#200
Date: Mon, 1 Feb 1999 06:11:18 -0600
From: Walt Stoll
Subject: Mail Delivery Subsystem : Returned mail: User
unknown
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Date: Fri, 29 Jan 1999 08:07:50 -0600
Subject: Re: update on web site research/HMO status
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Hi, Pat.
The power of the "system" once again rears its ugly head. Of course, one
is not likely to make a profit in prevention so long as the monopoly has
as its goal the promotion of the system instead of the promotion of the
public health. Conventional medicine has done everything it can to make
sure that insurance plans will not pay for prevention.
If you want evidence that prevention (healthy lifestyle) prolongs
functional life & reduces medical expenses (takes money out of the
pockets of the physicians & pharmaceutical companies) while greatly
improving the quality of life in the latter 1/3 of our current lifespan
(the "rectangular" model of aging rather than the steadily declining one
we now accept), you need to get copies of the published research of J.F.
Fries. His most recent research (18 years with leaders in the field from
around the world) is "Aging, Natural Death, and the Compression of
Morbidity". New England Journal of Medicine. 1998;338(15):130-135. His
first public article about this was in the early '80s.
It is symptomatic of the AMA's struggle to maintain the status quo
(although all projections indicate disaster in about 20 years unless we
change our emphasis toward prevention) that your project would be
cancelled at exactly the time when its effectiveness is being proven.
Keep up the good work. The monopoly cannot stand!
Namaste` Walt
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#201
Date: Mon, 1 Feb 1999 01:06:50 +1100
From: "Donald B. Ardell, Ph.D."
Subject: Internet Wellness Show for Feb 3
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Greetings, all:
> FYI. Comments welcomed. It's a little long, so
> a reward of sorts is attached at the end.
> Namely, a question sent to the show site (twenty
> are already posted) and a not so serious
> response. Be well.
Don
> > www.yourhealth.com (Access Health Group,
> > affiliate of McKessonHBOC)
> >
> > February 3, 1999
> >
> > Ask the Wellness Champion
> >
> > Donald B. Ardell, Ph.D.
> >
> > OPEN
> >
> > Welcome to another wellness show, the first
> > during National Heart Month. I think it's a
> > good idea to have a national heart month, and
> > a good idea to have special months for lots
> > of other important organs, such as the liver,
> > the kidneys, the bladder and so on. In fact,
> > I think all parts of the body deserve a
> > month--let's have a National Nose Month, a
> > National Gluteus Maximus Month and so on.
> > During National Heart Month, the idea is to
> > make heart disease (the leading killer in
> > America) a priority concern by understanding
> > the nature of the organ, how it is
> > jeopardized by high risk lifestyles and
> > wellness-oriented ways to prevent congestive
> > heart failure, reduce heart attack and stroke
> > risks. All of this attention is well and
> > good, as I see it.
> >
> > Still, don't you think we also could benefit
> > from a National Wellness Month? I hope you
> > think so, because we're having a Wellness
> > Week, right here, every evening next week,
> > February 8 to 12. Joining me will be my good
> > friends and highly regarded wellness experts
> > Bill Hettler, Judd Allen and Deborah Jones.
> > Don't miss a single night but, if you do,
> > read the transcripts. The shows are certain
> > to be informative, fun and revealing. And
> > I'm sure your favorite organ and body parts
> > will be mentioned if not described in detail.
> >
> > Before going to your questions, there is
> > something else I want to mention. Besides a
> > National Wellness Month or Week, I also think
> > we need a Nobel or Pulitzer Prize for
> > wellness or, better yet, a WELLNESS HALL OF
> > FAME. Unlike other Halls of Fame, this one
> > should be open only to the so-called common
> > man. That's right--I don't think Bill
> > Hettler, Judd Allen, Deb Jones and the heroes
> > and heroines of wellness need the ego boost
> > of a Hall of Fame, but a lot of regular could
> > feel really good about such an honor and,
> > when warranted, I say let's give them their
> > due!
> >
> > It might not surprise you to learn that I
> > have a candidate in mind for induction as the
> > first honoree.
> >
> > I nominate the guy who ate 38 soft-boiled
> > eggs in 29 seconds, even though this feat
> > precipitated a stroke!
> >
> > I think I know what you might be thinking.
