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Ekvall, Shirley M., Ed.; And Others – 1987
The following papers were delivered at a symposium on improving the nutritional status of a child who is chronically ill or handicapped: (1) "Planning Comprehensive Health Services for the Chronically Ill/Handicapped Child; (2) "Future National Directions in Maternal and Child Health"; (3) "Nutrition Services in a State Crippled Children's…
Descriptors: Children, Chronic Illness, Delivery Systems, Disabilities
Bachrach, Judy – 1977
This script of "National Town Meeting," a public affairs program on National Public Radio, contains a panel discussion on the future of public broadcasting, during which panel members also answer questions from the audience. The topics discussed include programming and program content, production costs, public participation, funding, the…
Descriptors: Economic Factors, Financial Support, Government Role, Political Influences
United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization, Paris (France). – 1990
The purpose of the international meeting of experts described in this document was to discuss policies, strategies, and measures designed to encourage the development and extension of integrated services for early childhood care and education (ECCE). Participants first reviewed the successes, failures, and lessons learned in providing integrated…
Descriptors: Child Advocacy, Day Care, Early Childhood Education, Economic Factors
Ginn, Linda – 1990
This paper describes a summer institute on poverty offered for graduate degree credit through Western Carolina University. The institute targeted western North Carolina educators by inviting 18 regional school districts to sponsor one participant each. Speaker and seminar topics centered on the nature of poverty, its pervasiveness, its…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged Environment, Economic Factors, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education
Landers, Cassie – 1989
The first Innocenti Global Seminar, which was sponsored by the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), investigated the topic of Early Child Development (ECD). This summary report focuses on the three objectives of the seminar, which were to: (1) review critical issues in the field of child development so as to provide a rationale for investing…
Descriptors: Child Development, Child Health, Developing Nations, Developmental Programs
Sparks, Peter G., Ed. – 1992
In September 1991 an invitational roundtable met to discuss issues in mass deacidification of books. The meeting was prompted by the significant increase in mass deacidification activities in recent years and libraries' interest in applying these processes. Contributions included: (1) "Opening Statement" (Duane Webster); (2) "The…
Descriptors: Administration, Books, Cost Effectiveness, Economic Factors
Sharbaugh, Carolyn S., Ed. – 1991
The proceedings reported in this document provide an overview of the trends, needs, and issues in maternal and child nutrition services and present recommendations and action strategies to improve such services. An executive summary presents a total of 28 recommendations and associated strategies which address general areas, women's nutrition for…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Allied Health Personnel, Children, Cost Effectiveness