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King, Christopher T. – 2001
Researchers evaluated On the Right Track, which works to prevent secondary conditions for Texans with disabilities. The three main goals are: science (knowledge concerning the magnitude and severity of disabilities and secondary conditions); service (promoting healthy lifestyles by increasing awareness of the need for preventing secondary…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Health Promotion, Leadership, Life Style
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Guinn, Bobby; Vincent, Vern – Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences, 2002
A community-centered intervention in a south Texas colonia provided personal growth and entrepreneurial sessions to low-income immigrant Latinas. Interviews with 125 Latina program participants and 105 control group members indicated that although all groups were low-acculturated, intervention participants had higher scores on religious and…
Descriptors: Acculturation, At Risk Persons, Community Education, Culturally Relevant Education