Indonesia, being a tropical area with high humidity, is a source of proliferation of worms. Soil-Transmitted Helminths infection is widespread in all rural and urban areas. Children who are infected usually experience lethargy, pallor or anemia, weight loss and listlessness, as well as decreasing their learning concentration and productivity.…

Presents implementation strategy for health counseling based on Purdue Stepped Approach Model which increases intensity of interventions presented in series. Discusses issues that led to model development, including cost-effectiveness, client response to treatment, and client commitment to and involvement in therapeutic process. Provides…

Presents overview of problems, opportunities, and guidelines related to promoting successful aging. Contends that counseling interventions prior to elder years could promote higher levels of health and wellness that would persist into old age, benefiting individual and society. Attempts to motivate counselors to become more active in helping…

Introduces college student affairs personnel to wellness concept in effort to have them invest in positive lifestyles. Discusses need for self-care promotion, presents sample wellness dimension and indicators, and profiles status of wellness projects in higher education and student affairs. Examines impact of organizational culture and norms of…

Describes 10 modules for primary care practitioners on health promotion/disease prevention for the elderly on these topics: Alzheimer's disease in minorities, dehydration, diabetes, elder abuse, geriatric nutrition, oncology, oral health in long-term care, incontinence, injury prevention, and physical activity. These areas are significant for…

Advocates antismoking classes for students who violate school policies and some state and local laws against underage tobacco use. Describes the organization and content of these classes. (PKP)

The author explored the correlates of tobacco use among 18-and 19-year-old students at a major midwestern university. A sample of 203 randomly selected freshmen and sophomore students completed a survey that included questions about tobacco use, other drug use, mental health issues, eating disorders, stress, smoking environment, and healthy…

The development of a women's literacy and health project in Canada was based on research linking literacy, health, and income; the relationship between literacy and health promotion; and the value of participatory education for health promotion. (SK)

Documented health hazards associated with Environmental Tobacco Smoke (ETS), especially for children, justify school smoking bans. Acknowledging that enforcement may be difficult, this article suggests several implementation strategies; stressing health benefits and positive steps to help smokers quit. (IAH)

Environmental or second-hand smoke can have serious effects on children. Many smokers are more likely to consider quitting if they know they are causing harm to their children and families. Physicians must take the time to point out the dangers of passive smoking to parents who smoke. (SM)

Describes the Health Protection/Health Promotion Model of therapeutic recreation, highlighting its underlying concepts: the humanistic perspective, high-level wellness, the stabilization and actualization tendencies, and health. Describes components of the model (prescribed activities, recreation, and leisure), discusses utilization of the model…

Excessive television viewing is associated with obesity in children because it decreases time spent on physical activity, and promotes overeating of snacks and high calorie foods. Childhood obesity demands physicians' concern because of the physical and psychological damage which follows its victims into adulthood. (IAH)

Proposes multisystemic educational prevention approach to Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) for adolescents. Model described uses intrapersonal, interpersonal, and social processes incorporating school-family-community system. Examples focus on AIDS in African American and Hispanic adolescents, emphasizing sociocultural factors relevant…

Federal laws such as the Education for All Handicapped Children Act and Rehabilitation Act 1973 Section 504 confirm the role of school nurses in serving students with disabilities. Both proactive and reactive roles are affected by case law and the changing demographics of school populations. (SK)

Discusses research which suggested that building specific developmental assets among adolescents related to lowered risk-behavior patterns and increased patterns of thriving behavior among an aggregate sample of nearly 100,000 secondary school students in 213 U.S. communities. The paper discusses issues related to the scientific foundations,…