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Frost, Timothy; Gray, Lauren; Lake, John; Roy, Jessica – Frontiers: The Interdisciplinary Journal of Study Abroad, 2007
Northern Thailand is home to many hill tribes, who have lived for hundreds of years as subsistence farmers or nomadic hunters. In the 1940s, communist insurgencies drove many hill tribes from China, Burma, and other nations south into northern Thailand. Uprooted from their native lands, the hill tribes left behind ties to economic resources and,…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Cultural Awareness, Social Development, Tribes
Alfero, Charles – 1994
This paper explores the broad definition of health in the rural context and relates it to policy, practice, and pedagogical challenges in providing access to services in rural areas. Historically, policy, practice, and teaching institutions have supported a dependency model for health service delivery, forcing rural communities to rely on…
Descriptors: Access to Health Care, Agency Cooperation, Community Involvement, Delivery Systems
Doolan, Thomas; Nichols, Anna – 1994
This report describes a program initiated in 1992 to provide appropriate training for rural physicians and to address the shortage of physicians in rural Australia. Rural medical practice differs dramatically from urban practice in that there is limited access to specialist services in rural areas, thus requiring rural practitioners to be…
Descriptors: Access to Health Care, Anesthesiology, Educational Needs, Foreign Countries
Michigan State Dept. of Public Health, Lansing. – 1988
This document summarizes a report on the health status of minority groups in Michigan. Mortality rates and health problems are analyzed for the following groups: (1) Blacks; (2) Hispanics: (3) Arab Americans; (4) Asian and Pacific Islanders; and (5) Native Americans. The following problem areas are discussed: (1) nutrition and hunger; (2)…
Descriptors: Access to Health Care, American Indians, Arabs, Asian Americans

Alperstein, Garth; And Others – American Journal of Public Health, 1988
Examination of medical records reveals that the frequency of health problems--including delayed immunizations, elevated blood lead levels, hospital admission rates, and child abuse and neglect report rates--among a sample of 265 New York City homeless children under age 5 far exceeded those of children of similar low socioeconomic status attending…
Descriptors: Access to Health Care, Child Abuse, Child Neglect, Children
Behrman, Richard E., Ed. – Future of Children, 2003
This issue of "The Future of Children" focuses on efforts to provide publicly funded health insurance to low-income children in the United States through Medicaid and the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP). The articles summarize current knowledge and research about which children are uninsured and why, discuss ways to…
Descriptors: Access to Health Care, Adolescents, Child Health, Childhood Needs
Ghelfi, Linda M.; Parker, Timothy S. – Rural Development Perspectives, 1997
Nine county-level urban-influence categories were developed to enhance research on geographic differences in economic opportunities. Categories differ along many social and economic dimensions: population growth, educational attainment, employment growth, earnings, presence of institutions of higher learning, and hospital and physician supply.…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Access to Health Care, Classification, College Graduates

Willard, William – WICAZO SA Review, 1997
Educational and employment programs implemented by the Bureau of Indian Affairs during the 1950s and 1960s relocated thousands of American Indians to urban areas with the assurance of a better life. Focuses on the current status of the American Indian population in the San Francisco Bay area including Indian organizations, tribal group…
Descriptors: Access to Health Care, Acculturation, American Indian Education, American Indian History
Durham, Judith A.; Miah, M. Mizanur Rahman – Human Services in the Rural Environment, 1993
Literature review addresses the status of farm families; farm stresses and their effects; dysfunctional family relationships; and the unique attitudes, behaviors, and perceptions of rural culture toward social service intervention. By implementing coordinated service programs and initiating new legislation that addresses rural health care issues,…
Descriptors: Access to Health Care, Children, Community Services, Family Needs
Nilson, Ralph; And Others – Small Town, 1996
The Wellness Mobile transports medical supplies, equipment, informational materials, and staff to rural Saskatchewan communities to assist them in developing wellness programs that stress disease prevention. Staff from the Wellness Mobile offer health-risk screening and appraisal to community members and work with local practitioners and schools…
Descriptors: Access to Health Care, Community Health Services, Delivery Systems, Elementary Secondary Education

Kaiser, Lucia L.; Klenk, Marciel A.; Martin, Anna C.; Olivares, Anna; Joy, Amy B.; Quinonez-Melgar, Hugo – California Agriculture, 2002
A study examined low-income Latinos' attitudes concerning diabetes. Focus groups and surveys of 160 California Latinos, primarily of Mexican descent, found that many at risk of developing diabetes were unaware of risk factors, had never been screened, and did not know where to get advice. Most believed that stress or strong emotion caused the…
Descriptors: Access to Health Care, At Risk Persons, Beliefs, Community Education

Dryfoos, Joy G. – Journal of Research on Adolescence, 1995
A full-service school integrates educational, medical, social and/or human services that are beneficial to meeting the needs of children and youth and their families on school grounds or in easily accessible locations. Current research, commentary, and observations about the concept of full service schools are summarized, with particular focus on…
Descriptors: Access to Health Care, Adolescents, Agency Cooperation, Child Health

Lewit, Eugene M.; And Others – Future of Children, 1992
The staff of the Center for the Future of Children analyzes policies to make the U.S. health care system more responsive to the needs of children and pregnant women focusing on (1) efficiency; (2) access; and (3) affordability. Recommendations are made in each of these areas. (SLD)
Descriptors: Access to Health Care, Adolescents, Child Health, Children

Hill, Ian T.; And Others – Future of Children, 1993
To address the health care needs of the millions of uninsured children of low-income families ineligible for Medicaid, many states have developed innovative public and private programs. Examines the privately funded Blue Cross/Blue Shield Caring Program and promising public programs in 11 states. (MDM)
Descriptors: Access to Health Care, Child Health, Corporate Support, Government Role

McLaughlin, Linda A.; Braun, Kathryn L. – Health & Social Work, 1998
Some history on health-care decision making is reviewed. The current "individualist" model in the United States is contrasted with "collectivist" models of Asian and Pacific Islander cultures. Decision making styles are discussed in relationship to Western medicine. Six groups' cultural norms are presented. Conflicts with U.S.…
Descriptors: Access to Health Care, Acculturation, Asian Americans, Cultural Awareness