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Peer reviewedHudgens, Alletta Jervey – Journal of Marital and Family Therapy, 1979
Describes the outcome of a short-term, family-centered, behavioral approach to chronic pain at the University of Minnesota Hospitals. Family members were taught operant conditioning techniques which rewarded nonpain-oriented behavior in patients. By treating the total family, 75 percent of the patients and families were able to lead satisfactory…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Behavior Modification, Family (Sociological Unit), Family Counseling
Berg, Pam – 1988
Participants from five states (Colorado, Minnesota, Virginia, Washington, and Wisconsin) met to establish a national network to promote state and community-based models of comprehensive coordinated planning and service delivery to adults who survived pediatric disorders in their childhood. Results of state caucuses, which discussed and listed…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adults, Cooperative Planning, Delivery Systems
Peer reviewedTribal College Journal, 2001
Describes the Woodlands Wisdom Project, a collaborative effort of six tribal colleges and the University of Minnesota that addresses the special health and nutrition issues faced by Native Americans, who suffer from a high incidence diet-related diseases. The project's goals include creating more American Indian dieticians and developing new…
Descriptors: American Indian Culture, American Indian Education, American Indians, Community Colleges
Minnesota State Dept. of Health, Minneapolis. Services for Children with Handicaps. – 1990
This booklet contains guidelines to help families coordinate health care of a child with diabetes. The first section provides general information covering what diabetes mellitus-Type I is, the symptoms of diabetes, causes of Type I diabetes, and effects of diabetes. A section on health care focuses on the membership and functions of the Family…
Descriptors: Child Development, Children, Chronic Illness, Developmental Stages
Minnesota State Dept. of Health, St. Paul. – 1990
This document comprises the 1988 annual statistical report of the Minnesota Center for Health Statistics. After introductory technical notes on changes in format, sources of data, and geographic allocation of vital events, an overview is provided of vital health statistics in all areas. Thereafter, separate sections of the report provide tables…
Descriptors: Abortions, Birth Rate, Demography, Divorce
Minnesota State Dept. of Health, Minneapolis. Services for Children with Handicaps. – 1991
This booklet contains guidelines to help families coordinate health care of a child with asthma. The first section provides general information covering what asthma is, the signs and symptoms of asthma, effects of asthma, and the use and effects of various medications. A section on health care focuses on the use of the Family Centered Health Care…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Asthma, Child Development, Children
