The Gaylord White Project, a pilot program in the use of television to promote the health and well-being of the elderly, used bi-directional cable television to deliver programs to the residents of a low-income, East Harlem housing project for the aged. For 15 months, health education and community information messages were delivered to…

In 1970, the Farm Workers Health Service, which was begun in 1961, included 33 decentralized medical clinics which served 24,000 seasonal farm workers and their families in 17 counties during the peak harvest months. Seventeen clinics offered year-round general medical services, and in 12 counties free medical and dental care was available to farm…

Rural people lose more days of school and work due to illness than do urban people; have higher infant mortality rates, and have more work-related injuries, all of which are aggravated by lack of access to or even the absence of medical services. Lack of doctors is the most glaring problem (in 1973 there were 138 U.S. counties which had no…

To provide remote psychiatric services to a population in Moose Factory, Ontario, via satellite, digital data links will be used to provide 24-hour access to the psychiatric medical file system and the psychiatric patient register at University Hospital, London, Ontario, and to permit scoring and interpretation of standard psychological tests. The…

This paper presents a review of some of the new mental health manpower developments which have occurred in this country during the past two decades. The role played by the National Association for Mental Health (NAMH) in these developments is also viewed. Individuals working in state hospitals and related institutions have capitalized on the…

Increasingly, Mental health professionals are turning for support and assistance in their work to citizens in the community. Consequently, the roles of citizen groups as participants and collaborators have taken on increased significance. These citizens are asking, "How much influence will they be allowed to exert in planning and implementing…

To develop a national policy aimed at eliminating hunger and malnutrition due to poverty and improving the nutritional health of all Americans, 26 panels composed of concerned citizens and academic, medical, industrial, and agricultural experts and eight task forces representing social action groups, religious denominations, women's and…

Using a developmental approach to establish a rational model for the assignment of tasks and roles to various levels of mental health manpower, 36 participants attended four 2-day seminars which were concerned with needs of clients, activities to meet the needs of clients, needs of agencies and institutions, and legal, institutional, and…

Medical care is a problem for people who live where poverty and rurality go hand in hand. In rural areas, income is generally lower and medical services are generally poorer and not as readily accessible as in urban areas. Simultaneously, incidence of chronic illness, which limits work activity, reduces income. Programs are underway or are being…

Hypertensive disease being one of the most important medical problems now facing American medicine brought about the formation of the Federally sponsored National High Blood Pressure Education Program, which included four Task Forces. Task Force 3 reviews in this study information and experience useful for the development of guidelines for…

The Jewish Board of Guardians, in collaboration with the Agency for Child Development, developed a program to respond to the complex mental health concerns of children in day care, their families and the communities in which they live. The program includes on-site consultation, staff development sessions and paraprofessional training. In this…

The 1961 booklet is the report of a 2-year study of mental health problems and needs of Mexican Americans in one area of San Antonio, Texas. The Good Samaritan Center in San Antonio and the Division of Mental Health, Texas Department of Health, conducted the study as part of an effort to develop a project of preventative services. According to the…

Medical care is viewed as an investment good, as contrasted with a consumption good. Numerous studies are cited which support the overall contention that improved health affects productivity through its effects on a person's education. The number of school days lost and the number of school dropouts which result from poor health are considered in…

This report on the 1969-70 Dayton Early Childhood Education program is divided into three parts: (1) an overview of the ECE program, (2) a description of the program components of ECE, and (3) an evaluation. Section 1 includes an introduction and reports on the growth of the program, how the program contributes to the kindergarten program, the…

Material developed for a national conference of leaders in the applied and theoretical sectors of gerontology, mental health, and nursing home administration is provided in these proceedings. The purposes of the conference were to: develop priorities for populations for whom training would be offered; identify mental health content that is…