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44 In cooperation with the Cape Cod Community College Nursing Program a project has been initiated at the college and supported by sizable grants from two private sources. This project is a health resources center to be available at the college for the use of health career personnel for their own continuing education as well as for use in patient ' teaching. j Supervision and monthly educational programs are pre- sented to the 63 public health nurses in the county, and sev- eral workshops have been presented to health agents. Con- sultation to schools has been offered as requested, for the assessment of health services, and in planning for the im- plementation of Chapter 766 law. The staff of the Handicapped Childrens Clinic has re- designed records and some procedures. There are now more than 300 children under care— a few with minimal but more with multiple handicaps. Communication has been stressed with the referring physician, parents, and schools, the Mass- achusetts Rehabilitation Commission and many social agen- cies. Assistance to preschools and schools is being offered, as special plans are being developed by schools for children with special needs as required by September 1974. In the area of medical social work, data collection has begun with an epidemiological approach. Considerable ef- fort is being made to analyze the extent of resources avail- able to children and to the elderly. Coordination and con- sultation services are being provided for agencies preparing for and providing health care services at home. Staff are encouraged to participate in their own pro- fessional association activities and with health related agen- cies, such as the Comprehensive Health Planning Area Coun- cil, Nurse Directors Committee, Southeastern Massachusetts Family Planning Council, Cape Cod and Islands Committee of United Cerebral Palsy, Heart Association, Cancer Society, Lung Association, Associated Boards of Health, advisory com- mittees of Home Health Agencies. { We wish to acknowledge the fact that the new laboratory j and the new equipment, the re-decorated office areas, and twice as much space have contributed to high morale of the staff.