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Direct linkKilburn, M. Rebecca, Ed. – RAND Corporation, 2014
The Promising Practices Network (PPN) on Children, Families and Communities (www.promisingpractices.net) began as a partnership between four state-level organizations that help public and private organizations improve the well-being of children and families. The PPN website, archived in June 2014, featured summaries of programs and practices that…
Descriptors: Partnerships in Education, Well Being, Web Sites, Child Development
Download full textSyracuse Univ., NY. Center on Human Policy. – 1988
The document is intended to help states and local communities locate resources to support children and adults with extensive health needs in the community. An overview article, titled "Supporting People with Medical and Physical Needs in the Community," by Bonnie Shoultz and Julie Ann Racino, identifies principles for community…
Descriptors: Community Programs, Health Services, Information Sources, Normalization (Handicapped)
Weissberg, Roger P., Ed.; Gullotta, Thomas P., Ed.; Hampton, Robert L., Ed.; Ryan, Bruce A., Ed.; Adams, Gerald R., Ed. – 1997
Young people are facing greater risks to their current and future health and social development, as shown by involvement of younger and younger children in risk-taking behaviors. This volume emphasizes developmentally and contextually appropriate prevention service delivery models and identifies state-of-the-art, empirically based strategies to…
Descriptors: Child Health, Child Welfare, Childhood Needs, Children
Prinsen, Bert – 1998
This document comprises three papers related to the implementation of early childhood education, health care, and support programs. The first paper is a brief reflection on the nature of implementation, based on the contributions of Boudewijn Bekkers. The second is a proceedings chapter by Marian Hanrahan titled "Community Based Innovative…
Descriptors: Child Health, Community Involvement, Community Programs, Community Support
Katz, Arthur J., Ed. – 1979
Articles by social work educators on some of the critical issues in community mental health are presented. Examined are some conceptual and program developments related to coordination, continuity of care, and the use of teams in planning and service delivery for community mental health (Lawrence K. Berg). The issue of civil commitment to and…
Descriptors: Administrators, Civil Liberties, Clinical Experience, Community Involvement
Peer reviewedSimson, Sharon P., Ed.; Wilson, Laura B., Ed. – Evaluation and Program Planning, 1991
Seven papers examine key minority populations that are encompassed in local, state, and federal levels of health program planning. The papers are based on methods of evaluation and planning. Projections on the future course of minority health programing are presented. (SLD)
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Aging (Individuals), Black Community, Community Programs
White (E.H.) Co., San Francisco, CA. – 1979
Intended to assist Agency for International Development officers, advisors, and health officials in incorporating health planning into national plans for economic development, this ninth of ten manuals in the International Health Planning Methods series contains eight papers dealing with the integration of community health concerns into…
Descriptors: Community Health Services, Community Programs, Community Resources, Community Support
Wilson, Dawn K., Ed.; Rodrigue, James R., Ed.; Taylor, Wendell C., Ed. – 1997
This book examines the importance of advocating healthy lifestyles among minority adolescents, who are at increased risk for particular health problems. The three central themes: highlight similarities and differences across diverse ethnic groups of adolescents while respecting their heterogeneity; emphasize innovative and culturally based…
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Adolescents, Child Development, Community Programs
John F. Kennedy Inst., Baltimore, MD. – 1987
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.…
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Birth Weight, Child Abuse, Child Development Centers
