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Increase the proportion of middle, junior high, and senior high schools that provide school health education to prevent health problems in the following areas: unintentional injury; violence; suicide; tobacco use and addiction; alcohol and other drug use; unintended pregnancy, HIV / AIDS, and STD infection; unhealthy dietary patterns; inadequate physical activity; and environmental health. (Healthy People, ND) Though there are clearly other substantive goals for this demographic there is a clear sense that these three objectives serve the population well, and of coarse can be expanded to include other risk factors as well as screening for homeless and preexisting problems related to poverty.
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Fischer, R.L. (2000). Toward Self-Sufficiency: Evaluating a Transitional Housing Program for Homeless Families. Policy Studies Journal, 28(2), 402. Retrieved September 2, 2007, from Questia database: http://www.questia.com/PM.qst?a=o&d=5001783266
Healthy People "Leading Health Indicators" http://www.healthypeople.gov/LHI/lhiwhat.htm
Healthy People Search Objectives
http://www.healthypeople.gov/hpscripts/KeywordSearch.asp www.questia.com/PM.qst?a=o&d=5000310046
Thrasher, S.P., & Mowbray, C.T. (1995). A Strengths Perspective: An Ethnographic Study of Homeless Women with Children. Health and Social Work, 20(2), 93. Retrieved September 2, 2007, from Questia database: http://www.questia.com/PM.qst?a=o&d=5000310046
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Burg, M.A. (1994). Health Problems of Sheltered Homeless Women and Their Dependent Children. Health and Social Work, 19(2), 125. Retrieved September 2, 2007, from Questia database: http://www.questia.com/PM.qst?a=o&d=5000210693 www.questia.com/PM.qst?a=o&d=5001783266
Fischer, R.L. (2000). Toward Self-Sufficiency: Evaluating a Transitional Housing Program for Homeless Families. Policy Studies Journal, 28(2), 402. Retrieved September 2, 2007, from Questia database: http://www.questia.com/PM.qst?a=o&d=5001783266
Healthy People "Leading Health Indicators" http://www.healthypeople.gov/LHI/lhiwhat.htm
Healthy People Search Objectives
http://www.healthypeople.gov/hpscripts/KeywordSearch.asp www.questia.com/PM.qst?a=o&d=5000310046
Thrasher, S.P., & Mowbray, C.T. (1995). A Strengths Perspective: An Ethnographic Study of Homeless Women with Children. Health and Social Work, 20(2), 93. Retrieved September 2, 2007, from Questia database: http://www.questia.com/PM.qst?a=o&d=5000310046
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Provide sustained technical assistance (Expert Panel Meeting: Health Information Technology: Meeting Summary, 2003) Evaluation of the process in rural and small communities includes: (1) scope of the project; (2) goals; (3) critical success factors; and (4) technical assistance." (Expert Panel Meeting: Health Information Technology: Meeting Summary, 2003) Community grants have been focused on the provision of 'personal digital assistant (PDA) systems in assisting with the decision support role. The initiative is