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Allred, H.; Hobdell, M. H. – 1986
This report addresses issues relating to the planning and development of educational programs for oral health personnel in World Health Organization (WHO) communities. Opinions and ideas were obtained from professionals in Sweden, Denmark, Canada, Botswana, Australia, Yemen, United Republic of Tanzania, Sri Lanka, Singapore, and Czechoslovakia.…
Descriptors: Allied Health Occupations Education, Community Health Services, Dental Schools, Dentistry
Zaff, Jonathan F.; Calkins, Julia – 2001
There is an extensive body of research on the factors that predict mental health and illness, focusing on factors within the adolescent as well as within the various components of the adolescents environment. This paper presents a selective review of the research pertaining to each layer of the adolescent's internal and external world. Throughout…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Community Health Services, Environmental Influences, Intervention
LaDue, Robin A.; Marcelley, Josephine – 1980
The community mental health movement started with the purpose of providing services dealing with problems and issues specific to individual communities. As the movement grew, it took on the responsibility of delivering services to the "underserved" populations of this country, including children, the elderly, minority groups, and rural-area…
Descriptors: American Indians, Community Health Services, Ethnic Groups, Federal Programs
Baranowski, Tom; Carlton, Bill – Health Education (Washington D.C.), 1982
Issues in the development of community health education programs for rural areas include: (1) knowledge of disease processes; (2) health care intervention; (3) systems intervention; (4) ethics for change; and (5) program implementation. (JN)
Descriptors: Change Agents, Community Health Services, Community Programs, Cost Effectiveness
Peer reviewedMay, Philip A.; Moran, James R. – American Journal of Health Promotion, 1995
A review of research on prevention of alcohol abuse among American Indians found that they experience many alcohol-related health problems. Indians have earlier age of first involvement with alcohol, more frequent drinking, and more negative consequences than non-Indians. Prevention programs must consider American Indian heterogeneity and cultural…
Descriptors: Alcohol Abuse, Alcoholism, American Indians, Community Health Services
Download full textWeiss, Heather; Halpern, Robert – 1991
This document provides a historical framework for better understanding the emergence of community-based family support and education (CBFSE) programs, their place within the larger service delivery system, and their potential for meeting the needs of children and families living in poverty. The paper is organized into five sections. The first…
Descriptors: Children, Community Education, Community Health Services, Community Services
Wong, Paul – 1986
This monograph analyzes an experimental program that ran from 1976 to 1980 to train Pacific/Asian American social work students in community mental health. The students, who were awarded stipends, were recruited from three associate in arts programs in human services and from two universities that offered both bachelor's and master's programs in…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Asian Americans, Community Health Services, Ethnic Groups
