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Faughnan, John G.; Elson, Robert – Academic Medicine, 1998
Drawing on academic studies and on personal clinical and industry experiences, argues that ubiquitous, simple network computing and "power tools" for managing medical knowledge are coming to medicine in the near future. Implications are drawn for how medical school curricula cover issues such as patient confidentiality, systems thinking and error…
Descriptors: Clinical Teaching (Health Professions), Computer Networks, Confidential Records, Confidentiality
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Nader, Philip R.; Rissel, Chris; Rowling, Louise; Marshall, Bernard J.; Sheehan, Margaret M.; Northfield, Jeff R.; Maher, Shelley; Carlisle, Rachel; St. Leger, Lawrence H.; Stewart, Donald E.; Parker, Elizabeth; Gillespie, Amaya; Stokes, Helen; Mukherjee, Dev; Nutbeam, Don; Mitchell, Anne; Ollis, Debbie; Watson, Jan – Journal of School Health, 2000
Eight papers on Australia's school health programs discuss: creating health promoting schools in the United States; intersectoral collaboration for developing a national framework for health promoting schools; school-based health promotion nationwide; auditing health promoting schools policy documentation; the nature of health service/school…
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Child Health, Comprehensive School Health Education, Elementary Secondary Education
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Wenzel, Mark – Journal of School Health, 1996
A hospital, school district, and pediatrician collaboration ensured all elementary students access to health care. School nurses referred students without health insurance needing health care to hospital-provided nurse practitioners for primary care. The hospital provided pharmacy, radiology, laboratory, and emergency services. The pediatrician…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Child Health, Clinics, Elementary Education
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Hogue, Aaron; Liddle, Howard A.; Singer, Alisa; Leckrone, Jodi – Journal of Community Psychology, 2005
This study examined fidelity in multidimensional family prevention (MDFP), a family-based prevention counseling model for adolescents at high risk for substance abuse and related behavior problems, in comparison to two empirically based treatments for adolescent drug abuse: multidimensional family therapy (MDFT) and cognitive-behavioral therapy…
Descriptors: Video Technology, Counseling Techniques, Health Services, Behavior Problems
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Nguyen, Quang Charles X.; Anderson, Louis P. – Journal of Community Psychology, 2005
This study examined the relation between culturally based variables and attitudes toward seeking mental health services among a community sample of Vietnamese Americans (N = 148) with at least 8 years' residence in the United States (U.S.). Variables included Stigma, Traditional Beliefs about Mental Illness, Help-Seeking Preferences, Problem…
Descriptors: Health Services, Help Seeking, Mental Disorders, Mental Health Programs
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Gonzalez, Jodi M.; Alegria, Margarita; Prihoda, Thomas J. – Journal of Community Psychology, 2005
This article investigates attitudes toward seeking mental health treatment in a national epidemiological sample. Young adults reported the most negative attitudes, as compared to older adults. Males reported more negative attitudes, as compared to females, a consistent finding in young adults. The gender difference was not consistent in Latinos…
Descriptors: Race, Negative Attitudes, Mental Health, Young Adults
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Henry, Jean; McNab, Warren; Coker, J. Kelly – Guidance & Counselling, 2005
Youth today face many health, educational, and social challenges not experienced at such epidemic levels by previous generations of young people. By providing collaborative, comprehensive services that address student needs and promote learning and healthy development, a coordinated school health team can help students succeed in school, as well…
Descriptors: School Counselors, School Health Services, Comprehensive School Health Education, Student Needs
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Power, Thomas J.; Eiraldi, Ricardo B.; Clarke, Angela T.; Mazzuca, Laurie B.; Krain, Amy L. – School Psychology Quarterly, 2005
Approximately 10% of children and adolescents have mental health problems necessitating intervention, but well below 50% of these children receive needed services, and far fewer receive the quality of care required to effectively reduce their impairments. Although system reform is needed to improve service utilization and quality of care for all…
Descriptors: Health Services, Children, Adolescents, Mental Disorders
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Martin, Molly; Camargo, Maria; Ramos, Lori; Lauderdale, Diane; Krueger, Kristin; Lantos, John – Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences, 2005
This study evaluated the effectiveness of a community health promotion project to increase HIV knowledge in an urban, immigrant Latino community in Chicago. Latino participants (N = 704) answered questions on HIV before and after an education intervention given by community health workers. Outcomes included changes in knowledge and self-perceived…
Descriptors: Health Personnel, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Health Promotion, Communicable Diseases
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Goold, P. C.; Bustard, S.; Ferguson, E.; Carlin, E. M.; Neal, K.; Bowman, C. A. – Health Education Research, 2006
In the UK there are high rates of sexually transmitted infections and unintended pregnancies amongst young people. There is limited and contradictory evidence that current sexual health education interventions are effective or that they improve access to appropriate sexual health services. This paper describes the outcome of focus group work with…
Descriptors: Intervention, Health Services, Health Education, Sex Education
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Vinnerljung, Bo; Hjern, Anders; Lindblad, Frank – Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 2006
Background: Few large sample studies have examined psychiatric morbidity among former child welfare/protection clients. In this study, risks for suicide attempts and severe psychiatric morbidity in younger years were assessed for former child welfare clients in ten national birth cohorts, comparing them with general population peers and…
Descriptors: Substance Abuse, Child Welfare, Suicide, At Risk Persons
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Simon, Joan B.; Savina, Elena A. – Residential Treatment for Children & Youth, 2005
Mental health services are delivered to children in many settings, including inpatient psychiatric facilities. In 1997, over 280,000 children and adolescents were admitted to inpatient psychiatric settings for services related to emotional or behavioral disorders. Building a bridge between hospital and school professionals is necessary to maintain…
Descriptors: Health Services, Transitional Programs, Hospitals, Mental Health Programs
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Rodriguez, Alina; Bohlin, Gunilla – Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 2005
Background: There are some indications that maternal lifestyle during pregnancy (smoking and stress) contributes to symptoms of ADHD in children. We prospectively studied whether prenatal exposure to maternal smoking and/or stress is associated with ADHD symptoms and diagnostic criteria (according to DSM-IV) in 7-year-olds. Methods: Nulliparous…
Descriptors: Smoking, Public Health, Attention Deficit Disorders, Pregnancy
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Toole, Kimberly; Perry, Cynthia S. – Journal of School Nursing, 2004
School nurses often have the responsibility to ensure that students meet all immunization requirements for school entry and school attendance. In large inner-city school districts, many obstacles exist which make this task daunting and often result in lengthy absences and exclusions for students. It is critical that school nurses find creative and…
Descriptors: Transportation, School Nurses, Immunization Programs, Health Insurance
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Krahn, Gloria L.; Hammond, Laura; Turner, Anne – Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities Research Reviews, 2006
People with ID represent approximately 2% of the population and, as a group, experience poorer health than the general population. This article presents recent conceptualizations that begin to disentangle health from disability, summarizes the literature from 1999 to 2005 in terms of the cascade of disparities, reviews intervention issues and…
Descriptors: Health Services, Health Promotion, Mental Retardation, Caregivers
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