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Illinois State Dept. on Aging, Springfield. – 1986
This document contains the report of an Illinois task force formed to examine issues that make it different to grow older as a woman than as a man and to develop a set of recommendations to help meet the needs of women in Illinois. The focus is on housing, health care, and economic security of older women. It is noted that over 1,300 older women…
Descriptors: Economic Status, Females, Health, Health Needs
Download full textGeneral Accounting Office, Washington, DC. Div. of Human Resources. – 1986
This report concerns the Health Care Financing Administration's (HCFA) contracting with Utilization and Quality Control Peer Review Organizations (PROs) as a means of monitoring the medical necessity and quality of in-hospital care provided to Medicare beneficiaries. Findings from a HCFA survey of PROs in California, Florida, and Georgia are used…
Descriptors: Health Needs, Hospitals, Medical Care Evaluation, Medical Services
VandeCreek, Leon – 1986
This paper is concerned with the problem that elderly persons do not seek or receive mental health services as frequently as their numbers or the incidence of mental health problems would indicate is appropriate. The report focuses on the identification of innovative mental health service delivery programs which have been designed to reach and to…
Descriptors: Delivery Systems, Health Needs, Mental Health Programs, Models
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Select Committee on Aging. – 1983
The proceedings of the Congressional hearing on alcohol and the elderly are presented. Following introductory statements by the committee chairman, Senator Claude Pepper, and Representatives Mario Biaggi and Geraldine Ferraro, the briefing paper, "Crisis in Health Care Part 2: Alcoholism," prepared by the subcommittee staff is presented.…
Descriptors: Aging (Individuals), Alcoholism, Drinking, Financial Support
Pepper, Claude – 1986
This document presents Congressman Claude Pepper's report on the Medicare Home Care Benefit. Section I traces the history of home health care in the United States. Section II offers statistics and general background information about older Americans and Medicare. The beginning of the Medicare home care benefit and its present operation are…
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Federal Legislation, Health Needs, Health Programs
Medicare: Prescription Drug Issues. Report to the Chairman, Special Committee on Aging, U.S. Senate.
General Accounting Office, Washington, DC. Div. of Human Resources. – 1987
This report was written by the General Accounting Office (GAO) in response to a request by Senator John Melcher that the GAO provide information about prescription drugs as they relate to the needs of the elderly. The information in the report is based on results of an ongoing GAO study of catastrophic illness insurance and is derived from…
Descriptors: Drug Therapy, Drug Use, Federal Legislation, Financial Problems
General Accounting Office, Washington, DC. Div. of Human Resources. – 1987
In response to a request from the chairman of the Congressional Select Committee on Aging, the General Accounting Office (GAO) investigated the potential effects of legislative proposals to provide catastrophic coverage to Medicare beneficiaries on beneficiaries' out-of-pocket health care expenses. The GAO reviewed GAO and other reports to…
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Federal Legislation, Financial Problems, Government Role
Peer reviewedCottle, Thomas J. – Social Policy, 1974
In the form of a participant observation report, the author interviews a mother and son who live in the slums. They discuss social policy, which is seen as favoring the rich. (SB)
Descriptors: Educational Opportunities, Health Needs, Social Planning, Social Responsibility
Rockefeller Foundation, New York, NY. – 1977
The participants in this conference represent the fields of law and medicine, government and private agencies, foundations and academia. The papers presented deal with: justice in child health; the pursuit of justice for children in contemporary society; legal rights of children to health care; the role of the private sector in securing the rights…
Descriptors: Child Advocacy, Child Welfare, Conference Reports, Government Role
Jones, Boisfeuillet – J Med Educ, 1969
Paper delivered to the Council of Teaching Hospitals at the 79th Annual Meeting of the Association of American Medical Colleges (Houston, Texas, November 1, 1968).
Descriptors: Community Health Services, Health Facilities, Health Needs, Health Personnel
Knowles, John H. – J Med Educ, 1969
Speech delivered in part to Plenary Session on "The Specific Problems at the annual meeting of the Association of American Medical Colleges (79th, Houston, Texas Nov 2, 1968
Descriptors: Community Health Services, Economically Disadvantaged, Health Needs, Health Personnel
Pian, Canta – 1978
This paper discusses the adjustment and acculturation problems of Asian Pacific American women and how these problems relate to their health concerns. Information presented in the article is based on the observations of health service providers to the Asian community. The paper suggests that the diversity of Asian Americans (age, ethnic group, and…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Adjustment (to Environment), Asian Americans, Females
Olson, Christine; And Others – 1979
This nutrition handbook is designed to provide enough information on nutrition and food habits to enable early childhood educators to add a nutrition dimension to children's learning activities. Topics covered are the role of nutrition in growth during the preschool years; nutrients and their functions; selecting a healthy diet; common nutritional…
Descriptors: Eating Habits, Food, Health Activities, Health Needs
SKILLICORN, STANLEY A. – 1967
IN THE SUMMER OF 1965, A MIGRANT HEALTH CLINIC WAS STARTED IN THE SOUTHERN PART OF SANTA CLARA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA. THE CLINIC DIFFERS FROM THE PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENT'S CLINICS BY OFFERING TREATMENT AND MEDICATION, INSTEAD OF ONLY PREVENTIVE SERVICES. THE ENTIRE STAFF, FROM DOCTORS TO BABY-SITTERS, VOLUNTEERS ITS TIME, AND THE CLINIC IS NOW OPEN…
Descriptors: Clinics, Health Needs, Migrant Health Services, Migrant Programs
Syracuse Univ., NY. – 1975
This handbook has been designed to allow organizations and institutions to develop a basic course in gerontology relative to their own individual needs. Intended to provide a method and a wide variety of materials from which to select in order to design a course suitable for a particular setting, the selection of this format was guided by the need…
Descriptors: Adult Development, Adult Education, Community Programs, Curriculum Guides
