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Download full textMontana Office of Public Instruction, 2005
The Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System is an epidemiologic surveillance system that was established by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to help monitor the prevalence of behaviors that not only influence youth health, but also put youth at risk for the most significant health and social problems that can occur during…
Descriptors: High Risk Students, Older Adults, Social Problems, Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Peer reviewedHand, Jennifer E. – Mental Retardation, 1993
A New Zealand study investigated the prevalence, health status, and service needs of people with mental retardation born before 1940. Of 1,063 people identified, 42% resided in institutions, 7% with family, 13% in nursing homes, and 38% in community-based residential facilities. Additionally, 75% received regular medication, and 75% had at least…
Descriptors: Adults, Drug Therapy, Human Services, Incidence
New Jersey State Developmental Disabilities Council, Trenton. – 1983
The document describes New Jersey's plan to provide services to persons with developmental disabilities (DD). Section I defines developmental disabilities, provides population statistics by age group for 21 counties, and briefly outlines the DD State Grant Program. Section II outlines the organization (including appointment of 12 members who…
Descriptors: Adults, Definitions, Delivery Systems, Demography
