#1,452 Date: Sun, 2 Aug 1998 07:19:12 +0000 From: walt stoll Subject: Re: anorexia ** The Third Issue of IEJHE is here: http://131.230.221.136/iejhe ** Check out the SPM Web Page: http://spm.org Dear Donna, Thanks for not being put off by my blunt style. I have been through this "thing", of people having "incurable" conditions not being willing to try something just because they are used to paying the "doc" to do their thinking for them, for so many years that I get sick to death about it. The nice thing about trying zinc is that the person only has to swallow a pill several times a day. I agree that, by the time the parents, or the person, accepts that there is a serious problem, there is significant psychological overlay that needs to be addressed. However, if you have had any experience with this, you know how difficult psychological counseling is for this. Compare the effort needed to swallow a pill with the counseling. Since there can be no harm to try the zinc, why not do both? I am glad to hear that you are the "questioning type". That is my favorite kind of person. Did you notice the other note about this today? Someone who would rather not try giving zinc even though no one else has suggested an effective approach to this deadly condition. I did not discover this. I am only reporting what researchers over the entire world have reported which I have then applied, successfully, to MY patients. The best resource I know to keep up on all this rapidly expanding knowledge is what I put in my last note: Subscribe to "Functional Medicine Update" at (800) 843-9660. You will get a 90 minute tape (each month), along with a bibliography and a summary of the tape's content--divided in increments with times where it is on the tape--printed out on easily archived cards. I hope you will (of the appropriate subjects & references) share what you learn with the HEDIR participants. The first thing in the Hippocratic Oath is "FIRST, DO NO HARM!" Well, here is one of these things. What would prevent anyone from trying it--except for stubborness? Namaste` Walt On Sat, 01 Aug 1998 17:24:03 -0700 gdsta@mail.swbell.net writes: >Dear Walt, > >I think it is wonderful that a medical doctor has the time to reply so >promptly and thoroughly!! The physicians at my workplace are so >overloaded >that they barely make monthly luncheons.You are definitely a wonderful >rare >breed to take the time to understand and study the health education >field as >well as you have. Your comments are mostly controversal but they do >make us >stop and think and that is a great asset to the HEDIR!!!. > >I am glad that you have seen the eating disorder treatment (zinc) work >but >your comment on "willing to follow instructions" is the most difficult >part >for the person with the eating disorder. You have to assist them in >behavior >modification so they will develop the desire to follow directions!! >That is >the biggest problem. As you well know, most don't think anything is >wrong >with them!! If you can't get them to eat how are you going to treat >them with >zinc? > >No, I don't swallow that garbage"best medical system in the world" >without >question because I questioned you, didn't I? That is what learning is >all >about but I am sorry that I sensed in some of your response that you >were >upset because I questioned you. Isn't that what you are suggesting? >That we >question all we do not understand. I am new to the medical setting and >know >very little about this environment or medicine but I will never stop >questioning. > >I totally agree that Health Educators should stay current on issues >even >though that is often difficult with a full time job. I personally >spend a lot >of my spare time reading various publications on health issues. Now, I >am not >asking you to do my homework but would you mind suggesting literature >that >you think Health Educators could best keep up with all of the world >literature? I would just like your opinion. > >Don't worry about me being brave. I am very brave in areas where >bravery is >required.. Writing to you or anyone else on the HEDIR does not require >bravery on my part. It requires attempting to understand the Health >Educators >reason for choosing the profession, a genuine care and love for >people, and >understanding that our main goal in life is to help others have the >ultimate >quality of life by teaching positive lifestyle skills that will last a >lifetime and adding questions and comments that can make a difference >in >success or failure for various health education program. It takes a >lot more >than research and medicine to make a difference in a persons life. > >I hope you never think of any comment you have for the HEDIR to be a >waste of >your time. You bring up some valid points and I appreciate you for >taking the >time and effort to reply. > >Sincerely, > >Donna > > > > >walt stoll wrote: > >> Dear Donna, >> >> There is an international literature search service that reports >this >> kind of information from the peer reviewed medical literature every >> month. I was a charter subscriber & have kept up every month with >them >> for the past 17+ years. I am not going to do your homework for >you. If >> you are interested, contact them at (800) 843-9660 for their index >for >> the past 17 years. >> >> If you really ARE interested in being on the cutting edge of >progress in >> these kind of areas, subscribe. It is only $250/year. >> >> You don't have to believe anything I say. However, I have seen this >work >> in each case that was willing to follow instructions whereas nothing >I >> knew before worked. Since the conventional medical paradigm STILL >has >> nothing to offer, and the approach I am reporting is extremely >effective >> with no side effects and negligible cost, what does ANYONE have to >lose >> to give it a try? We used aspirin for more than 200 years without >having >> ANY idea of how it worked. >> >> Anyone in the Health Education field has a responsibility to keep up >on >> all of the world literature--not just the stuff acceptable to the >AMA. >> Have you seen this week's statistics? The US stands 22nd in male >> mortality, 17th in female mortality & 25th in infant mortality (and >> FIRST, by far, in "health-care" cost) among the "civilized" >countries of >> the world. THAT doesn't sound like we have the "best medical system >in >> the world". It is people like you, who still swallow that garbage >> without question, who are part of the problem instead of being part >of >> the solution. >> >> The AMA is agressively opposed to ANY solution to any problem that >can be >> offered by anyone other than a "licensed MD or DO". This is because >each >> of them is direct competition to the conventional medical >> monopoly-----NOT because they do not work. This is the main cause >of the >> current "health-care crisis". It is, of course, a "disease-care >crisis". >> We MDs are taught NOTHING about health in any of our training and >are >> actively discouraged from learning anything about it in our >postgraduate >> years since there is no money in it. This is the "atomistic" >paradigm of >> medicine. ALL other philosophies of healing in the world are >> "vitalistic" and are health oriented. >> >> If you want to be part of the effective Health Education profession >in >> the 21st century, you are already late in the game to understand >this >> stuff. >> >> Normally, I would not waste my time sending stuff like this to an >> individual. However, your notes seemed to me to be actually seeking >> information. I see the HEDIR as a public forum & every HEDIR >participant >> deserves to see our exchange. It would be caring of you to share it >with >> the HEDIR. Be brave. From now on, I will share any of OUR >exchanges >> with the HEDIR. >> >> Good luck! If you break out of your 19th century paradigm, and >learn >> what is going on in the health-care paradigm shift, I would be happy >to >> correspond (publically) further with you. >> >> BTW, since when is taking a mineral a "medical protocol"? Licensed >> physicians know the very least, of any segment of our culture, about >> nutrition. Are we now to call nutrition a part of the medical >monopoly? >> The AMA would like THAT but it certainly would not serve the public >> health! >> >> I find it very difficult to take your statement about "suing" as ANY >care >> on your part to "protect" me from such an action. It seemed to me as >more >> of a threat to "shut me up". >> >> Walt Stoll, MD >> >> On Fri, 31 Jul 1998 20:25:10 -0700 gdsta@mail.swbell.net writes: >> >Walt, >> > >> >Are you offering a medical protocol to cure an eating disorder? I >> >would be >> >careful offering advice with all the suits going on in the medical >> >profession >> >these days. And, by the way, where do you get the information on >zinc >> >being >> >the problem? I have done extensive research and presentations >> >nationally on >> >this subject and never seen found anything mentioned in the >literature >> >on >> >zinc being a possible culprit.. Please fill me in. I would really >like >> >to >> >know if this is professionally referenced. >> > >> >Sincerely, >> > >> >Donna >> > >> >walt stoll wrote: >> > >> >> ** The Third Issue of IEJHE is here: http://131.230.221.136/iejhe >> >> ** Check out the SPM Web Page: http://spm.org >> >> >> >> Dear Cheryl, >> >> >> >> More than 75% of anorexia is due to an intracellular zinc >> >deficiency. A >> >> 5 minute taste test, in any knowledgable physician's office, >(the >> >Zinc >> >> Tally Test) will discover the vast majority of those cases. A >lab, >> >> competent to do intracellular mineral tests could find a lot of >the >> >rest. >> >> >> >> A simple therapeutic trial of an easily absorbed zinc solution >would >> >> demonstrate benefits within a few weeks in nearly all of those >who >> >have >> >> this as a contributing cause. >> >> >> >> For those interested in pursuing such information, go to the >> >interactive >> >> (daily) website at http://bcn.net/~stoll. Go to the bulletin >board >> >& >> >> start a string about this subject. >> >> >> >> The zinc deficiency triggers the problem and THEN begins the >> >> psychological overlay which it the only thing the conventional >> >medical >> >> community sees. Treating this psychologically is like beating a >> >dead >> >> horse. Once the physiological cause is dealt with, the >> >psychological >> >> work at least has a chance of being effective. In most cases >> >correcting >> >> the physiological cause is the only thing that needs to be done. >> >> >> >> Walt Stoll, MD >> >> >> >> On Fri, 31 Jul 1998 08:03:07 CST+6CDT Cheryl Bruess >> >> writes: >> >> >** The Third Issue of IEJHE is here: >http://131.230.221.136/iejhe >> >> >** Check out the SPM Web Page: http://spm.org >> >> > >> >> >Hi everyone- >> >> > >> >> >I have a 10 year old niece who is worried that her 20 year old >> >> >step-sister is anorexic. She doesn't know what to do and family >> >> >members are giving her confusing and conflicting advice. I >would >> >> >like to know if there is any age-appropriate information >available >> >> >(online or otherwise) to give her more information about the >topic, >> >> >as well as how best to advise her to handle this situation. >> >> > >> >> >If you have any thoughts or information you can e-mail me >> >personally >> >> >at cbruess@hb.soph.uab.edu. Thanks in advance for your help. >> >> > >> >> >Cheryl >> >> > >> >> >** Are you on the HEDIR E-Mail Directories? >> >> >** Check it out at: http://131.230.221.136/hedir >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> >>_____________________________________________________________________ >> >> You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet >e-mail. >> >> Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com >> >> Or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866] >> >> >> >> ** Are you on the HEDIR E-Mail Directories? >> >> ** Check it out at: http://131.230.221.136/hedir >> > >> > >> > >> > >> >> >_____________________________________________________________________ >> You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. >> Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com >> Or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866] > > > > _____________________________________________________________________ You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com Or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866] ------------------------------ #1453 Date: Mon, 3 Aug 1998 07:36:55 +0000 From: walt stoll Subject: Re: anorexia ** The Third Issue of IEJHE is here: http://131.230.221.136/iejhe ** Check out the SPM Web Page: http://spm.org Dear Theresa, Please see my note to Donna on the HEDIR about this subject. All resources are mentioned there. In addition, I would suggest that there can be no harm to trying the zinc and it is very inexpensive. What does the patient have to lose? Do not stop anything else that everyone is doing & just watch that the ones taking the zinc will do better with any therapy already being done than the ones without the zinc. Walt On Sat, 01 Aug 1998 12:32:58 -0700 Teri Scorcia writes: >Dr. Stoll: > >Hello, I am a doctoral student from Tampa, FL, and I am responding to >your claim that 75% of anorexia nervosa is due to a zinc deficiency. >I >realize you are a physician, and I am not as of yet. I have extensive >experience in working with eating disorders patients, and I try to >keep >myself updated on the related literature; however, I have not yet read >about proven evidence that zinc deficiency is responsible in so many >cases. > >Can you please provide me with other references as to where I may find >out more about this? The psychological component of the disorder is >not >only relevant in many of the anorexic cases, but is also the cause, >specifically the dysfunctional family dynamics. > >Perhaps you can steer me to literature and studies that contain >evidence >about the zince deficiency other than what is included on your web >page. > >Thank you. > >Sincerely, >Theresa Scorcia >University of South Florida >Tampa, FL > > > _____________________________________________________________________ You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com Or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866] ------------------------------ #1454 Date: Mon, 3 Aug 1998 11:52:31 -0500 From: Lenora Johnson Subject: Position Announcement ** The Third Issue of IEJHE is here: http://131.230.221.136/iejhe ** Check out the SPM Web Page: http://spm.org Position Announcement Health Educator (Latin American Outreach) The Division of Cancer Prevention and Control and the Division of Cancer Genetics of the Lombardi Cancer Center of the Georgetown University Medical Center in Washington, D.C. are currently recruiting one Health Educator for Latin American cancer prevention outreach and study recruitment efforts. The position will be funded with external funding for two specific grant-funded projects, 1) a program to accrue Latin American women into a genetic education, counseling, and testing protocol within the Cancer Genetics Program, and 2) a Saturday (one per month) breast and cervical cancer screening program offered at the Ballston satellite of the Lombardi Cancer Center. The health educator will direct efforts toward outreach and education activities targeting the Latin American communities of the DC metropolitan area. The intent of these efforts will be to strengthen the Cancer Center's ability to serve the cancer education, treatment and research needs of the Lombardi Cancer Center and furthermore to increase enrollment of Latin American women in research studies, namely genetic education, counseling and testing protocols. Qualifications for the position include: LCC seeks an individual trained at the Masters level in health education preferably with a concentration in community health education. This can be an MPH, MEd, MS or MHS level. A certification in health education (CHES) is preferred. Accompanying this, the minimum qualifications include: 1. experience working in the Hispanic community 2. fluency in Spanish and English 3. experience in developing educational materials and programs 4. computer literate in such applications as MSWord, PowerPoint, desktop publishing 5. experience presenting health information to Spanish speaking audiences. Specific Responsibilities: 1. Responsible for working with staff to develop strategies and structures for accruing Latinas and Latinos into research studies and screening programs that are sensitive to the needs of the population. 