The monograph presents guidelines for early intervention services for handicapped infants and their families. Guidelines are the result of a 1980 conference on health issues in early identification programs. Three state of the art papers are included: "Infancy, What We Know and What We Need to Know as a Basis for Intervention" by A. Korner; "Child Change in an Early Intervention Program for the Developmentally Disabled" by J. Howard and L. Beckwith; and "Infant Intervention: Parental Considerations" by K. Barnard and J. Kelly. A paper on contemporary theory covers such aspects of the subject as a clinical continuum of disability recognition, immediate postnatal care, and followup and screening. Recommendations focus on protecting physical health; promoting psychosocial development; and facilitating motor, cognitive, and communication development and self care skills. The state agency's role in planning and monitoring services is examined. Appendixes contain papers on Utah's infant development program and on Hawaii's enrichment project for handicapped infants, staffing considerations, references, and a list of participants. (CL)