The effects of an administration of the School Health Curriculum Project Heart Unit to a group of one-hundred and forty-five sixth-grade students of lower socioeconomic status was examined. The Heart Unit was administered over a period of nine weeks, five times per week, one hour per day. Participants were divided into separate treatment and…

This paper assumes that environmental inadequacy is the primary factor leading to progressive intellectual retardation and inability to cope in a complex society. An intervention project begun in 1966 was designed to develop cognitive, motivational, personal style, and physical variables, which are functional categories related to competence.…

Readings are presented for people who want to consider various aspects of retirement. Part 1 contains chapters on such themes as financial planning, living arrangements, the satisfactory use of leisure time, good health, and legal affairs; the objective is to suggest the dimensions of typical retirement situations and to supply a frame of…

The purpose of this study was to determine the most important physical and social discriminators of loneliness among 418 rural adults aged 65 to 99 years. A multiple stepwise discriminant analysis which incorporated 18 classifying variables was used to determine the best classifiers of adults into three levels of loneliness. Two significant…

Noting the need for action to alleviate the illitaracy which handicaps half of the world's population and 11 percent of America's, it was emphasized (1) that the problem is particularly intense in urban schools where failure rates and nonreaders run from two-thirds to 50 times higher than in other schools; (2) that the percentage of retarded…

The aim of this study was to examine the health and nutritional status of low-income women in Upstate New York and to identify problems that interfere with their employment. Questionnaires on health and work, complete medical and employment histories, physical examination, laboratory tests, dental examination and diet recalls were obtained for 469…

This document presents Part Two (pages 433-672) of the joint hearings held May 25 and 26, 1971 before two subcommittees of the Committee on Labor and Public Welfare. The hearings were designed to ammend the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964 to provide for a comprehensive child development program in the department of Health, Education and Welfare…

The proceedings of the First National Home Start Conference are presented, based on reports of the sessions and activities of the meeting which was aimed at strengthening and supplementing child development in the home. Topics discussed include parent education, toy lending libraries, use of television, contributions of Head Start, early reading,…

In July and August 1975, 138 rural residents of Armstrong County, Pennsylvania were interviewed as to their behaviors, beliefs, and attitudes regarding the prevention of cancer and coronary heart disease. Respondents were selected by interviewing an adult living on a commercial farm (a farm that either sold $10,000 or more produce per year or the…

This article outlines aspects of maltreatment of children by parents or other adults, the ways of identifying symptoms of neglect or abuse, and the school's responsibility in observing and reporting such cases. (JD)

Points out the health and legal implications related to laboratory substances that could cause allergic reactions. Presents a list of potential cosmetic allergens and irritants. Includes precautionary measures dealing with allergy situations. (ML)

A literature review and case study provide detailed characteristics of Munchausen syndrome by proxy, a form of child abuse wherein the mother falsifies illness in her child through simulation and/or production of illness, presenting the child for medical care while disclaiming knowledge of its etiology. Guidelines for medical, social service, and…

Examined children whose Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-Revised (WISC-R) verbal and performance Intelligence Quotient discrepancies placed them beyond the 90th percentile. Longitudinal study showed 23 percent of the discrepant cases to be discrepant at two or more ages. Studied frequency of perinatal difficulties, early childhood…

A survey of 116 profoundly hearing-impaired adults demonstrating high personal, educational, and professional attainment identified factors that contributed to their education, profession, social life, family life, and physical well-being. Detailed demographic data and information on disability are given, and implications for the education of the…

Describes the development of the Perceived Well-Being Scale (PWB), which allows for separate assessment of psychological and physical well-being. Several studies bearing on the psychometric properties and usefulness of the PWB are presented and the implications of the findings are discussed. (Author/CT)