Community agencies

Team members provided and coordinated referrals to a variety of community agencies, and supported caretakers in learning about normal infant development, sleep-wake patterns, and feeding schedules and appropriate foods. Caretakers were also helped to understand the infants developmental strengths, what would effectively soothe him/her, and what play activities were appropriate at certain ages. 

The European Agency for the Evaluation of Medicinal Prodncts, 2003. Note for guidance. AvaUahle http //enropa. en/agencies/community agencies/emea/index en.htm accessed 30 November 2009. 

Tlie person s history of working relationships widi concerned community agencies and organizations... 

The addition of planning tools for specific internal and external emergency scenarios that could affect the hospital. These tools target probable events and assist with integration with community agencies as well. The tools include checklists, forms, and so forth. 

Psychiatric nurses and psychiatrists are particularly well suited as members of the medical team, as they can also be alert to organic mental disorders caused by conditions such as head injuries, toxic exposures, preexisting illnesses, dehydration, or hyper-/hypothermia. Because nurses have a tradition of practice in homes, in schools, and other natural settings, they tend to be readily accepted by members of the community. Agencies and staff that will be activated for counseling and... 

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So in 2011, the Cairns public health unit initiated a project to develop an integrated systematic approach to assessing environmental health issues and priorities after a disaster. Cairns worked with other northern Queensland local governments, indigenous and non-indigenous community agencies, the Red Cross, and the State Health Department [47]. 

Joint Tacticai Command, Controi and Communications Agency... 

Emergency response and coordination with community agencies... 

Belvedere, F. (2003) National Refugee Baseline Survey Final Report. Johannesburg Community Agency for Social Enquiry. 

III. Formal connections with community mh services— Increasingly, schools have developed connections with community agencies, often as the result of the school-based health center movement, school-linked services initiatives (e.g., full-service schools, family resource centers), and efforts to develop systems of care (e.g., wraparound services for those in special education). Four formats have emerged ... 

Enhancing connections with and involvement of home and conununity resources (including but not limited to community agencies)... 

In addition to the needs assessment, active collaboration with community agencies is a cornerstone to effective advocacy. Says Schmidt (1999), Schools themselves are a major agency in the community, but schools alone cannot offer all the human services necessary to help a town, city, or county educate its citizens, provide health care, and offer basic services to improve the human condition (p. 185). Turning to community resources is an option when schools are unable to address the myriad concerns of students and their families. Effective collaboration is a two-way process. On the one hand, it is critical that the school convey its focus to the surrounding community. On the other, it is important for the school to reach out to community agencies and learn about their services to create effective partnerships. 

CCMHP is the current federal program providing coordinated, community-based, family-centered, cultmally competent, accessible, and least restrictive services for children and adolescents with serious emotional, behavioral, or mental disorders accompanied by functional impairment. Development of these systems of care is based on the premise that the mental health needs of children, adolescents, and their families can be met in their home, school, and community environments (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, 1999). A variety of community agencies are involved, including mental health, child welfare, education, and juvenile justice. Funded service systems are tailored to the needs of individual children and adolescents and include evaluation and diagnosis. 

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