NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Showing 1,156 to 1,170 of 1,582 results Save | Export
Krantzler, Nora J.; Miner, Kathleen R. – 1994
The 10-volume "Health Facts" series is intended to supplement health education curricula and provide a handy reference for individuals who would like additional background information on particular health topics. The emphasis is placed on topics and examples relevant to youth of middle and high school age. This book is divided into two…
Descriptors: Community Health Services, Disease Control, Environmental Education, Environmental Influences
Harford Community Coll., Bel Air, MD. – 1990
This publication, designed for employees of Harford Community College (HCC) in Maryland, establishes policy and provides drug information. After describing the philosophy which underpins HCC policy on drug abuse, a section on standards of conduct details expectations for faculty, staff, and student employees; requirements under the law regarding…
Descriptors: Alcohol Abuse, Community Colleges, Community Health Services, Discipline Policy
New Hampshire State Div. of Mental Health and Developmental Services, Concord. – 1988
This report presents results and recommendations of a two-year study and information-gathering effort by the New Hampshire Task Force on Homelessness, in compliance with the charge of the State legislature. The report is comprised of five sections. Section 1, "Introduction," presents an overview of the Task Force and a report on the…
Descriptors: Community Health Services, Crisis Intervention, Emergency Programs, Homeless People
Link, Emerson A. – 1988
The Southwest Iowa Mental Health Center recently completed a 4-year project to increase use of mental health services by normally reluctant rural populations and to increase coping ability among persons affected by the farm crisis. During the first 2 years, program goals included aggressive outreach to potential patients, mental health education…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Community Health Services, Delivery Systems, Farmers
Kentucky Univ., Lexington. Appalachian Center. – 1989
Problems of access to health care facing Appalachia mountain communities are confounded by unemployment, poverty, low education, and local religious beliefs that barrier people from receiving medical care. This proceedings addresses the issues related to health access and health needs. It contains 20 papers and 12 synopses of presentation. The…
Descriptors: Community Health Services, Health Behavior, Health Needs, Health Programs
World Health Organization, Geneva (Switzerland). – 1987
This book is a revised and enlarged edition of "The Primary Health Worker," a standard teaching text and reference manual developed for community health workers and their trainers and supervisors. The new edition has been updated with practical knowledge gained during the extensive field use of the previous work. The book also incorporates new…
Descriptors: Community Health Services, Developing Nations, Health Education, Health Personnel
Hale, Charles; Davis, Robert C. – 1984
In the autumn of 1983, a study was conducted of the needs of county public health unit (CPHU) nurses in Florida for additional training in health education. Questionnaires were developed and mailed to 136 persons, with a return rate of 68 percent. Most of the respondents were white female registered nurses with a mean age of 44 years, who were…
Descriptors: Community Health Services, Educational Needs, Health Education, Needs Assessment
Westchester Inst. for Human Services Research, Inc., Port Chester, NY. – 1984
The Buffalo School Health Demonstration Plan is an innovative model program designed to expand and improve the delivery of health services and health education to school-age children attending Buffalo (New York) schools, with emphasis on lower socioeconomic youth. It seeks to develop a primarily preventive program that attempts to modify attitudes…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Community Health Services, Elementary Education, Health Education
Southwick, Paula S. – 1985
The Community Outreach Curriculum described in this paper is designed to prepare community health aides employed through the Outreach Department of Pima County (Arizona) Indian Health Inc., (PCIHI), which consists of two medical clinics on two separate reservations. The first sections of the paper describe PCIHI, provide a rationale for the…
Descriptors: Allied Health Occupations Education, College Curriculum, Community Health Services, Course Content
Jaranson, James M.; Bamford, Pauline – 1987
This paper presents the approach used by the Technical Assistance Center (TAC) of the University of Minnesota's Refugee Assistance Program in Mental Health for identifying successful and culturally sensitive mental health service delivery models. It divides these into four categories: the psychiatric model; the community mental health model; the…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Clinical Diagnosis, Community Health Services, Medical Services
Healton, Cheryl – 1987
In September 1987, a task force met to review and prepare recommendations on the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) training needs within the public health field. Representatives on the task force included public health leaders from academia, state agencies, city and local health departments, public health associations, and individuals with…
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Community Health Services, Disease Control, Educational Improvement
Walker, Mary; And Others – 1982
The handbook, intended for rural citizens seeking to improve health care in their communities, concentrates on assessment of community health care. Sections cover four steps of the community assessment process, i.e., self preparation, organization, community identification of problems and goals, and community action plan development. "Step One:…
Descriptors: Check Lists, Community Action, Community Health Services, Community Involvement
PDF pending restoration PDF pending restoration
Holliday, Bertha Garrett – 1979
Issues are presented which concern today's children, even those growing up under the best of environmental, social, and economic conditions. All will face an increased probability of emotional stress accompanying problems of living, undoubtedly resulting in increased demands upon child mental health services. The history of child mental health…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Children, Community Health Services, Elementary Secondary Education
Konan, Mildred; And Others – 1977
In recognition of the greater needs of low socioeconomic status persons, federal grant policy has favored areas in which 25 percent or more of the population is impoverished. Areas of greater poverty have more resources both in terms of service structure and level of manpower, yet broad inequities are found when the rural-urban status of a mental…
Descriptors: Community Health Services, Delivery Systems, Facilities, Federal Aid
Rubin, Allen – 1979
Community mental health curriculum in schools of social work education is discussed. The contents are compiled from a series of empirical studies, interviews, and meetings with social work faculty and students, and from analyses of curriculum materials as part of a three-year study conducted by the Council on Social Work Education. Chapter 1…
Descriptors: College Curriculum, Community Health Services, Curriculum Design, Curriculum Evaluation
Pages: 1  |  ...  |  74  |  75  |  76  |  77  |  78  |  79  |  80  |  81  |  82  |  ...  |  106