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Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Princeton, NJ. – 1991
This document comprises 48 charts presenting data on the status of health care in the United States. The charts are organized into six groups concerned with: (1) people, health, and health care resources; (2) the health of the newest generation; (3) the AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome) epidemic; (4) substance abuse; (5) chronic illness…
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Adults, Age Differences, Alcoholism
South Dakota State Dept. of Health, Pierre. Mental Retardation Planning Office. – 1965
The 10 priority recommendations for aiding the mentally retarded in South Dakota are presented. Summaries are provided of recommendations for federal and state legislative action and for state agencies, communities, state medical and hospital associations, and private organizations. The State and the method of planning are discussed; mental…
Descriptors: Civil Rights, Clinical Diagnosis, Day Care, Exceptional Child Education
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Hamilton, Robert – International Journal of Lifelong Education, 1984
With a working definition of rehabilitation, the author assesses the therapeutic recreation program at a psychiatric hospital to determine whether it enabled psychiatric day patients to overcome social disabilities and make a full return to community life. (SK)
Descriptors: Daily Living Skills, Day Programs, Mental Health, Psychiatric Hospitals
Lehmann, Linda; Jimerson, Shane R.; Gaasch, Ann – 2001
The Mourning Child Early Childhood grief support curriculum is intended for use with early elementary-aged children, specifically children in kindergarten through grade two, who have experienced the death of someone special to them. It is designed for use by professionals who work in schools, hospitals, hospices, mental health agencies, or any…
Descriptors: Bereavement, Children, Counseling, Curriculum
Lehmann, Linda; Jimerson, Shane R.; Gaasch, Ann – 2001
The Mourning Child Early Childhood grief support curriculum is intended for use with late elementary and middle school-aged children, specifically children in grades three through six, who have experienced the death of someone special to them. It is designed for use by professionals who work in schools, hospitals, hospices, mental health agencies,…
Descriptors: Bereavement, Children, Counseling, Curriculum
Lehmann, Linda; Jimerson, Shane R.; Gaasch, Ann – 2001
The Teens Together grief support curriculum is intended for use with adolescents, specifically students in grades seven through twelve, who have experienced the death of someone special to them. It is designed for use by professionals who work in schools, hospitals, hospices, mental health agencies, or any setting that serves bereaved adolescents.…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Bereavement, Child Development, Curriculum
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Taylor, N. S.; Standen, P. J.; Cutajar, P.; Fox, D.; Wilson, D. N. – Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 2004
Increased longevity among people with learning disabilities is accompanied by an increase in morbidity. A possible explanation is that living in the community and a move to greater independence may bring higher health risks through obesity and smoking. The study aimed to see if rates of smoking have increased from earlier published rates and to…
Descriptors: Urban Areas, Social Services, Smoking, Risk
1996
This collection of papers presented at a 1996 conference on children's mental health focuses on school-based services. The eight papers have the following titles and authors: (1) "Facilitating the Social/Emotional Development of Middle School Students: A Model for Improving School-Based Curriculum" (Craig Barringer and Doug Cheney); (2)…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Agency Cooperation, Ancillary School Services, Behavior Disorders
KOLANSKY, HAROLD; STENNIS, WILLIAM – 1967
THIS TRAINING PROGRAM FOR CHILD PSYCHIATRISTS DEPARTS FROM TRADITIONAL APPROACHES BY EMPHASIZING THE USE OF ALLIED MENTAL HEALTH DISCIPLINES, EXPERIENCE WITH FAMILY CHILD RELATIONSHIPS, AND A THOROUGH FOUNDATION IN NORMAL CHILD DEVELOPMENT. RESIDENTS BEGIN BY OBSERVING CHILDREN IN NURSERY SCHOOLS, DAY CAMPS, HOSPITAL NURSERIES, PEDIATRIC WARDS,…
Descriptors: Child Development, Children, Clinical Diagnosis, Interprofessional Relationship
Lehmann, Linda; Jimerson, Shane R.; Gaasch, Ann – 2001
The Mourning Child Preschool grief support curriculum is intended for use with preschool children who have experienced the death of someone special to them. It is designed for use by professionals who work in schools, hospitals, hospices, mental health agencies, or any setting that serves bereaved children. The curriculum contains lesson plans for…
Descriptors: Bereavement, Counseling, Curriculum, Grief
Biro, Patricia J.; Bell, Michelle A. – 1987
Results are reported of a pilot study to determine the effectiveness of a tracking program to maintain high risk infants in continuing health care, determine health and developmental outcomes, and survey the use of community resources in this population. Subjects were 766 infants from six participating hospitals in two Washington counties, one of…
Descriptors: Birth Weight, Community Health Services, Delivery Systems, Developmental Disabilities
Haven, Terry, Ed. – 1998
This Kids Count report details statewide trends in the well-being of Utah's children. The statistical portrait is based on five general areas of children's well-being: (1) demographics; (2) health; (3) education; (4) safety; and (5) economic security. Key indicators in these areas include: (1) family composition; (2) prenatal care; (3) infant…
Descriptors: Accidents, Adolescents, Birth Weight, Births to Single Women
Carroll Community Coll., Westminster, MD. – 1998
These two volumes contain research papers and personal reflections developed as culminating projects by adult students involved in workplace literacy classes in nursing homes, hospitals, and home care agencies. The first volume contains 18 papers: "What You Need to Know about Cancer" (Grace Bopst); "What Nursing Assistants Need to Know about Heart…
Descriptors: Alzheimers Disease, Attitudes, Cancer, Chronic Illness
California State Dept. of Public Health, Berkeley. Bureau of Health Facilities Planning and Construction. – 1969
Written to aid in the development and improvement of facilities for the mentally retarded in California, the guide describes the organization of the agency responsible, the State Department of Public Health, and presents the laws relating to hospital survey and construction, the State Health and Safety Code. Further information is provided…
Descriptors: Ancillary School Services, Clinics, Construction Programs, Day Care
DOUGHERTY, WILLIAM; AND OTHERS – 1964
A MAJOR EFFORT WAS MOUNTED TO INCREASE, EXTEND, AND IMPROVE HEALTH SERVICES FOR MIGRANT AGRICULTURAL WORKERS IN NEW JERSEY DURING THE SECOND YEAR OF OPERATION, 1964. THE MIGRANT HEALTH PROGRAM PROVIDED--(1) SERVICE TO 453 CAMPS, (2) OPPORTUNITY FOR 5,000 PERSONS TO COMMUNICATE WITH THE NURSE OR OTHER HEALTH WORKER WHO VISITED THE CAMP, AND (3)…
Descriptors: Clinics, Day Care Centers, Dental Health, Family Health
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