> > Something like, "Don, have you lost your
> > senses? How could a guy who ate 38
> > soft-boiled eggs in 29 seconds leading to a
> > stroke earn a spot in the Wellness Hall of
> > Fame?"
> >
> > I'll explain. The story about the guy who did
> > performed this feat was reported in the
> > Richmond Times-Dispatch. My Wellness Hall of
> > Fame nominee, a gentleman named Mort Hurst of
> >
> > Robertsonville, NC, did it while on a
> > successful quest to break the Guinness Book
> > of Records for such a thing. His new record
> > for soft-boiled egg consumption is 38 eggs in
> > 75 seconds. Unfortunately, as noted, this
> > incredible feat (at the Virginia State Fair,
> > by the way) led to a stroke.
> >
> > And now comes the real story as to why Mort
> > gets my vote for the to be created Wellness
> > Hall of Fame.
> >
> > After he set the record, he said, "I knew I
> > was pushing myself beyond my
> > limitations...but in order to be the
> > greatest, I had to beat the greatest record.
> > Now I will focus on beating this stroke,
> > which I have every intention of doing." Mort
> > also mentioned that he planned no legal
> > action against anybody, saying: "I knew what
> > I was doing, in fact I told the sponsors not
> > to feel responsible, I'm the one taking the
> > chance." He added that he learned a lesson:
> > "I got my last world's record. I am
> > finished." Hurst also owns the speed-eating
> > record for Moon Pies--but he canceled a Moon
> > Pie-eating engagement in Alabama after
> > suffering the stroke.
> >
> > This record-setting feat, by itself, would
> > hardly put Hurst in the running for a my
> > WELLNESS HALL OF FAME nomination. In fact,
> > other things being the same, eating 38
> > soft-boiled eggs in less than half a minute
> > (or in a few months, for that matter!) might
> > disqualify him. What makes Hurst a big winner
> > in more ways than one, in my opinion, was his
> > attitude, his wellness attitude in
> > particular.
> >
> > Did Hurst make excuses for what he did? Did
> > he sue the State Fair? Did he fail to make
> > the most of his talents? Was he without
> > challenging goals? "No." on all counts! While
> > his choice of goals may have been simply
> > awful, he manifested an attitude we might all
> > admire and emulate. To quote my source for
> > this story, one Julie Lusk, he "strove to be
> > the best in the world, he reached his goals,
> > he took personal responsibility for his
> > actions and he learned from his mistakes."
> >
> > What a guy. Congratulations to Mort Hurst, my
> > choice for the first inductee to the WELLNESS
> > HALL OF FAME. As soon as we get one, that is.
> >
> > Let's go to the questions.
> >
> > CLOSE
> >
> > Well, our hour together has drawn to a close
> > and thus I need to wrap up for this
> > Wednesday. Mark your calendar--Wellness Week
> > is coming soon. Monday, in fact.
> >
> > Since it is National Heart Month, let me add
> > a different perspective on the issue of
> > smoking, which of course is a guaranteed
> > technique for ruining your heart. Here is a
> > point of view you might not hear too often
> > during this special month or any other month,
> > for that matter. It's a view that was
> > expressed by my friend and colleague Grant
> > Donovan, an Australian wellness leader. He
> > believes that, for many smokers, inhaling
> > tobacco products and other drug consumption
> > activities provides a healthy emotional
> > outlet! Isn't that shocking? He claims they
> > help smokers cope with the stress and strain
> > of just surviving. "These drugs keep them
> > alive!" Grant proclaims.
> >
> > Donovan believes we live at a time of low
> > intellect and minimal freedom. We are
> > unsophisticated in our approach to all
> > problems. We seek, fast food style, quick
> > and simple solutions to complex issues. We
> > blame the victims and vigorously attack the
> > tobacco companies even when we know that
> > smoking is, at least for the smoker who does
> > the deed in private away from others,
> > relatively harmless. For the smoker,
> > considering the alternatives, it is clear
> > that smoking can be RELATIVELY healthy!
> > Especially considering the coping
> > alternatives (e.g., suicide). Of course,
> > jogging or having multiple pleasurable
> > experiences would be a lot better but these
> > and other healthy pleasures are really not
> > viable options for a lot of people who are
> > not as well off as we are, psychologically
> > and otherwise. So, what do we do? We impose
> > our values on others. Doing so, ironically
> > enough, ultimately may be a major factor in
> > causing the smokers' hearts to give out! Or,
> > to drive some folks to eat too many
> > soft-boiled eggs! Donovan's point is that we
> > do need to realize that the attack on smoking
> > is an overly simplistic approach to complex
> > individual and community health problems and
> > a diversion from far more critical issues.
