Applied gerontological research of home care service to aged people associates the provision of the service with maintenance of independence, relief of collateral stress, prevention of unnecessary institutionalization and higher contentment. Although these beneficial effects are related to home care, the service is generally regarded as ancillary…

It is possible to provide a good health education program on a community college campus at a minimal cost and with a small staff when community resources are used effectively. (MM)

Describes the educational program developed by Pennsylvania State University for community health services decision makers and offers suggestions for others in developing similar programs. (MF)

Community health screening as a preceptorship experience is reported from the Department of Family Practice at the University of California-Davis. Second-year medical students improve their skills and knowledge in medical interviewing and screening physical examination, enhance school-community relationships, and learn the problems of a medically…

Describes a community-based alternative to institutionalization of the elderly. Calhoun County, Michigan's home health care services depend on community college resources and a growing model program training health care aides in a 150-clock-hour certificate program. Trained aides are readily absorbed into the community employment market. (TR)

The major objectives of child health strategy are the improvement of the health status of mothers, children, and adolescents, and the maintenance of coordinated, effective, and accessible systems of health care delivery, combining the resources of the Public Health Service and the states in cooperative undertakings. (JD)

Pharmacists' contribution to the health care of the future in the future in the U.S. may have to be in the context of increasing the efficiency and effectiveness of health-care delivery. It is from the area of drug therapy, now poorly administered, that the pharmacist will have to justify his role in a cost-effective manner. (Author/LBH)

The primary care pediatric residency program at the Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center has developed a training program in rural primary care. Residents experience the many facets of rural practice and are introduced to community-oriented approaches to child health care. (Author/MLW)

There is an extensive body of research on the factors that are associated with reproductive health, focusing on factors within the adolescent as well as within the various components of the adolescents environment. This paper presents a selective review of the research pertaining to each layer of the adolescent's ecosystem. Emphasized are (1)…

The Australian Early Intervention Network for Mental Health in Young People (AusEinet) was established to coordinate a national approach to early intervention for mental health in young people. The approach has three streams: (1) development and maintenance of a national early intervention network for mental health in young people; (2)…

The research rationale and design of a project which trained no-professionals to provide mental health services are discussed. (BY(

In paper presented at 81st Annual Meeting of the Association of American Medical Colleges in Los Angeles from October 29 through November 2, 1970, author suggests a new health services delivery system. (IR)

Examines the role of British Columbian public health and school health service workers in improving the health of children and educating parents in scientific child-rearing practices during the period 1920-1940. (SJL)

Alternatives to long-stay patient back-ups include building more beds of all types, changes in placement policies, and continuing hospital care for older adults. Manitoba's policies have resulted in redistributing the health dollar towards the geriatric patient. (JAC)

The Community Care Organization-Milwaukee, sought to provide care at less cost and with higher resultant quality of life than nursing home care. Most frequently used services were transportation and nutrition. Much of the cost savings resulted from reduced hospitalization and nursing home utilization. (Author)