5-.... at least every two days or not to allow water to remain stagnant. in artificial containers (like old tires or discarded cans) in order lo eliminate breeding places of Aer Jes egypti, mosquito vector of Dengue and Dengue Hemo1·rhagic Fever. To minimize or eliminate psycho-socia l threats or risks in the home environment, the nurse can work closely with the family to improve its commun ication patterns, role assumptions, relationships and interaction patterns. Facilitate the Family's Capabilit y to Utilize Co1n1nunlly Resources for Health Care. Another major intervention involves maximum use of available resources through coordination, collaborntion and team work provided by an effective referral syslem. Ea:,--y access to available health and socio-economic resources starts with maintain ing an updated file that lists such resources, their addresses or telephone numbers and specific services offered. A sample format of the file or index of community resources is shown below: Name of Agency Officil cand l\'pe of Client Requirements/ and Person to E-mail Address/ and Specific Procedures for Contact Telephone S-ervices/ Referr;il Number Schedule A two-way referral system can facilitate mobilization of resources for families. The nurse or the agency establishing such a system can have previous arrangem ents or agreements on the referral procedures and services with the agencies or resour. ces involved. A sample two-way referral form is shown in Figure 3. 2, The nurse of the referring agency accomp]jshes the first half of the form providing the necessacy information or case summary and specif);ng the reasons for referral or the services requested. She can let the family bring the form to the agency where referral is made. She can advice the fam1ly that after the necessary consultation is done v,ith the agency where referral is made, the family can bring back the second half of the form with information on services none, finclings and recommendat ions. Other alternatives are possible, such as a messengerial service that brings the fonns from one agency to the other. The nurse can also do the necessary communication \~ith ll1e personnel of the agency where referral is made for follow-up and coordination. An effective two-way referral. zystem ern;ures monitoring of the case, problem or situation, follow-up ofreq uired interventions, case or services and evaluation of the clients· status or family's problem/si. tuation. 87 