2. On behalf of both research programs provide direct health education services when requested or required as part of projects goals and objectives. Such services will include but not be limited to BSE instruction for Latinas, facilitation of cancer prevention and control training programs, supporting health fairs, and general health education program needs. 3. Develop culturally appropriate materials to support the health education and patient accrual efforts of both programs. 4. Serves as a liaison between community organizations serving the Hispanic community and the Lombardi Cancer Center - assess the needs, interests, and concerns of the Hispanic community as they relate to cancer control and work with Cancer Center staff to respond in ways that are mutually beneficial. 5. Work with Division staff members to determine future funding needs and strategies for partnering with community entities to fulfill such needs. Send or fax cover letter, current resume, and names, addresses and phone numbers of three references to: Lenora Johnson, MPH, CHES, Lombardi Cancer Center, 2233 Wisconsin Avenue, NW, Suite 400, Washington, D.C. 20007 Fax: (202) 687-0651 ------------------------------ #1455 Date: Mon, 3 Aug 1998 11:57:49 -0500 From: Lenora Johnson Subject: Communicating RR ** The Third Issue of IEJHE is here: http://131.230.221.136/iejhe ** Check out the SPM Web Page: http://spm.org Colleagues, Just inquiring whether any of you have experience in communicating relative risk to lay audiences? If so, please share with me any strategies that you've found to work that make the number (relative risk) clear without raising anxiety in the population. I am interested in conveying relative risk that result from analyses of a personal risk assessment. You may respond directly to me via the information below. Thank you for your assistance. Lenora E. Johnson, MPH, CHES Senior Health Educator Lombardi Cancer Center (202) 687-2714 Fax: (202) 687-0651 ------------------------------ #1456 Date: Mon, 3 Aug 1998 11:58:35 -0500 From: Lenora Johnson Subject: Communicating RR ** The Third Issue of IEJHE is here: http://131.230.221.136/iejhe ** Check out the SPM Web Page: http://spm.org Colleagues, Just inquiring whether any of you have experience in communicating relative risk to lay audiences? If so, please share with me any strategies that you've found to work that make the number (relative risk) clear without raising anxiety in the population. I am interested in conveying relative risk that result from analyses of a personal risk assessment. You may respond directly to me via the information below. Thank you for your assistance. Lenora E. Johnson, MPH, CHES Senior Health Educator Lombardi Cancer Center (202) 687-2714 Fax: (202) 687-0651 E-Mail: johnsole@gunet.georgetown.edu ------------------------------ #1457 Date: Mon, 3 Aug 1998 12:36:28 -0400 From: Tamara Gallant Subject: Internet Search Guidelines for Health Info ** The Third Issue of IEJHE is here: http://131.230.221.136/iejhe ** Check out the SPM Web Page: http://spm.org More and more health consumers are searching the internet for information about diverse health conditions, wellness tips and other health information and issues. It can be a challenge to find the information one wants, and to separate the grain (from reliable sources) from the chaff (from less reliable sources). I am currently seeking references/materials about searching the internet that addressing these and other issues. Any information/statistics on numbers of patients using/turning to the web, search strategies, and how to evaluate the reliability of websites would be welcome and greatly appreciated. Please send any references for literature or websites directly to me (tgallant@channing-bete.com) and I will compile responses to share with the list. Thanks! Tamara Tamara Lou Gallant, MPH Product Development Coordinator Health & Business Marketing Division Channing L. Bete, Co. tgallant@channing-bete.com 413-665-6385 www.channing-bete.com ------------------------------ #1458 Date: Mon, 3 Aug 1998 13:22:10 -0500 From: "Michael P. McNeil" Subject: Re: Internet Search Guidelines for Health Info ** The Third Issue of IEJHE is here: http://131.230.221.136/iejhe ** Check out the SPM Web Page: http://spm.org Tamara: I am currently completing a training module on the use of the web an a health intervention - spec. HIV Prevention. In my research I found much information on health on the net - here are a few places to get you started. ETR has a publication called "Health on the Net" - it is fairly basic, but contains good information They can be contacted at www.etr.org This site contains a web-site evaluation instrument - I have found it to be very useful http://www.sph.emory.edu/WELLNESS/abstract.html Pacific Bell has an Evaluation Rubric that can be found at htto://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/bluewebn/rubric.html There is a good article in the Feb. 25, 1998 issue of JAMA titled "Rating Health Information on the Internet." http://www.ama-assn.org/ The Health on the Net Foundation has a set of guidelines for health information on the net - http://www.hon.ch/ They also feature a survey of who is accessing the net for health information I also have found a number of articles in the Journal of Health Education, Nursing Standard and others! I hope this helps to get you started! Good Luck! In health, Michael (M2) -- ********************************************************************* PLEASE VISIT THE NEW ACHA WEBSITE AT http://www.acha.org ********************************************************************* Michael P. McNeil, MS Education Coordinator American College Health Association PO Box 28937 Baltimore, MD 21240-8937 410-859-1500 x261 phone 410-859-1510 fax achamcneil@erols.com ********************************************************************* ------------------------------ #1459 Date: Mon, 3 Aug 1998 20:29:34 -0400 From: Isabel Burk Subject: media literacy ** The Third Issue of IEJHE is here: http://131.230.221.136/iejhe ** Check out the SPM Web Page: http://spm.org For those interested in media literacy, the following website was developed by Frank Baker, Director of Instructional Media Services at Richland Memorial Hospital. It's got quite an array of information/resources. http://www.med.sc.edu/MEDIALIT -- Isabel Burk, M.S., CHES The Health Network 11 Adam Place New City, NY 10956 (914) 638-3569 fax: (914) 638-1928 E-mail: iburk@idt.net ------------------------------ #1460 Date: Tue, 4 Aug 1998 09:58:01 -0500 From: Denise Dowden Subject: Re: Film ** The Third Issue of IEJHE is here: http://131.230.221.136/iejhe ** Check out the SPM Web Page: http://spm.org We are looking into a film called "A Reason to Believe" to use to educate on date rape. Has anyone ever seen or used the film on campus? If so, was it appropiate or useful. Please add any comments. Thanks, Denise Dowden University of Arkansas ------------------------------ #1461 Date: Tue, 4 Aug 1998 14:20:06 -0400 From: Randy Schwartz Subject: Job Openings in Maine; Tobacco Prevention ** The Third Issue of IEJHE is here: http://131.230.221.136/iejhe ** Check out the SPM Web Page: http://spm.org July 31, 1998 Dear Colleague: The Maine Bureau of Health, Division of Community and Family Health, Tobacco Prevention and Control Unit is recruiting two Public Health Educator III positions for the Partnership for Tobacco-Free Maine (PTM). The PTM is a comprehensive statewide tobacco prevention and control program funded by Maine's recent doubling of its cigarette excise tax and by federal funds. This is a dynamic program at early stages of implementation; working as one of the senior public health educators in this program will be an exciting job opportunity for a skilled public health education professional. If you are interested in this position, contact Patti Guptill, Bureau of Human Resources, State House Station #4, State Office Building, Room 214, Augusta, Maine 04333-0004, telephone 207/287-3761 for an application packet. Please note the application deadline is August 21, 1998. If you know of any other individuals who may be interested in these positions, please pass the materials to them or circulate to other colleagues. If you need additional information on the program or position duties, please contact Sarah Haggerty at 207/287-5381. Randy Schwartz, MSPH Director, Div of Community and Family Health Maine Bureau of Health 11 State House Station Augusta, ME 04333 207-287-5385 fax 207-287-4631 randy.h.schwartz@state.me.us ------------------------------ #1462 Date: Tue, 4 Aug 1998 17:51:35 -0700 From: Margo Harris Subject: School Health Education Works?!!! ** The Third Issue of IEJHE is here: http://131.230.221.136/iejhe ** Check out the SPM Web Page: http://spm.org I almost choked on my coffee this AM. The newspaper headline read, "Getting to kids early is the key to health, study finds." Did anyone else read this? The issue was exercise and nutrition education to lower cholesterol. The audience was 422 3rd and 4th graders in North Carolina. The study was funded by NIH, and it was "easy and cheap." "Essentially, it took some educational material from the American Heart Association, $100 per school to buy fitness equipment, and a day training teachers." There were actually three interventions: 1. Teachers taught healthy nutrition habits during regular classes two days a week, plus gym class that kept kids moving for 20 full minutes, three times a week. 2. Control classes got the state's routine health and PE classes, which featured little aerobic activity. 3. One group was removed from class a part of each day for individualized instruction from nurses, plus the vigorous exercise. If you didn't read the article, guess which group had the "best" results, i.e. biggest drop in cholesterol? If you chose #1, you got it right! Which was a surprise to funders, the National Institute of Nursing Research. "I was very surprised," said Harrell, a UNC nursing professor. "I was convinced the nurses would do better." She says stressing fun, high-aerobic activity probably was the key--kids ran relays or raced around schoolyards playing parachute instead of doing boring sit-ups or standing around awaiting a turn at bat. Parents weren't involved in the study; so it is assumed home diets remained the same. The intervention lasted two months, but a year later cholesterol levels remained low. NIH is hoping schools nationwide will adopt the new program. Margo Margo Harris Technology In Education Institute Seattle, WA Email: margo@techined.com Web: http://www.techined.com/ ------------------------------ #1463 Date: Wed, 5 Aug 1998 08:33:52 -0400 From: "Simmons, Rob" Subject: Re: School Health Education Works?!!! ** The Third Issue of IEJHE is here: http://131.230.221.136/iejhe ** Check out the SPM Web Page: http://spm.org As a follow-up to Margo's comments, I believe the curriculum used in the study was from Heart Power!, an excellent K-8 grade curriculum from the American Heart Association that targets nutrition, exercise and tobacco use prevention. Hopefully, the study results will be widely publicized throughout the education system and will serve as a catalyst for increased interest in school health education. Rob Rob Simmons, Dr.PH, MPH, CHES Manager, Community Relations and Health Education Government and Community Relations Christiana Care Corporation PO Box 1668 Wilmington, DE 19899-1668 (302) 428-4277 (302) 428-2637 fax -----Original Message----- From: Margo Harris [SMTP:margo@TECHINED.COM] Sent: Tuesday, August 04, 1998 8:52 PM To: HEDIR-L@SIU.EDU Subject: School Health Education Works?!!! ** The Third Issue of IEJHE is here: http://131.230.221.136/iejhe ** Check out the SPM Web Page: http://spm.org I almost choked on my coffee this AM. The newspaper headline read, "Getting to kids early is the key to health, study finds." Did anyone else read this? The issue was exercise and nutrition education to lower cholesterol. The audience was 422 3rd and 4th graders in North Carolina. The study was funded by NIH, and it was "easy and cheap." "Essentially, it took some educational material from the American Heart Association, $100 per school to buy fitness equipment, and a day training teachers." There were actually three interventions: 1. Teachers taught healthy nutrition habits during regular classes two days a week, plus gym class that kept kids moving for 20 full minutes, three times a week. 2. Control classes got the state's routine health and PE classes, which featured little aerobic activity. 