Adopted from a paper presented at the Sixth International Conference on Health and Health Education, Madrid, Spain, July 1965.

Presented at the 41st Annual Meeting of the American School Health Association and the 95th Annual Meeting of the American Public Health Association, Miami Beach, Florida, October 23, 1967.

A case history of the development of a new Kansas state policy on juvenile delinquency illustrates the use of policy impact analysis and suggests four principles to follow in prescriptive policy analysis. A Kansas governor's task force on juvenile delinquency found evidence linking delinquency to undetected health problems (in sight, hearing,…

A K-12 health education curriculum can be developed in a school district as a result of using this Planning Resource. Part I offers a practical curriculum planning process. Part II identifies broad health competencies in four major content areas: mental health, physical health, safety and community health. Part III offers references, and includes…

Findings from a two year study of a corporate fitness program are presented in tabular and chart form. Areas of the fitness program examined included facility usage, program participation (male and female), infirmary visits, and alcohol/drug abuse counseling. Over 90 percent of the employees have had multiphasic screening and exercise tests, 50…

DESIGNED TO HELP THE INNER-CITY CHILD BECOME A MORE EFFECTIVE CITIZEN, BOTH EDUCATIONALLY AND SOCIALLY, THROUGH THE USE OF ADDITIONAL HUMAN AND MATERIAL RESOURCES AND A REALISTIC CURRICULUM, THE PROGRAM INVOLVED RAISING AND IMPROVING STUDENT SELF-IMAGE AND PERFORMANCE. THE PROGRAM CONCENTRATED IN SIX MAJOR AREAS--A PREKINDERGARTEN PROGRAM,…

THE REPORT DISCUSSES THE HOUSING, HEALTH SERVICES, SANITATION, AND HEALTH EDUCATION PROGRAMS FOR MIGRANT AGRICULTURAL WORKERS IN FLORIDA. IT STATES THE OBJECTIVES OF EACH PROGRAM, PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS DURING THE YEAR, AND SUGGESTIONS FOR FUTURE PROGRAMS. (CL)

AN EXPERIMENT WAS CONDUCTED IN MOBILIZING COLLEGE STUDENTS FOR SUMMER ASSISTANCE IN COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND POVERTY PROGRAMS. APPROXIMATELY 100 STUDENT VOLUNTEERS WERE CHOSEN TO PARTICIPATE ON THE BASES OF THEIR STABILITY, MATURITY, ABILITY TO COMMUNICATE, AND DEDICATION. THEY WERE PLACED IN SIX AREAS WHERE COMPREHENSIVE COMMUNITY ACTION…

As a ready reference for information on health education programs for employees, this monograph brings together four comprehensive review articles which have appeared in the literature and seven abstracts of studies and demonstrations. The articles are: "Health Education in the Occupational Setting,""Health Education in Industry,""Health Education…

Evidence and hypotheses concerning the relationships between health and nutrition factors in the family and fertility outcomes are examined in order to determine direct or indirect causal relationships. A review of evidence concerning the biological and behavioral effects of nutrition and health factors of fecundity and fertility, is followed by a…

Four working papers presented at a World Health Organization Regional Office for Europe Working Group meeting on the place of health education in health administration are summarized, along with group discussion of the papers. General discussion of the meanings of health education and health administration, types of integration, and methods of…

Planning, implementing, and evaluating an effective community health program requires a basic understanding of the dynamics and precedents that affect such programs. A community health program's general goal is to assist individuals and communities in identifying and meeting their health problems. In order to accomplish this goal the American…

Presenting a summary and rationale for amendments to the Indian Health Care Improvement Act, this document details the findings and recommendations of the Interstate and Foreign Commerce Committee. Presented in a section by section format, the specific amendments are also summarized as follows: (1) limitation of specific authorizations of…

This report is the last in a three phase series which had as its major objective the development of a comprehensive state plan to meet the manpower needs of Arkansas' approximately 58,000 mentally retarded in the health, health related, and adaptive behavioral problem service areas. Phase I of the series attempted to determine the number of…

This instruction guide was prepared in order to assist schools in upgrading their health education programs. It is organized in a K-12 sequence of appropriate concepts indicating articulation between the primary, intermediate, junior, and senior high levels, but it provides flexibility for local school district scheduling. The format within each…