von, Iv NOL 15 Steady progress 1a reported by Dr. Haliett on the project for Physician Education in Early Chronic Respiratory Disease. The two-day sym- posium to bring together local and national experts for the development of concepts in ° ', early chronic respiratory disease has ‘been . acheduled for Saturday, October 18. Present ' plans call for the Conference to be held at LACMA. Headquarters, Some delay is being experienced in locating appropriate housing | for the various aspects of the project but the gecruitment of persotmel is going well, « and assistance in this area has algo been promised by Miss. Evelyn M. Hamil, R.N., Director of Nursing Service and Education at! LACO-USC Médical Center’ (and, ofcourse, ‘AREA © ADVISORY GROUP member, who seems to be lending a helping hand in all kinds of AREA V activities vey these days). The intermediate stage of Proposal No, 3.007-~ to be known as the Pediatric: Pulmonary Teach~- _ ing Program--under the joint authorship of - been received at AREA V and copies are being forwarded for the consideration of the CHRONIC ; % DISEASE COMMITTEE and AreasIV and VIII. “The next. CCRMP Review, to be held in San Francisco, has heem postponed from November 12 to November 19. ‘Two AREA V proposals are being readied for ° ‘the next review and technical reviews have been requested for Proposal No. 2 080--Com- puterized ECG Analysis for Commmity Hospital — Use, by Dr. Lee Cady and for Proposal No. 2 060--Training of Paramedical Personnel as Field Service Dietetic Aides. IN THE MATL FROM DRMP : A "Selected Listing of Federal and Non~ Federal Programa Relating to Allied Health" prepared by the Allied Health Section of DRMP offered as an aid to RMP in implement- ing the recommendation of the National Advisory Council that Programs make use of _ tional existing resources for educational activities whenever possible. Reprint of an article "The Role of the Nurse. in Regional Medical Programs" from the May- — June issue of Cardiovascular Nursing. Current listing of the State Agencies Admin- istering the Hospital and Medical Facilities | Survey and Construction (Hill-Burton) Pro- gran. - .A Division of Allied Health Sciences is being © organized at the Charles R. Drew Postgraduate | 2? ‘deal School by Dr. Charles Buggs and the: rafst meeting was held July 29 at USC. AREA V was represented by Dr. Gladys Ancrum, who ‘reporta that the discussion waa of a general ‘exploratory nature. the \- minute news THIS IS WHAT HAPPENED IN AREA V LAST WEEK ay DR. GLADYS ANCRUM (AREA. v. cou) has ‘been | “echnical ‘advisor-for: the: three films _. | being produced by the ‘Medical ‘Television He “Network. - This ‘series of: programs,’ ‘entitled . JOHN S, LLOYD, Ph.D. reports an item of. i PhysicLan' Training meeting of August :5:' During’ the next: two. months ; : -each- of » the “by one of the: CCU“Padulty'members:'(Drs. oo" Wyman, Oblath,’ Chearie, Haywood, Swan,:: n° Barfel).-or Dr. Lloyd, with’ ae view? to: ascer- o"! tadaing: what’. changeshave. been’ noted asa! _| esult of attendance by theirCCU staff to. “the AREA V Training Program, :‘and: to determli store Dooley, Wang, Taylor and Wiseman,‘-haa...: « ».. SERVICES. ANB t. invited to become a.memher’ of..the‘ RMP. State Educational TV Committee,- aB a "the Nursing Process in the Care of the «: ‘Heart Patient" is intended: for use by post- graduate. nurses in conjunction with a selec: ted study guide and Pre-and=post viewing i: group discussion. mS ; : special: interest: from: the CCU Faculty- hospitals in AREA V Will: be ‘approached. potential enrollment in’ the CCU Course in! : each of the AREA v medical’ districts. Bey Effective August..1," Central office cede’ will have new titles which: are: considered more descriptive of their duties and, tasks, as, follows:. “FRANK: F,: AGUILERA:.- Assistant... - Coordinator, Community Programs; GLADYS. . ANCRUM, Dr. P.H.. - Assistant Coordinator, |. ‘ Coronary Care:-Program; DOROTHY. ANDERSON, R.N., MPH, Asaistant Coordinator, Commmity: ‘Programs;: KAY. D. FULLER,: oReNe Assistant Coordinator,, Nursing;-LEON C.’. HAUCK. -' Assis- tant Coordinator, Health Data; JOBN S$. LLOYE Ph.D. - Assistant..Coordinator,. Evaluation;.’. ELSIE McGUFF: 4) Staff. Associate, Communica~|: tions; TONI MOORS +: Staff, Assistant, - Community Programs. a ne 4 Hereafter, 1n this. publication, these titles _ will be shortened to _Mareing, foment ey Programs, etc. Staffing of committees has: been ‘aanigned « as follows: , DOROTHY ANDERSON, RN - “CANCER: PLANNING and oy SOCIAL: WORKERS; LEON C,. HAUCK:~ "STROKE, ‘-GHRONIC DISEASE, “SYSTEMS -& COMPUTERS; KAY .D. ‘FULLER, ‘RN. will.continue.with ‘CARDIAC and NURSING; ‘JOHN S.. LLOYD,! Ph.D.’ will continue | with CONTINUING EDUCATION. and. LIBRARY... A "Selected and Annotated piblicgzephy oni Cont tnsine Medical Education and Other .. Subject" has been :compiled by.JOHN $.