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Garcia, Jose Joel – Health Education Quarterly, 1986
From a descriptive model of policy in health care delivery, the author theorizes that government has effectively attained economic and budgetary goals, but policy is creating displacements and attacking the national commitment to social welfare policy. Asserts that public health disciplines must collaborate to strengthen policy and empower…
Descriptors: Health Insurance, Public Health, Public Health Legislation, Public Policy
Andrews, Dorothea, Comp. – 1976
This is a collection of highlights from the documentary history "Children and Youth in America" (prepared by the Harvard School of Public Health under the auspices of the American Public Health Association). Brief histories of developments in child health care are given, such as treatment of children's diseases, national and state health…
Descriptors: Child Advocacy, Child Welfare, Dental Health, Diseases
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Westerman, John H.; Levin, Karen – Journal of Medical Education, 1974
The academic health center must move swiftly to develop institutionwide quality of care assurance programs that meet the review requirements of Title XI of the Social Security Amendments of 1972 (PL 92-603). (Editor/PG)
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Higher Education, Medical Education, Medical Schools
Strozer, Jan; Juszczak, Linda; Ammerman, Adrienne – National Assembly on School-Based Health Care, 2010
The National Assembly on School-Based Health Care's (NASBHC) 2007-2008 Census is the 11th request for data from school-based health centers (SBHCs) since 1986. The Census: (1) provides a better understanding of the role of SBHCs in meeting the needs of underserved children and adolescents; (2) collects relevant trend data on demographics,…
Descriptors: School Policy, Clinics, Disadvantaged, Trend Analysis
Magee, Eamon M.; Pratt, Magaret W. – 1985
This document provides information on U.S. federal support for maternal and child health programs from 1935-1985. After a brief history of the Children's Bureau, which was the first unit of the federal government concerned with maternal and child health, funding and allocation formulas for Title V of the Social Security Act of 1935 are examined.…
Descriptors: Block Grants, Child Welfare, Children, Federal Aid
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Lesser, Arthur J. – American Journal of Public Health, 1985
Reviews the history of Federal health policies affecting children. Focuses particularly on Title V of the Social Security Act and identifies the forces leading to its enactment, grouped into four closely related themes: responsibility of government, resource development, economic security, and special measures for protection. Briefly discusses…
Descriptors: Child Welfare, Children, Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education
National Center for Education in Maternal and Child Health, Washington, DC. – 1992
This annotated listing provides brief descriptions of the 591 projects funded during 1991 by federal set-aside funds of the Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Services Block Grant and identified as special projects of regional and national significance (SPRANS). Preliminary information includes an introduction, an organization chart of the Maternal…
Descriptors: Adolescents, At Risk Persons, Child Health, Children
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on Finance. – 1976
The document is a reference to laws enacted to amend the Social Security Act and to laws which directly affect the programs under that act. Intended for use by the Senate Finance Committee, the document supplements the "Compilation of the Social Security Laws," published periodically by the Social Security Administration. The reference…
Descriptors: Blindness, Day Care Centers, Developmental Disabilities, Employment Level