A study tested the knowledge gap hypothesis, a promising framework for research in the field of mass communication devised by P. Tichenor, G. Donohue, and C. Olien in 1970. The study investigated the relative contribution of two types of factors--structural and motivational--in predicting the degree to which persons will attend to health messages,…

This case description of an adult education program in Wales is part of a set that reflects a cooperative effort by adult educators to increase international understanding of various educational programs for adults in their societal context. A face sheet provides this information: name, organization, and address of the person who prepared the case…

This study investigated the effectiveness of the Haitian Perinatal Intervention Project, which provided services to Haitian women and children in south Florida. The project's goals were to help Haitian mothers obtain health services for themselves and their infants and to provide information concerning child care and cognitive stimulation.…

An annotated listing is presented of projects offering maternal and child health care services. These projects, referred to as special projects of regional and national significance (SPRANS), are supported by the Office of Maternal and Child Health of the Department of Health and Human Services. The first section provides information on services…

This publication is designed to prepare teachers to discuss Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) and related topics with their students. It contains information regarding the background of AIDS and its history, suggested teaching strategies, and resources on which to draw and facilitate learning experiences. It is pointed out that AIDS…

This book examines fitness research among special populations, including research on fitness assessment, programming, and performance for persons with various forms of physical disabilities. The book covers such topics as diseases that complicate life in a wheelchair, disability classifications, physiological responses to training, positive…

This guide provides information on steroid use as well as prevention and intervention strategies. It is intended to serve as a supplement to drug abuse education and prevention programs in elementary and secondary schools and as the basis for local curriculum development and instructional activities. The following topics are covered: (1) history…

The primary intent of this theme issue is to clarify the urgent problems faced by the nation's youth in regard to Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) and human sexuality for Kansas educators and curriculum developers. The first section includes an overview of the Kansas Department of Education's mandate/regulation for human sexuality/AIDS…

Although psychosocial problems have always been a source of concern for mankind, with the vast sociocultural changes brought about by the Industrial Revolution and lately by telecommunication technology, psychosocial issues have become the crucial issue of our time. The increasing complexity of conditions under which people live and work today…

The nation's attention must be focused on the growing risk to its teenagers of contracting AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome). As part of this effort, the Center for Population Options (CPO) organized a teen AIDS prevention project in Washington, D.C., based on information obtained from four focus groups comprised of 8-12 teens each. The…

This ERIC digest discusses ways of effectively banning smoking in schools so that controversies do not continue after implementation of the policy. By advocating a process approach, the document cites steps taken by the Lake Forest School Board to prohibit smoking in and around school grounds. Step one involved committee planning involving…

This guide to current information on health promotion and disease prevention topics for health professionals and community groups describes currently available materials produced by the Department of Health and Human Services. It consists primarily of public information materials, such as booklets, fact sheets, films, and posters, but it also…

Describes effort to dispel ageist attitudes in medical students in which medical students participated in weekly health seminars and provided health counseling for older adults living in community. Notes that exposing students to healthy elderly persons began to dispel stereotypical views engendered by previous exposure to only frail, acutely ill,…

The results of a study to determine whether health behavior contracting was effective in changing health styles among 190 college freshmen are reported. Methodology is described. (JL)

This study assessed the effects of an activity-centered health education program on the general health beliefs and self-reported behavior of fourth, fifth, and sixth graders. This program and a more traditional, science text-based program, were compared. Methodology and results are reported. (JL)