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Ineland, Jens; Sauer, Lennart; Molin, Martin – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2018
Background: The research aim of this study was to analyse aspects of job satisfaction in daily work with people with intellectual disability (ID) in schools, social services and health care. Method: With a comparative approach we collected data via a digital questionnaire with in total 333 respondents. The empirical material was analysed through a…
Descriptors: Job Satisfaction, Intellectual Disability, Comparative Analysis, Human Services
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Baker, Courtney N.; Brown, Steven M.; Wilcox, Patricia D.; Overstreet, Stacy; Arora, Prerna – School Mental Health, 2016
Due to its high prevalence and associated risk of poor academic and health outcomes, adverse childhood experiences and trauma are considered a public health epidemic. In response, there has been a surge of initiatives aimed at helping institutions and individuals serving people with histories of trauma to adopt a trauma-informed care (TIC)…
Descriptors: Incidence, Psychometrics, Public Health, Trauma
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Lawlor, David; Spitz, Romy; York, Michaela; Harvey, Brenda – Journal of Intellectual Disabilities, 2013
Economic pressures for public health and human services systems to control budgets are increasing the need for demonstrating value of support services provided to persons with intellectual disabilities. In this article, we build from earlier work that presented a method for assessing goal attainment to expand the study of goal characteristics as a…
Descriptors: Intellectual Disability, Public Health, Health Services, Human Services
Perales, Aurora, Ed.; And Others – 1974
Prepared to provide specific and detailed information that can be utilized by persons involved in setting up and/or already involved in the process of providing training for community health workers, the guide is divided into seven sections: (1) Philosophy and Description of Community Health Worker Role; (2) A Community Health Worker Looks at the…
Descriptors: Allied Health Occupations Education, Behavioral Objectives, Community Health Services, Community Organizations
Congressional Caucus for Women's Issues, Washington, DC. Women's Research and Education Inst. – 1986
This publication presents proceedings of a conference on barriers to health care experienced by women and minorities in the United States. Welcoming remarks were offered by Representative Charles B. Rangel. Representatives Patricia Schroeder (Congressional Caucus on Women's Issues), Louis Stokes (Congressional Black Caucus), and Robert Garcia…
Descriptors: Economically Disadvantaged, Females, Government Role, Health Care Costs
Green, Morris – 1970
This forum considers preventive health care to include not only good physical and dental care, good nutrition, and good sanitation, but also adequate housing, quality education, sufficient clothing as well as opportunities to experience love, achieve self respect, participate in play and become meaningfully involved with others. Several population…
Descriptors: Dental Health, Disadvantaged Youth, Handicapped Children, Health Needs
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