Early and continuous prenatal care is a key factor in lowering infant mortality. Intervention strategies and programs adopted by the Richmond City Health Department to decrease infant mortality rates are described. (IAH)

A developmental project attempted to link an educational leadership organization in Florida and selected women's organizations in Ecuador. The three-year project consisted of (1) needs identification, (2) organizational response, (3) organizational linkage, (4) program expansion, and (5) assessment of outcomes. Results indicate the importance of…

By providing immediate intensive interventions when learning problems occur, the Success for All program has improved the achievement of students at an innercity Baltimore elementary school. (TE)

Describes library services provided by the South Australian Institutes to meet the needs of their German-speaking population between 1861 and 1909. Focuses on the creation and demise of the traveling box library, a service that loaned boxes of German-language books to country institutes. Contains 88 references. (JMV)

Notes how the Childhood Immunization Initiative is building a system to sustain increases in immunization rates into the future. Discusses five elements of the Immunization Initiative: improvement in delivery services, monitoring, vaccine quality, cost, and federal commitment to supporting public health efforts and building a coordinated national…

Considers the benefits of incorporating library outreach programs into regular ongoing library services, based on experiences at the Chicago Public Library. Highlights include literacy programs; recognition of cultural diversity, including special services and collections for various ethnic groups; and services for deaf, blind, and physically…

An outreach and linkage program for the homeless mentally ill documented successful outcomes in terms of housing but not in terms of functioning for the 163 participants. Recruitment source, client functioning cluster type, and hours of service received were predictors of the four-month residential setting. (SLD)

Recognizing the potential of combining interdisciplinary methods with block program scheduling to serve underachieving high schoolers, the East Manhattan Outreach Center's staff initiated such a program in 1993. Students were block-programmed, using four classes of 28 pupils each enrolled in six courses. The program stressed small-group activities…

Strategies useful in a public relations campaign for gifted education include mass media (such as television, newspapers, and brochures); interpersonal communication (including telephone hotlines, direct mail, and workshops); and special events (such as contests, proclamations, sponsorships, and booths at malls and civic events). (JDD)

This summary of a seminar meeting on the demographics of blindness or visual impairments addresses demographic data as "hard facts" (three studies are compared) and implications of the demographic "facts" related to the nature and location of clients, barriers to service receipt, independence versus interdependence, and the need for greater…

Describes Homebound Learning Opportunities, innovative health promotion and educational outreach service for homebound older adults and their caregivers. Notes that program provides over 125 topics for individualized learning programs delivered to participants in homes, audiovisual lending library, educational television programing, and peer…

Cuyahoga Community College (Ohio) is forging a strong alliance with the Hispanic community of Cleveland based on shared goals and trust. A Hispanic steering committee created in 1990 brings together college administrators, staff, faculty, students, community representatives, leaders of Hispanic organizations, and community educators for outreach…

Describes Living Stage Theatre Company of Washington, DC, project that uses art of improvisational theater with special needs youth to affect social change. Specific initiative of project that focuses on group of young mothers between ages of 13 and 16 is described. This initiative strives to change their self-perceptions and choices in relation…

Examines trends in college completion, family earnings, and unemployment among Blacks and Whites from 1970 into the mid-1980s, when federal grants and scholarships began to decrease. Describes programs by which the academic community could assist the Black community, to the benefit of both sectors. (DM)

Describes the Business Skills Outreach program of the Rochester (New York) Educational Opportunity Center, which targets Hispanic Americans 17 years or older, offers courses in clerical skills, and provides job placement. (JOW)