This World Health Organization (WHO) report on the proceedings of a Working Group on Child Cancer Control was prepared by the WHO Regional Office for Europe. The working group met in Prague in April 1977 and was comprised of representatives from 14 European countries. Its task was to review existing methods of child cancer control, the efficacy of…

This report discusses the existence and prevention of major health and safety risks for children in day care and makes recommendations for the Federal Interagency Day Care requirements (FIDCR) concerning health and safety. Section I describes varying concepts of risk related to probability and to possibility of adverse events, and discusses…

The second of two meetings dealing with deprivation and disadvantage in education concentrated attention on the problems in developing countries. In many countries the problems are so complex that rational analysis is not undertaken; decisions are made on the basis of political expediency or on economically based criteria. In most cases, whole…

For many years several organizations and agencies at the national, regional, and local level have sought to reduce the incidence of cancer by publicizing facts on prevention, screening/detection, and treatment. This report reviews 41 public communication programs on cancer. Fifteen of these are presented as detailed case studies, each having…

This manual is intended to provide specific guidelines for meeting the needs of students who are assisted by medical technology in the educational setting. The manual is divided into two sections: Section 1 discusses principles and issues concerned with applying medical technology in schools, and Section 2 details the various procedures and…

A health education lesson should be designed as part of a planned curriculum. The curriculum components need to be organized around health topic areas and health concepts. An identification of long range goals needs to be made. (JN)

Background information, techniques used, and details of the issues involved in the controversial issue of fetal cell transplantation are discussed. Questions for use in class discussion are provided. Suggestions for beginning a discussion are provided with accompanying questions. (CW)

A nationwide network of clinics to educate health care providers about clinical aspects of sexually transmitted diseases has succeeded and led to development of a 13-clinic network for training in the clinical, epidemiological, psychological, and social aspects of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS), drawing on the earlier clinic…

Explores issues surrounding the revision of criteria used to conduct Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) surveillance in the United States. Current AIDS surveillance is not meeting public health needs to describe the number and characteristics of infected persons. Proposed revisions would increase the number of reported AIDS cases…

Examines five challenges confronting health educators in planning effective AIDS education for youth: gaining community support; determining program placement, scope and content; meeting educational needs of minority, high-risk youth; focusing on the real needs of youth; and incorporating AIDS education in school as part of comprehensive health…

A questionnaire that included topics derived from the Surgeon General's Report on AIDS was sent to 148 parents. Responses indicated that most parents favored all topics as appropriate. They were more supportive of sex-related AIDS education topics than they were of sex education a few years ago. (SM)

A survey of 848 pharmacy students at 3 universities investigated their knowledge and attitudes about safe sex practices and Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS), sources of AIDS information, role of the pharmacists in AIDS prevention, and willingness to associate with or serve human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infected individuals.…

Reports on the effect of AIDS education on college students. Lists reasons for underestimating personal risk: illusions of invulnerability, the long incubation period of AIDS, drugs and sexual experimentation, underestimating partners' risky sexual behaviors, and acquaintance rape. Concludes that increasing knowledge will not necessarily promote…

A model is presented that relates health promotion and disease prevention (HPDP) education to desired characteristics of medical school graduates, including knowledge and sense of ability in the HPDP field, specialty preference, and residency choice. The model facilitates: program evaluation using standard data sets, and identification of…

Discusses ways in which selected factors limit human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) prevention efforts in African-American communities, focusing on the stigma associated with Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS), reliance on traditional models of health, and the lack of funding for needed services and research. (SLD)