The concept of wellness is defined and the importance of establishing a healthy lifestyle is discussed. A description is given of the Rochester Institute of Technology Wellness Program, which is typical of the many current programs covering varying aspects of wellness. These programs are offered by private agencies, educational institutions, and…

This document presents Congressman Claude Pepper's report on the Medicare Home Care Benefit. Section I traces the history of home health care in the United States. Section II offers statistics and general background information about older Americans and Medicare. The beginning of the Medicare home care benefit and its present operation are…

It is important that research on plateaued managers differentiate psychological and tenure plateauing. A study was conducted which employed the combination of a psychological variable and tenure on the job to define plateaued and nonplateaued managers. It was proposed that being plateaued implies not only being in a job for a long time, but also…

Survey asked clinic and center directors why services were not being used by nonwhite students. Directors gave four explanations for this phenomenon. Authors suggest that many mental health professionals are not fully meeting their responsibilities to nonwhite students. (Author)

The current shift in the political climate of education from expansion and affluence to retrenchment and scarcity requires at least four changes in the organization and conduct of student services. (Editor)

Article examined the Brookside Park Family Life Center, established by the Boston Model Cities Administration, and how it provides comprehensive health and social services to families. (RK)

The program of consumer education for Comprehensive Health Planning was developed to assist consumers to assume leadership roles in community decision-making with regard to health services. This paper presents a description of a project that was developed to train leaders for the program. The project consisted of special, advanced training…

Psychiatrists have learned that delivering mental health services in a culture long dominated by magical thinking is not easy. Article discussed the problem of bringing the Eskimo into the care of the Alaska Psychiatric Institute and contemporary society. (Editor/RK)