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Direct linkVolkman, Julie E.; Hillemeier, Marianne M. – Journal of School Nursing, 2008
This study examined school nurses' communication with community physicians and its relationship to school nurse satisfaction with school health services. A stratified random sample of school nurses in Pennsylvania (N = 615) were surveyed about communication effectiveness with community physicians, satisfaction with school health services for…
Descriptors: Student Needs, Physicians, School Nurses, School Health Services
Download full textPennsylvania State Dept. of Community Affairs, Harrisburg. – 1973
The Rural Planning Specialist (RPS) Project was an effort to study and analyze methods for providing community services in rural Pennsylvania. The approach for alleviating poverty described in this report evolved from that project. The RPS program was described by need for innovation, structure of the project, RPS role and responsibilities,…
Descriptors: Agency Role, Community Planning, Educational Opportunities, Health Services
Hoffman, Carl – Appalachia, 1994
Caring Start is a mobile-clinic program that provides prenatal care, well-baby clinics, childhood immunizations, counseling services, and contraceptives to rural poor families in northwest Pennsylvania. Before the mobile clinic, many rural women (mostly teenagers) went without prenatal health care due to lack of transportation. (LP)
Descriptors: Access to Health Care, Child Health, Community Health Services, Early Intervention
Pennsylvania State Dept. of Community Affairs, Harrisburg. – 1971
An analysis of the facts and opinions on rural poverty presented in over 1,000 pages of testimony to the Pennsylvania Panel on Rural Poverty is presented in this report. The problem of poverty is discussed in general and also as it specifically relates to Pennsylvania in terms of conditions, causes, proposals for improvement, comments, and the…
Descriptors: Education, Federal Aid, Health Services, Housing
Center for Rural Pennsylvania, Harrisburg. – 1997
Graphs, data tables, maps, and written descriptions give a statistical overview of rural Pennsylvania. A section on rural demographics covers population changes, racial and ethnic makeup, age cohorts, and families and income. Pennsylvania's rural population, the nation's largest, has increased more than its urban population since 1950, with the…
Descriptors: Demography, Educational Attainment, Employment Patterns, Health Services
Pennsylvania Partnerships for Children, Harrisburg. – 1996
This handbook analyzes current problems related to the health, early child care and education, and availability of resources and supports for children, youth, and families in Pennsylvania; discusses current efforts to address these problems; and suggests short- and long-term objectives for state activities. Part 1, "Child Health,"…
Descriptors: Child Advocacy, Child Health, Child Welfare, Children
