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Cohen-Mansfield, Jiska; Frank, Julia – Gerontologist, 2008
Purpose: We examine the relationship between the perceived needs and assessed needs of community-dwelling seniors. Design and Methods: Trained research assistants administered the Naturally Occurring Retirement Community Baseline Survey to 268 community-dwelling older adults in suburban Maryland. Perceived and assessed needs were measured in the…
Descriptors: Surveys, Research Assistants, Nutrition, Money Management
Maryland State Dept. of Health and Mental Hygiene, Baltimore. – 1987
This document comprises a report on the disparity between the health status of Maryland's blacks and minorities and the white population. Information was gathered from statewide public hearings at which over 50 individuals and groups representing the general public and health care providers testified. The major finding was that a disproportionate…
Descriptors: Access to Health Care, Blacks, Demography, Health Needs
Austin, Susan; Meister, Gail – 1990
This guide for educational decision-makers presents the major themes and recommendations of 27 reports published between 1985 and 1989 on the problems of at-risk students. It comprises an overview of recommendations from all the reports, abstracts of individual reports, and a 27-item bibliography. The following recommendations concerning the young…
Descriptors: Abstracts, Administrator Guides, Educational Improvement, Educational Needs