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Direct linkGerson, Arlene C.; Butler, Robert; Moxey-Mims, Marva; Wentz, Alicia; Shinnar, Shlomo; Lande, Marc B.; Mendley, Susan R.; Warady, Bradley A.; Furth, Susan L.; Hooper, Stephen R. – Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities Research Reviews, 2006
Given the rise in chronic kidney disease (CKD) in both children and adults, CKD has recently been targeted as a public health priority. Childhood onset kidney disease is generally a noncurable and progressive condition that leads to kidney failure by early adulthood. Fortunately, improved identification of kidney problems allows for early…
Descriptors: Early Intervention, Public Health, Chronic Illness, Quality of Life
Braveman, Paula; Bennett, Trude – 1993
The guide is based on project reports by the San Francisco Department of Public Health to improve and monitor perinatal health and children's health. These reports demonstrated the potential of information to help community advocacy groups, service providers, and program planners identify priorities for policy decisions and resource allocation.…
Descriptors: Advocacy, Child Advocacy, Child Health, Community Health Services
Download full textByrom, Elizabeth, Ed.; Katz, Ginger, Ed. – 1991
This guide was developed out of a 5-year project aimed at preventing the transmission of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) by promoting HIV prevention and AIDS (acquired immunodeficiency syndrome) education in school health programs. This document includes recommendations of a January, 1989 forum which addressed HIV prevention education for…
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, At Risk Persons, Communicable Diseases, Curriculum Development
Hammett, Theodore M. – 1989
This bulletin summarizes key elements of an effective AIDS training and education program for law enforcement and corrections personnel. First, these key elements of training and education for criminal justice personnel are discussed: staff participation in materials development; timely and frequent training; mandatory training; live training by…
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Adult Education, Correctional Education, Correctional Institutions
Tarimo, E. – 1991
This book is concerned with orienting health care workers in district health systems in developing countries to ways and means of overcoming problems, and describes briefly how district health systems can be improved. The book is organized around nine issues in nine chapters, each of which is an integral part of a district planning cycle. The…
Descriptors: Community Health Services, Community Involvement, Developing Nations, Foreign Countries
Montana State Dept. of Public Instruction, Helena. – 1986
This guide is intended to serve administrators, curriculum directors, and teachers as a resource to develop or enhance the existing health education curriculum. After two introductory chapters that provide an overview of the Montana health education curriculum and its 10 content areas, the document provides guidelines for high school, junior high,…
Descriptors: Accident Prevention, Community Resources, Consumer Education, Curriculum Development
Health Resources Administration (DHHS/PHS), Hyattsville, MD. Bureau of Health Professions. – 1986
Information is presented on the number and characteristics of health professionals in the United States, students preparing to enter these fields, and the schools in which they are enrolled. Developments and issues currently affecting these health personnel and the possible impact of these trends on health care delivery are considered. Included is…
Descriptors: Allied Health Occupations Education, Dental Schools, Dentists, Employment Patterns
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Office of Technology Assessment. – 1986
This report is an assessment of health care for American Indians and Alaska Natives who are eligible for medical and health-related services from the federal government. Chapters outline Federal-Indian relationships; provide demographic and economic information on the Indian population; trace current health status, changing health problems, and…
Descriptors: Alaska Natives, American Indians, Demography, Differences
Arizona State Dept. of Education, Phoenix. – 1982
Part of a health occupations program, these instructional units consist of materials for use by those who are studying to become practical nurses. Unit 16 deals with basic concepts in the nursing of the aged, in community health, and in the legal responsibilities of the practical nurse. Covered next are nursing care procedures for adults with the…
Descriptors: Adults, Aging (Individuals), Allergy, Allied Health Occupations Education
World Health Organization, Copenhagen (Denmark). Regional Office for Europe. – 1981
A report of the 1981 Health Manpower Development Medium-Term Programme, sponsored by the World Health Organization's (WHO) Regional Office for Europe, is presented. The document "European Regional Strategy for Attaining Health for All by the Year 2000" was reviewed, and attention was directed to the present structure of the Regional…
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Agency Role, College Faculty, Foreign Countries
PDF pending restorationGeorgia Univ., Athens. Div. of Vocational Education. – 1976
The primary purpose of the conference described in this report was to provide a special type of leadership experience in the health professions for graduate assistants, fellowship recipients, and selected workshop participants who had demonstrated a high level of readinesss for opportunities to develop their leadership competencies. Titles of…
Descriptors: Allied Health Occupations Education, Allied Health Personnel, Change Strategies, Conferences
Andrade, Sally J., Ed. – 1981
Focusing on community mental health centers (CMHCs), governance within the Texas mental health service delivery system and how representation on boards and advisory councils relates to services for Mexican Americans are addressed by reviewing existing conceptual analyses of the governance function in community mental health and the citizens' role…
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Blacks, Citizen Participation, Citizen Role
Georgia State Dept. of Education, Atlanta. – 1980
This book on health education is designed as a comprehensive guide for elementary school teachers. The first section describes an exemplary school environment and outlines the responsibilities of the teacher and principal in fostering good health attitudes in children. Learning blocks are outlined on the topics of drug abuse, diseases, community…
Descriptors: Administrator Responsibility, Course Content, Curriculum Guides, Diseases
Association of Schools of Public Health, Washington, DC. – 1980
This document reports the two projects of the Association of Schools of Public Health (ASPH) to implement a data collection system which would obtain data on the production of public health manpower for evaluation, analysis, and dissemination as uniform, reliable information. Most of the report is composed of the compiled results of the…
Descriptors: Allied Health Occupations Education, Data Collection, Data Processing, Databases
TURNER, C.E. – 1966
THIS IS A REFERENCE BOOK FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE PLANNING HEALTH EDUCATION PROGRAMS FOR ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS AND TEACHER TRAINING INSTITUTIONS. THE BOOK IS CONSTRUCTED FOR USE AS AN ANNOTATED AGENDUM BY CURRICULUM COMMITTEES OR PLANNING GROUPS WHO ARE DEVELOPING HEALTH EDUCATION PROGRAMS. PERTINENT TOPICS ARE PRESENTED IN THE FORM OF…
Descriptors: Community Health Services, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Guides, Educational Needs
