This report considers problems and solutions related to the design and establishment of college health facilities. This includes the results of a study involving Colorado, Knox, and Wittenberg Colleges in which personal visits and expert testimony concluded that the health services of small colleges in the central and western states were seriously…

The fourteenth annual report on New York State's educational programs for children of migrant agricultural workers presents program descriptions and evaluations of specific program efforts designed to increase the educational opportunities for these children. Specific areas covered are year-round compensatory education programs for school age…

The directory lists 50 voluntary health agencies working with virtually all exceptionalities. Included for each agency are descriptions of their purpose, organizational structure, financing, key personnel, and programs of research, education, and services. An introduction discusses the relationships between medical associations and certain…

The purpose of this study was to complete a job analysis of the Air Force's Medical Service Career Field. This is the first in a series of reports designed to compare and make recommendations concerning the role of the Nurse and Medical Corpsman in the Air Force's health care delivery system. A sample of 1,996 airmen in the Medical Service Career…

A curriculum guide for grade 8, the document is devoted to the occupational cluster "Public Service Occupations." It is divided into six units: education, public utilities, community social and health services, law enforcement agencies, fire departments, and the postal system. Each unit is introduced by a statement of the topic, the…

Good health is the result of such factors as sanitation, adequate housing and clothing, nutritional food, and a health delivery system which protects against contagious diseases by immunization, provides for early detection and treatment, provides health education to promote practices that will prevent diseases, and gives services in a culturally…

The final report of the Health Start evaluation of the second year program is presented in three separate documents. This paper presents an overview of the Urban Institute's evaluation of the Health Start program and covers two broad areas: health service coordination and health service delivery. The two major questions for the 1972-73 evaluation…

This booklet was prepared by the Yakima Agency, Bureau of Indian Affairs, to provide information to the public on the history and customs of the Yakima Indian Nation, as well as explaining life on the Reservation today. The events mentioned range from 1775 to July 1, 1971. Since this document only skims the surface of Yakima culture and history,…

The purpose of this annotated bibliography and of the project of which it is a part is to aid decision-makers in the continuing education of health manpower. The bibliography is divided into four major categories and numerous minor divisions reflecting four interrelated aspects of continuing education for health manpower. The first covers the…

This report presents data on the number of employees in nursing homes, which was collected through a survey of 19,533 nursing homes operating in the U.S. in 1968. Data on total employees in twelve job categories are presented according to service, ownership, size, and location of the nursing home. Availability and quality of care in the nursing…

Prepared by the Public Health Service to clarify the role of health professionals and subprofessionals in the home care field, this guide is directed to dietitians and public health nutritionists who are involved in planning, directing, carrying out, and evaluating the nutrition aspects of medical care programs for patients at home. Program…

Medical technicians such as ambulance attendants must be trained to administer life-saving measures to the acutely ill and injured and transport them safely to a medical facility. Thus, the purpose of this conference was to bring together, for a discussion of all aspects of emergency medical services, representatives of all those groups which are…

About 45 persons, who are affiliated with government agencies, universities, and foundations and whose fields of specialization included economics, sociology, housing, welfare, medicine, education, and nutrition, participated in a workshop on the quality of rural living. Formal papers presented during the initial sessions included: "What…

The purposes of this report are: (1) to foster greater understanding and communication among physicians and allied professions as to the responsibilities, needs, and contributions to patient care made by each, and (2) to outline the dimensions of the challenge and describe steps that must be taken to facilitate the needed professional growth in…

This book suggests the collaboration of community mental health centers with school systems since both are concerned with the healthy development of children's emotional lives and with learning. While school collaboration provides maximum opportunity for the center to fulfill more of its obligations to children with the most efficient use of…