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Willis, David P., Ed. – 1989
This collection of essays focuses on the impact of health policy on black Americans by examining the relation between public policy and the distribution of health needs and effects. The book includes an introduction by David P. Willis and is divided into seven sections. Section I, "Who Are Black Americans?" includes the following…
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Blacks, Health Insurance, Health Needs
Kohn, Robert – 1983
This report discusses world-wide efforts to provide health services in centers that are outside institutions and provide ambulatory care in the patient's home. Emergency services, although a form of primary care, are dealt with only to the extent that they are part of an organization designed to provide general primary care, but not where they are…
Descriptors: Community Centers, Decision Making, Delivery Systems, Financial Support
George, Otto – 1979
"Eskimo Medicine Man" is a record of primitive Alaskan life in the 1930's. It records the experiences in Alaska's remote areas of Dr. Otto George, the last "traveling physician" for the Department of Interior's Indian Service, when in all the territory (an area one-fifth that of the contiguous United States) there were fewer…
Descriptors: Alaska Natives, American Indian Culture, American Indians, Child Rearing
Bowers, John Z., Ed.; Purcell, Elizabeth F., Ed. – 1978
The emphasis, scope area, and development of new medical schools at home and abroad are examined in these papers presented at the Macy Foundation Conference in October 1977. Representatives from new medical schools were present from the United States, Britain, Canada, and Hong Kong. Medical schools and agencies presenting papers include: Eastern…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Accreditation (Institutions), Admission Criteria, Admission (School)
