This report summarizes research and training activities between 1984 and 1987 of the Pregnancy and Perinatology Branch of the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development. Activities are reported for the following six maternal-infant emphasis areas: (1) high risk pregnancies; (2) fetal pathophysiology; (3) premature birth and labor;…

This collection gathers together several papers reflecting the state of the art in the development of community-based programs in health sciences education. Titles and authors are as follows: "Issues in Implementing a Problem-Based Learning Curriculum at the University of Sherbrooke" (Jacques E. Des Marchais; Bertrand Dumais);…

This guide, originally written to aid in the identification and education of ethnic minority patients with hemophilia, has been published to assist community groups in a range of educational, medical, and social service outreach efforts. It begins with two introductory chapters on ethnic identity and intergroup relations. Chapter 3 offers…

The use of pesticides is necessary to aid in the production of food, feed and fiber, and is equally important in the control of home garden and household pests, but correct use is critical in preventing injury to persons, animals, and plants. This circular contains information on State of Pennsylvania and federal pesticide laws; different types of…

As a result of a survey of 2,322 Houston adults, a nine-phase methodology was used to design a program of public education about cardiovascular disease (CVD). Survey results indicated that Mexican Americans were significantly less knowledgeable than Anglos concerning the impact, nature, and control of CVD. Many Mexican Americans could not…

This booklet, intended primarily for the trainers of middle-level community health workers in underdeveloped countries, is designed to help such workers present the topic of diarrhea treatment and prevention in training courses. Divided into five sections, the booklet gives guidelines on treatment and prevention, with particular emphasis on the…

As part of a larger study of the barriers to women in the schools and practice of eight health professions, the study on women in public health involved extensive interviews with administrators, faculty, and students in the professional schools. From this and other data gathered emerge the three components of the report: (1) an overview of the…

Projects, operations, and future plans are covered in this annual report for the second year of the Peace Corps. The first section looks at the Peace Corps in action in Africa, Latin America, the Far East, the Near East, and South Asia. Brief descriptions are provided in the second section of programs in eight host countires: El Salvador, Ghana,…

Projects, operations, and future plans are covered in this annual report for the third year of the Peace Corps. An introduction comments on returning volunteers and presents regional maps with tables for Latin America, Africa, Near East and South Asia, and Far East. Section 1 contains letters and reports from volunteers in Peru, Ivory Coast,…

Projects, operations, and future plans are covered in this annual report for the fourth year of the Peace Corps. An introduction overviews successes and failures and the Conference of Returned Volunteers. Section 2 presents regional maps with tables for Latin America, Near East and South Asia, Far East, and Africa. A description of the Peace Corps…

Projects, operations, and future plans are covered in this annual report for the tenth year of the Peace Corps. An overview focuses on Peace Corps success in providing technical assistance to aid development plans for the seventies and in responding to local needs as well as on its failures. The next section considers the Peace Corps response to…

This module is an introduction to a series of 25 modules on paraprofessional careers in environmental health occupations. It provides a definition of environmental health and discusses (1) how the modules were developed, (2) module format (competency-based), (3) objectives, (4) criteria to judge student skills, (5) how to use the modules, (6)…

IN THE STATE OF TEXAS APPROXIMATELY 167,000 AGRICULTURAL LABORERS MIGRATED DURING 1965, USUALLY FOLLOWING FOUR DESCRIBED MIGRATION PATTERNS. SEVEN PUBLIC HEALTH NURSES PROVIDED HEALTH SERVICES TO THESE MIGRANTS IN THE FORM OF IMMUNIZATION PROGRAMS, TUBERCULIN TESTING, AND FOLLOWUP SERVICES. SANITATION SERVICES IN THE VARIOUS COMMUNITIES INCLUDED…

THIS BULLETIN, PUBLISHED BIMONTHLY, REPORTS THE CURRENT LITERATURE IN THE AREA OF SCIENCE AND PUBLIC POLICY. THE COVERAGE ENCOMPASSES BOTH "POLICY FOR SCIENCE" AND "SCIENCE FOR POLICY" MATTERS. SCIENCE IS USED TO DENOTE ENGINEERING, TECHNOLOGY, AND SCIENCE. THE BULLETIN IS INTENDED FOR PERSONS ENGAGED IN STUDYING, FORMULATING,…

The environmental technician, a new but necessary subordinate of a professional environmentalist, might be employed by a health department, natural resources commission, state agriculture department, municipal water plant, or by business or industry in self-inspection and corrective activities. The Program of Teacher Education for Environmental…