Programs and services conducted at Huntsville Hospital (Alabama), as part of an approach to lifelong education, are briefly described. Centralized within the hospital's division of education, activities include: those held in cooperation with educational institutions and other health agencies, competency-based modular nurse internship, and…

The departure of children from foster care, the demography of foster children, the number of moves in foster care, and other foster care status changes, including adoption and hospitalization, are analyzed in a 5-year longitudinal study of 624 children, from infancy to 12 years of age, who entered foster care in New York City in 1966. (BRT)

The successful application of all new systems in regional offices of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission will require federal flexibility vis-a-vis Fair Employment Practices agencies' local variations and the realization that the allocation of resources will be a major determinant in the quality of federal-local teamwork. (Author/WI)

Outlines the necessary considerations involved in planning interagency ventures. (Author/MLF)

Experience in cooperatively planning numerous community education programs indicates that the development of a "plan for planning" saves time and money, builds mutual trust and respect, and leads to successful and creative products. (Author/MLF)

Many communities have more school space than they need, while demands for community-based services are growing. Reuse of surplus schools as community school centers is an option worth exploring. (Author/MLF)

A program was introduced by the provincial government of Alberta to meet the special needs of children from birth to eight years of age and their parents. The program plan was to coordinate the agencies which provide educational, home based health and resource services to young children and their families. (SE)

Names, addresses, and phone numbers of state liaison representatives (SLRs) to the National Network for Curriculum Coordination in Vocational and Technical Education are listed by region, along with brief reports of what is available at instructional materials labs across the country and some current curriculum development activities. (MF)

Suggests that women's roles can be developed through the initiatives of national organizations that will reinforce existing avenues leading to better understanding of, and social change for, the women of today and tomorrow. (TA)

In response to the concerns of the consumer movement, the Department of Labor (DOL) is instituting new procedures and improving existing ones to draw its clients more fully into the policy-setting and decision-making process. The Department is also adding the viewpoint of the consumer to its plans. (WL)

Seven basic activities performed by social service agency administrators are identified: planning, controlling, coordinating, directing, representing, staffing, and negotiating. Specific behavioral outcomes and objectives serving as a model for graduate student education and training are developed and recommendations for curriculum design are…

International service opportunities for home economists in developing countries are discussed in terms of legislation (the Findley Amendment and the Percy Amendment), common needs among countries, training, and qualifications. Listings of agencies and home economics careers are included. (TA)

Allied health occupations have so expanded in number and in scope of services in one decade that they are now essential to modern medical care. The growth and optimal use of all health care personnel is related to the way in which allied health personnel will be used in the future. This paper focuses on some of the issues confronting the allied…

Psychological professionals need training and experience in both individual change and social change strategies. Program centered consultation (consultation aimed at program modification in key community agencies) is a useful approach. Consultation effectiveness is a function ofcommunity and agency responsivity. Two specific roles for the…

The primary reason home economists, nutritionists, and dietitians are being recruited by the Peace Corps is the national priority goal for achieving improved nutritional status in impoverished countries such as Costa Rica. However, several ways in which a home economist can contribute to Peace Corps activities and the role of this professional in…