Establishing Preventive Services

Bys: Weissberg, Roger P., Gullotta, Thomas P., Hampton, Robert L.

Book Overview

Emphasizing developmentally and contextually appropriate prevention service delivery models, the authors of this volume identify state-of-the-art, empirically based strategies to strengthen the environments in which children develop. Since programmes with strong conceptualization, design and implementation have the potential to enhance children's social, emotional and physical wellbeing, the authors first review ways to strengthen the family, child-care systems, early childhood education and school-based health and mental health programming. They then explore the importance of theory-guided evaluation to clarify the process of programme implementation, as well as highlighting strategies for disseminating programmes effectively.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0761910905
• ISBN13: 9780761910909
• Release Date: May 1997
• Publisher: Sage Publications, Inc
• Length: 312 Pages
• Weight: 0.97 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.5" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

improving health

The editors attempt to bring forth a fresh look at the subject, using the new decade and century as a timestamp. There is an analysis of the Healthy People 2000 program, which was started in the 90s. Its efficacy is probed. Though keep in mind that this book was printed in 97. The successor program, Healthy People 2010, is then offered. With suggested improvements and innovations. Hopefully, in a few years, we'll get another book, that goes into how the latter program fared.