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Health and Mental Health Policies' Role in Better Understanding and Closing African American-White American Disparities in Treatment Access and Quality of Care
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Snowden, Lonnie R. – American Psychologist, 2012
Since publication of the U.S. Surgeon General's report "Mental Health: Culture, Race and Ethnicity--A Supplement to Mental Health: A Report of the Surgeon General" (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 2001), several federal initiatives signal a sustained focus on addressing African American-White American disparities in mental health…
Descriptors: Mental Health, Diseases, African Americans, Mental Disorders
Summary of Advances in Autism Spectrum Disorder Research: Calendar Year 2008
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Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee, 2009
In response to the alarming growth in autism diagnoses, Congress passed the Combating Autism Act of 2006 (P.L. 109-416), which established the Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee (IACC) to coordinate all efforts within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services related to ASD. The Combating Autism Act requires that, in addition to…
Descriptors: Human Services, Autism, At Risk Persons, Factor Analysis
Does the Public Sector Outperform the Nonprofit and For-Profit Sectors? Evidence from a National Panel Study on Nursing Home Quality and Access
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Amirkhanyan, Anna A.; Kim, Hyun Joon; Lambright, Kristina T. – Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 2008
Are public and private organizations fundamentally different? This question has been among the most enduring inquiries in public administration. Our study explores the impact of organizational ownership on two complementary aspects of performance: service quality and access to services for impoverished clients. Derived from public management…
Descriptors: Nursing Homes, Health Facilities, Nonprofit Organizations, Organizational Climate
One Department Serving Rural America: HHS Rural Task Force Report to the Secretary.
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Department of Health and Human Services, Washington, DC. – 2002
In 2001, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) created a rural task force to develop strategies to improve HHS services in rural communities. Fifteen HHS agencies have programs serving rural communities; child- and education-related programs provide child welfare services, Head Start, health promotion and prevention services, training…
Descriptors: Access to Health Care, Agency Cooperation, Coordination, Federal Government
Community Health Advisor Programs. An Issue Paper.
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National Rural Health Association, Kansas City, MO. – 2000
Third World countries have used community health advisors (CHAs) for many years to deliver health services, health education, and linkages to isolated and underserved communities. In 1998 the National Community Health Advisor Study estimated there were at least 600 such programs in the United States using about 12,500 CHAs. Program activities and…
Descriptors: Access to Health Care, Community Health Services, Health Education, Health Personnel
Community Empowerment and Cultural Sensitivity through Interdisciplinary Rural Health Training: A Collaborative Model.
MacDonald, Frederick; Fuller, Kathi – Human Services in the Rural Environment, 1994
The Interdisciplinary Rural Health Training Project recruits and trains graduate-level, allied health and social service practitioners for practice in two rural Michigan counties with diverse and migrant populations. The program emphasizes cultural sensitivity, interdisciplinary community service projects, team building among health professionals,…
Descriptors: Access to Health Care, Allied Health Occupations Education, Community Health Services, Cooperative Programs