"Building Your Program" is intended to help mental health authorities, agency administrators, and program leaders think through and develop Supported Education. The first part of this booklet gives you background information about the Supported Education model. Specific information about your role in implementing and sustaining Supported Education…

The Mariner Model provides a step-by-step systems-building process and tool by which schools, school districts, and communities can develop capacity and create an infrastructure that supports continuous improvement in health-promoting environments for children. The Mariner Model follows a public health program planning development model that is…

This report presents school- and community-based mental health programs in which school psychologists were engaged in program development, implementation, and/or evaluation. Exemplary programs were identified using five standards of activity, such as the integration of theory, research, and practice. To identify the programs, surveys were mailed…

This second section of the Guidelines for Establishing Hospital-Based Immunization Education Programs for Mothers of Newborns discusses program implementation in the hospital setting. Brief discussions center on the following topics: (a) Gaining Administrative Approval and Support, (b) Utilizing Hospital Staff and Volunteer Resources (includes the…

This training manual presents current information about alcohol abuse and alcoholism among minority populations. It is designed to aid counselors employed in alcohol abuse programs. Areas discussed in this report include: interpersonal communication, knowledge of alcohol abuse and alcoholism, evaluation and assessment, planning, referral,…

This document provides guidelines and procedures, in Spanish and English, for Head Start teachers in taking care of children with AIDS, or children who are HIV positive, and their families. The goal of the guide is to maximize participation of infected children in the Head Start program. The guide presents activities in three main stages:…

The purpose of this guide is to stimulate and provide a framework for local discussion concerning the need for an AIDS education program, acceptance of the integration of such a program into the district's curriculum, and agreement on its content. The first section briefly outlines some of the dimensions of this disease. The next two sections…

This manual, the Spanish translation of a separately available English handbook on program design, is intended to assist volunteers and staff of volunteer organizations in the systematic design of projects in various health, community, and social service areas. The first section of the manual is a guidebook that addresses such aspects of the…

This manual is intended to assist volunteers and staff of volunteer organizations in the design of projects in various community and social service areas. The first section of the manual is a guidebook that addresses such aspects of the planning, implementation, and evaluation process as situational analysis, needs assessment, task-oriented…