3. One group was removed from class a part of each day for individualized instruction from nurses, plus the vigorous exercise. If you didn't read the article, guess which group had the "best" results, i.e. biggest drop in cholesterol? If you chose #1, you got it right! Which was a surprise to funders, the National Institute of Nursing Research. "I was very surprised," said Harrell, a UNC nursing professor. "I was convinced the nurses would do better." She says stressing fun, high-aerobic activity probably was the key--kids ran relays or raced around schoolyards playing parachute instead of doing boring sit-ups or standing around awaiting a turn at bat. Parents weren't involved in the study; so it is assumed home diets remained the same. The intervention lasted two months, but a year later cholesterol levels remained low. NIH is hoping schools nationwide will adopt the new program. Margo Margo Harris Technology In Education Institute Seattle, WA Email: margo@techined.com Web: http://www.techined.com/ ** Are you on the HEDIR E-Mail Directories? ** Check it out at: http://131.230.221.136/hedir ------------------------------ #1464 Date: Wed, 5 Aug 1998 11:00:00 -0500 From: Joe Baker Subject: Listserv of Interest on Intl Tobacco Issues ** The Third Issue of IEJHE is here: http://131.230.221.136/iejhe ** Check out the SPM Web Page: http://spm.org Below is an announcement for this listserve. It would be great if members of the listserve could pass the announcement on to friends and colleagues and post it on relevant lists. The goal is to grow the listserve and expand the pool of people tracking international tobacco issues. (Please do not post on Globalink, where the list has already been announced.) LISTSERVE ANNOUNCEMENT: INTERNATIONAL TOBACCO CONTROL Intl-tobacco is a moderated listserve which distributes information related to international tobacco control, including news articles, analysis, updates on legislative developments in the United States related to international tobacco control, and reports from tobacco control advocates around the world. To subscribe to intl-tobacco, send an e-mail message to listproc@essential.org with the following all in one line: subscribe intl-tobacco Please post this notice on relevant lists, and accept our apologies for cross-posting. ------------------------------ #1465 Date: Wed, 5 Aug 1998 11:26:02 -0500 From: mal goldsmith Subject: Re: School Health Education Works?!!! ** The Third Issue of IEJHE is here: http://131.230.221.136/iejhe ** Check out the SPM Web Page: http://spm.org In response to Margo's coffee experience regarding the effectiveness of school health education, I would suggest readers examine the October 1985 Journal of School Health. This issue focused on the results of the school health education evaluation. The effectiveness of school health education has long been documented. In the nutrition education study parents and the school food service were not involved, so it leads me to believe that benefits were predominantly from the increased physical activity ( something our physical education colleagues might want to emphasize). Additionally, this was not a comprehensive Pre K -12 program - something that could really make a difference in the long run. I'm happy for the public relations, but always concerned when we highlight these quick -"successful" programs. We need to emphasize the documentation of what really could be accomplished with comprehensive programs. >I almost choked on my coffee this AM. The newspaper headline read, >"Getting to kids early is the key to health, study finds." Did anyone >else read this? > >The issue was exercise and nutrition education to lower cholesterol. >The audience was 422 3rd and 4th graders in North Carolina. The study >was funded by NIH, and it was "easy and cheap." "Essentially, it took >some educational material from the American Heart Association, $100 per >school to buy fitness equipment, and a day training teachers." > >There were actually three interventions: >1. Teachers taught healthy nutrition habits during regular classes two >days a week, plus gym class that kept kids moving for 20 full minutes, >three times a week. >2. Control classes got the state's routine health and PE classes, which >featured little aerobic activity. >3. One group was removed from class a part of each day for >individualized instruction from nurses, plus the vigorous exercise. > >If you didn't read the article, guess which group had the "best" >results, i.e. biggest drop in cholesterol? If you chose #1, you got it >right! Which was a surprise to funders, the National Institute of >Nursing Research. "I was very surprised," said Harrell, a UNC nursing >professor. "I was convinced the nurses would do better." She says >stressing fun, high-aerobic activity probably was the key--kids ran >relays or raced around schoolyards playing parachute instead of doing >boring sit-ups or standing around awaiting a turn at bat. > >Parents weren't involved in the study; so it is assumed home diets >remained the same. > >The intervention lasted two months, but a year later cholesterol levels >remained low. NIH is hoping schools nationwide will adopt the new >program. Margo > >Margo Harris >Technology In Education Institute >Seattle, WA >Email: margo@techined.com >Web: http://www.techined.com/ > >** Are you on the HEDIR E-Mail Directories? >** Check it out at: http://131.230.221.136/hedir > > ******************* Mal Goldsmith, Ph.D., CHES Coordinator of Health Education Box 1126 Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, IL 62026 (618) 650-3857 (618) 650-3369 FAX ------------------------------ #1466 Date: Wed, 5 Aug 1998 00:41:31 +1000 From: donardell Subject: Tonight's Wellness Internet Show ** The Third Issue of IEJHE is here: http://131.230.221.136/iejhe ** Check out the SPM Web Page: http://spm.org Greetings: The following questions have been submitted DURING the week--more expected during the show. Tune in or invite your students to do so. If you have any great answers, especially to the identity and performance of the oldest Ironman (no, smartie, it's not me!), let me know--have looked in vain for answer to this one, so far. Address of show before, during or after LIVE broadcast tonight at 7 pm eastern time is www.yourhealth.com Be well--enjoy. Don Ardell 1. What are the key issue areas in wellness? I know you want to move the concept beyond fitness and nutrition--and the corporate/hospital focus on risk reduction, disease avoidance and preachy medical awareness and self-care. But, where would you take the wellness philosophy? 2. What is the runner's high? It is for real? I'm a marathon runner but I have never experienced any such thing. Please explain. 3. How old was the oldest person to successfully complete the Iron Man Race? Who was this person, when did they compete & what was their time of completion? 4. WOULD FASTING ONE DAY PER MONTH BE CONSIDERED HEALTHY. I AM THIRTY-THREE YEARS OLD AND IN GOOD HEALTH. I AM ALWAYS LOOKING FOR "GOOD HEALTH IDEAS". 5. I wasn't here last week for the self-renewal theme, so I'm just getting around to participating in that one. It seems only one person had a question related to it -- the person who takes sabaticals. How long is a sabatical, usually? What career levels will allow them? What other suggestions can you think of (or do you know of that people do) that could possibly be a self-renewal situation? 6. What kinds of things are associated with a brown vaginal discharge? I have had heart burn co-inciding with the discharge (3 days discharge, 3 days heart burn). I am 18 and sexually active. My period began on a Friday, and I had intercourse the following friday, which was 11 days ago. I also have been diagnosed with HSV-1 (March of this year). Please help me. :( Worried in Denver 7 What's the deal with kava? Is it likely to be useful for, say, anxiety attacks and that sort of thing? Thanks. Jamie 8 Any secrets to happiness? I have been living in a manner consistent with wellness but my focus has been on fitness and nutrition. What can I do to find happiness? Irene in Leesburg. 9 Is there any truth to the rumor that Dave Barry recently wrote that "...odds are that you, personally (meaning the typical American, not you, Dr. Ardell) are a big wad of fat?" Say it isn't so but, if it is, why did he write that in his most recent column? 10 I know you think the lack of responsibility is one of society's greatest ills. Any examples come to mind of notables actually TAKING responsibility for their screwups? 11 Do you approve of Congressional efforts to pass a so-called "Bill of Patients Rights?" 12 Don't you think we're all entitled to the best medical care that money can buy? 13 What is homocysteine? Should I know more about this? 14 What is the reference to "the female triad" in terms of medical problems? I understand that this triad of problems are addressed in the ASCM's latest certificate program. 15 I read the other day that far more people are injured participating in less strenuous sports such as golf, softball and tennis than in triathlons. How can this be? 16 Any idea what "demographic transition theory" means? I know you are interested in population control as a wellness issue--it's related to this issue but not sure what it represents and I have to know for a class! 17 How does a welllness oriented, competitive triathlete like yourself deal with the hazards of the sun re skin cancer? 18 It is a good idea to run on bad air days? Or, is running or other outdoor exercise SO good for me that I should do it no matter the conditions? 19 Isn't wellness a bit like utilitarianism? 20 What is known about preventing eating disorders in young children? I'm a bit worried about my two daughters, aged 11 and 12. Thank you. 21 Any words of inspiration tonight? 22 Do you believe that humor can affect the effectiveness of the immune system? 23 One of the most stressful things in America today is the filing of income tax and the IRS. Senator Richard Lugar of Indiana has drafted Senate Resolution 16 which proposes the abolishment of income taxes and the IRS and replaces it with a national sales tax of 15%. A national sales tax is the most responsible federal tax. A national sales tax is the only fair way of collecting tax to support the government by including EVERYONE EQUALLY. What do you think? 24 I keep hearing about the "mind/body" connection. What's this all about? What kind of evidence supports the claims--and what ARE the claims? 25 What was the highlight of the national wellness conference? I tuned in a few weeks ago when you broadcast from the event in Wisconsin, somewhere. Would you recommend it to a non-professional like myself? 26 I have a friend who is an "actuary." An actuary is a brainy accountant-like critter who has to undergo ten rigid stages of testing to become a "Fellow" in the Society of Actuaries even, I presume, if she's a girl and doesn't really want to be a "Fellow," strictly speaking. Anyway, she tells me you gave a great speech to this group at their annual convention in San Francisco long ago. Do you remember that and, if so, what did you say that was so great? Helen in Bozeman 27 Hi Dr. Ardell. I know you're not a physician but you seem knowledgeable about a lot of related matters and I like your wellness outlook a lot. I think I'm anorexic. I'll spare you the details but my question is--how can I know if my fanatical desire to stay thin (I think I'm lean and fit, not skinny and I am quite successful at sports) is unhealthy? Thanks. Margie from Des Moines 28 You have on several occasions suggested that freedom of speech and other democratic rights are or at least should be part of the wellness agenda, for such rights are never 100% secure. Can you give an example of how someone interested in your broader vision of wellness ("existential" wellness) might respond to a contemporary issue in this spirit? 29 Are there exercises I can do in a car or bus? Are they really effective? 30 Should I do short or long periods of exercise for optimal effects re weight loss? 31 What are some obstacles to corporate wellness programs? I don't understand why every company does not have an emphasis on living healthy lifestyles. 32 My daughter has asthma that requires at times 6 different prescription meds which include oral steriods. i often wonder about the pschological aspects of her dependence on so much medication at such a young age.(9) can this have effects on her self esteem etc..? 33 Have you heard of the SUGAR BUSTERS diet? ------------------------------ #1467 Date: Wed, 5 Aug 1998 13:39:00 -0400 From: "White, Deborah A." Subject: Initiation of Tobacco Awareness Program ** The Third Issue of IEJHE is here: http://131.230.221.136/iejhe ** Check out the SPM Web Page: http://spm.org FROM:White, Deborah A. TO:HEDIR CC: SUBJECT:Initiation of Tobacco Awareness Program DATE: 08-05-1998 13:30 PRIORITY: ATTACHMENT: =AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF= AF=AF=AF= =AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF= AF=AF=AF= =AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF= AF=AF=AF= =AF=AF=AF=AF Dear Fellow HEDIRS: I have been approached by students from the local high school who are very concerned about the smoking problem among their peers. At this point, the only information students receive about smoking is in a four month general health education course, of which one unit covers tobacco. No other program i place that aims to prevent smoking. Most recently there has been a problem with smoking in the bathrooms. The school's response has been to keep the bathrooms locked. Key Club representatives want to address the issue. = What experiences have any of you had in dealing with the tobacco issue in schools, and more specifically, what kinds of programs have you seen successfully implemented by student groups? I would like to share names, addresses and phone numbers of potential contacts with these students = so that they can start learning about the experiences of others out there. Please respond to: Ann Feliu=20 whit1551@wonder.em.cdc.gov ------------------------------ #1468 Date: Thu, 6 Aug 1998 07:03:17 -0700 From: Margo Harris Subject: That Virus Again?! ** The Third Issue of IEJHE is here: http://131.230.221.136/iejhe ** Check out the SPM Web Page: http://spm.org No, but in case you don't trust the word of a health educator, or the great urban myth sites that have been shared on the topic of computer viruses, here's another possibility. Rebecca Quick wrote this week's Watching the Web column in the Wall Street Journal, and she shared four different sites on computer security. Here's one you might want to add to your Favorites/Bookmarks: "Computer Virus Myths - Once you've read enough about computer security to develop an acute sense of paranoia, stop by this site for a reality check. Created by computer-security analyst Rob Rosenberger, this site attempts to quell public hysteria over supposed computer viruses. It has a huge A-to-Z catalog describing the hoaxes that have circulated through cyberspace, and even attempts to