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Anderson, Elizabeth T.; And Others – 1977
The study reported here describes the development and testing of a curriculum model to extend the role of public health nurses into community nurse practitioners (CNP). The content is presented in six chapters. The first chapter overviews the conceptual framework for the CNP role and then describes the three-course sequence comprising the CNP…
Descriptors: Community Health Services, Community Problems, Community Study, Curriculum Design
World Health Organization, Geneva (Switzerland). – 1980
This working guide outlines the structure and content of training for the primary health worker (PHW) on the basis of the most common health problems of communities in developing countries. Part 1 is intended for use by the PHW as a learning text and reference in his work. It covers thirty-four problems considered to be most common which are…
Descriptors: Accidents, Adult Vocational Education, Allied Health Occupations Education, Behavioral Objectives
LESSER, ARTHUR – 1964
A HEALTH, EDUCATION, AND WELFARE STUDY OF SCHOOL HEALTH PROGRAMS, THIS REPORT PRESENTS STATISTICS ON (1) THE NATION'S CHILD POPULATION, (2) CHILDREN IN LOW-INCOME FAMILIES, (3) ILLNESSES OF CHILDHOOD, (4) SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES, AND (5) TRENDS IN THE PROVISION OF HEALTH CARE FOR CHILDREN. THE REPORT EMPHASIZES THE GAPS IN CHILD HEALTH SUPERVISION…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Child Care, Children, Clinics
Undy, Harry, Ed. – 1978
This booklet is designed to help British teachers introduce concepts of waste to secondary school students. The document focuses on various types of waste and pollution--air, land, water, and industrial--and suggests activities to help students understand and combat waste of natural and human resources. It is presented in 11 chapters. Six chapters…
Descriptors: Comparative Education, Conservation (Environment), Ecological Factors, Environmental Education
Tracy, Dana Friedman; Pizzo, Peggy Daly – 1977
This report of a 13-state conference on the needs of young children in the Appalachian region examines present conditions and changes over the past decade. The conference was organized around three central questions: (1) what are the needs of Appalachian children for healthy development? (2) how do existing child development programs meet these…
Descriptors: Child Advocacy, Child Welfare, Community Services, Conferences
Musil, Caryn McTighe, Ed.; Hovland, Kevin, Ed. – Association of American Colleges and Universities, 2005
Civic engagement is the focus of this issue of "Diversity Digest." Concrete examples of institutions that have linked diversity and civic engagement in powerful, effective, and educationally transforming ways are presented. What is seen in the field is encouraging. Articles feature new conceptual frameworks for civic learning, curricular…
Descriptors: Individual Development, Consciousness Raising, Democracy, Citizenship Education
Walker, Karen E.; Bowie, Angela – Public/Private Ventures, 2004
Funded by a grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, this report examines strategies for linking the health and child care systems in an effort to improve poor children's health. Studies show that poor, African American and Latino children have less access to health care and worse health outcomes than middle-class or non-Hispanic white…
Descriptors: Economically Disadvantaged, Access to Health Care, Children, Child Care
Joumard, Isabelle – OECD Publishing (NJ1), 2005
Enhanced autonomy of sub-national governments has spurred innovative management. Spending assignments across levels of government, however, often overlap and/or are not yet fully understood by most citizens. Sub-national governments' accountability is further reduced by the heavy reliance on federal transfers, as opposed to own-revenues (taxes and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Public Sector, Educational Finance, Administrative Organization
National Assembly on School-Based Health Care, 2003
This brief document provides a look at research and evaluations that have demonstrated that school-based health centers represent cost-effective investments of public resources.
Descriptors: Attendance, Public Health, Mental Health, Counseling Services
United States Bureau of Education, Department of the Interior, 1899
This is Volume 1 of the Report of the Commissioner of Education for the Year 1897-98, containing Part I. The volume begins with the Commissioner's Introduction and Statistics of State Common School Systems. Part I covers the topics: (1) History of the German School System; (2) Summer Schools in England, Scotland, France, and Switzerland; (3)…
Descriptors: Public Schools, Statistical Data, Educational History, Summer Schools
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Kovach, Andrea Crivelli; Becker, Julie; Worley, Heidi – Journal of Community Psychology, 2004
Pregnant women at high risk for adverse health outcomes can benefit from the services of community health workers. Maternity Care Coalition identifies at risk women and provides links to health care and social services through the MOMobile Program. The purpose of this study was to explore (a) the relationship formed between community health…
Descriptors: Empowerment, Mothers, Focus Groups, Health Conditions
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Morris, Rita I.; Strong, Linda – Journal of School Nursing, 2004
Qualitative research using the symbolic interactionism framework and grounded theory methodology was employed to discover the perceived health problems and dangers that homeless families with children endure. Data were collected using semistructured interviews from 34 homeless volunteer participants with 87 children. An in-depth analysis of the…
Descriptors: Grounded Theory, Locus of Control, Housing Needs, Qualitative Research
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Ferriss, Abbott L. – Social Indicators Research, 2006
Child poverty, as a critical indicator of the QOL, is intricately related to the social structure of the community. This hypothesis is explored for the 159 counties of Georgia for the year 2000. The influence of demographic, economic, family and health factors upon child poverty are explored through models of total, black and white child poverty.…
Descriptors: Social Structure, Poverty, Social Indicators, Quality of Life
Black, Ralph; Klein, Charlie – 1988
This report was developed to assist California community college districts in developing policies and educational programs to prevent the further spread of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS). First, the report discusses the epidemiology of AIDS, and outlines institutional and legislative actions taken to provide public education about the…
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Administration, Civil Rights Legislation, College Role
Lyon, Juana P., Comp. – 1978
A culmination of the efforts of many Indian and concerned non-Indian people, the conference, attended by almost 1,500 American Indians and Alaska Natives representing 171 tribes, aimed to promote effective and adequate services needed by the Indian elderly. Based on input from the Indian community and service providers, five concurrent workshops…
Descriptors: Alaska Natives, American Indian Reservations, American Indians, Delivery Systems
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