Texas A&M University offers a health planning "laboratory" course with a rural focus; student findings have been surprising to all concerned. Within the geographic study area, there appear to be enough health services providers to satisfy existing criteria of adequacy, but barriers of awareness, culture, and finances preclude proper utilization.…

Data from interviews with 160 elderly Native Americans living in a reservation setting indicate that levels of objective need are uniformly high, but especially so for elderly persons living alone. Family structure appears to be an important factor in the provision of services to elderly Native Americans. (Author)

Six regional curriculum coordination centers in the National Network for Curriculum Coordination in Vocational-Technical Education help prevent duplication of instructional materials development, according to the author, who describes the network structure and its functions in coordinating state and local efforts. (MF)

The history of the Bureau of Indian Affairs is reviewed, the implications of the development of the Navajo Division of education are pointed out, and functions of the Navajo Special Education Parents Advisory Council are outlined. (SBH)

Describing an alternative approach to the delivery of educational services aimed at social work practitioners in rural areas, this article details a Montana educational delivery system that incorporated isolated field experience with opportunities for student interaction and extensive written and phone communication between the educational staff…

Recent policy changes resulting from interaction with National Cancer Institute-funded rehabilitation projects have led to more lenient procedures of client eligibility. Although referral rates have increased, state and federal programs are still underused because of age of patients, alternative cancer programs, and lack of physician referral.…

Describes an interdisciplinary cancer-rehabilitation program composed of rehabilitation teams that evaluate patients and suggest or provide treatment with the goal of improved quality of life. Issues, problems, and suggested solutions are discussed with implications for other programs. (Author)

An interstate consortium sponsors emergency medical training programs, purchases equipment, and arranges reciprocal certification in a 31-county area of Maryland, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia. (Author/JC)

Famines and their relationships with food supply and availability are discussed. The fallacy associated with amount of food per capita and the amount of food available for consumption is noted. Exchange entitlements, the means by which food is transfered in a society, and their relationships to governmental organization are discussed. (CP)

The Dean of Continuing Education and Extension, University of Minnesota, discusses continuing education delivery systems and presents approaches needed for successful university extension continuing education programs. (MF)

A system of health promotion is proposed based on wellness, rather than illness, in which the object is to move from lesser to greater stages of wellness instead of seeking only to minimize the impact of disease. (MJB)

Reports the progress of a project which completed a model designed to validate categories of standards for quality agricultural/agribusiness education. The development of the model and its implementation and dissemination procedures are described. (BM)

Examined is the changing role of the special and regular class teacher in the education of handicapped children. (CL)

One-hundred and sixty families of retarded children were randomly assigned to four training conditions in behavior modification (telephone consultations, training groups, training groups plus home visits, and instructional manuals). (Author/CL)