This article describes the results of a qualitative case study evaluating a research mentorship program in community care settings in Ontario, Canada. The purpose of the program was to build evaluation and research capacity among staff of community care agencies through a mentorship program. Data were collected through in-depth, semi-structured…

Government agencies in the District of Columbia are developing occupational health services in non-industrial activities. Institutional evaluation encompasses heating, ventilation, lighting, biological contaminants, lead, mercury, radiation, and noise levels. Worker safety education and management co-operation in controls implementation and…

The neighborhood information service (NIS) is a relatively new social service which could benefit from the experience of the information profession. (Author)

This study examines the patterns of health service use among Rhode Island's Southeast Asian refugees, using Medicaid/Refugee Medical Assistance data. It was found that this group has a lower rate of health service utilization than the general Rhode Island population. Following the 3-month initial resettlement period during which mandatory health…

For slumping libraries in search of a meaningful expansion of community services, this is the one most likely to do the trick. (Author)

Functions and operations of information and referral services both within and outside of the library. (LS)

Information and Referral (I&R) Services must have comprehensive knowledge of community resources, be staffed by people trained and skilled in making referrals, be accessible and available at all hours, and make the community aware of the existence of the service. I&R services and libraries should cooperate for mutual service and benefits. (LS)

Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Orthopsychiatric Association (Chicago, 1968).

Intended for trainee use, the manual is in notebook format with a curriculum corresponding to the trainers' manual (VT 007 909), a related document. Part I, Basic Health Curriculum, deals with (1) the roles of health service aides, (2) Biological Potential and Equilibrium, (3) Professionals in the Health Field, (4) Public Health Administration,…

Developed on the assumption that part-time nursing services will eventually become part of a comprehensive health program for each industry served, this 3-part guide contains guidelines for planning, promoting, and developing a part-time nursing service. Part I provides administrative considerations for planning the service and responsibilities of…

This survey was conducted to identify service areas and needs of the sixteen libraries in Albany County. Based primarily on personal interviews with the librarians, the report provides information on staffing, community size, financial support, and library programs directed toward the community. A summary showing comparative collection size,…

If health educators, in their preprofessional training, can participate on an interdisciplinary child service team, it should strengthen their background for a professional career. (JD)

Describes variations in case management approaches based on a national evaluation of Medicaid 1115 and Medicare 222 community-based care demonstrations. Presents the costs of producing case management services for selected programs. Less professionalization and less specialization of case management functions are associated with lower service…

The authors suggest that much of the in-service training given health care workers in developing countries is not effective. They discuss reasons for this failure and recommend how health institutions can remedy it. (Author/CH)

Describes adolescent mental health in China as being the responsibility of the wider society and supported by social, educational, and health care resources. Mentions China's emphasis on community mental health care, where prevention and health promotion are priorities, and where mental health is considered in the context of an orderly socialist…