College health education programs should adopt some courses to train personnel who can direct health management programs in the private sector. Guides are provided for undergraduate courses and for evaluating a company's health program needs. A sampling of current corporate health management activities is also given. (PP)

Wellness programs emphasize positive motivation and usually include health awareness campaigns, behavior change programs, and cost containment strategies. Guides are offered for beginning wellness programs in school districts. (MLF)

Various strategies, used to promote equal access in the fields of elementary secondary education, higher education, and health care, are examined to assess their utility in elementary secondary education. (CJ)

This article summarizes the final report of a work group on physical fitness and exercise, which identified national trends in these areas for the 1980 report "Promoting Health/Preventing Disease: Objectives for the Nation," published by the Department of Health and Human Services. (JN)

Verbal evaluations of a minicourse on life-style education revealed that students found the course to be valuable and enjoyable. Results suggest that the adoption of a high-level wellness life-style can directly affect individual longevity and quality of life. (Author)

Knowledge of health-pursuant habits and activities should and can be incorporated into school curricula if teachers and health educators have the cooperation of parents in adopting active health-promotional attitudes. (LH)

The challenge to the international health education field and its leadership is not to design and recommend programs and/or solutions, but rather to study needs, problems, and values of people, and then to assist them in designing their own programs relevant to their needs and problems. (MB)

Describes ENHANCE (Excellence in Health Care for Abused and Neglected Children) of Onondaga County, New York, a comprehensive, multidisciplinary clinic for children in out-of-home care involving pediatrics, child psychology, nursing, child development, and child welfare components. Also presents profiles of the health, mental health, and…

Short descriptions and contact information for the 14 programs nominated for the 1996 Australian Rural Education Award. The winner's acceptance speech describes the Students at Risk Program at East Kalgoorlie Public School (Western Australia), a transportation and health support program developed from discussions with children and parents that…

Discusses the role and challenges faced by the Catholic Church in the delivery of health care services. Crucial to the discussion is service to the poor and vulnerable, in spite of budgetary constraints. Commitment to the most vulnerable also shapes the Church's advocacy efforts. Discusses the Catholic role in reproductive services. (Contains…

A study analyzed data on 54 parents with learning disabilities, 30 of whom were Bangladeshi, who came into contact with the specialist community learning disability health team in East London over 5 years. Ninety-one pregnancies were documented. Out of a total of 79 births, 16 children were removed into care. (Contains references.) (CR)

Presents a matrix that suggests that workplace health promotion and employee assistance programs may represent employer involvement in areas over which they have no legitimate control. (JOW)

Despite dramatic increases in the number of Indian Health Service alcoholism programs and total expenditures, alcoholism mortality for American Indians and Alaska Natives increased 40%, 1986-90. Data analysis reveals little relationship of mortality rate with allocations, number of service components available, or per capita expenditures. Includes…

The wellness program is applied within the higher education setting as one means to control health care costs. Discussed are the program's design, objectives, content, facilities, structure and staff, financing, and evaluation. It is noted that wellness programs are not only cost effective but can help to improve morale and increase productivity.…

Evaluates a point-of-purchase nutrition education program in Pawtucket (Rhode Island). Uses consumer interviews to evaluate the effect of awareness of shelf labels on purchase behavior. Reports increases in shoppers' ability to identify correct shelf labels and in the number of shoppers who were encouraged to buy the identified foods. (FMW)