This article focuses on the need to incorporate the total person concept within the elementary school health education program. Examples from two sets of materials appropriate for the fourth and fifth grades and the fifth and sixth grades illustrate the importance of balancing mental, emotional, social, spiritual, and physical life aspects in…

The evaluation of a health promotion program indicated that it had successfully used several approaches, including: psychophysical tests, individual health consultants, group programs, mass media, and wellness-oriented social activities. (CJ)

A study found that college students may have a misplaced confidence in their ability to assess their own fitness and plan their own exercise programs. Results indicate that a lecture-laboratory course does improve the knowledge level of students and seems to improve their confidence in exercise planning. (JN)

Data from a sample of Blacks aged 11 to 16 indicated drinkers were more likely to report health problems. The correlation between drinking and poor health was most noted among young males and older females. Drinkers reported more sleep disturbances. Tobacco use was a predictor of drinking and pregnancy. (Author)

Measured concerns of 106 mental health workers by means of Dickstein's Death Concern Scale. Data indicated that married and formerly married workers reported lower death concerns than never-married persons. Respondents who were seriously ill reported higher death concerns. Discusses implications for therapy. (Author/JAC)

Discusses current nutritional trends and the ways our bodies convert foods into chemicals that may affect thought, mood, perception, and behavior. A review of current literature suggests that nutritional deficits and food allergies may adversely alter emotional adjustment. Examines implications for counseling and suggests training and program…

Examined background and personality characteristics associated with low and high self-esteem in the elderly by studying 250 men and women age 65 and older. Results indicated the low self-esteem group had poorer self-reported health, higher scores on depression, anxiety, somatization, and a more external locus of control orientation. (Author)

Examined partial retirement among older self-employed and wage and salary workers. Found much more partial retirement among the self-employed. Retirement status was correlated with health, age, Social Security and pension eligibility, and wealth. Suggests workers might choose part-time employment if opportunities were available. (Author/JAC)

The extent to which children can and should be involved actively in the decision-making processes of their own health care is discussed. (JD)

The authors present a screening device with which teachers of severely handicapped students may detect the presence of a physical problem. The screening approach covers vision, auditory problems, seizures, orthopedic problems, and pain. (CL)

Greater death acceptance and anxiety were observed among rural as compared to urban-dwelling participants. Responses by a life-threatened geriatric subsample revealed differences in death fears related to type of medical disorder. Previous findings of no difference in the death fears of heart and cancer patients were replicated. (Author)

Increased emphasis on physical fitness, fitness within industry, and preventive medicine may encourage the integration of holistic health care programs into school health education. (LH)

Implications of teacher responses to the Teaching Events Stress Inventory completed by about 22 percent of Chicago (Illinois) teachers. (MLF)

Investigates the effects of differences in age (20 year olds compared to 60 year olds) and education (high school level compared to graduate level) on level of performance on a variety of tasks related to memory. (Author/SS)

A brief report on the rationale for and procedures involved in the development of a Heart Health Curriculum Guide by teachers of the Peabody Public Schools under a Massachusetts Public Health Grant is given. (YG)