° LLOYD, “Ph.D. (AREA V STAFF); and a team of research assistants from. the Division of Research in Vi; Medical Education .at the: ‘School of: Medicines USC. . Copies are: ‘available on: request from, AREA V headquarters: ei ke Calendar STAFF MEETINGS ARE SUBJECT ‘ro SUDDEN CHANGES~-PLEASE CHECK WITH OFFICE FOR LATEST INFORMATION ALL MEETINGS ARE IN CONFERENCE ROOM UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED AUGUST oe } 7 2:00 p.m. | CCRMP Staff Consultants Meeting . San Francisco to 5:00 p.m, 8 11:30 a.m.| AREA V Committee Chairmen's Meeting F 13 9:30 a.m.{| AREA V Staff Meeting 2:00 p.m.| CCU Coordinating Committee Los Angeles _ {to 5:00 p.m. . 14) 6:30 p.m, | AREA V Library Services Committee Meeting _ Los Angeles -~ SUMMER SCHEDULE - Committee Chairmen's Meetings September 12 September 26 A REPORT ON THE PLANNING STUDY TO IDENTIFY HEALTH NEEDS IN EAST LOS ANGELES A written report cannot possibly present the message of the members of the RMP-East Los Angeles Steering Committee on Health Needs as vividly as they did in person on August 1 at AREA V headquarters. Picking up the thread of narrative from each other eagerly, they related ‘much of what has been accomplished in the past five months as they endeavored to identify the health needs of their community. After the greetings and introductions, FRANK AGUILERA (AREA V STAFF) began with an expLan- ation that the East L.A. community has been literally "studied to death" by various agencies, commissions, individuals, students and 80 forth. Documented information on health needs was limited either to certain diseases or specific geographic areas. More often than not, such information is difficult to obtain or is unavailable. Furthermore, since no noticeable improv ments had yet come about as a result of the numerous surveys, the community was no longer - amenable to being a subject for investigation without some guarantee of action~-and quickly. It was not exactly the most propitious moment in which to promote the concept of RMP which recommends the documentation of need and assessment of local resources by means of surveys, especially since RMP is unable to make any grandiose promises to right wrongs, its activities are limited to the field of health and the mechanics of processing are maddeningly slow. There was one difference, however, that caught the attention of the community; RMP didn't insist on conducting the study--the community could conduct its own survey, identify its own needs, and participate in the development of solutions. The Welfare Planning Council offered technical assistance in the collection and interpretation of data. Frank then presented, in turn, some of the dedicated citizens of the community who have helped to develop the project and who are still devoting much time and energy to its progress: - MR. LUIZ PINGARRON (one of the three community representatives employed by the project). painted a colorful word-picture of barrio life and explained the difficulties caused by the collision of Old World and present-day customs, disparate cultures, the language barrier, the economic inequalities and the injustices which add to the mounting frustration of the Mexican American; MISS CARMEN GUZMAN (community representative} then related her experiences while interviewing her understandably reluctant neighbors and fellow-citizens; MR. ART HERNANDEZ (medical student and part-time community representative) added his comments on the results of his interviews with hospitals, clinics, dentists, physicians and the Public Health ‘Departments serving the community. MR. ARNOLD MARTINEZ, Chairman of the Steering Committee, spoke of the group's plans for a Community Health Workshop to be held in mid-October of this year and expressed some concern ‘that the conference might fall short of expectations unless some experienced staff help can be acquired to assist the committee. Dr. Petit responded that this problem had been discus- sed with Frank Aguilera and that full support of the project was promised, pending a written request with details of the assistance requested. Dr. Petit asked about the relationship between the Steering Committee on Health Needs and the East L. A. Health Task Force and was assured by Mr. Martinez: "The Mexican Americans will all work together because we have a common goal--a mutual concern for our community." Expressions of approval of the RMP project Tn be ad and her mamhare af the Health Task Force who were present.