The design of rural health care delivery systems often is based on concepts obtained from urban models. The implicit planning premises of successful urban models, however, may be inappropriate for many rural systems. An alternative model planned and ...

Little is known about the therapies that people initiate for their health problems, and the available research on self-medication has focused primarily on adult populations. Only a few studies have specifically addressed mothers' independent use of m...

Since there are data to indicate that the composition of clinic staff is important in attracting and maintaining contact with adolescents seeking contraceptive services, in this paper the importance of age, sex, and ethnicity of counselors and medica...

There were 858 (37.7 percent) Q fever-infected dairy herds among the 2,277 tested in Illinois in 1963. The percentage decreased to 19.2 percent (380 of 1,975) in 1967. Reaction rates (complement-fixation test titer of 1:8 or greater) in serum samples...

Drug treatment maintenance among a group of 206 hypertensive persons was examined in relation to their health beliefs, knowledge about hypertension, barriers to receiving medical care, health status, and personal characteristics. The data came from a...

As part of a statewide effort to coordinate existing resources for high blood pressure (HBP) control, a public health HPB control program was planned and implemented in two high-risk communities in Maryland. The selection of the two communities was b...

Problems in tuberculosis control still exist in New York City. They range from an increase in the incidence of the disease to the discovery of new cases in children under 5 years of age. Ninety-three percent (1,395) of the cases reported in 1980 were...

Adequate control of high blood pressure remains a significant problem for many hypertensives detected through screening programs. The worksite is an ideal place in which to help workers control their high blood pressure. The Occupational Medical Serv...

A blood pressure survey was carried out in 1976 in the city of Nuevo Laredo, Mexico, which involved 6,351 persons 30-69 years old. The study sample was recruited so as to represent an approximation of the overall distribution of occupational classes ...

The OSHA lead standard, 29 CFR 1910.1025, was established to protect the health of workers exposed to the hazards of lead. The standard lists specific requirements to ensure that blood lead analyses--critical indicators of workers at risk--be perform...

On cover: Achievements and challenges in hypertension control.

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