> >
> > Donovan takes some comfort in the possibility
> > that the current attack on smoking might
> > serve, paradoxically, to generate a backlash
> > movement against the emerging restrictions on
> > personal freedoms. This, in turn, might
> > speed the day when we have societies where
> > personal choice, not legislation, prevails.
> >
> > Without maximum freedoms, including maximum
> > opportunities to make personal choices to
> > live and die on our own terms, we will never
> > have a happy, healthy or productive world.
> >
> > Well, what do YOU think? Perhaps this is
> > something we might want to talk about next
> > week, any night next week, during the
> > wellness discussions all week long. Thanks
> > for your questions and for participating this
> > past hour. Tell your friends they can review
> > what we have discussed at any time by
> > clicking on the transcript of this (or any
> > other) show at their convenience.
> >
> > Take care. Be well.
> >
> > Donald B. Ardell
=================
> QUESTION:
>
> I know this is a wellness show, not Dr. Ruth
> on sex but I do value your opinion. What do
> you think about this question, which a bunch
> of us women at the office were laughing about
> today. Do men prefer sex DURING the week or
> on weekends, and have there been any studies
> on this?
>
> RESPONSE:
>
> I welcome questions about sex, as the topic
> is of some interest to me. How much interest
> is none of anybody's business but I like to
> think I am, like the children in Garrison
> Keelor's mythical Lake Woebegon, "above
> average" in this respect.
>
> I heard that a recent study was made to find
> out what days men prefer to have sex! It's
> almost as if some investigators anticipated
> your question. It was found that men
> preferred to engage in sexual activity on the
> days that started with "T," specifically,
>
> >>Tuesday
> >>Thursday
> >>Thanksgiving
> >>Today
> >>Tomorrow
> >>Thaturday and Thunday!
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#202
Date: Mon, 1 Feb 1999 11:38:26 -0600
From: "Michael E. Young"
Subject: Re: National 4-H partners with Philip Morris
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Thanks Brian, my e-mail to the 4-H council is on its way. I was active in
4-H in junior high and high school. For those that don't know, the 4 Hs
stand for Head, Heart, Hands and HEALTH - I don't think Phillip Morris is
interested in health, but 4-H should be. The 4-H motto is "to make the
best better". The only thing that Phillip Morris is interested in making
better is their profits. I encourage the rest of you to also contact the
4-H office. mike young
=====================================================================
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meyoung@comp.uark.edu
575-5639
On Fri, 29 Jan 1999, Dr. Brian Colwell wrote:
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>
> HEDIR members;
>
> The National 4-H Council has entered into a partnership with Philip Morris,
> USA, to develop a Youth Smoking Prevention Program. The national council
> has apparently been unimpressed with arguments of local and state 4-H agents
> that acceptance of this money is inappropriate.
>
> Philip Morris will have representitives on the curriculum design, evaluation
> and communication teams. The plan is to initially identify 8 states in the
> Cooperative Extension System that will each receive $35,000 during the first
> year of the program to implement the program. $35,000 to $50,000 per year
> will be provided during the second and third years of the program, as well
> as an additional $25,000 per year to bring in teams from other states to
> assist with implementation in those other states. It is apparent that the
> Cooperative Extension System in some states will be bought off with this money.
>
> The 4-H/PM partnership will also be seeking to develop relationships with
> evaluation specialists at Land Grant univerisites.
>
> The development team will be individuals from: education, government,
> health, nonprofit, other youth organizations, and youth. Other members will
> be those providing "industry experience and perspectives."
>
> This appears to be another attempt by the tobacco industry to buy
> credibility by partnering with an organization with some credibility. 4-H
> can certainly use the money, and it appears that they are willing to sell
> their souls to get it.
>
> Those of you at Land Grant Universities may want to check with your state
> Extension Service 4-H representitives to determine if your state is applying
> for this money. All of you may wish to write a note or send an e-mail to
> the National 4-H Council to express any concerns that you may have over this
> arrangement.
