This research monograph reports findings based on studies conducted by Maine's Regional Medical Program Research and Evaluation Service from interviews of 90 families in Indian communities. The report covers self-evaluation of health, patterns and sources of medical care, attitudes toward health care, perception of services, and survey results.…

The aims of the present study were to examine health characteristics and healthcare utilization in relation to people with intellectual disability (ID) having psychiatric disorders in Taiwan. A cross-sectional study was employed; study subjects were recruited from the National Disability Registration Database. Taiwan, stratified by administrative…

Documents social, economic, educational, and health conditions of Wisconsin's approximately 3,000 migrant farmworkers and dependents during 1978 and 1981. Finds lower income, less schooling, and poorer health than other farmworkers and general population. Discusses definitions of migrant farmworkers and difficulties in counting migrant population.…

In 1987 a project was undertaken to assess the status of African Americans in the United States in the topical areas to be addressed by the National Research Council's Study Committee on the Status of Black Americans: education, employment, income and occupations, political participation and the administration of justice, social and cultural…

The author calls for a total health care and environmental health policy to be established nationally. His concern is with improving the quality of the environment with today's technology and thereby improving the health of the population. The emphasis is on preventive health care rather than the control of illness. (MA)

This study on health care and health and illness of low income families is based on findings from interviews with 301 low-income families in the state of Maine. The findings show that a majority of the families have various health or medical problems which need immediate attention. These problems range from dental care and chronic medical…

Analyzes results of a 1982-84 survey of health conditions and needs among Mexican Americans in the Southwest, Cuban Americans in Dade County, Florida, and Puerto Ricans in the New York City area, a sample including approximately 76 percent of the 1980 U.S. Hispanic-origin population. (DM)

Speech delivered to Plenary Session on "Specific Needs for Medical Manpower at the annual meeting of the Association of American Medical Colleges (79th, Houston, Texas, Nov. 2, 1968.

DURING THE PAST TWENTY YEARS, THOUSANDS OF NEGRO FARM LABORERS IN MISSISSIPPI HAVE BEEN DISPLACED BY ADVANCED TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGES IN THE FIELD OF AGRICULTURE. MANY OF THESE PEOPLE LIVE IN EXTREMELY POOR HOUSING, EXIST ON VITAMIN DEFICIENT DIETS, AND ARE SURROUNDED BY A SEA OF FILTH AND DEBRIS. DISEASE RUNS RAMPANT AMONG THE CHILDREN BECAUSE…

The health problems of developing nations are very different from those of the industrialized world. Simpler and more extensive care is more effective in these settings than highly specialized technology and practices imported from Western countries. One key to improving general health and stabilizing population grwoth is the prevention of…

Background: In the planning of services and health care for individuals with intellectual disability (ID), information is needed on the special requirements for habilitation and medical service and associated disabilities. Material and Methods: An unselected consecutive series of 82 adult persons with ID was studied. The medical examination…

This document summarizes discussions at an invitational workshop on health care development in Nigeria. The discussion centered on the need for cooperation among government service-delivery agencies and on the need to improve general national economic conditions. The following broad topics were discussed: (1) the history of health care during the…

The purpose of this statement by the Center for Disease Control is to reflect new data available from clinical, epidemiological and experimental studies by making revised recommendations regarding the screening, diagnosis, treatment, and followup of children with undue lead absorption and lead poisoning. The ultimate preventive goal is…

Resources are described for helping parents inform themselves about their disabled child's medical problems. Included are the use of library tools (card catalogs, cross references, periodicals, and indexes), use of library services (interlibrary loans and online searching), and other sources of information such as government sources, associations,…