trace the origins of many. The site also hands out Computer Virus Hysteria Awards, bestowed on figures who have done the most to whip up a public frenzy over what later turned out to be a hoax. http://www.kumite.com/myths/ " Just thought you'd like to know. Margo Margo Harris Technology In Education Institute Seattle, WA Email: margo@techined.com Web: http://www.techined.com/ ------------------------------ #1469 Date: Thu, 6 Aug 1998 11:18:46 -0400 From: Isabel Burk Subject: statistics and reports ** The Third Issue of IEJHE is here: http://131.230.221.136/iejhe ** Check out the SPM Web Page: http://spm.org These reports are available online from the U.S. Dept.of Education: > Early Childhood > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > "Characteristics of Children's Early Care & Education > Programs: Data from the 1995 National Household." Examines > the characteristics of the care & education children receive > on a regular basis from individuals & organizations before > they enter school. > http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=98128XXXXX > Healthy Children > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > "America's Children: Key National Indicators of Well-Being, > 1998." Presents 23 key indicators on important aspects of > children's lives, including their economic security, health, > behavior & social environment, & education, & monitors changes > in these indicators over time. > http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=98140XXXXX > High School Dropouts > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > "Subsequent Educational Attainment of High School Dropouts." > Looks at 1988 8th graders who dropped out of high school & > examines their subsequent educational & employment experiences > as of 1994. > http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=98085XXXXX -- Isabel Burk, M.S., CHES The Health Network 11 Adam Place New City, NY 10956 (914) 638-3569 fax: (914) 638-1928 E-mail: iburk@idt.net ------------------------------ #1470 Date: Thu, 6 Aug 1998 10:56:31 -0500 From: Molly Daniel Subject: arts-based prevention programs (a sequel) ** The Third Issue of IEJHE is here: http://131.230.221.136/iejhe ** Check out the SPM Web Page: http://spm.org Here is a sequel to the information I summarized last week regarding resources for persons interested in arts-based prevention programs: Correction on previous listing: STAR Theatre in New York (an HIV/AIDS prevention/intervention program) is located at Mt. Sinai Adolescent Health Center (not Montefiore). The director of theatre is Cydelle Berlin. Phone (212) 423-2927. The University of Massachusetts Peer Health Education Program includes the "Not Ready for Bedtime Players," a student theater troupe whose performances address sex, masturbation, disordered eating, inter-racial dating and much more. (information available at http://www.umass.edu/uhs/healthpe.html#NRBP). The Under Pressure Program used a live musical play, "Captain Clean," and post-performance dialogue and role playing to engage Chicago public junior and senior high school students in substance abuse prevention discussions. Complete description published by Safer, L.A. and Harding, C.G, "Under Pressure Program: Using live theatre to investigate adolescents' attitudes and behavior related to drug and alcohol abuse education and prevention," Adolescence, 28(108): 135-148, 1993. See also Harding et al., "Using live theatre combined with role-playing and discussion to examine what at-risk adolescents think about substance abuse, its consequences, and prevention," Adolescence, 31(124):783-796, 1996. HealthWorks Theatre of Chicago has been in active in AIDS prevention education for the past 10 years. They are now active in 14 states. See information about their organization and projects at http://healthworkstheatre.com/aboutus.html. Not quite a prevention-based program, but an improvisational theatre troupe which performs in a clinical setting, Playback Theatre of Shands Hospital, Jacksonville, FL. (see http://www.artashealing.org/ahfwpaul.htm). The community-wide alcohol abuse prevention program Project Northland used live theater as a prevention strategy. Through a collaboration with Child's Play Theatre Company of Minneapolis, a production titled "It's My Party" was developed for performance by eighth-grade students. (See Perry et al., "Project Northland: Outcomes of a community-wide alcohol use prevention program during early adolescence," Am. J. Pub. Health 86(7), p. 958, 1996. (full article appears on pp. 956-965). ------- Molly Daniel voice: 217-258-2195 Grants Specialist fax: 217-258-2288 Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center email: mdaniel@sblhs.org 1000 Health Center Drive www.sarahbush.org P.O. Box 372 Mattoon, IL 61938-0372 ------------------------------ #1471 Date: Thu, 6 Aug 1998 11:42:59 -0500 From: Kai Love Subject: List Serve ** The Third Issue of IEJHE is here: http://131.230.221.136/iejhe ** Check out the SPM Web Page: http://spm.org Can you please remove from your list serve? Thank You ------------------------------ #1472 Date: Thu, 6 Aug 1998 14:34:22 -0400 From: ICHFP Subject: internship opportunity ** The Third Issue of IEJHE is here: http://131.230.221.136/iejhe ** Check out the SPM Web Page: http://spm.org This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_004C_01BDC147.4DD6BF40 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Please forward this to any potentially interested students you may have: Excellent Opportunity for Health Education Student Intern A qualified undergraduate or graduate public health or health education = student is needed to research and write materials related to = team-building, interdisciplinary teams, primary care research, and/or = public policy. Communities across the United States will then use these = materials to better their local health programs. Health topics that may = also be covered are rural health, school health, urban health, poverty, = and more. 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------------------------------ #1473 Date: Thu, 6 Aug 1998 17:15:30 -0500 From: "Judy Harris (by way of \"Mark J. Kittleson, Ph.D.\" )" Subject: Bloodborne Pathogens Coourse On line ** The Third Issue of IEJHE is here: http://131.230.221.136/iejhe ** Check out the SPM Web Page: http://spm.org Been asked to send this over the HEDIR: Could you please put the attached information on the HEDIR? I had 12 students take the course summer term and almost all were health educators from all over the world! I really appreciate having this as an avenue to advertise our on line classes.Thanks. We also have an on-line pharmacology class that should be up and running this fall. I'll let you know when we have it complete. Bloodborne Pathogens Training Via Internet: 4 Continuing Education Credits. Portland Community College's Institute for Health Professionals (IHP) is offering a class entitled "Bloodborne Pathogens: OSHA Regulations" over the Internet summer term. You can preview this course on the internet at http://www.online.pcc.edu/courses/bloodborne/ You can get 4 contact hours of continuing education credit for this class. IHP offers continuing education credit for the following groups of health professionals: Medical Assistants, Addiction Counselors, Adult Foster Care Providers, Health Educators, (CHES credits are available), Dental assistants, Dental hygienists, Licensed counselors and therapists, Social Workers, Nursing Home Administrators, Chiropractors, Radiologic Technologists, Nurses, Nurse Practitioners, EMTs, Occupational and physical therapists. Description: This course will provide medical, dental, and other health care workers with basic information needed to comply with OSHA annual training regulations regarding exposure to bloodborne pathogens. A basic over of epidemiology, followed by the latest research developments in the field will be presented. Instructor: Pat Preston MS, is an infection control consultant for the medical and non- medical industry. He has been teaching bloodborne pathogens course at PCC for the past 6 years. You can register on line by clicking on the "registration" button. The CRN of the fall term course is 44865. You work at your own pace. Class starts June 23, 1998 and all work and exam must be complete by Dec. 11, 1998. The fee is $64 , the college will bill you for the amount. If you want CHES credits there will be an additional $16 . Please make out a separate check and send it to PCC c/o IHP- CPWTC #208. Please send a note referring to the course Number and that you want CHES credits. I will send you a certificate in the mail upon completion of the exam. You can email me for more information at jharris@pcc.edu or call Judy Harris, at (503) 731-6630. ------------------------------ #1474 Date: Thu, 6 Aug 1998 17:16:01 -0500 From: "Judy Harris (by way of \"Mark J. Kittleson, Ph.D.\" )" Subject: Re: Bloodborne Pathogens Coourse On line ** The Third Issue of IEJHE is here: http://131.230.221.136/iejhe ** Check out the SPM Web Page: http://spm.org There was an error in the first attachment. This one is correct. Judy Bloodborne Pathogens Training Via Internet: 4 Continuing Education Credits. Portland Community College's Institute for Health Professionals (IHP) is offering a class entitled "Bloodborne Pathogens: OSHA Regulations" over the Internet summer term. You can preview this course on the internet at http://www.online.pcc.edu/courses/bloodborne/ You can get 4 contact hours of continuing education credit for this class. IHP offers continuing education credit for the following groups of health professionals: Medical Assistants, Addiction Counselors, Adult Foster Care Providers, Health Educators, (CHES credits are available), Dental assistants, Dental hygienists, Licensed counselors and therapists, Social Workers, Nursing Home Administrators, Chiropractors, Radiologic Technologists, Nurses, Nurse Practitioners, EMTs, Occupational and physical therapists. Description: This course will provide medical, dental, and other health care workers with basic information needed to comply with OSHA annual training regulations regarding exposure to bloodborne pathogens. A basic over of epidemiology, followed by the latest research developments in the field will be presented. Instructor: Pat Preston MS, is an infection control consultant for the medical and non- medical industry. He has been teaching bloodborne pathogens course at PCC for the past 6 years. You can register on line by clicking on the "registration" button. The CRN of the fall term course is 44865. You work at your own pace. Class starts June 23, 1998 and all work and exam must be complete by Dec. 11, 1998. The fee is $64 , the college will bill you for the amount. If you want CHES credits there will be an additional $16 . Please make out a separate check and send it to PCC c/o IHP- CPWTC #208. Please send a note referring to the course Number and that you want CHES credits. I will send you a certificate in the mail upon completion of the exam. You can email me for more information at jharris@pcc.edu or call Judy Harris, at (503) 731-6630. ------------------------------ #1475 Date: Fri, 7 Aug 1998 07:31:16 -0500 From: Randy and Susan Mills Subject: Health education for homeless population ** The Third Issue of IEJHE is here: http://131.230.221.136/iejhe ** Check out the SPM Web Page: http://spm.org I am doing an internship at a homeless facility and would appreciate any advice frm others who have worked with the homeless about health education programs for this population. I am curently trying to design a program for their charter school which will serve K-5th graders on site, but would alsoappreciate information for adults as well. Thanks. ------------------------------ #1476 Date: Fri, 7 Aug 1998 07:34:39 -0700 From: "Sandra Smith, MPH, CHES" Subject: Re: Health education for homeless population ** The Third Issue of IEJHE is here: http://131.230.221.136/iejhe ** Check out the SPM Web Page: http://spm.org --------------7700809611D99307D46CFB29 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Consider a program that combines health education and literacy. See Empowerment Health Education in Adult Literacy: A Guide for Public Helath and Adult Literacy Practitioners, Policy Makers and Funders, by Marcia Hohn. Available free from National Institute for Literacy 800-228-8813. SS > > > I am doing an internship at a homeless facility and would appreciate any advice frm others who have > worked with the homeless about health education programs for this population. I am curently trying to > design a program for their charter school which will serve K-5th graders on site, but would > alsoappreciate information for adults as well. Thanks. > > ** Are you on the HEDIR E-Mail Directories? > ** Check it out at: http://131.230.221.136/hedir -- ------------------------------------------------------------------- Sandra Smith, MPH, CHES sandras@u.washington.edu Editor, Beginnings: A Practical Guide Through Your Pregnancy Editor, http://www.PrenatalEd.com Practice Development, Inc. 2821 2nd Avenue #1601 Seattle WA 98121 Health Education Specialist UW Center for Health Education & Research 901 Boren Avenue #1100 Seattle WA 98104-3508 Phone 206-441-7046 Fax 206-728-1926 Campus Mail 359932 ------------------------------ #1477 Date: Fri, 7 Aug 1998 10:04:13 -0500 From: Jim Hendricks Subject: Re: Health education for homeless population ** The Third Issue of IEJHE is here: http://131.230.221.136/iejhe ** Check out the SPM Web Page: http://spm.org "Growing, Growing Strong" is a comprehensive health education curriculum for young children and would be appropriate for use with K-2 graders in homeless situations. It is inexpensive, easy to use, and selected topics can be used as appropriate. The focus is on the child and "his world, his family, his community," - helping the child to understand and feel good about his or her own family and support system, even though in a homeless situation that can be difficult. Growing, Growing Strong is available from Redleaf Press 1-800-423-8309 Cost is $24.95 You might also be interested in "Hip on Health" available from the American School Health Association. "Hip" is a series of reproducible parent information sheets that give information on various child health and safety topics, ranging from chicken pox, to pedestrian safety, to discipline. There are two sets (15 topics each) currently available, and hopefully, additional sets will be available soon. This information has been used successfully families of all income brackets and situations, including Head Start. Randy and Susan Mills wrote: > > ** The Third Issue of IEJHE is here: http://131.230.221.136/iejhe > ** Check out the SPM Web Page: http://spm.org > > I am doing an internship at a homeless facility and would appreciate any advice frm others who have > worked with the homeless about health education programs for this population. I am curently trying to > design a program for their charter school which will serve K-5th graders on site, but would > alsoappreciate information for adults as well. Thanks. > > ** Are you on the HEDIR E-Mail Directories? > ** Check it out at: http://131.230.221.136/hedir ------------------------------ #1478 Date: Fri, 7 Aug 1998 08:49:39 -0700 From: Margo Harris Subject: Virus Name Update ** The Third Issue of IEJHE is here: http://131.230.221.136/iejhe ** Check out the SPM Web Page: http://spm.org Okay, it's Friday, and this made me laugh. It's not original, and I didn't intend to offend anyone. Happy Friday! Margo NEW COMPUTER VIRUS NAMES Lorena Bobbit Virus turns your hard disk into a 3.5 inch floppy Woody Allen Virus bypasses the motherboard and turns on a daughter card Tonya Harding Virus turns your .BAT files into lethal weapons Paul Revere Virus warns of an impending virus infection: 1 if by LAN, 2 if by C:\ Hillary Rodham Clinton Virus instantly turns 1K of disk space into 1 Meg Joey Buttafuaco Virus only attacks minor files Ronald Reagan Virus saves your data, but forgets where it's stored Jane Fonda Virus attacks your hard drive's FAT Oprah Winfrey virus your 200MB hard drive suddenly shrinks to 80MB, and then slowly expands to 300MB AT&T Virus every three minutes it tells you what great service you are getting MCI Virus every three minutes it reminds you that you're paying too much for the AT&T virus Politically Correct Virus never calls itself a "virus," but instead refers to itself as "electronic microorganism" Adam and Eve Virus takes a couple of bytes out of your Apple computer Airline Virus you're in Dallas, but your data is in Singapore Freudian Virus your computer becomes obsessed with its own motherboard. Or becomes very jealous of the size of your friend's hard drive PBS Virus your computer stops every few minutes to ask for money LAPD Virus it claims it feels threatened by the other files on your PC and erases them in "self-defense" Mike Tyson Virus it takes a byte out of every file O.J. Virus it claims that it did not, could not and would not delete two of your files and vows to find the virus that did it. ---------------------------------------- Margo Harris Technology In Education Institute Seattle, WA Email: margo@techined.com Web: http://www.techined.com/ ------------------------------ #1479 Date: Fri, 7 Aug 1998 11:48:44 EST From: Kim Adams Subject: homeless nutrition issues in the rural community ** The Third Issue of IEJHE is here: http://131.230.221.136/iejhe ** Check out the SPM Web Page: http://spm.org I am preparing for a presentation on homeless rural nutritional issues. The presentation is divided into three sections and speakers. There will a a physician, psychologist and dietitian speaking on the topic. I will be presenting on the nutritional issues and would love to know what you all would like to hear from such a presentation. I am also interested in any information you all have on this topic within each of the areas. I will pass it on to the other team members. Thank you for the site information just listed I take full advantage of the information. Thanks-Kim Adams ------------------------------ #1480 Date: Fri, 7 Aug 1998 11:32:35 -0700 From: "Mark P. Fulop" Subject: Re: Initiation of Tobacco Awareness Program ** The Third Issue of IEJHE is here: http://131.230.221.136/iejhe ** Check out the SPM Web Page: http://spm.org > What experiences have any of you had in dealing with the tobacco issue > in schools, If the California experience is typical we might be in trouble. This week 2 large statewide evaluation reports have come across my desk. One is an independent evaluation of tobacco control projects in CA and the other is the latest KAB survey from the state. Here is the CA perspective: 1. Approximately 28.1 million $ per year goes through the dept. of ed for k-12 tobacco prevention. 2. In July 95-Dec 96 approximately 2 million was spent on youth specific tobacco counter-advertising 3. Roughly 25% of community program dollars were targeting youth 4. Smoking rates among youth were 9.2% in 1990, 9.2% in 1993, and 12.0% in 1996. With all the CI +/- it basically is a wash. We haven't touched teen smoking despite big dollars being spent on prevention. More specific to your question, the 95-96 school year suggested that schools were doing the following kinds of tobacco prevention: (n=53 schools) 1. Tobacco Lessons roughly 50-60% 2. Great American Smokeout Roughly 60-65% 3. Cessation programs roughly 60% 85% 4. Assembly/events roughly 15-20% 5. Tobacco Contest roughly 30-35% 6. Peer education roughly 70-80% 7. Anti-tobacco club roughly 10-20% 8. Other roughly15% The one promising practice that I am aware of is a small foundation in north San Diego County. They have a www site at http://www.buttbreath.org this program does on campus events, develops an ongoing comic strip, and promotes cessation among youth using yoga as an alternative to smoking. The project is just completed a baseline year and are looking to see some evaluation outcomes in the next year. check out their www site. Also, our project has just put up the draft of our www site and are hoping to use it as a place of dialogue and strategy exchange locally but would love perspectives of others. http://www.exposetobacco.org Mark Fulop, MPH, CHES Director and Health Information Architect South Coast Collective Exposing the Truth About Tobacco ------------------------------ #1481 Date: Fri, 7 Aug 1998 21:47:44 -0400 From: Isabel Burk Subject: got these from a guy..... ** The Third Issue of IEJHE is here: http://131.230.221.136/iejhe ** Check out the SPM Web Page: http://spm.org Hi all! I got these from a guy friend, and they're pretty good. I haven't received the female equivalent but I'm an equal opportunity appreciator of humor, so pass it on if you've seen it. Iz > HOW TO TALK ABOUT MEN AND STILL BE POLITICALLY CORRECT > > 1. He does not have a beer gut; > He has developed a Liquid Grain Storage Facility. > > 2. He is not quiet; > He is a Conversational Minimalist. > > 3. He is not stupid; > He suffers from Minimal Cranial Development. > > 4. He does not get lost all thee time; > He discovers Alternative Destinations. > > 5. He is not balding; > He is in Follicle Regression. > > 6. He is not a redneck; > He is a Genetically-Related American. > > 7. You do not kiss him; > You become Facially Conjoined. > > 8. He is not a cradle robber; > He prefers Generationally Differential Relationships. > > 9. He does not get falling-down drunk; > He becomes Accidentally Horizontal. > > 10. He does not act like a total ass; > He develops a Case Of Rectal-Cranial Inversion. > > 11. He is not short; > He is Anatomically Compact. > > 12. He does not have a rich daddy; > He is a Recipient Of Parental Asset Infusion. > > 13. He does not constantly talk about cars; > He has a Vehicular Addiction. > > 14. He does not have a hot body; > He is Physically Combustible. > > 15. He is not unsophisticated; > He is Socially Malformed. > > 16. He does not eat like a pig; > He suffers from Reverse Bulimia. > -- Isabel Burk, M.S., CHES The Health Network 11 Adam Place New City, NY 10956 (914) 638-3569 fax: (914) 638-1928 E-mail: iburk@idt.net ------------------------------ #1482 Date: Sat, 8 Aug 1998 13:58:49 -0700 From: "Sandra Smith, MPH, CHES" Subject: Quick Quiz: Prenatal Health Education ** The Third Issue of IEJHE is here: http://131.230.221.136/iejhe ** Check out the SPM Web Page: http://spm.org Hedirs: You are invited to take the Prenatal Ed Quick Quiz New at http://PrenatalEd.com Test your knowledge of Prenatal Education in this new interactive Quick Quiz. Then check out the Answer Key for correct answers, explanations, and links to detailed research reports on the evidence. OK. This is NOT school, so you can skip right to the Answer Key if you want. And you can take the test over as often as you like to improve your score. When you finish, scroll down to the bottom of any page, click on my email address, and tell me how you did, and how you liked it. Good luck. Happy learning. SS ------------------------------------------------------------------- Sandra Smith, MPH, CHES sandras@u.washington.edu Editor, Beginnings: A Practical Guide Through Your Pregnancy Editor, http://www.PrenatalEd.com Practice Development, Inc. 2821 2nd Avenue #1601 Seattle WA 98121 Health Education Specialist UW Center for Health Education & Research 901 Boren Avenue #1100 Seattle WA 98104-3508 Phone 206-441-7046 Fax 206-728-1926 Campus Mail 359932 ---------------------------------- #1483 Date: Tue, 11 Aug 1998 08:54:05 -0400 From: Mary Hundley Subject: AAHE Skin Cancer Coordinator ** The Third Issue of IEJHE is here: http://131.230.221.136/iejhe ** Check out the SPM Web Page: http://spm.org ------------------------------ #1484 Date: Tue, 11 Aug 1998 12:02:52 -0400 From: Mary Hundley Subject: Project Coordinator, Skin Cancer Prevention AAHE ** The Third Issue of IEJHE is here: http://131.230.221.136/iejhe ** Check out the SPM Web Page: http://spm.org Project Coordinator, Skin Cancer Prevention=20 The American Association for Health Education (AAHE), based in Reston, Virginia and one of the six associations comprising the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (AAHPERD) seeks Skin Cancer Prevention Project Coordinator to plan, organize, evaluate and manage project activities. Requires Master's degree in health education, Certified Health Education Specialist preferred; computer skills including word processing (Microsoft Word) and data management; excellent writing and verbal communication skills; and ability to travel. Position is full-time and based on continued receipt of external funding. Please FAX (703/476-9537) or forward a r=E9sum=E9 = with cover letter to AAHE/AAHPERD, 1900 Association Drive, Reston, VA 20191. Salary history required for applicant to receive further consideration. Excellent benefits package. Review of candidates will begin 9/2/98. AA/EEO Employer Thanks to all who let me know it was garbled. Hope you can read now. Mary Mary Hundley AAHE Administrative Assistant 1900 Association Drive Reston, VA 20191-1599 703/476-3437 703/476-6638 fax http://www.aahperd.org/aahe/aahe.html ------------------------------ #1485 Date: Tue, 11 Aug 1998 12:03:10 -0400 From: "Reeve, Rebecca HSF" Subject: City of Austin Wellness ** The Third Issue of IEJHE is here: http://131.230.221.136/iejhe ** Check out the SPM Web Page: http://spm.org I'm trying to find out what the City of Austin TX wellness program is like, who to contact, etc. We're getting a new city manager from Austin, and I'd like to know more about the program he has experienced. If you can help me out, please respond to me at the e-mail below. Thanks! Rebecca Rebecca H. Reeve, PhD, CHES Health Promotion Program Manger Institute for Quality Health, UVA Health Services Foundation 141 Ednam Drive Charlottesville, VA 22903 ph 804-979-9355 fx 804-979-5146 e-mail rhr5c@virginia.edu ------------------------------ #1486 Date: Tue, 11 Aug 1998 15:57:48 -0700 From: "Sandra Smith, MPH, CHES" Subject: Russian Speakers in US ** The Third Issue of IEJHE is here: http://131.230.221.136/iejhe ** Check out the SPM Web Page: http://spm.org Greetings Listmates: We are translating and adapting perinatal health information for Russian speakers in the US. The group we are working with are a community in Oregon. They are a religious group with refugee status. As Pentacostals they are offended by info on sexuality and birth control. We want to develop materials that will be useful and appropriatefor as many Russian speakers as possible, recognizing that the materials may have to be further tailored for certain communities - perhaps this Oregon group. And we are chewing on the dilemma of how to balance cultural sensitivity and important public health messages. Can anyone on the list tell us if this Oregon group is representative of Russian speakers in the US. Or, asked another way, what proportion of US Russian speakers are Pentacostal. Any comments from others who haveworked with Russian immigrant populations are welcome. Thanks in advance for your assistance. SS ------------------------------------------------------------------- Sandra Smith, MPH, CHES sandras@u.washington.edu Editor, Beginnings: A Practical Guide Through Your Pregnancy Editor, http://www.PrenatalEd.com Practice Development, Inc. 2821 2nd Avenue #1601 Seattle WA 98121 Health Education Specialist UW Center for Health Education & Research 901 Boren Avenue #1100 Seattle WA 98104-3508 Phone 206-441-7046 Fax 206-728-1926 Campus Mail 359932 ------------------------------ #1487 Date: Tue, 11 Aug 1998 20:51:04 -0500 From: "Michael E. Young" Subject: Re: Initiation of Tobacco Awareness Program ** The Third Issue of IEJHE is here: http://131.230.221.136/iejhe ** Check out the SPM Web Page: http://spm.org One of our doctoral students (Barbara Ganley) has developed a tobacco education program for 4th graders (Ty Tiger Tobacco Awareness Program) and recruited more than 30 schools in our part of the state to participate in the program. She ran the program (not without a few problems) with college student volunteers, providing the program on a shoe string, with small gifts from a few area businesses, but no state or federal funding. She has two papers related to the program at conventions (ASHA & APHA) this fall. One deals with her initial pilot work and the second deals with first year results with the student volunteers. mike young ===================================================================== ====== meyoung@comp.uark.edu 575-5639 On Fri, 7 Aug 1998, Mark P. Fulop wrote: > ** The Third Issue of IEJHE is here: http://131.230.221.136/iejhe > ** Check out the SPM Web Page: http://spm.org > > > What experiences have any of you had in dealing with the tobacco issue > > in schools, > > If the California experience is typical we might be in trouble. This week > 2 large statewide evaluation reports have come across my desk. One is an > independent evaluation of tobacco control projects in CA and the other is > the latest KAB survey from the state. Here is the CA perspective: > > 1. Approximately 28.1 million $ per year goes through the dept. of ed for > k-12 tobacco prevention. > 2. In July 95-Dec 96 approximately 2 million was spent on youth specific > tobacco counter-advertising > 3. Roughly 25% of community program dollars were targeting youth > 4. Smoking rates among youth were 9.2% in 1990, 9.2% in 1993, and 12.0% in > 1996. With