NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Showing all 5 results Save | Export
Arabzadegan, Lupe, Comp.; Walker, Mary, Comp. – 1980
Although rural Texas residents have some access to medical care, it is often limited by poverty, lack of health insurance or coverage under public programs, cultural barriers, racial discrimination, and limited education. It is inaccurate to say that rural residents receive health care if health is defined in terms of environmental, physical,…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Alcoholism, Children, Drug Abuse
Knudson, Yvonne, Comp.; And Others – 1982
Although there exists in the minds of urban Texans the myth that rural life is especially healthy, in fact the mental and physical health of rural Texans is markedly worse than that of urban Texans. If health is defined in terms of environmental, physical, mental, and social factors, it is inaccurate to say that rural residents are receiving…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Alcoholism, Children, Drug Abuse
Cardenas, Jose A., Ed. – 1979
Articles in seven newsletters of the Intercultural Development Research Association's Mental Health Research Project emphasize community mental health, human, and child welfare services to Mexican Americans, particularly in Texas. Topics include social policy formation in child welfare services, utilization of community mental health clinics…
Descriptors: Alcoholism, Child Welfare, Community Health Services, Depression (Psychology)
Hunsicker, Alma, Comp.; And Others – 1982
The directory was compiled to provide individuals and groups working with problems concerning rural Texas with a list of resource persons who could be of assistance in the resolution of these problems, and to encourage individuals with similar areas of interest/expertise to share information with each other. Listed alphabetically by five…
Descriptors: Agriculture, Alcoholism, Children, Correctional Rehabilitation
Morrison, Nolan; And Others – 1985
The size of Texas and the distribution of its population result in service delivery, economic, educational, transportation, communication, and health problems. Texas is the second largest state in the nation, is third largest in population, has a population growing at a faster rate than the national average, and is a primarily rural state--20% of…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Agriculture, Alcoholism, Children