Reviews what is known about AIDS in children. Addresses the following areas of concern: (1) the delivery of clinical services to infected and ill children and their families; (2) the development of effective AIDS education and prevention programs; and (3) research needs. Offers recommendations for action. (Author/BJV)

The following essential elements of programs that prepare physicians to care for at-risk children effectively are described: (1) active participation in children's care; (2) effective service programs for learning; (3) comprehensive, multidisciplinary, flexible, and intensive programs; and (4) program evaluation. The policy implications in…

The Prescribed Pediatric Center (Toledo, Ohio) is a community-based, multidisciplinary program for infants and children with chronic, complex medical conditions. This article describes program beginnings; the planning process; and the program's growth, development, and components. Initial program evaluation indicates positive effects on some…

DATA AVAILABLE FROM 3 STATES WITH LARGE MEXICAN AMERICAN POPULATIONS INDICATE THAT REFERRAL TO AND ENROLLMENT IN SPECIAL EDUCATION CLASSES OCCURS AT A PERCENTAGE TWICE THAT OF THE PROPORTION OF MEXICAN AMERICANS TO THE GENERAL POPULATION. REASONS FOR SUCH ENROLLMENT ARE ATTRIBUTED TO--(1) MEDICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS, (2) ECONOMIC…

IN OCTOBER, 1967, A SPECIAL STUDY INSTITUTE, SPONSORED BY THE ALABAMA STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, CONVENED FOR THE PURPOSES OF (1) DISCUSSING THE MOST EFFICACIOUS MEANS OF SPEECH THERAPY PROGRAM ORGANIZATION, (2) EXPLORING NEW TECHNIQUES OF SPEECH PROBLEM IDENTIFICATION, PROGNOSIS DETERMINATION, AND THERAPEUTIC SEQUENCE DEVELOPMENT, AND (3)…