Across the broad spectrum of disciplines and departments within higher education, it sometimes feels like there is little that unites them. They talk about silos, they bemoan divergent and fragmented efforts, and they refer frequently to "them" and "they," regardless of where they are on the organizational chart. However, there is one topic that…

Taxation of tobacco is a widely used strategy that promotes smoking cessation among adults and reduces cigarette consumption among continuing smokers. First Nations (FN) populations' tobacco use is estimated to be 2-3 times that of other Canadians and, in part, a reflection that tobacco products purchased on reserve by FN people are tax exempt.…

Evidence-based substance use prevention programs have proliferated in schools and are being adopted by districts in rural settings and internationally. Little attention, however, has been paid to the adaptation process that occurs when these programs are moved to different contexts. In this commentary, the authors draw upon their experience with…

Argues that the current and most common eating behaviors of United States youth must be examined to identify effective health promotion and consumer heath strategies regarding the adolescent diet. Presents food selection guidelines for adolescents. Lists guidelines for the school lunch program, grades 7 to 12, guidelines for schools to promote…

Health care cost inflation has been the most significant influence on worksite health promotion in the past. Perception of program impact on business-relevant variables currently has the greatest influence, and increased corporate attention to competitiveness and productivity will be the most influential factor in the 1990s. (IAH)

This article is a response to a number of articles that use a culturally relevant prevention (CRP) approach for ethnic and racial minorities. The reaction is from a research practitioner's viewpoint. The authors argue in favor of determining an operational definition of cultural relevance by implementing prevention services with fidelity in the…

Zins and his colleagues pointed out that understanding implementation of school-based prevention programs is a critical issue as we get more sophisticated about strategies to promote children's social and emotional skill development. This commentary discusses school-based program implementation, challenges, lessons learned, and future directions…

Introduces computerized tailoring and provides a brief overview of its elements and applications as well as of the papers of this issue. The articles describe the application of behavioral change theories to this new approach, advantages of computer-tailored intervention over more general mass media approaches, their effectiveness and future…

This article argues that employee health promotion programs shift emphasis to "managed health" and health care demand and that colleges and universities may find them both cost effective and consistent with the teaching, research, and community missions of their institutions. Programs at Harvard, Duke, and Stanford universities are…

In recent history psychologists have been indispensable in the schools due to federal and state legislative and regulatory mandates. These mandates have reserved a place for school psychologists, primarily in assessment and the provision of related services to identified children. As these federal and reflective state legislative mandates evolve…

A socially valid behavior-change intervention is broadly defined to be directed to a problem of verifiable importance, be accepted and used appropriately by target groups, and reduce substantially the probability of the problem's occurrence in target populations. The definition is applied to a family-based program to prevent human immunodeficiency…

A community-based, drop-in, self-help wellness center representing an empowerment approach to developing culturally appropriate health promotion for black women is described. The program, affiliated services, and jointly sponsored programs are reviewed. Relationships with supporting organizations, strengths and pitfalls of the model, and program…