Written for public health personnel, the guide describes programs to aid the communication disorders of hearing, speech, and language impairments. Areas considered include the nature, size, classification, and prevalence of communicative disorders; reporting, registration, monitoring, and screening methods of case finding; special risk conditions…

Home services has developed as an area of intense interest with recent emphasis on independent living for the elderly. The focus of this report is on one type of in-home service--homemaker-home health aide service. Analyzed are the agencies that provide these services, as well as the services they provide, the clients they serve, their…

This report documents the speeches and recommendations made at the conference on Health Promotion and Health Education in Early Childhood. An introduction, which discusses the purpose of the conference, is followed by a speech entitled, "Community and Professional Responsibility for Health Promotion in Early Childhood." This speech focuses on a…

The Public Health Service's problem in personnel recruitment and retention gave rise to the inception of the Career Development in Global Community Health (GCH). Component Three is concerned with the presentation of recommendations. It recommended two basic objectives: training persons for Federal management manpower needs, and providing…

This pamphlet is a capsule commentary on the Kirschner field research project which attempted to obtain a greater understanding of Head Start's role in influencing community health and educational programs. The general goals for Head Start are summarized and expanded to include objectives unique to this survey. Specifically, the Kirschner project…

The objectives of the research project described in this report are: (1) to determine if there have been changes in local educational and health institutions relevant to the objectives of Project Head Start; (2) to determine if local Head Start centers were influential in bringing about relevant changes in community institutions; (3) to analyze…

This manual provides guidelines for: (1) developing community hospital-based programs of continuing medical education; and (2) delivering education consultation to community hospitals. Chapters I and II outline principles of continuing medical education, present a model for education program development, and provide specific how-to techniques and…

A total of 174 representatives of 14 health professions from 54 Regional Medical Programs attended a 4-day conference to discuss means by which allied health professions can make a maximum contribution to the health service system through Regional Medical Programs. Conference activities included two panel presentations, reports of 10 task forces…

The American Association of Dental Schools' curriculum guidelines for predoctoral community dentistry include an overview of the field and its interrelationships with other fields and suggestions for primary educational goals, prerequisites, core content, specific behavioral objectives, sequencing, faculty, and facilities. (MSE)

In keeping with its priority to reduce the disproportionate burden of heart, lung, and blood diseases in minority populations, the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute has established an outreach project called Building Healthy Hearts for American Indians and Alaska Natives. This background report provides an overview of the cardiovascular…

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…

A project to promote rural men's health through diabetes education and screening in the workplace involved 446 men aged 40-65 in Western Australia. Of the 287 men identified at high risk of developing diabetes and referred to their general practitioner, 76 percent visited their physician. However, physician's advice on lifestyle changes was…

Remediation of at-risk senior optometry students is discussed, looking at possible reasons for remediation need and the design of a program to effectively address students' needs, including program design, student evaluation/placement, development of specific skills, and supervision. The South Boston Community Health Center (Massachusetts) program…

Traces academic medicine's historical opposition to community medicine and its emphasis on traditional hospital-cased curricula subspecialties, to the neglect of primary and preventive care, community-oriented medicine, and public health. Calls for reducing barriers to basic medical services for all, and for training physicians equipped to respond…

Purpose: This article reports on the interest within the religious community in a medical-religious partnership model designed to address some of the health challenges communities face as the population continues to age and become more diverse. Design and Methods: A geographically and religiously diverse group of 183 clergy who were attending a…