all the CI +/- it basically is a wash. We haven't touched teen > smoking despite big dollars being spent on prevention. > > More specific to your question, the 95-96 school year suggested that schools > were doing the following kinds of tobacco prevention: > (n=53 schools) > > 1. Tobacco Lessons roughly 50-60% > 2. Great American Smokeout Roughly 60-65% > 3. Cessation programs roughly 60% 85% > 4. Assembly/events roughly 15-20% > 5. Tobacco Contest roughly 30-35% > 6. Peer education roughly 70-80% > 7. Anti-tobacco club roughly 10-20% > 8. Other roughly15% > > The one promising practice that I am aware of is a small foundation in north > San Diego County. They have a www site at http://www.buttbreath.org this > program does on campus events, develops an ongoing comic strip, and promotes > cessation among youth using yoga as an alternative to smoking. The project > is just completed a baseline year and are looking to see some evaluation > outcomes in the next year. check out their www site. > > Also, our project has just put up the draft of our www site and are hoping > to use it as a place of dialogue and strategy exchange locally but would > love perspectives of others. http://www.exposetobacco.org > > Mark Fulop, MPH, CHES > Director and Health Information Architect > South Coast Collective > Exposing the Truth About Tobacco > > ** Are you on the HEDIR E-Mail Directories? > ** Check it out at: http://131.230.221.136/hedir > ------------------------------ #1488 Date: Wed, 12 Aug 1998 10:19:38 -0500 From: "Mark A. Temple" Subject: Eagle Forum Statement - Sex Questions ** The Third Issue of IEJHE is here: http://131.230.221.136/iejhe ** Check out the SPM Web Page: http://spm.org For your information: >Date: Tue, 11 Aug 1998 16:39:17 -0500 >From: Eagle Forum >Subject: Sex Questions on Illinois Test Cause Uproar - July Education Reporter >X-Sender: eagle@mail.accessus.net (Unverified) >To: edrept@eagleforum.org >X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Pro Version 3.0.5 (32) > > Sex Questions on Illinois Test Cause Uproar > > Superintendent of Education Shocked, Calls Test 'Insensitive' > >SPRINGFIELD, IL - The Illinois Goal Assessment Program (IGAP) >and its chief administrator, State Education Superintendent Joseph >Spagnolo, are under fire for a series of explicit sex questions that >appeared on a pilot test given to 11th graders in 61 Illinois high >schools. At issue are four questions dealing with HIV and STDs that >were included in the Physical Development and Health section of the >test. The questions contained references to oral and anal sex but >made no mention of abstinence, despite Illinois law mandating that >abstinence be taught as the "expected norm." > >The multiple-choice questions asked children to select, for example, >the most effective way to avoid getting a sexually-transmitted >disease. Choices included: A. Having intercourse only with people >you know; B. Limiting the frequency of sexual intercourse; C. Always >using a latex condom and foam during sexual intercourse; D. Having >only oral sex with your partner. Abstinence was not listed. > >A parent's complaint prompted the state board of education to recall >the test, but not before most of the students had already taken it. >The ensuing publicity created a furor among educators, lawmakers, >and the general public. State Senator Patrick O'Malley, vice >chairman of the Illinois Senate Education Committee, said: "I hope >that somebody accepts responsibility - all the way up to the >superintendent - and that it's done promptly and before any other >children are subjected to this trash." O'Malley is the sponsor of SB >1610, a bill to ban evaluations of feelings and attitudes on the IGAP >tests, that passed the legislature this spring and is awaiting Governor >Jim Edgar's signature. > >Karen Hayes, representative of Concerned Women for America of >Illinois, said the questions "made me ill," and called for crisis >counseling to be made available to all 11th-grade children "who were >subjected to the sexually-explicit government test questions." A >spokesman for Governor Edgar's office agreed that "it was >unfortunate that those issues, while important, weren't addressed in a >more tactful manner." Even Planned Parenthood issued an >embarrassed response. > >Illinois newspapers screamed headlines such as "Conservatives fume >over sex questions on state exam," and Superintendent Spagnolo >issued an apology on behalf of the Illinois Board of Education. "I am >as shocked and dismayed as anyone that questions as insensitive >as these would be used on any kind of assessment of Illinois >students," he wrote in a letter to the affected school administrators. >He blamed the offensive questions on a rogue employee who, he >said, sent out the tests without first having them reviewed by a >committee of education experts. > >But Illinoisans aren't buying it. The Rev. Robert Vanden Bosch, >director of Concerned Christian Americans of Lake Zurich, said an >apology cannot repair the harm done and that the children had been >"mentally molested by the state board of education." An editorial in >the June 5 edition of the Chicago Sun-Times was headlined >"Excuses, excuses," and opined that blaming "an unnamed >bureaucrat for this 'egregious error' was not good enough." The >editorial contended that the questions were no mistake, but rather >that they are "a window into the mind-set of educational bureaucrats >and assorted activists determined to force their vision of permissive >sex education on parents and students - even when the vision >conflicts with Illinois law." > >The editorial suggested that Spagnolo accept the offer of Project >Reality Director Kathleen Sullivan to provide a "Power of Abstinence" >seminar for the personnel in the Department of Education. Mrs. >Sullivan made the offer in a letter to the superintendent, pointing out >that Project Reality's abstinence-centered sex education program is >being taught in 243 Illinois schools to more than 38,000 students. >"The shocking void of any reference to abstinence in a proposed >statewide IGAP test is a clear indication that your Department of >Education is not aware of what is happening in abstinence education >and how well such education is being received by Illinois students," >Mrs. Sullivan wrote. > >Project Reality issued a press release detailing the offer to the >superintendent and describing the benefits of its "three-tiered >abstinence education program." "The vast number of related benefits >of abstinence until marriage is now becoming better understood," >Mrs. Sullivan stated in the press release. "Adolescents also need to >understand the consequences of new sexually transmitted diseases >which were not even known to exist 15 years ago, and the lack of >real protection from disease offered by the so-called 'safe sex' >proponents." > >Some legislators and pro-family groups say the test calls into >question revisions to the IGAP tests that SB 1610 will require. "The >new tests are to be individual high-stakes exams mandated for all >students," Karen Hayes says. "Their supposed purpose is to test the >new so-called 'state academic standards' which were approved last >year. The appearance of these ominous test questions goes beyond >the academic and raises speculation as to what course material is >being taught in Illinois classrooms." > >The Sun-Times editorial echoed Mrs. Hayes' concerns, adding, "The >trend is for more state involvement in running local schools through >such vehicles as testing and standards, already the subject of much >controversy." > >Though SB 1610 does allow some performance assessments in >addition to multiple choice questions, it places restrictions on them >and sets up an ongoing review team to be chaired by a parent. Sen. >O'Malley and his supporters say the bill was necessary to ensure >that the state's tests would be "academically based, with answers >that are measurable." > >Many parents look upon performance assessments as unreliable, >subjective, privacy-invading, and controversial. Professor Herbert >Walberg of the University of Illinois-Chicago says that performance >assessments are "impractical and expensive" for testing large >numbers of students, and that they have "low levels of reliability and >validity." > > ----------------------------------------------------- > > >The Illinois Goal Assessment Program pilot test contained the >four following sexually-explicit questions: > > 38.Which of these activities is least likely to expose a > person to HIV? > A.Engaging in French kissing. > B.Sharing intravenous drug needles. > C.Having unprotected sexual intercourse. > D.Receiving a blood transfusion. > > 41.Which of these is the most effective way to avoid getting > a sexually transmitted disease (STD)? > A.Having sexual intercourse only with people you know. > B.Limiting the frequency of sexual intercourse. > C.Always using a latex condom and foam during sexual > intercourse. > D.Having only oral sex with your partner. > > 43.Of the following sexual behaviors, which would put a > person at the greatest risk of getting the human > immunodeficiency virus (HIV)? > A.Giving hand-genital stimulation without a latex condom. > B.Receiving oral - genital stimulation without a latex > condom. > C.Masturbating > D.Having vaginal intercourse without a latex condom. > > 44.Of the following sexual behaviors, which would put a > person at the least risk of getting the human > immunodeficiency virus (HIV)? > A.Engaging in open-mouth kissing. > B.Receiving hand-genital stimulation without a latex > condom. > C.Having anal intercourse with a latex condom. > D.Giving oral-genital stimulation with a latex condom. > > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > >Education Reporter is published monthly by Eagle Forum Education & Legal >Defense Fund with editorial offices at 7800 Bonhomme Ave., St. Louis, MO >63105, >(314) 721-1213. The views expressed in this newsletter are those of the >persons >quoted and should not be attributed to Eagle Forum Education & Legal Defense >Fund. Annual subscription $25. Back issues available at $2. > >------------------------------------------------------------- > >Eagle Forum http://www.eagleforum.org >PO Box 618 eagle@eagleforum.org >Alton, IL 62002 Phone: 618-462-5415 Fax: 618-462-8909 >--------------------------------------------------------------- >To subscribe to Eagle E-mail >please e-mail eagle@eagleforum.org >with SUBSCRIBE in the subject line >----------------------------------------------------- > > > > > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Mark A. Temple, PhD, CHES Assistant Professor of Health, Texas Tech University MarkT@ttu.edu Visit my home page:"Temple of Health" http://www.hper.ttu.edu/temple (806) 742-2375 (806) 742-1688 FAX ___________________________________________ "You must be the change you wish to see in the world." Buddha ___________________________________________ ------------------------------ #1489 Date: Wed, 12 Aug 1998 11:19:56 -0500 From: "Michael E. Young" Subject: Re: Eagle Forum Statement - Sex Questions ** The Third Issue of IEJHE is here: http://131.230.221.136/iejhe ** Check out the SPM Web Page: http://spm.org Thanks Mark. We needed to know about this. mike young ===================================================================== ====== meyoung@comp.uark.edu 575-5639 ------------------------------ #1490 Date: Wed, 12 Aug 1998 14:16:02 -0400 From: Healthy Concepts Subject: Illinois sex questions ** The Third Issue of IEJHE is here: http://131.230.221.136/iejhe ** Check out the SPM Web Page: http://spm.org Mark- thanks for sharing this important issue with the HEDIR. It's overzealous researchers that give the rest of us a bad name. I am always grappling with the balance of getting useful and valid data, while respecting the values, needs, and concerns of schools, communities, and young people themselves. While I am vigorously opposed to abstinence-only programs, I also strongly believe that abstinence as a safe and realistic option should be part of what every student hears. The questions did not mention abstinence at all, were extremely explicit (in fact, more so than those that we were allowed to use in New york city high schools)and, if the Illinois public schools are using an abstinence-only curriculum, how could those questions be considered appropriate measures of what students had learned?! Further, how could a researcher be so naive as to think that no one would notice? It looks to me like this was poorly planned research of the worst kind- that is, the kind that damages the credibility of good research and good sex education. How unfortunate. Lisa Lieberman, PhD, CHES Healthy Concepts New City, NY ------------------------------ #1491 Date: Thu, 13 Aug 1998 10:54:28 -0500 From: mal goldsmith Subject: Re: Illinois sex questions ** The Third Issue of IEJHE is here: http://131.230.221.136/iejhe ** Check out the SPM Web Page: http://spm.org This issue was one I had written about a few months ago and I think it fair to clarify some points on behalf of the researcher. I had talked with him during this difficult time and found out that he did a random draw of questions from the National Health Education Assessment Project (a project of the Council of Chief State School Officers). The survey was a pilot project and unfortunately, of the four questions that were drawn on sexuality, none focused on abstinence. To me there are two broad issues here: The first centers around the need for explicit questions in our research. If we should be teaching the content inherent in the four questions then our assessments need to be explicit as well. Second, we do need to be sure that we don't get caught up in randomized research to the point that we lose the practicality of how questions might be perceived (this is a classic problem example). In a sense true randomization could backfire. One of the first rules of controversial areas is that you sometimes sacrifice meaningful issues if it means program survival. By the way, one of the outcomes of this experience was that the Superintendant of the State Dept. of Education did resign - something that to me was at the bottom of this whole issue. It's never easy is it? :-) At 02:16 PM 8/12/98 -0400, you wrote: >** The Third Issue of IEJHE is here: http://131.230.221.136/iejhe >** Check out the SPM Web Page: http://spm.org > >Mark- thanks for sharing this important issue with the HEDIR. It's >overzealous researchers that give the rest of us a bad name. I am always >grappling with the balance of getting useful and valid data, while >respecting the values, needs, and concerns of schools, communities, and >young people themselves. >While I am vigorously