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Direct linkWallace, Shereece; Spencer, Julie; Birk, Deborah; Chen, Ling – American Journal of Health Education, 2022
Background: The "Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans, 2nd edition" ("PAGA2") is an evidence-based policy for physical activity. The PAGA2 addresses sedentary behavior, promotes physical activity, and elaborates on improved health outcomes associated with physical activity. The Promoting Physical Activity for Americans…
Descriptors: Physical Activities, Physical Activity Level, Adults, Advocacy
Download full textHuman Development Institute, 2022
This manual was designed primarily for use by people with disabilities. The hope is that it is also useful for families, as well as service coordinators and providers who directly assist families and individuals with disabilities. The focus of this manual is to provide easy-to-read information about available resources, and to provide immediate…
Descriptors: Developmental Disabilities, Disabilities, Children, Health Services
Human Development Institute, 2019
This manual was designed primarily for use by individuals with developmental disabilities and related conditions. It is hoped that it is also useful for families, as well as service coordinators and providers who directly assist families and individuals with developmental disabilities. The focus of this manual is to provide easy-to-read…
Descriptors: Developmental Disabilities, Disabilities, Children, Health Services
Human Development Institute, 2016
This manual was designed primarily for use by individuals with developmental disabilities and related conditions. It is hoped that it is also useful for families, as well as service coordinators and providers who directly assist families and individuals with developmental disabilities. The focus of this manual is to provide easy-to-read…
Descriptors: Developmental Disabilities, Disabilities, Guides, Children
Institute for Rehabilitation and Research, Houston, TX. – 2000
This participant's manual for a teleconference on independent living for youth with disabilities provides an agenda for the teleconference, a list of trainers, and information for assisting students' transitions to adult life. It includes "Building Your Future: A Guide to Transition from School to Work and Community," a publication for students…
Descriptors: Advocacy, Check Lists, Community Programs, Delivery Systems
Burke, Michael, Ed. – 1990
This report provides an overview of the American Academy of Pediatrics' three-part access to health care campaign. To ensure that legislative action benefits children, the academy has developed a legislative proposal that serves as a benchmark for health reform initiatives. This special report provides an outline of the proposal and describes some…
Descriptors: Business Responsibility, Child Advocacy, Childhood Needs, Community Programs
Peck, Shelley; Goetz, Kathy – 1995
Family service providers cannot afford not to get involved in advocating for family-friendly public policy, in the face of legislation that jeopardizes family programs. Designed for community-based program providers, this guide asserts the importance of advocacy for families at the state and federal legislature level. Sections of the guide are:…
Descriptors: Activism, Advocacy, Community Organizations, Community Programs
Celuzza, Paul W., Ed.; Clayton, Shelley Bakst, Ed. – 1979
The handbook lists services for children with special needs in the Boston public schools. The first part reviews relevant laws, including Massachusetts Chapter 766 and P.L. 94-142, the Education for All Handicapped Children Act. Two sections review the mandates of 766 for evaulation (including referral, parental notification, assessment, and…
Descriptors: Child Advocacy, Civil Liberties, Community Programs, Compliance (Legal)
Clevenger, Sydney Stephenson, Ed. – CDF Reports, 1997
These 13 issues of the Children's Defense Fund Report from 1997 discuss concerns related to child advocacy and provide information on problems in children's lives in the United States. Regular features include the editorial column "A Voice for Children," a status report on federal legislation related to children, descriptions of…
Descriptors: Accountability, Budgeting, Change Agents, Change Strategies
Byrand, Sherri, Ed. – CDF Reports, 1999
These five newsletters comprise volume 20 of "CDF Reports." They discuss concerns related to child advocacy and provide information on problems in children's lives in the United States. Regular features include the editorial column "A Voice for Children"; a status report on federal legislation related to children; descriptions…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Child Advocacy, Child Health, Child Welfare
Byrand, Sherri – CDF Reports, 1998
These 11 issues discuss concerns related to child advocacy and provide information on problems in children's lives in the United States. Regular features include the editorial column "A Voice for Children," a status report on federal legislation related to children, descriptions of Children's Defense Fund activities, news from the Black…
Descriptors: Accountability, After School Programs, Agency Cooperation, Budgeting
