A study of the knowledge and use of existing public health nursing services by the executive directors of eight selected voluntary health agencies.

Thesis (M.S.)--Boston University N.B.: i

Take one: May 1984

This item contains two issues of the Take One newsletter: May 10, and 24, 1984Take One was published every two weeks and focused on short news items and announcements "for the people of University Hospital.

The Role of the Private Sector in Training the Next Generation of Biomedical Scientists

Summarizes the proceedings of a conference to address the unique contribution that private funders can make in ensuring that appropriate and adequate training programs are available for basic and clinical research. Offers conclusions and recommendations

How Voluntary Agency Networks Fared in the 1980s

Believing that the least government is the best government, the Reagan Administration favored, in both principle and practice, the transfer of functions to and fiscal independence of the private sector. This article provides a comparative analysis of the financial status of three major types of voluntary agency networks before and near the end of the Reagan era. Focusing on national voluntary health, child welfare league, and family service agencies, proportionate and absolute revenues, sources of income, and new income generating strategies are examined within the context of philanthropic trends and the compensatory role of state and local governments. These agency networks fared well during the Reagan era, in large part due to the coping strategies they employed, the popularity of their programs, and effective constituent advocacy. The interests of the less popular groups and causes in this society, however, have been severely challenged