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Policy Statement on Family Engagement from the Early Years to the Early Grades
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US Department of Health and Human Services, 2016
This policy statement from the U.S. Departments of Health and Human Services (HHS) and Education (ED) provides recommendations to early childhood systems and programs on family engagement. Family engagement refers to the systematic inclusion of families in activities and programs that promote children's development, learning, and wellness,…
Descriptors: Family Involvement, Early Childhood Education, Family School Relationship, Child Development
Evaluating the Legacy of Community Health Initiatives. A Conceptual Framework and Example from the California Wellness Foundation's Health Improvement Initiative
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Beery, William L.; Senter, Sandra; Cheadle, Allen; Greenwald, Howard P.; Pearson, David; Brousseau, Ruth; Nelson, Gary D. – American Journal of Evaluation, 2005
Community health initiatives typically involve time-limited funding from foundation or government grants to support their initial activities. But if there are to be lasting improvements in health outcomes, initiative activities must be sustained over a relatively long period of time. Despite the importance of sustaining work begun under health…
Descriptors: Grants, Evaluation Methods, Wellness, Public Health
SOME FACTS AND FIGURES ABOUT CHILDREN AND YOUTH.
Children's Bureau (DHEW), Washington, DC. – 1967
IN QUESTION AND ANSWER FORM, THE PAMPHLET PRESENTS STATISTICAL DATA ON CHILDREN AND YOUTH PRIMARILY IN THE UNITED STATES. INFORMATION CONCERNS POPULATION, RESIDENCE, MOBILITY, POVERTY, WORKING MOTHERS, MARRIAGES, DIVORCES, BIRTHS, LIFE EXPECTANCY, MORTALITY, ILLNESS, HANDICAPS, HOSPITALIZATION, ADOPTIONS, PHENYLKETONURIA (PKU) LAWS, CHILD ABUSE…
Descriptors: Adoption, Child Welfare, Community Health Services, Day Care
Federal Programs Which May Support the Training of Neighborhood Residents for Jobs in Neighborhood Health Centers.
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Office of Economic Opportunity, Washington, DC. Community Action Program. – 1968
The following programs are included: (1) Manpower Development and Training Act, (2) New Careers, (3) Vocational and Technical Education, (4) Work Incentive (WIN), (5) Neighborhood Youth Corps, (6) Demonstration Projects, and (7) Veterans Administration Training Assistance. Information about each program includes nature and purpose, national and…
Descriptors: Allied Health Occupations Education, Community Health Services, Community Organizations, Directories
Budget Allocation for Community Mental Health Centers in Texas: Process and Reality Implications for Mexican Americans.
Brusco, Bernadette A. – 1980
One of a series of studies, this monograph presents descriptive information to provide an understanding of the present budgetary system for Community Mental Health Centers (CMHCs) as it relates to Mexican Americans in Texas. The document: (1) provides a description of federal and state laws and their historical evolution germane to the funding of…
Descriptors: Budgeting, Community Health Services, Federal Legislation, Grants
Twenty New Ways To Help Our Colleges: Outstanding Entries From the Annual Awards Program for Innovations in Corporate Support of Higher Education.
Wilson, William L. – 1980
Innovative programs in higher education that have been supported by American business during 1978-80 are described. Programs that have been selected for overall excellence, as part of the awards program sponsored by the Council for Financial Aid to Education, are examined, as are programs judged to have merit. The following award-winning programs…
Descriptors: Athletics, Banking, Black Colleges, Blacks