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Download full textIndian Health Service (PHS/HSA), Rockville, MD. – 1994
This booklet summarizes programs of the Indian Health Service (IHS). The IHS was created in 1954 as part of the Public Health Service when responsibility for American Indian and Alaska Native health care was transferred from the Department of the Interior's Bureau of Indian Affairs to the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare. The goal of…
Descriptors: Alaska Natives, Allied Health Occupations Education, American Indian Reservations, American Indians
Garland, Corrine W.; Frank, Adrienne; Ownby, Lisa L. – 2000
This final report discusses the activities and outcomes of Partners Plus: Families and Caregivers in Partnerships, a model demonstration project designed to expand respite care options for families of children (birth to 8 years old) with disabilities. The program uses a natural and family-centered model that involves families in the design,…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Child Caregivers, Day Care, Demonstration Programs
Weiss, Julie – 1996
This handbook is written for the educational support person (ESP) who may or may not be a trained or licensed health care provider, but whose job has come to include caring for students with disabilities with special health care needs. Section 1, "The Laws Governing the ESP and the Care of the Student with Special Health Care Needs,"…
Descriptors: Ancillary School Services, Curriculum Design, Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education
Shapland, Ceci; And Others – 1993
This handbook offers guidelines to help parents prepare adolescent children with chronic illnesses or disabilities for independent management of their health care needs. In each chapter, guidelines for handling transition issues are presented in the context of the experiences and reactions of actual parents. Each chapter concludes with a summary…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Advocacy, Check Lists, Child Advocacy
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Princeton, NJ. – 1991
This document comprises 48 charts presenting data on the status of health care in the United States. The charts are organized into six groups concerned with: (1) people, health, and health care resources; (2) the health of the newest generation; (3) the AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome) epidemic; (4) substance abuse; (5) chronic illness…
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Adults, Age Differences, Alcoholism
Safford, Philip L., Ed.; And Others – 1994
This collection of papers recognizes ways in which the context of educational policy and its implications for practice have, in combination with other influences, defined early childhood special education and influenced its development. An introduction by Philip L. Safford is presented. Subsequent papers have the following titles and authors:…
Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), Disabilities, Early Childhood Education, Early Intervention
National Center for Education in Maternal and Child Health, Arlington, VA. – 1998
Culled from the National Center for Education in Maternal and Child Health reference collection, this list contains 102 materials concerning guidelines or standards for any aspect of care for children with special health needs. Each listing contains a brief description of the resource and information for obtaining the materials. Topics include:…
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Assistive Devices (for Disabled), Child Health, Chronic Illness
Milota, Cathy; And Others – 1991
This resource guide presents general information about disabilities and summaries of relevant federal laws. A question-and-answer format is used to highlight key features of the Education for All Handicapped Children Act (Public Law 94-142, reauthorized in 1990 as the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act); Section 504 of the Rehabilitation…
Descriptors: Assistive Devices (for Disabled), Autism, Disabilities, Educational Legislation
Pawl, Jeree, Ed. – Zero to Three, 1990
Contributions to this theme issue of a bulletin on infants aged birth to three, point out that becoming a parent is an evolving process and that infants' meanings to their parents shape parenting behavior and the capacity to change. Articles also examine the challenge of how to support parents as they come to, and continue in, the process of…
Descriptors: Adolescents, At Risk Persons, Child Abuse, Child Rearing
Moore, Cory; And Others – 1983
Intended for parents of children with disabilities, the guide lists and provides information on helpful books. Part I presents annotations on books relevant to all disabilities. Topics covered include personal accounts, early intervention at home, special education rights, and disabled adults. Part II focuses on specific disabilities: autism,…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Annotated Bibliographies, Attitudes, Behavior Modification
Lawrence, Judith K.; And Others – 1982
Results of a 1981 followup survey of a 1978 disabled freshmen group are presented, with attention directed to the current status of the students, their educational progress, and college experiences. Information is given on the research methodology, the Cooperative Institutional Research Program (CIRP), and the CIRP annual freshman survey. A…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, Accessibility (for Disabled), College Freshmen
National Heart and Lung Inst. (DHHS/NIH), Bethesda, MD. National High Blood Pressure Education Program. – 1980
As part of the National High Blood Pressure Education Program effort, the conference explored the impact of high blood pressure (hypertension) on Native Americans. Participants, including health professionals, health service consumers, and volunteers providing health services to Native Americans, discussed these issues: traditional Native American…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Allied Health Personnel, American Indian Culture, American Indians
DANIELS, ARTHUR S.; DAVIES, EVELYN A. – 1965
THIS BOOK HAS THREE PURPOSES--(1) TO SHOW HOW PHYSICAL EDUCATION ACTIVITIES MAY BE ADAPTED FOR EXCEPTIONAL STUDENTS AT ALL LEVELS OF SCHOOL, (2) TO SERVE AS A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO PHYSICAL EDUCATION PERSONNEL WHO WISH TO WORK FOR FULL DEVELOPMENT OF EACH STUDENT, AND (3) TO SERVE AS A TEXT FOR STUDENTS IN TRAINING, TEACHERS, AND THERAPISTS. PART ONE…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Adolescents, Amputations, Anatomy
SPLAVER, SARAH – 1967
ADDRESSED TO YOUNG PEOPLE WITH PHYSICAL HANDICAPS, THE BOOK STRESSES THE NEED FOR THINKING POSITIVELY AND TAKING ADVANTAGE OF RESOURCES SUCH AS THOSE PROVIDED BY STATE AND LOCAL AGENCIES. PROBLEMS OF SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT, SELF-ASSESSMENT, OBTAINING A PROPER EDUCATION, SELECTING A CAREER, AND ENTERING THE JOB MARKET ARE DISCUSSED. AREAS OF DISABILITY…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Agencies, Career Choice, Colleges
Hierta, Ebba L., Ed.; Axelrod, Pearl G., Ed. – 1980
This summary report from a 3-year research and demonstration project describes the framework, methods and materials used by the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Early Periodic Screening Diagnosis and Treatment (EPSDT) Day Care Project. The project served approximately 750 children and their families through day care centers and family day care…
Descriptors: Caseworker Approach, Community Coordination, Consultation Programs, Day Care Centers
