Discusses the Regional Medical Programs in Western Pennsylvania, Colorado-Wyoming, the Mountain States, and Oregon. (PT)

Paper presented at the Council of Academic Societies Conference, Washington, D. C., October 2-5, 1968.

Discusses results of a 1981 survey of psychologists holding full-time faculty positions in 22 schools of public health; includes information on representation in various departments, research conducted and publications produced, and the perceived advantages/disadvantages of employment in schools of public health. (GC)

This editorial addresses the problem of science and politics as viewed from the presidency of the Society for Nutrition Education. Of special concern is the conflict arising from differing segments of the nutrition profession. (CS)

Summarizes results of European studies relating the health of occupants to their type of dwelling, with particular emphasis on those people living in high-rise apartment buildings in England. (CS)

Guidelines for developing an international program for drug abuse education are presented. (JD)

The bureaucratic problems that can emerge when public safety laws are applied to a college are described. (JD)

Advises that public health professionals use a matrix called the logical framework to plan programs--it helps define and appraise the relationships among activities and results. Finds that factors used to judge the success of a program must be explicitly defined in advance. (PA)

One strain of E. coli is not usually found in foods, but has been related to consumption of undercooked ground beef. Symptoms are stomach cramps and diarrhea, and 2-7% of infections lead to hemolytic uremic syndrome, which is life threatening. Camps can prevent outbreaks by avoiding uncooked meat on overnight campouts and requiring appropriate…

Examines the place of associate degree programs in the education and training of environmental health professionals. Discusses components of associate degree curriculums in environmental health sciences and the potential roles of associate degree recipients. Presents recommendations to improve associate degree programs and to attract more students…

Two community-based projects employed social marketing to design and implement interventions to promote health. The Arkansas project involved key informant interviews, actuarial analysis, citizen and student surveys, and participant observation. The Florida approach included focus groups and provider, worker, and employer surveys. (Contains 25…

This article emphasizes the value of an evidence-based and public health perspective in managing disruptive behavior. Information about comprehensive school-based programs and classroom management techniques for disruptive behavior disorders is presented and the important role school psychologists can play in implementing these programs discussed.…

Nursing graduate students (n=79) conducted a variety of community engagement through service learning projects. Qualitative and quantitative analyses indicated that students were exposed to low-income populations and increased their knowledge of health issues and the relationship between socioeconomic status and health. (Contains 13 references.)…

Discusses increasing racial and socioeconomic disparities in mortality despite general declines in mortality, examining disparities in infant mortality and explaining that whenever two groups differ in their susceptibility to some condition, the less prevalent the condition, the greater will be the disparity in rates of experiencing the condition.…

Provides a history of the environmental justice movement in the United States and discusses problems in its discourse. Discusses weak empirical research, failure to recognize the difference between hazard and risk, and the possibility that it is more about fear, blame, and politics than about public health in minority and low-income communities.…