Describes a study designed to determine the confidence level of 370 child care staff members in their ability to recognize and prevent common health problems of children. Some staff members were confident in their ability to recognize some health problems and they indicated a need for health education. (RJC)

Using goal-setting techniques and strategies may help students have positive experiences through movement activities, feel good about themselves in physical activity, and carry positive fitness habits into their adult lives. Motivational activities based on the "Physical Best" fitness program are included. (IAH)

Findings are reported from a study conducted to design, implement, and evaluate the effects of a cardiovascular screening and educational training program aimed at reducing heart disease risk factors of corrections personnel. Inclusion of peer educator/advocate intervention significantly affected the incidence of certain risk factors. (IAH)

It is the academic community's responsibility to respond to the three-pronged training needs of community health educators/promotors: traditional/content health education; health education/health promotion skills, methods, and approaches; and management and administrative skills. Contributions of the Role Delineation Project and the PRINCESS and…

A rationale for adding health-related physical fitness to the learning domains of physical education is presented, with suggested instructional strategies for including this domain in the physical education curriculum. (IAH)

The modification of dietary behaviors on a community-wide basis requires broad-based, multilevel approaches. This article presents advantages and limitations of point-of-contact interventions and describes the controlled evaluations of their efficacy. (JOW)

A mammography public education program which used newspaper press releases, local talk shows, news segments, and announcements, flyers, advertisements, and presentations to companies and select populations increased public awareness and decreased misconceptions about mammography. (CB)

Describes a model for planned change in schools that proposes four phases of change: (1) institutional commitment; (2) alteration in policy and practices; (3) alteration in roles and actions of staff; and (4) student learning activities. (JOW)

This article reports results of a study whose purpose was to design, implement, and evaluate the effects of a cardiovascular screening and educational training program aimed at reducing heart disease risk factors of corrections personnel (N=88). (IAH)

Discusses how entrepreneurs have helped reduce costs in health care and examines the major changes in the health care system that are simultaneously lowering costs and increasing quality. The author then explains how current reform proposals might affect these entrepreneurial innovations. (GLR)

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)

Knowledge of why students are not utilizing services is limited. This study utilized focus groups to investigate the sexual health education needs of college women at a Midwestern university and to determine how the university could meet those needs with health education programming. (LKS)

A variety of programs have produced changes in knowledge, behavior, and health for arthritis patients. National dissemination of patient education programs is in progress. Research needs center on new populations, delivery methods, and arthritis-specific applications of theory. (SK)

Conducted health promotion trial involving university faculty and staff (n=198) aged 50 to 69 who had completed a health risk screening. Found that predictors of intention to exercise were education, gender, self-efficacy, outcome expectancy, perceived barriers, and baseline exercise frequency. Baseline exercise frequency was the only predictor of…