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Leighton, Jeannette; Sprague, Patricia – 1983
This paper describes a systematic, coordinated approach to the delivery of health and social services to the rural elderly of Maine provided by the Kennebec Valley Regional Health Agency. Four points of the model are described which distinguish it from other models of coordination: (1) a strong medical orientation in the assessment process; (2)…
Descriptors: Consumer Education, Deinstitutionalization (of Disabled), Delivery Systems, Health Services
Kisker, Ellen Eliason; Love, John M.; Raikes, Helen; Boller, Kimberly; Paulsell, Diane; Rosenberg, Linda; Coolahan, Kathleen; Berlin, Lisa J. – 1999
Early Head Start (EHS) is a comprehensive, two-generation program providing intensive services from before birth to age 3 to promote improved outcomes in children's development, family development, staff development, and community development. The second of a 3-volume series designed to share the experiences of the 17 EHS programs participating in…
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Change Strategies, Client Characteristics (Human Services), Delivery Systems
Administration for Children, Youth, and Families (DHHS), Washington, DC. Head Start Bureau. – 1985
This guide for operating the Head Start home-based program option is based on experience gathered in the initial Home Start program and in the decade spanning 1974 through 1984. Its purpose is to offer the tested ideas and procedures gained in those years to organizations wanting to provide home-based child/family development services. The Guide…
Descriptors: Community Surveys, Early Childhood Education, Educational Objectives, Family Programs
Lenz, Diane – 1985
The Paraprofessional Program of the Institute for Human Development has proven to be an effective means of providing early intervention services in northern Arizona's sparsely populated, culturally diverse rural communities. The program model includes identification and comprehensive professional evaluation of young handicapped children and hiring…
Descriptors: American Indian Education, American Indian Reservations, American Indians, Community Programs