opposed to abstinence-only programs, I also strongly >believe that abstinence as a safe and realistic option should be part of >what every student hears. The questions did not mention abstinence at all, >were extremely explicit (in fact, more so than those that we were allowed >to use in New york city high schools)and, if the Illinois public schools >are using an abstinence-only curriculum, how could those questions be >considered appropriate measures of what students had learned?! Further, how >could a researcher be so naive as to think that no one would notice? > >It looks to me like this was poorly planned research of the worst kind- >that is, the kind that damages the credibility of good research and good >sex education. How unfortunate. > >Lisa Lieberman, PhD, CHES >Healthy Concepts >New City, NY > >** Are you on the HEDIR E-Mail Directories? >** Check it out at: http://131.230.221.136/hedir > > ******************* Mal Goldsmith, Ph.D., CHES Coordinator of Health Education Box 1126 Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, IL 62026 (618) 650-3857 (618) 650-3369 FAX ------------------------------ #1492 Date: Thu, 13 Aug 1998 14:45:02 CDT From: Michael Ballard Subject: Tobacco Instrument ** The Third Issue of IEJHE is here: http://131.230.221.136/iejhe ** Check out the SPM Web Page: http://spm.org Dear Colleagues: We are searching for an instrument that measures the knowledge, attitudes and behaviors of elementary students in regards to tobacco. Any information that you can provide is greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance for your responses. Sincerely, Michael D. Ballard, Ed.D., CHES Department of Public Health Western Kentucky University 1 Big Red Way Bowling Green, KY 42101 michael.ballard@wku.edu ------------------------------ #1493 Date: Thu, 13 Aug 1998 15:57:54 -0400 From: Isabel Burk Subject: FTC Orders Alcohol Makers to Report on Ads ** The Third Issue of IEJHE is here: http://131.230.221.136/iejhe ** Check out the SPM Web Page: http://spm.org I got this forwarded by the Higher Education Center for Alcohol and Other Drug Prevention. For more information, see website at http://www.edc.org/hec/ > FTC Orders Alcohol Makers to Report on Ads > > By Beth Berselli > Washington Post Staff Writer > Friday, August 7, 1998; Page F03 > > The Federal Trade Commission yesterday ordered eight major alcoholic beverage > companies to report on specific advertising practices to determine if the > industry is doing enough to discourage ads that appeal to underage drinkers. > > The FTC's order comes as makers of alcoholic beverages are spending more money > on advertising, raising concerns among public health experts and interest groups > that those pitches are reaching an inappropriate audience -- namely teenagers. > > Beer, wine and liquor companies spent $1.08 billion on ads last year, up 6 > percent from $1.02 billion in 1996, according to industry figures. Distilled > spirits companies have seen a particular spike in ad spending after they ended a > self-imposed ban on television and radio advertising. In 1995, the year before > the ban was lifted, liquor companies spent $1.4 million on broadcast ads. That > figure rose to $10 million last year. > > The companies that must file reports are beer makers Anheuser-Busch Inc., Miller > Brewing Co., Coors Brewing Co. and Stroh Brewery Co., as well as liquor and wine > firms including Joseph E. Seagram & Sons Inc., Diageo PLC, Barcardi-Martini USA > Inc. and Brown-Forman Corp. FTC staff said they were selected because they are > among the top advertisers of alcoholic products. > > The companies will have to tell the FTC in reports to be filed by Oct. 5 about > their compliance with industry codes on the content and placement of ads, their > public service activities to discourage underage drinking and their efforts to > ensure that any marketing activities on college campuses are directed at an > adult audience. > > Jodie Bernstein, director of the FTC's Bureau of Consumer Protection, stressed > that the orders are a request for information, not an attempt at law > enforcement. "We're not looking to pin any particular company to the wall," she > said. "We're trying to review with the companies how they're doing, as an > industry, at enforcing their own codes." The FTC will report its findings to > Congress. > > Public interest groups praised the FTC's actions, saying such scrutiny is long > overdue. "It's a step in the right direction," said George Hacker, who directs > the alcohol policies project for the Center for Science in the Public Interest. > "It sets the stage for eventual tighter voluntary and governmental standards to > protect underage persons from alcohol advertising appeals." > > Meanwhile, alcohol companies said they were not concerned about sharing this > information with the FTC. "This is an opportunity to talk about how we > voluntarily do this," said John De Luca, president and chief executive of the > Wine Institute, an industry group. "It's a welcome invitation." > > Also yesterday, the FTC announced settlements of charges that TV commercials for > Beck's beer and Kahlua's White Russian pre-mixed cocktail violated federal law. > The FTC said the Beck's ads inappropriately depicted young drinkers on a boat > where they were "engaging in acts that posed a substantial risk of falling > overboard and drowning." The Kahlua White Russian ads falsely claimed that the > beverage had a low alcohol content. Under the terms of the settlements, the > makers of these alcoholic beverages admitted no wrongdoing but agreed to not run > such advertisements in the future. > > c Copyright 1998 The Washington Post Company > ------------------------------------------------------------ > Forwarded by the Higher Education Center for Alcohol and Other > Drug Prevention. For more information, see our website at > http://www.edc.org/hec/ -- Isabel Burk, M.S., CHES The Health Network 11 Adam Place New City, NY 10956 (914) 638-3569 fax: (914) 638-1928 E-mail: iburk@idt.net ------------------------------ #1494 Date: Fri, 14 Aug 1998 11:13:40 -0400 From: ICHFP Subject: Request for Proposal ** The Third Issue of IEJHE is here: http://131.230.221.136/iejhe ** Check out the SPM Web Page: http://spm.org This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0052_01BDC774.972D3CE0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Request for Proposal The Interdisciplinary Community Health Fellowship Program (ICHFP) is = administered by the American Medical Student Association and supported = by the W.K. Kellogg Foundation. The ICHFP unites communities, students, and academic institutions in a = collaborative effort to work on community health issues. Community = organizations must apply for the grant and work with an academic = institution to form a team of health professional students (medical, = public health, nursing, and more) and faculty members to assist the = community in addressing health issues. The grant is for two years with $15,000 for the first year and $12,500 = for the second year, plus student stipends of $1,500 per student and an = opportunity for $10,000 more in mini-grants. If you are interested in receiving a copy of the RFP, please email your = name and address to Shadia Garrison, Project Director at = ichfp@www.amsa.org. For questions, call Shadia at (703) 620-6600 ext. = 214.=20 _______________________________________________ Shadia Garrison, M.P.H. Project Director Interdisciplinary Community Health Fellowship Program American Medical Student Association/Foundation ichfp@www.amsa.org (703) 620-6600 ext. 214 ______________________ #1495 Date: Sat, 15 Aug 1998 08:41:26 -0500 From: "Dr. William Hey" Subject: Aging textbook ** The Third Issue of IEJHE is here: http://131.230.221.136/iejhe ** Check out the SPM Web Page: http://spm.org I'm requesting some recommendations from hedir land regarding an appropriate undergraduate textbook for a health course (for health education majors) I may be teaching entitled "Health Aspects of Aging". Please include the author, publisher, and availability of instructional materials for the text. Thanks. -/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\ William Hey, PhD; Delta State University; OFF-601-846-4560; FAX 601-846-4571 Half Our Life Is Spent Trying To Find Something To Do With The Time We Have Rushed Through Life Trying To Save.---Will Rogers -\/-\/-\/-\/-\/-\/-\/-\/-\/-\/-\/-\/-\/-\/-\/-\/-\/-\/-\/-\/-\/-\/-\/-\/-\/-\/ ------------------------------ #1496 Date: Fri, 14 Aug 1998 18:41:07 -0500 From: "John R. Harvey" Subject: harvej@juno.com (John R. Harvey): Re: Grasp Estimate ** The Third Issue of IEJHE is here: http://131.230.221.136/iejhe ** Check out the SPM Web Page: http://spm.org --------- Begin forwarded message ---------- From: harvej@juno.com (John R. Harvey) To: olsen@towson.edu Cc: harvej@juno.com Subject: Re: Grasp Estimate Date: Fri, 14 Aug 1998 12:04:16 -0500 Message-ID: <19980814.183235.16870.0.harvej@juno.com> References: <9d1e3be3.35ba10ab@aol.com> <19980727.145852.3870.14.harvej@juno.com> Larry, As you probably know Edgar Dale and Jeanne Chall developed their "Readability Index" at The Ohio State University many years ago. It is recognized as the standard from which all further readability tests are compared. It uses a 3000 word familiarity list to determine readability. I worked with Dr. Dale at The Ohio State University in 1974-78. It determines the exact grade level from which understanding occurs. from grade one to 16+. It suffers from the complicated procedures which are time consuming but quite accurate if the sampling is done adequately. In 1984 I developed the "Grasp Estimate" method for easier determination of readability. It has been published in each edition of the book "Community Health Education: Settings, Roles, and Skill" since 1984 through the 4th edition in 1998. I tested several thousand booklets, publications, and books and compared it to the "Dale Chall Readability Index" by taking many samples of each and comparing the results. It had a .94 reliability and validity in every case. It has been compared to all of the recent word processing readability programs very favorably. It has the same precautions as all the rest: ---adequate sampling, and representative samples. As a health educator I was interested in only the three levels of readability "easy, moderate, and difficult." Since it is only claimed as an estimate, any further interpretations are risky. This is a quick way to estimate readability --- no more, no less. Please accept my personal regards, jrh ------------------------------------ On Thu, 13 Aug 1998 08:14:28 -0400 "Larry K. Olsen" writes: >John: > >thanks for the "GRASP" information. Who developed this >formula, and what was the basis for the "conclusions? > > >Hope you are having a good summer. > >Larry > --------- End forwarded message ---------- _____________________________________________________________________ You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com Or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866] ------------------------------ #1497 Date: Mon, 17 Aug 1998 08:20:29 -0400 From: "Kathryn W. Breighner" Subject: Health is a winner ** The Third Issue of IEJHE is here: http://131.230.221.136/iejhe ** Check out the SPM Web Page: http://spm.org Healthy Childcare, the bimonthly health and safety publication, was just named the Innovation of the Year by the Small Business Association of Michigan. Imagine it....health and safety is innovating! Out of all of the new products created in Michigan this year--pencils, cars, food products--Healthy Childcare is the best! Visit our website http://www.healthychild.net/ where the Aug-Sept. issue is now on line. Each issue includes information on nutrition, safety, illness, medicines, staff wellness, health education, and more including reproducible posters and newsletters. Visit the site for a sample copy...thanks! ------------------------------ #1498 Date: Mon, 17 Aug 1998 11:34:41 -0400 From: CMAHONEY Subject: do you know of? ** The Third Issue of IEJHE is here: http://131.230.221.136/iejhe ** Check out the SPM Web Page: http://spm.org I am looking for online professional association student groups related to human sexuality and/or health education. If you know of any please forward site name and URL. Thank you! :) ------------------------------ #1499 Date: Mon, 17 Aug 1998 13:06:16 -0400 From: Eric Buhi Subject: do you know of? -Reply ** The Third Issue of IEJHE is here: http://131.230.221.136/iejhe ** Check out the SPM Web Page: http://spm.org The Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality (SSSS) is a professional organization made up of educators, clinicians, researchers, and therapists (students can be members). They have student research grants and awards, and they encourage the professional development of students thinking about sexuality careers. Their website address is: http://www.ssc.wisc.edu/ssss/ The American Association of Sex Educators, Counselors, and Therapists would also be a nice place to check: http://www.aasect.org The Kinsey Institute (at Indiana University) has a sexuality professional organization link page at: http://www.indiana.edu/~kinsey/professional.html The Sexuality Information and Education Council of the U.S. (SIECUS) has a good link site as well: http://www.siecus.org/links/links.html Hope this helps! -Eric ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Eric Buhi, MPH, CHES Educational Program Evaluation American National Red Cross >>> CMAHONEY 08/17/98 11:34am >>> ** The Third Issue of IEJHE is here: http://131.230.221.136/iejhe ** Check out the SPM Web Page: http://spm.org I am looking for online professional association student groups related to human sexuality and/or health education. If you know of any please forward site name and URL. Thank you! :) ** Are you on the HEDIR E-Mail Directories? ** Check it out at: http://131.230.221.136/hedir ------------------------------ #1500 Date: Mon, 17 Aug 1998 15:35:15 -0400 From: Nora Howley Subject: positions for grad students in school health project ** The Third Issue of IEJHE is here: http://131.230.221.136/iejhe ** Check out the SPM Web Page: http://spm.org The Council of Chief State School Officers has two positions open for grad = students. The descriptions are posted below: I will also be happy to = answer (by email, preferably) questions about the positions #1=20 POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT INTERN Pregnancy Prevention COUNCIL OF CHIEF STATE SCHOOL OFFICERS Resource Center on Educational Equity The Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) is a nationwide = non-profit organization comprised of the public officials who head = departments of elementary and secondary education and, in some states, = other aspects of education in the state, the District of Columbia, the = Department of Defense Education Activity, and five U.S. extra-state = jurisdictions. The Resource Center on Educational Equity provides services to achieve = equity in education for minorities, women, and girls; and for disabled, = limited-English proficient, and low-income students. The Center does = research and policy formulation, develops reports and other materials, = operates grant programs, provides assistance to state education agencies, = holds working conferences, and monitors civil rights and education = programs focused on disadvantaged students. Responsibilities Intern will have primary responsibility for the compilation, management, = and reporting of data from the 1998 Survey on the Role of Schools in Teen = Pregnancy Prevention. This will include creating a database to manage the = survey data, entering data, abstracting and synthesizing qualitative data = and supporting documents, and retrieving data for reports. In addition, = intern will work with the Senior Project Associate on the writing of the = final survey report. Intern will also work on other aspects of the = Council's teen pregnancy prevention program and school health programs as = needed. Requirements Bachelors degree, enrolled in a masters degree program in education, = health, public policy, or a related field. Excellent writing skills. = Knowledge of WordPerfect and data base software (preferably Access or = Paradox). Term of internship Fall 1998 Stipend $ 10.00/hour Send resume and cover letter, and writing sample to: Pamela L. Reynolds Chief of Staff Council of Chief State School Officers One Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Suite 700 Washington, DC 20001-1431 The Council is an Equal Opportunity Employer #2 POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT Part Time Project Associate HIV/School Health Project =20 COUNCIL OF CHIEF STATE SCHOOL OFFICERS Resource Center on Educational Equity =20 The Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) is a nationwide = non-profit organization comprised of the public officials who head = departments of elementary and secondary education and, in some states, = other aspects of education in the state, the District of Columbia, the = Department of Defense Education Activity, and five U.S. extra-state = jurisdictions. The Resource Center on Educational Equity provides services to achieve = equity in education for minorities, women, and girls; and for disabled, = limited-English proficient, and low-income students. The Center does = research and policy formulation, develops reports and other materials, = operates grant programs, provides capacity building technical assistance = to state education agencies, holds working conferences, and monitors = federal and state civil rights and education programs focused on disadvanta= ged students. =20 We seek a graduate student in health education, education, public policy = or a related field who is interested in school health policy to work part = time through mid-March 1999. This position offers the opportunity to = conduct graduate level research on state policies and practices that = facilitate the adoption of effective HIV education and school health = programs. =20 This project is part of an initiative related to improving educational, = health, and other important results for young people and their families. = The ideal candidate will have prior work experience and will combine = resourcefulness and creativity with an understanding of the importance of = effective HIV education and school health programs in fostering the = educational success and overall healthy development of children and youth. = =20 Major Responsibilities =20 Provide support to the HIV/School Health project and work closely with the = project director and senior project associate. The graduate student will: = =20 Conduct research on state policies and practices that facilitate = the adoption of effective HIV education and school health programs; =20 Search out innovative federal, state, and local collaborative = efforts that show promise for improving educational, health, and other = results for children, youth, and families;=20 Develop written guidance for state agency staff based on an = analysis of innovative activities in a variety of states and localities; = and Represent the Council at meetings.=20 Qualifications =20 Familiarity with HIV education and school health programs and/or = with issues of cross-sector collaboration as a means for improving results = for disadvantaged children and families. Familiarity with the workings of = state and/or local government is also desirable. =20 Excellent oral and written communication and analytical skills = =20 Ability to work independently, quickly and under pressure =20 Solid judgment and outstanding problem-solving skills =20 An efficient and organized work style =20 An evidenced concern for and commitment to the needs of children = and families at risk =20 Undergraduate college degree and graduate work in health = education, education, and/or public policy. Salary and Benefits =20 Salary: $17-$20 per hour, depending on qualificatio= ns and experience. Excellent benefits package including health/dental/eye care = insurance, vested retirement, and transportation subsidy if employed at = least half-time (37.5 hours in a two week period). Send resume and cover letter, and writing sample to: Pamela L. Reynolds Chief of Staff Council of Chief State School Officers One Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Suite 700 Washington, DC 20001-1431 The Council is an Equal Opportunity Employer Nora L. Howley Senior Project Associate Council of Chief State School Officers One Massachuesetts Ave., NW Suite 700 Washington, DC 20001 202-336-7033 norah@ccsso.org ------------------------------ #1501 Date: Tue, 18 Aug 1998 11:16:44 -0400 From: "Sandra S. Bargainnier" Subject: Re: do you know of? ** The Third Issue of IEJHE is here: http://131.230.221.136/iejhe ** Check out the SPM Web Page: http://spm.org Check out MAPSSE (MUltidisciplinary. Academic & Professional Sexology listserv discussion group) mapsse@lists.nyu.edu On Mon, 17 Aug 1998, CMAHONEY wrote: > ** The Third Issue of IEJHE is here: http://131.230.221.136/iejhe > ** Check out the SPM Web Page: http://spm.org > > I am looking for online professional association student groups related > to human sexuality and/or health education. If you know of any please > forward site name and URL. Thank you! :) > > ** Are you on the HEDIR E-Mail Directories? > ** Check it out at: http://131.230.221.136/hedir > ************************************************************************** "Take time--- before time takes you!" Sandra Bargainnier Ed.D CHES voice mail 315/341-2879 Associate Professor e-mail: ssbargai@syr.edu Department of Health Science and Physical Ed. or bargainn@oswego.edu The State University of New York (SUNY) Work FAX: 315/341-2766 College at Oswego Home FAX: 315/423-9657 206 Laker Hall Oswego, NY 13126. ------------------------------ #1502 Date: Tue, 18 Aug 1998 10:35:39 CST+6CDT From: Cheryl Bruess Subject: CEU information ** The Third Issue of IEJHE is here: http://131.230.221.136/iejhe ** Check out the SPM Web Page: http://spm.org I was wondering if anyone knew of self-study CEU sources (either mail-order or internet) to maintain CHES certification. Also, any information on the cost of these CEUs, per credit hour, would be appreciated. Please send replies to me at: cbruess@hb.soph.uab.edu Thanks for your help- Cheryl ------------------------------ #1503 Date: Tue, 18 Aug 1998 08:42:27 -0700 From: Lyndall Ellingson Subject: Re: CEU information ** The Third Issue of IEJHE is here: http://131.230.221.136/iejhe ** Check out the SPM Web Page: http://spm.org I, too, am looking for self-study CEU C.H.E.S. sources. I would bet there are many others, so it might be helpful to send responses to the HEDIR. If you do know of sources, but are uncomfortable with sending to the HEDIR, please send responses to me directly at: lellingson@oavax.csuchico.edu Thank you! > ---------- > From: Cheryl Bruess > Sent: Tuesday, August 18, 1998 3:35 AM > To: HEDIR-L@SIU.EDU > Subject: CEU information > > ** The Third Issue of IEJHE is here: http://131.230.221.136/iejhe > ** Check out the SPM Web Page: http://spm.org > > I was wondering if anyone knew of self-study CEU sources > (either mail-order or internet) to maintain CHES certification. > Also, any information on the cost of these CEUs, per credit > hour, would be appreciated. > > Please send replies to me at: cbruess@hb.soph.uab.edu > > Thanks for your help- > Cheryl > > ** Are you on the HEDIR E-Mail Directories? > ** Check it out at: http://131.230.221.136/hedir > ------------------------------ #1504 Date: Tue, 18 Aug 1998 13:07:23 -0400 From: Nora Howley Subject: Re: CEU information ** The Third Issue of IEJHE is here: http://131.230.221.136/iejhe ** Check out the SPM Web Page: http://spm.org I posed the same question a couple of months ago-and then posted the = responses to the list-they should be archived in the HEDIR archives. To = the best of my recollection here are a few: NHLBI has a small (2 credti) internet based Credit is available for Health is Academic, from EDC NCHEC also has a list of some available SOPHE members can get CEU for journal articles Sorry I can't remember more. Nora L. Howley Senior Project Associate Council of Chief State School Officers One Massachuesetts Ave., NW Suite 700 Washington, DC 20001 202-336-7033 norah@ccsso.org >>> Cheryl Bruess 08/18/98 10:35AM >>> ** The Third Issue of IEJHE is here: http://131.230.221.136/iejhe=20 ** Check out the SPM Web Page: http://spm.org=20 I was wondering if anyone knew of self-study CEU sources (either mail-order or internet) to maintain CHES certification. Also, any information on the cost of these CEUs, per credit hour, would be appreciated. Please send replies to me at: cbruess@hb.soph.uab.edu=20 Thanks for your help- Cheryl ** Are you on the HEDIR E-Mail Directories? ** Check it out at: http://131.230.221.136/hedir ------------------------------ #1505 Date: Tue, 18 Aug 1998 15:38:59 -0600 From: Jim Eddy Subject: Re: CEU information ** The Third Issue of IEJHE is here: http://131.230.221.136/iejhe ** Check out the SPM Web Page: http://spm.org CHES Folks Health Enhancement Solutions has been offering self study Category 1 CHES Continuing Education Contact Hours for the past 6 years. HES has over 70 activities available worth over 500 CECH's. If interested, call 800/285-5293 between 9am and 3 pm CST. James M. Eddy Professor and Chair of Health Studies The University of Alabama Tuscaloosa, Al, 35487-0312 205/348/2956 205/348-7568 (F) jeddy@bamaed.ua.edu ------------------------------ #1506 Date: Tue, 18 Aug 1998 21:17:53 -0700 From: Carmen Aldinger Subject: Re: CEU information ** The Third Issue of IEJHE is here: http://131.230.221.136/iejhe ** Check out the SPM Web Page: http://spm.org To obtain CHES credit, there is a self-study guide available that goes with the book "Health Is Academic - A Guide to Coordinated School Health." Information can be obtained from: Perryne O'Reilly Education Development Center, Inc. 55 Chapel Street Newton, MA 02458 Tel. 617-969-7100 Fax 617-244-3436 Email perryneo@edc.org == Carmen Aldinger 36 Bellvista Rd., Apt. 32 Boston-Brighton, MA 02135 Tel. 617-713-0870 (H) Tel. 617-969-7100 (W) Email aldingerc@yahoo.com _________________________________________________________ DO YOU YAHOO!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com ------------------------------ #1507 Date: Wed, 19 Aug 1998 11:52:19 +0300 From: Ansa Ojanlatva Subject: fyi ** The Third Issue of IEJHE is here: http://131.230.221.136/iejhe ** Check out the SPM Web Page: http://spm.org FYI - new findings Olli-Pekka Pitkanen(@utu.fi), dissertation 1998. Elevated cholesterol and diabetes in adolescence cause problems in cardiac blood flow already in young men under 40 and contribute to a risk of developing atherosclerosis. (According to news reports, the study utilized a new method of investigation in blood flow. Contact the researcher for further information please.) Ansa Ojanlatva U of Turku/Finland ------------------------------ #1508 Date: Wed, 19 Aug 1998 09:03:30 -0400 From: "suzanne M. Perry-Casler" Subject: change of address ** The Third Issue of IEJHE is here: http://131.230.221.136/iejhe ** Check out the SPM Web Page: http://spm.org Please change my email listing to sperryca@com1.med.usf.edu (FL) Thank you Dr. Suzanne M. Perry-Casler ------------------------------ #1509 Date: Wed, 19 Aug 1998 09:28:29 -0400 From: "suzanne M. Perry-Casler" Subject: Stress Course ** The Third Issue of IEJHE is here: http://131.230.221.136/iejhe ** Check out the SPM Web Page: http://spm.org I am preparing to teach an undergraduate course on stress and health. In addition to addressing issues related to stress, its impact on health, and stress management in general, many issues on these topics will be addressed within the framwork of stress and college life. I am looking for information on college level text books and any other material that relates to these topics. Thank you in advance for your help. Dr. Suzanne M. Perry-Casler The Harrell Center College of Public Health University of South Florida 13301 Bruce B. Downs, Blvd., MHC 1700 Tampa, Fl 33612-3807 ------------------------------ #1510 Date: Wed, 19 Aug 1998 09:21:17 -0400 From: Karyn Pomerantz Subject: CHES credits for self study ** The Third Issue of IEJHE is here: http://131.230.221.136/iejhe ** Check out the SPM Web Page: http://spm.org In response to several people's request for a self-study course that grants CHES credits, I am posting the following description of a course George Washington University is offering. It is designed to help people critically analyze health research literature. This version is in print; it includes a text, two workbooks, and an exam. If you'd like to view a sample exercise that is on the web for another class, please visit http://learn.gwumc.edu/sphhs/sstt/cries.htm There is an email address in the description if you have any questions. take care, karyn Karyn L. Pomerantz Himmelfarb Library and SPHHS, GWUMC, 2300 I St., NW Washington, DC 20037 202/994-2976 kpomeran@gwis2.circ.gwu.edu Self-Study course, Studying a Study The George Washington University Medical Center (Multiple Event Provider Number: DC0066) is designated as a provider of continuing education contact hours in health education by the National Commission for Health Education Credentialing, Inc. Studying a Study: A Self Study Course to Help You Read the He