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Peer reviewedDiAngelis, Anthony J.; And Others – Journal of School Health, 1981
A survey of the children of Mexican American migrant farm workers was conducted to identify the level of dental problems and to determine the most effective and feasible intervention mechanisms for treatment and prevention. An important factor in planning dental programs is the infrequent availability of these migrant children. (JN)
Descriptors: Dental Clinics, Dental Evaluation, Dental Health, Elementary Education
Download full textBureau of Community Health Services (DHHS/PHS), Rockville, MD. – 1981
This manual shows health providers how to perform precisely and expertly each step of several procedures used in screening children for nutritional problems. It is intended for all health providers who are involved in weighing and measuring children, recording and plotting measurements on growth charts, taking blood samples to test for iron…
Descriptors: Anemia, Body Height, Body Weight, Children
Colorado State Dept. of Education, Denver. Compensatory Education Services Unit. – 1984
During 1984 the Colorado Migrant Health Program, together with the Colorado Migrant Education Program, provided students enrolled in migrant summer schools with a continuum of care which included screening and physical assessment for detection of existing and potential health problems, referral for diagnosis and treatment of identified…
Descriptors: Dental Evaluation, Elementary Secondary Education, Financial Support, Health Education
New Jersey State Dept. of Health, Trenton. – 1971
Project objectives and descriptions of 6 county migrant health projects are summarized and evaluated. The project services provided the migrant worker and his family included hospital, dental health, eye examination, nutrition, school health, maternal and child health, sanitation, and social services. Clinical and outreach activities in the…
Descriptors: Annual Reports, County Programs, Dental Evaluation, Disease Control
Administration for Children, Youth, and Families (DHHS), Washington, DC. Head Start Bureau. – 1990
The Head Start Health Coordinator's Task Force (HCTF) was charged to study and make recommendations to strengthen Head Start's health component, which is a vital part of the child development program. Since its inception in 1965, Head Start has served over 12 million economically disadvantaged children. Through the health component, children have…
Descriptors: Administrators, Child Health, Dental Evaluation, Dental Health
Stout, Charles L.; Swanson, Terri M. – 1982
During 1982 the Colorado Migrant Health Program, together with the Colorado Migrant Education Program, provided students enrolled in migrant summer schools with a continuum of care which included screening and physical assessment for detection of existing and potential health problems, referral for diagnosis and treatment of identified…
Descriptors: Dental Evaluation, Elementary Secondary Education, Financial Support, Health Education
Colorado State Dept. of Health, Denver. – 1983
During 1983 the Colorado Migrant Health Program, together with the Colorado Migrant Education Program, provided students enrolled in migrant summer schools with a continuum of care which included screening and physical assessment for detection of existing and potential health problems, referral for diagnosis and treatment of identified…
Descriptors: American Indians, Anglo Americans, Dental Evaluation, Elementary Secondary Education
Colorado State Dept. of Health, Denver. – 1985
During 1985 the Colorado Migrant Education Program and the Colorado Migrant Health Program provided a comprehensive health program for students enrolled in migrant summer schools. A total of 1,889 migrant children through age 21 (60% between 5 and 10 years of age) received health screening and physical assessment, referral for diagnosis and…
Descriptors: American Indians, Anglo Americans, Blacks, Dental Evaluation
New Jersey State Dept. of Health, Trenton. – 1969
The New Jersey State Department of Health has placed increasing emphasis on high-quality health care since the first hospital-based Migrant Family Clinic replaced field clinics in 1965. Statistics show that medical services provided by the program reached 38% of all migrant workers in New Jersey at the peak of the 1969 crop season; however,…
Descriptors: Annual Reports, County Programs, Dental Evaluation, Disease Control
New Jersey State Dept. of Health, Trenton. – 1970
Included in the New Jersey State Department of Health 1970 annual report are project objectives; information on locations of clinics; summaries of health services provided to the migrant worker and his family in such areas as physician treatment services, family planning, public health nursing, health education, hospital services, dental services,…
Descriptors: Annual Reports, County Programs, Dental Evaluation, Disease Control
Zavaleta, Tony; And Others – 1985
The sister cities of Brownsville, Texas and H. Matamoros Tamaulipas represent a microcosm of United States-Mexico border cities. The combined characteristics of urban poverty, an agricultural-based economy and high unemployment, in a predominantly Hispanic population, coupled with a high percentage of illegal aliens produce a situation of poor…
Descriptors: Auditory Evaluation, Census Figures, Community Surveys, Dental Evaluation
Love, John M. – 1984
One concern frequently cited regarding early childhood programs is that methods for assessing some of their more important objectives are inadequate or nonexistent. This paper addresses this concern in the areas of health, safety, nutrition, dental health, and physical development during the preschool years. An organizing framework for classifying…
Descriptors: Anemia, Auditory Evaluation, Body Height, Body Weight
