The School Health Assessment, Planning, and Evaluation Project (SHAPE) was a systematic survey to determine the health status of the New York City school population prior to a major reorganization of school health services planned for the 1984-85 school year. It comprised 6,282 pupils attending 12 public and non-public schools. Over 30 percent of…

Community health nursing curriculum components in a sample of baccalaureate nursing programs were investigated. Questionnaires were sent to a sample of 12 National League of Nursing (NLN) accredited, generic, baccalaureate nursing programs representative of the four NLN regions in the United States. Community health nursing content in theory…

The zone sections of the Milwaukee "Journal" that go to the northeastern suburbs in Milwaukee County were compared with the community papers that originate in those suburbs in order to investigate the use of conflict and consensus news in zone sections. Hypotheses were constructed to test the validity of assumptions that there would be…

Discusses the relationship between health issues and programs, and politics. (SB)

Argues that, for reasons that remain to be fully determined, blacks are particularly prone to hypertension. Some scientists theorize, it is stated, that the pressure of being black is enough to cause the disease; blacks are subjected to encounters that involve greater stress, each of which acts on the body's internal functioning. (Author)

Analysis of the study's data produced a typology of five functional categories formed on the basis of the community nurse practitioner's (CNP) primary activity, clientele, focus, decision-making, and work sites. The authors believe the typology is a beginning point for describing CNP practice in terms of specialization and generalization. (AJ)

Designed to meet total community needs in a new way, the Olney project, a merger of a public and school library, points the way to single unified community libraries. The new community-wide institution has merged the book collections and the functions of both without jeopardizing the clientele service of either. The Olney Venture was based on the…

ASPECTS OF COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH WITHIN THE STRUCTURE OF THE UNIVERSITY AND THE ROLE OF THE COMMUNITY PSYCHIATRIST ARE EXPLORED. THE PSYCHIATRIST CAN OFFER DIRECTION AND INSIGHT IN DECISION-MAKING AND PROBLEM SOLVING OF THE CONFLICTS EXISTING BETWEEN STUDENTS AND ADMINISTRATORS. IN DOING THIS, THE PSYCHIATRIST MUST VIEW GROUP PROBLEMS IN TERMS…

THIS PAPER IS CONCERNED WITH FIVE ISSUES RELEVANT TO IMPLEMENTING A COMMUNITY-ORIENTED MENTAL HEALTH APPROACH IN A COLLEGE CAMPUS CONTEXT. THE ISSUES ARE--(1) THE CONFIDENTIALITY ISSUE, (2) INTRODUCTION OF CONSULTATIVE METHODS, (3) INVOLVING STUDENTS IN THE INFLUENCE PROCESS, (4) WAYS OF GAINING SUPPORT, AND (5) HEALTH PROMOTION. IT IS PROPOSED…

Formed in 1953 when tuberculosis was running rampant among the Cheyenne River Sioux, the South Dakota TB Association became exemplary of the kind of response to be elicited from the American Indian grass roots when the need is Indian defined and the solution is Indian designed. Success of the Cheyenne River organization in combating TB brought…

The socioeconomic makeup of the community served by the Mott Public Library, Toledo, Ohio is described in detail. An account of the library's services and programs, in connection with their "disadvantaged" patrons, as well as the author's personal difficulties in establishing a citizens' advisory committee and an unsuccessful branch…

"How will recent health care trends affect health sciences campus planning?" was the question put forth by Dr. Nelson at the Society of College and University Planners conference, August 12, 1970. He outlined the status of health care in this country, including the financial state of medical affairs, particularly for university health sciences…

The concentration of dental health services in urban areas creates a problem for the rural population of America. The problem is analyzed in this document by looking at the population distribution today and the ratio of dental services per population, the location of dental education resources, and the concern of society for the quality of living.…

A program of infant home visiting was established in Denmark as a result of concern about the rate of infant mortality. The objectives, problems, and promise of the infant Home Visiting Program are summarized and evaluated in terms of their implications for the United States. Although the results of the program have been overwhelmingly favorable…

This report attempts to identify important variables affecting the success of the Lodge Program, affiliated with the Fort Logan Mental Health Center. The Lodge Program is a community based, group oriented, social and work program for the rehabilitation of the refractory, long stay mental patient. Findings reported include the following: (1) the…