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Download full textHinkle, Lawrence E., Jr., Ed.; Loring, William C., Ed. – 1977
This book presents nine papers reviewing factors in the residential environment which may offer alternative points for intervention to reduce and control disease and injury. Recommendations are presented for further research and for practice of preventive programs for epidemiologists; other health professionals; designers, developers, and managers…
Descriptors: Accident Prevention, Communicable Diseases, Diseases, Environment
Barker, William H., Ed. – 1976
This monograph is the result of a conference on the role of preventive and community medicine in primary medical care and education. The following six papers were presented at the conference: (1) Roles of Departments of Preventive Medicine; (2) Competency-Based Objectives in Preventive Medicine for the Family Physician; (3) Preventive Medicine…
Descriptors: Books, Conference Reports, Family Health, Health Education
Clark, Duncan W., Ed. – 1976
The monograph is one of the Fogarty International Center Series on the Teaching of Preventive Medicine, undertaken to: (1) review and evaluate the state of the art of prevention and control of human diseases; (2) identify deficiences in knowledge requiring further research (including analysis of financial resources, preventive techniques, and…
Descriptors: Allied Health Occupations Education, Curriculum, Demography, Disease Control
Perez, Joel – 1977
A description of "barefoot doctors" in the People's Republic of China is presented. These peasant doctors are commune workers who have taken basic courses in medical treatment. Because 80% of the population lives in a rural agricultural setting, and because most doctors and medical services are located in cities, there is a serious need…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Comparative Education, Foreign Countries, Health Services
World Health Organization, Geneva (Switzerland). – 1988
Papers from the World Summit of Ministers of Health on Programmes for AIDS Prevention in this book include: (1) "Global AIDS: Epidemiology, Impact, Projections, Global Strategy," (Jonathan Mann); (2) "Modes of Transmission: The Basis for Prevention Strategies," (Donald Acheson); (3) "National AIDS Information Programme in…
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Counseling, Disease Control, Foreign Countries
Eckholm, Erik P. – 1977
This book deals comprehensively with many of the environmental factors that endanger the attainment and maintenance of health, a condition defined as being a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being. The author, taking a qlobal view of community life and culture, environmental factors and economic realities, examines the…
Descriptors: Communicable Diseases, Disease Control, Ecological Factors, Environmental Influences
Andrews, Dorothea, Comp. – 1976
This is a collection of highlights from the documentary history "Children and Youth in America" (prepared by the Harvard School of Public Health under the auspices of the American Public Health Association). Brief histories of developments in child health care are given, such as treatment of children's diseases, national and state health…
Descriptors: Child Advocacy, Child Welfare, Dental Health, Diseases
Lishner, Kris Miller; Bruya, Margaret Auld – 1994
This book provides an organized, systematic overview of the basic aspects of health program management, nursing practice, and human relations issues in camp nursing. A foremost assumption is that health care in most camps needs improvement. Good health is dependent upon interventions involving social, environmental, and lifestyle factors that…
Descriptors: Accident Prevention, Child Health, Communicable Diseases, Disease Control
PDF pending restorationSolloway, Michele R., Ed.; Budetti, Peter P., Ed. – 1995
This report presents findings of a George Washington University Center for Health Policy Research (CHPR) multi-year project to conduct analytical studies on the financing, delivery, and cost effectiveness of child health supervision services. Against a backdrop of decline in private sector coverage for children, a growing number of children living…
Descriptors: Access to Health Care, Adolescents, Case Studies, Child Health
Weissberg, Roger P., Ed.; Gullotta, Thomas P., Ed.; Hampton, Robert L., Ed.; Ryan, Bruce A., Ed.; Adams, Gerald R., Ed. – 1997
Young people are facing greater risks to their current and future health and social development, as shown by involvement of younger and younger children in risk-taking behaviors. This volume emphasizes developmentally and contextually appropriate prevention service delivery models and identifies state-of-the-art, empirically based strategies to…
Descriptors: Child Health, Child Welfare, Childhood Needs, Children
Marshall, Carter L. – 1977
Focus in this preventive medicine monograph for health professionals is on consumer health education and the current and potential effects of mass communication on the quality of medical care. Following an introduction, the content is presented in four chapters. Chapter 1 covers the state of the art in consumer health education and discusses three…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Consumer Economics, Consumer Education, Consumer Protection
