Developed a behaviorally-based health education instruction model from a review of successful interventions, identifying three principles common to health behavior improvement among program participants (experiential, awareness, and responsibility); organizing these principles and several theoretical premises into a structural framework for the…

Describes one working group's attempts to develop and utilize assessment tools for measuring and changing organizational support for employee health. Originally designed as part of a heart health related intervention, the system has evolved into a managed care evaluation and major chronic disease inventory. Findings indicate the potential of…

Legalized gambling is growing substantially and provides both a dilemma and an opportunity for those in the health promoting professions. Gambling represents a form of economic development and, for certain segments of society, improved health and quality of life. On the other hand, gambling is a known addiction, with a host of sociological…