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Green, Lawrence W. – 1978
Research evidence on the potentials of health education for contributing to resolution of national health issues was reviewed. It is concluded that greater investments in health education on selected problems for selected populations would yield a better cost-benefit return than comparable investments in tertiary medical care. High priority groups…
Descriptors: Federal Programs, Government Role, Health Education, Health Services
PDF pending restorationNational Council on the Handicapped, Washington, DC. – 1986
As one of a series of topic papers assessing federal laws and programs affecting persons with disabilities, this paper describes the major components of a comprehensive program to prevent disabilities, including programs to maximize health care, programs to maximize educational growth and sound psychological development, and programs for public…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Federal Aid, Federal Legislation, Federal Programs
Community Health Nursing Models: A Selected Bibliography. Nurse Planning Information Series. No. 11.
Download full textFranklin Research Center, Philadelphia, PA. – 1979
This annotated bibliography is designed to meet the needs of health planners, including nurse planners, educators, administrators, researchers, and practitioners involved with community health nursing programs. Abstracts of references are grouped in four sections. Section one includes references to documents which describe organizational models…
Descriptors: Community Centers, Delivery Systems, Family Day Care, Health Personnel
Tulkin, Steven R. – 1982
The delivery of services in a health maintenance organization (HMO) provides many opportunities for innovation. There is a growing awareness that many outpatient medical visits are related to psychological or social needs. Because of the economic incentive for HMO's to reduce inappropriate utilization, psychologists and psychotherapists will play…
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Counseling Techniques, Counselor Role, Delivery Systems
American Public Health Association, Inc., New York, NY. Program Area Committee on Child Health. – 1967
Directed to persons in voluntary or official agencies and to planning groups whose decisions determine or affect the extent, coverage, content, and operation of community services to children who are handicapped by cerebral palsy, this guide has as its objectives (1) to present background information on cerebral palsy as it affects the individual…
Descriptors: Cerebral Palsy, Clinical Diagnosis, Clinics, Community Services
Bock, George; And Others – 1972
Three separate reports are included in this document on American Indian alcoholism. Section I of the document (December 1969) outlines the history, nature, extent, and significance of Indian alcoholism (reporting that the incidence of alcoholism among Indians is twice that of the national average, low socioeconomic status, rather than a…
Descriptors: Agencies, Agency Role, Alcoholism, American Indians
