During the 1975-76 school year, the Follow Through Program operated in grades kindergarten through third in four elementary schools, and in two nongraded primary schools. The Atlanta Follow Through Program implements the Interdependent Learning Model (ILM) developed by the late Dr. Lassar Gotkin. The Interdependent Learning Model presents a method…

JUNIOR COLLEGES HAVE A VITAL ROLE IN THE "NEW CAREERS" PROGRAMS, WHICH ARE DESIGNED TO RECRUIT, TRAIN, AND PLACE HUMAN SERVICES AIDES AS WORKERS IN HEALTH, EDUCATION, AND WELFARE AGENCIES. AGENCIES WISHING TO PARTICIPATE IN THE PROGRAM MUST COMMIT CERTAIN JOBS TO TRAINEES FOR EMPLOYMENT AFTER COMPLETION OF THEIR TRAINING. RECRUITMENT IS…

THIS DOCUMENT PROVIDES A DESCRIPTIVE SURVEY OF PROJECT HEAD START ACTIVITIES IN DENVER, COLORADO. THE PRIMARY EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES OF THE PROGRAM ARE CITED AS (1) CONCEPT DEVELOPMENT THROUGH EXPERIENCES IN AN ENLARGED ENVIRONMENT, (2) SELF-CONCEPT DEVELOPMENT THROUGH SUCCESSFUL INTERACTION WITH TEACHERS AND WITH PEERS, AND (3) THE DEVELOPMENT OF…

This document defines federal interagency requirements which day care programs must meet if they are receiving funds under any of the following programs: Title IV (parts A and B) of the Social Security Act; Title I, Title II, Title III (Part B), and Title V (Part B) of the Economic Opportunity Act; the Manpower Development and Training Act; and…

The survey of agencies providing home care conducted on January 1, 1966 by the Division of Nursing showed that almost 70 percent of the population of the United States and essentially all of the population in the territories lived in areas where some type of organized home care nursing services was available. Since 1959, the number of large cities…

A set of five 3/4" color videocassettes and two slide/sound shows on topics relating to public library services to an aging population was developed. These programs, together with a study guide, are known as the VINTAGE series and were designed for use by library staffs in small and medium-sized public libraries. Five tasks were completed during…

Black women in the United States experience a high incidence of serious health problems and, as a group, receive insufficient and inadequate medical care. The death rate for black women suffering from breast cancer has increased substantially since 1950. Also of great concern is the high incidence of cervical cancer in low income black women…

This document contains six papers prepared between 1969 and 1975 by the Protein-Calorie Advisory Group (PAG) of the United Nations on topics related to the feeding of preschool children in underdeveloped countries. Among the topics covered: (1) nutrition in utero; (2) nutritional aspects of breastfeeding; (3) infant mortality rates as indicators…

Follow Through is a federally funded program to continue the successful educational progress made by children in Head Start and similar preschool programs. This program emphasizes not only special instructional approaches for children of low income families, but also the provision of needed medical, dental, social, psychological, and nutritional…

Of grave concern to all who are involved in the delivery of health and mental health services are two recently-observed trends in the drug and alcohol abusing population: the emergence of formerly hidden individuals in need of treatment (among them women, children and the elderly), and the increasing incidence and severity of emotional problems…

The document provides four papers dealing with the availability and distribution of physicians' services in the United States. The first paper, Approaches to Measuring the Availability of Medical Services, distinguishes between conceptual and methodological approaches to examining the availability of medical services and attempts to illustrate how…

Covering the period July 1, 1974-June 30, 1975, this annual report briefly describes the programs and activities of the Nebraska Indian Commission, a commission established under the 1971 Nebraska Revised Statutes Supplement for purposes of joining "representatives of all Indians in nebraska to do all things which it may determine to enhance…

Contary to the impression one can derive from the large amount of mass media discussion, sex education is generally still not an integral part of the school curriculum. One of several important reasons for this state of affairs is that adolescents are usually not represented in discussions of the need for sex education. Even when sex education…

Providing general specifications and system descriptions for segments within the Arizona TeleMedicine Project (a telecommunication system designed to deliver health services to rurally isolated American Indians in Arizona), this document, when used with the appropriate route segment document, will completely describe the project's required…

The document summarizes preliminary research findings of the Allied Health Professions Projects regarding social service entry workers in health care services. Preliminary findings suggest job descriptions, task assignments, and training requirements and provide a framework for the project's main objective of developing instructional materials and…