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Keeling, Richard P. – Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges, 1992
The report is designed to inform members of college and university and administration governing boards about facts and issues surrounding acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) and the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) so that they may develop education and prevention programs for their institutions and ensure protection from accidental…
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Administrative Policy, College Administration, Communicable Diseases
Download full textHobbs, Nicholas; And Others – 1983
The report examines chronic illness in children and considers issues and recommendations for change in public policies and programs affecting chronically ill children and their families. The background chapter notes the significance of the problem, reviews 11 diseases that are representative of the severe chronic illnesses of childhood: juvenile…
Descriptors: Costs, Diseases, Family Problems, Health Services
Peer reviewedWestmorland, Timothy M. – Mental Retardation, 1989
The keynote address of a November, 1988, symposium on developmental disabilities and the HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus) examines four basic areas of AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome) concern in Congress: research, education, testing and discrimination protection, and health care services. (DB)
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Diseases, Educational Needs, Health Services
Simkin, Linda; And Others – 1988
This profile of child and adolescent health, which was designed for policymakers and program planners, contains over 40 indicators grouped into 10 categories: (1) population characteristics; (2) socioeconomic status; (3) program participation; (4) health care access; (5) pregnancies, births and infant health; (6) adolescent health; (7) morbidity;…
Descriptors: Access to Health Care, Adolescents, Birth, Child Abuse
Messina, Susan A. – 1993
While every sexually active teenager is at risk for contracting the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), some have been found to be at higher risk because of behavioral, socioeconomic, or environmental factors. These youth include: runaway and homeless youth, detained or incarcerated teens, alcohol- and other drug-using youth and their sexual…
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Adolescents, At Risk Persons, Health Behavior
Hobbs, Nicholas; And Others – 1983
The complex special needs of families with chronically ill children will be best met through the development of regionalized systems of care. A national program is proposed in the context of a generic definition of chronic childhood illness, emphasizing coordinated regional efforts which provide services as close to a child's home as possible. The…
Descriptors: Children, Delivery Systems, Diseases, Family Programs
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Select Committee on Indian Affairs. – 1985
The document contains transcripts of a Congressional hearing on providing health promotion and disease prevention services to American Indians. The bill under consideration would add the following programs to the Indian Health Care Improvement Act (25, U.S.C. 1603): reduction of drug, alcohol, and tobacco use; improvement of nutrition and physical…
Descriptors: Alcoholism, American Indian Education, American Indians, Disease Control
Health Resources and Services Administration (DHHS/PHS), Rockville, MD. Bureau of Maternal and Child Health and Resources Development. – 2003
This book provides a collection of current and historical data on some of the most pressing health challenges facing women, their families, and their communities. It is intended to be a concise reference for policymakers and program managers at the federal, state, and local levels. The book brings together the latest available data from various…
Descriptors: Access to Health Care, Chronic Illness, Communicable Diseases, Death
Stambler, Moses – 1983
Numerous factors influencing health status and health care in Mexico are reviewed in this paper. Part I covers socioeconomic influences including agricultural and land tenure patterns, oil production, population growth rate, and the extent of poverty. Part II discusses the political environment, emphasizing the effects of politics on strategies…
Descriptors: Agriculture, Cultural Context, Cultural Influences, Delivery Systems
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Office of Technology Assessment. – 1986
Undertaken at the request of House and Senate committees with responsibility for Indian affairs and government health programs, this study examines the health status of Indians and the services and technologies that are provided to them through Federal Indian health programs. The first half of the report contains background information and the…
Descriptors: American Indian Reservations, American Indians, Delivery Systems, Demography
