Twenty-four units on health service careers are presented in this teacher's guide. The units are organized into four sections as follow: Section A--Orientation (health careers, career success, Health Occupations Students of America); Section B--Health and First Aid (personal health, community health, and first aid); Section C--Body Structure and…

Enrollment statistics for 1978-79 participation in the New England Regional Student Program are presented. The program is designed to provide residents of the New England states (Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont) with programs of study at out-of-state institutions for in-state tuition cost (or in some cases…

Innovations in the training of community health personnel that emphasize the importance of the development of health personnel able and willing to serve the community by providing health care, promoting health, preventing disease, and caring for those in need are examined. The need for effective and efficient training programs relevant to present…

Part One, "Needs and Goals," (1) examines nursing practice and nursing education, the supply of nurses, educational resources, and the needs in relation to specific fields of nursing, (2) sets of 1970 goal of 680,000 "professional nurses" in practice, an increase of 130,000 over those in practice in 1962, and 350,000 licensed practicial nurses,…

The opportunities for the growth and enhancement of the associate degree nursing program, central to the current controversy over the role of the associate degree nurse as technical or professional, should be viewed in the context of the future of health care practice and the realities of the health care marketplace. American health care is on the…

This book, a collection of job descriptions and career options, is designed to help persons who want to work with children and youth make education and career decisions. Descriptions are listed under sections reflecting the amount of education and/or experience needed for the job. The ten sections range from no formal education needed through…

The planning and design of a course for the inactive registered nurse desiring to return to active practice is reported in this practicum paper. Current literature was reviewed with emphasis on the needs in rural states, such as Vermont, and characteristics of the target group. The first three modules of the course were developed, entitled: The…

Project Career Exploration's overall purpose was designing and implementing a method of providing juniors and seniors in high school with career exploration opportunities relative to the occupational programs offered by the Waukesha County Technical Institute and other postsecondary institutions. Course outlines make up the body of the report,…

This report provides background information needed for a determination of the feasibility of establishing a program to train dental hygienists and dental assistants at Luzerne County Community College, and presents data needed to design such a program in a comprehensive community college. Information presented describes: the constituency and…

Tabular and descriptive data are offered on the salaried medical school faculty, including information on their academic status, demographic characteristics, and educational background. The study includes not only an analysis of current faculty composition and characteristics and institutional differences in faculty, but also an analysis of the…

A comparison was made between Navy enlisted personnel who entered Hospital Corpsman class A schools (technical training programs) directly from a Recruit Training Command (RTC students, totaling 3044) and from other Navy jobs (strikers, totaling 363). The strikers had completed significantly more years of schooling with fewer suspensions or…

Devoted largely to credit recommendations at the collegiate level, this 1968 guide to the evaluation of educational experiences in the armed forces (1) lists formal residential course offerings by the Air Force, Army, Coast Guard, Marine Corps, Navy, and Department of Defense, and (2) describes two national testing programs, the General…

The Training Analysis Digest is a compilation of training improvement studies and projects which have contributed to better instruction and the refinement of course content. It provides a system for reporting the efforts of individual training centers at the Chanute, Keesler, Lackland, Lowry, and Sheppard Air Force Bases in improving enlisted men…

This guide for the development of training programs to prepare neighborhood residents to function as staff members in Comprehensive Health Services Projects is organized into an introduction and nine other sections. "A Special Training Program" discusses jobs and careers, learning style, practice, and basic skills. "Planning for the Training…

The primary goal of the migrant health project in San Patricio County, Texas was to establish out-patient family health care for migrant and seasonal farmworkers. Several accomplishments were made. By using a physician assistant, the clinic was able to add an additional work without the necessity of extending their hours. The dental services have…