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Kiser, Joyce M. – 1994
As the price of scientific publications soars to Olympian heights, it becomes imperative to base selection decisions on reliable measures for potential use of the prospective titles. A systematic examination of interlibrary loan (ILL) requests should yield hard facts as to the nature of requests and areas of specialization most dependent upon…
Descriptors: Community Health Services, Cost Effectiveness, Interlibrary Loans, Library Acquisition
Bell, Karen N.; Simkin, Linda S. – 1993
This report examines how communities and groups can shape the content of health services to bring more comprehensive health services to poor children and families. The report is based on a study of 11 comprehensive primary care programs and systems some of which offer school-based services: 4 freestanding community-based programs, 4 local systems…
Descriptors: Child Health, Community Health Services, Economically Disadvantaged, Family Health
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Select Committee on Children, Youth, and Families. – 1991
Hearings were held concerning community-based mental health services for children. In an opening statement, Chairwoman Schroeder discussed issues of children's mental health and suggested that the committee study: (1) the effectiveness of community-based care in a model service system in California; (2) the importance of having service systems in…
Descriptors: Child Advocacy, Child Health, Childhood Needs, Children
Larner, Mary – 1988
This presentation discusses the effectiveness of a home-visiting program staffed by community workers in providing education and support for parents in poor, underserved areas. Six lessons learned by program staff about ways to successfully implement this type of program are discussed. The first lesson is that it is important to listen to the…
Descriptors: Child Development, Community Health Services, Health Education, Home Visits
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Office of Technology Assessment. – 1990
Health needs and health services in rural America are key issues directly related to education as well as community well-being. This report examines rural America's access to basic health care services and discusses options for congressional consideration. The focus is on trends in availability of primary and acute rural health care and on factors…
Descriptors: Community Health Services, Federal Legislation, Federal Programs, Federal Regulation
Smith-Dickson, Bonnie, Ed.; Hutinger, Patricia, Ed. – 1982
Addressing the lack of cooperation between early intervention programs and the rural health community, this monograph presents eight papers by educators and health professionals who identify specific problems and offer solutions in the form of effective collaboration techniques and model programs. Papers by Susan Hastings and Stewart Gabel…
Descriptors: Agency Role, Attitudes, Community Health Services, Community Resources
Bastien, Marilyn P. – 1984
A practicum was conducted to address the problem of medical exclusion of kindergarteners in a Chicago elementary school serving black, low income children. In order to comply with the state health law, all students entering school for the first time must show evidence of a current physical examination and up-to-date immunizations. Students not in…
Descriptors: Blacks, Community Health Services, Immunization Programs, Kindergarten Children
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Health Resources Administration (DHEW/PHS), Bethesda, MD. – 1977
This monograph brings together staff papers relating to the national guidelines for health planning called for by Section 1501 of the National Health Planning and Resources Development Act of 1974 (Public Law 93-641). The papers consider relationships between local plans and programs and ten health policies designated for priority consideration:…
Descriptors: Community Health Services, Guidelines, Guides, Health
Evashwick, Connie; And Others – 1979
The second part of a study compared health and social service needs of older persons residing in public housing and older persons residing in the neighboring community. A survey was conducted of 461 residents in four buildings supported by the Seattle Housing Authority (SHA) and 422 residents age 62 and older living within five blocks of one…
Descriptors: Community Health Services, Community Surveys, Comparative Analysis, Demography
Bueno, Domingo – 1976
San Antonio's Child Mental Health Program (CMHP) became ineligible for direct funding following enactment of Public Law 94-63, but was able to propose a viable plan for program survival. The CMHP, established by the Mexican American Unity Council (MAUC) in 1972, provides comprehensive child mental health services within a community setting and…
Descriptors: Administrative Problems, Child Welfare, Community Health Services, Community Services
Ellenberg, Donna – 1978
This fourth in a series of six packages of instructional materials developed by the Pre-Retirement Rehearsal Project contains a student's pre-retirement booklet specifically intended for adults with limited reading ability and teacher's guide, which consider these topics: dietary requirements, nutrition, facts and fallacies about health, foods and…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Community Health Services, Dietetics, Exercise
Jasnoski, M. L.; O'Connor, William A. – 1980
There has been a resurgence of interest in human ecosystems, attributable to the growth of community mental health centers and public sector funding. The first of two papers discusses human ecology models based on this resurgence. Implications for future development of the mental health area are presented with the challenge to integrate…
Descriptors: Community Health Services, Community Satisfaction, Counseling Techniques, Ecological Factors
Jacobson, John W. – 1980
Analyses of the service needs of various disabled groups indicate that the techniques of community psychology are relevant for developmentally disabled persons. Objective needs assessment contributes to effective community psychological interventions by providing valuable input to decisions on systems analysis, program design, evaluation,…
Descriptors: Community Health Services, Consultants, Counselor Role, Delivery Systems
McLaren, Donald S., Ed. – 1976
This collection of essays was assembled to provide coverage of the subject of community nutrition--the whole of nutritional sciences applied to consumers as groups or individuals. The two main concerns are the food itself and the consumer (his physical, mental, and social well-being). It is pointed out that biochemists have analyzed food and…
Descriptors: Agency Role, Community Health Services, Community Role, Consumer Education
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on Labor and Public Welfare. – 1975
This document presents testimony given at the November 4, 1975 hearing on Senate Bill 2538 to enact the National School-Age Mother and Child Health Act of 1975. Statements were made by representatives from the federal government, state and private health service agencies, and medical doctors. The bill concerns the provision of comprehensive…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Community Health Services, Day Care, Dropout Programs
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