Principal quantitative findings on the health of Puerto Ricans in New York City are brought together in this monograph. The statistics provided refer to mortality, morbidity, services, manpower, and attitudes toward health services. In each of these areas, comparisons are made between Puerto Ricans and other racial/ethnic groups or the total…

This booklet, prepared as background information for the White House Conference, describes recent developments in providing learners' advisory services to adults beyond traditional school and college age. In particular, it focuses on the Woodbridge, New Jersey, Public Library, one of nine participating libraries in an Adult Independent Learner…

The National Urban League's Project Thrive was designed to ascertain and address the needs of black families, local agencies and policy makers as they pertained to child protection services. The project used the techniques of research, social planning, community organization, education and mobilization, and information and resource development,…

TEN BASIC LESSON PLANS THAT CAN BE ADAPTED TO SUIT THE NEEDS OF THE STUDENTS AND EXPANDED TO FIT LOCAL SITUATIONS SERVE AS A GUIDE TO CIVIL DEFENSE ADULT EDUCATION TEACHERS AND REPRESENT THE STATE OF CIVIL DEFENSE AS OF PUBLICATION DATE. THE LESSONS ARE DESIGNED TO BE USED WITH SLIDES OR FILMSTRIPS, A MINIATURE ILLUSTRATION OF WHICH APPEARS AT THE…

A six-week institute was held by Oklahoma City University to fulfill the training needs of nine individuals employed in tribal and/or Indian organization information centers in the state of Oklahoma. Goals of the institute were to: (1) provide the participants with immediate skills necessary to make American Indian information centers functional;…

A 7-month training institute for librarians at American Indian reservation libraries is described in this report. Goals of the institute were to provide the 19 hours of coursework necessary for the participants to qualify for library certification, and to develop specific skills and competencies related to the special needs of area reservation…

A total of 830 patrons of the adult section in Waverly Municipal Library in Sydney, Australia responded to a questionnaire to determine sociological characteristics and user behavior. The study revealed that: (1) nearly two thirds of all users are under 35 years of age; (2) level of education and involvement in formal education are underlying…

This model, developed and tested in Vermont, involved a two-day assembly using a technique concentrating on small-group dynamics to encourage productive community assessment and decision-making. Included are exhaustive documentation of an example assembly to consider options for integrating human and environmental requirements in Vermont as a…

Providing counseling services to clients in rural areas entails special problems that are particularly unique to rural areas, such as geographic isolation, general suspiciousness toward outsiders, and community resistance to agency services. In order to effectively relate to rural Appalachians, counselors must be sensitive to the rural…

This bibliography and review has been compiled to offer starting points for an individual who is interested in exploring the interdisciplinary nature of information counseling (IC) and to discern differences and common features between IC and its counterparts in social work, adult education, and library service. An introductory essay enumerates…

A public information center was established in an area covering 16 libraries in Detroit, Michigan. Funded by a Title I grant, the center sought to increase the effectiveness of information flow to residents and to compile a community resources directory. Several types of literature were reviewed and information was gathered from the Detroit Public…

Prepared for the White House Conference on Children (December 1970), this booklet reports on the Martin Luther King Family Center, one of 34 promising programs on childhood education. The Martin Luther King Family Center is now a privately funded, community-controlled demonstration service center with an all black staff. All of its programs are…

The problem of providing adequate health services for rural America is many fold and will require the combined efforts of everyone to approach a satisfactory solution. A broad overview of all facets of the problem is presented. Listed and briefly discussed are goals which must be achieved to insure permanent improvement. Three general directions…

A community mental health clinic designed to function also as an inservice training agent for beginning public school teachers is described. The clinic's philosophy is based on the psychoanalytic model and its educational program was planned to serve parents and teachers, particularly those of young children. Area schools came to welcome and…

Designed for health services planners and decisionmakers on the local level, this guide describes and explains a relatively low-cost short-term approach by which communities can estimate their needs for ambulatory health care services, determine the adequacy of resources to meet those needs, and understand major factors for improving ambulatory…