ERIC Number: ED293246
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1987
Pages: 106
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Developmental Handicaps: Prevention and Treatment IV. A Cooperative Project between University Affiliated Facilities and State MCH/CC Programs.
John F. Kennedy Inst., Baltimore, MD.; American Association of Univ. Affiliated Programs for Persons with Developmental Disabilities, Silver Spring, MD.; Johns Hopkins Univ., Baltimore, MD.
The first section of this volume, designated "the state of the art 1987," contains four papers addressing issues of continuing importance to those who work with developmentally handicapped children: (1) "Passive Exposure to Cigarette Smoke Adversely Affects the Health of Fetuses and Infants" (James E. Haddow and Paula K. Haddow); (2) "The Social Security Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Program for Disabled Children" (Judson F. Force and Holly Allen Grason); (3) "Health-Education Collaboration for Children 0-5" (Pascal Trohanis and Phyllis Magrab); and (4) "Child Abuse and Developmental Disabilities" (Bruce Cushna). The second section features linkages between State Title V Programs and University Affiliated Facilities through descriptions of five selected Special Projects of Regional and National Significance (SPRANS) funded by the federal Division of Maternal and Child Health: (1) "A Community Collaboration Approach for Developing Early Intervention Services in Oklahoma" (Ronald K. James); (2) "Toward Strengthening Nutrition Services in Region X (Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada) for Children with Chronic Illness and Handicapping Conditions" (Marion Taylor Baer); (3) "Youth in Transition Project" (Peggy West); (4) "Continuing Education for Occupational Therapists Working with Children and Their Families" (Shirley Vulpe); and (5) "New Directions: Serving Children with Special Health Care Needs in Massachusetts" (Allen C. Crocker). (VW)
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Birth Weight, Child Abuse, Child Development Centers, Community Programs, Developmental Disabilities, Diseases, Early Childhood Education, Education Work Relationship, Elementary Secondary Education, Eligibility, Etiology, Federal Legislation, Financial Support, Health Conditions, Health Insurance, Health Services, Infant Behavior, Infant Mortality, Interprofessional Relationship, Nutrition, Physical Development, Prenatal Influences, Prevention, Smoking, Social Agencies, State Government, State Programs, Transitional Programs, Welfare Recipients
Publication Type: Collected Works - General; Reports - Descriptive; Reports - Research
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Language: English
Sponsor: Health Resources and Services Administration (DHHS/PHS), Rockville, MD. Office for Maternal and Child Health Services.
Authoring Institution: John F. Kennedy Inst., Baltimore, MD.; American Association of Univ. Affiliated Programs for Persons with Developmental Disabilities, Silver Spring, MD.; Johns Hopkins Univ., Baltimore, MD.
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