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Gendron, Tracey; Maddux, Stu; Krinsky, Lisa; White, Jay; Lockeman, Kelly; Metcalfe, Yohvane; Aggarwal, Sadashiv – Educational Gerontology, 2013
The population of the aging lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community is significant and growing rapidly. As LGBT individuals age and begin to move into healthcare communities, they are fearful of apathy, discrimination, and abuse by healthcare providers and other residents. Person-centered cultural competence and sensitivity among…
Descriptors: Cultural Awareness, Homosexuality, Aging (Individuals), Social Bias
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Olsen, Gay – Inquiry, 2000
States that the employment pool for respiratory workers in Virginia has declined, due to a reduction in the numbers of training programs available in local community colleges. Describes a pilot distance learning program in respiratory therapy at Virgina's J. Sargent Reynolds Community College (JSRCC). Reports that students in the pilot distance…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Educational Needs, Health, Health Education
Dorn, Wesley N.; And Others – 1974
Concern about the adequacy of existing optometry schools to meet the needs and demands for optometric education in the South prompted a study, to result in a proposal for expansion of education in the field. The results showed that there is a shortage of optometrists in each of the 14 states of the Southern Regional Education Board (SREB) region,…
Descriptors: Allied Health Occupations Education, Contracts, Educational Assessment, Educational Demand
Virginia State Dept. of Education, Richmond. – 1992
Virginia's Department of Education and Department of Health are concerned with the health of children and youth, and with the implementation of comprehensive school health programs. These guidelines provide a basis for developing a model school health program or for enriching an existing program, focusing on health services and school environment.…
Descriptors: Administration, Agency Cooperation, Child Health, Elementary Schools