the philosophies of treatment of local practitioners and an understanding by parents of the purposes and methods of the program. (Author)

New York State's drug education Position Paper clearly demonstrates a commitment to the youth of the State and certainly one that other states might consider for its youth. Many aspects of the program are presented in this paper which have implications for teachers, school administrators, and community leaders. (Author)

The article concludes that adequate screening, and the use of expensive diagnostic procedures (such as medical referral) only for children who have failed a screening test, will result in the most effective use of school health time and funds. (Author)

The school nurse pilot project described demonstrated the effectiveness of the inservice program in extending the role of the nurse and the soundness of the principle that health services, provided where the people who need them are, when they are there, and in a way they can accept, are highly effective. (Author)

The use of volunteers in the school health program, as described, is one way to utilize the nurse's service in a most efficient manner. The plan does not deplete an already inadequate budget, expands the number of school health personnel, and increases available time to conduct a good program. (Author)