Intended to help those concerned with the rights and priviledges of the handicapped, the bibliography cites approximately 150 print and non-print sources of information on legislation and advocacy for the exceptional individual. Four major sections cover the following: (1) legal factors and problems within the family setting; (2) legal factors and…

An undergraduate program of ambulatory care quality assurance is described which has been operational at the Rockford School of Medicine for three years. Focus is on involving students in peer review and related audit activities. Results of preliminary evaluation are reported and generalizations offered. (JT)

Major political and economic forces, which affect the provision of primary health services, particularly to underserved populations, are reviewed. Technological, professional, governmental, fiscal, and societal solutions are proposed. (GC)

This article shows that, while there has been a modification of health care facilities and new approaches to medical care, little change has been effected in the interrelationship between the poor and the delivery of quality medical care. (Author/GC)

A community cardiac emergency medical plan should include training of family and co-workers of high risk patients, including teenage students. The American Heart Association lists ways to introduce cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) into school curricula and describes the plan implemented in Pennsylvania. (MF)

A study that sought to identify and describe the nature and content of questions asked by pharmacy patrons at the prescription counter is reported. The results indicate that the pharmacy is an important area in primary and self-health care, and that students should be trained in methods of responding and educating in one-to-one situations. (JMD)

The implementation of a model internal medicine group practice at the University of Colorado Medical Center is described, and the first 19 months of its operation are reported. It was formed to improve house staff experience in ambulatory internal medicine, allowing six residents to participate with two faculty internists in full-time continuous…

Describes how cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) instruction can be included in a college anatomy and physiology course. Equipment and instructors are provided locally by the Red Cross or American Heart Association. (MA)

The Gynecology Clinic, Wilce Health Center, Ohio State University, is putting into operation a comprehensive family planning service program that includes (1) patient education, (2) medical care, (3) pregnancy counseling, and (4) reproductive and sexuality counseling. (Author)

The paper maintains that the preventive medical model is inappropriate for dealing with childhood developmental disorders. (Author)

The author discusses four basic assumptions about how people view the health care field and how these assumptions fit the emergence of a new global vision of health care which emphasizes psychic and mystical dimensions: an Aquarian vision replacing the superindustrial dream. (SH)

The language usage by students of various health professions in groups composed either of their professional peers or of a number of different professions was examined. Observed differences between written and spoken concepts associated with "illness" were found that indicate barriers to effective interdisciplinary communication among health…

The course, Pharmacy and the Skilled Nursing Facility, is the second clinical component for baccalaureate students at the University of the Pacific. On- and off-campus locations provide students with opportunities to simulate the consultant pharmacist and to master a systematic approach to monitoring long-term-care patient therapy. (Author/LBH)

According to several indicators of health status, minorities are less healthy than whites. The health care system not only fails these minorities through the omission of essential health services. It also actively discriminates against them in manifold ways that place them at a continuing disadvantage. (Author/GC)

Poverty, discrimination, and physical and cultural isolation are among the problems which prevent American Indians from receiving adequate health care. The Federal government has special responsibilities and legal obligations to the Indian people. To meet these responsibilities and obligations, the government must improve the access to and…