>
> Concerns may be directed to:
>
> Bettina Tyler
> National 4-H Council
> Youth-Corporate Connections
> 7100 Connecticut Ave.
> Chevy Chase, MD 20815-4999
> fax (301) 961-2894
> tyler@fourhcouncil.edu
>
>
> Brian
>
>
>
>
>
> Brian Colwell, Ph.D., CHES
> Associate Professor of Health Education
> Texas A&M University
>
> ** Log off the HEDIR the right way: http://www.kittle.siu.edu/log/
> ** Check the latest issue of the IEJHE: http://www.iejhe.siu.edu
>
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#203
Date: Mon, 1 Feb 1999 10:19:58 -0800
From: Jenny Phelps
Subject: origins of AIDS
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Just wanted to draw folks' attention to a report in this week's issue of
Nature, and reported today on CNN Interactive. It discusses research on
the origins of HIV infection in the human population.
Nothing radically new here--it reports conclusive evidence that the virus
came from African chimps--but I often get asked questions about this issue
when I am doing HIV/AIDS outreach, and I found the article to be clear and
helpful.
the CNN report:
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Jennifer M. Phelps, M.S. phone: (707) 826-5123
Asst. Director for Health Promotion fax: (707) 826-5042
and Outreach
Student Health Center email: jmp7001@axe.humboldt.edu
Humboldt State University
Arcata, CA 95521
"Look for a long time at what pleases you, and for a longer time at
what pains you." --Colette
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#204
Date: Mon, 1 Feb 1999 14:08:06 -0500
From: Carolyn Parks Bani
Subject: Re: origins of AIDS
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Jenny, et al. -
I heard the report today also about the origin of AIDS. However,
there still seems to be some missing links for me. The report
said that the virus has existed for "centuries" in the chimps
and was probably transmitted to humans through consumption of
chimp meat by local residents. If we assume that consumption
of chimp meat by the residents is probably as old as the
presence of the virus in the chimps - i.e., "for centuries"
as the report stated, then how is it that human infection
is just now occurring? What caused a relatively dormant virus
that has existed for "centuries" to suddenly become both active
and destructive? It seems to me that some additional questions
need to be asked and answered before we settle for the current
hypothesis as the conclusion of the matter. Something just
does not fit yet. Would be interested in hearing from our
"technical" AIDS experts on this one.
Carol Parks Bani
-- Begin original message --
> Just wanted to draw folks' attention to a report in this week's issue of
> Nature, and reported today on CNN Interactive. It discusses research on
> the origins of HIV infection in the human population.
>
> Nothing radically new here--it reports conclusive evidence that the virus
> came from African chimps--but I often get asked questions about this issue
> when I am doing HIV/AIDS outreach, and I found the article to be clear and
> helpful.
>
> the CNN report:
> ************************************************************************
> Jennifer M. Phelps, M.S. phone: (707) 826-5123
> Asst. Director for Health Promotion fax: (707) 826-5042
> and Outreach
> Student Health Center email: jmp7001@axe.humboldt.edu
> Humboldt State University
> Arcata, CA 95521
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Carolyn Parks Bani, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
UNC School of Public Health
Health Behavior and Health Education
315 Rosenau Hall - CB# 7400
Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7400
(919) 966-0246
(919) 966-2921 (fax)
carol_parks@unc.edu
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#205
Date: Mon, 1 Feb 1999 14:49:10 -0500
From: Carolyn Parks Bani
Subject: Re: origins of AIDS
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I am forwarding this thoughtful message, with permission, from
another list regarding the AIDS and chimpanzees issue.
Carol Parks Bani
==============================================================
From: "Sean G. Kaufman"
Date: Mon, 01 Feb 1999 09:04:00 -0800
Subject: Chimpanzees and HIV
To: SHS@UTKVM1.UTK.EDU, hlthprom@relay.doit.wisc.edu
Reply-to: skaufman@mail.sdsu.edu
Hello Everyone:
Can you get it from dogs? Cats? How about birds? Questions that may
begin to trickle in as the public becomes informed that the true
origins of HIV come from chimpanzees. Is this true--or has the media
once again taken a tid bit of information and blown it way out of
proportion to sell news? I have no clue.
But before discussion begins--REMEMBER responsible education. EDUCATE
using FACTS. This information is preliminary--not factual. I have no
clue whether this is right or wrong--but I do know that we all must let
SCIENCE answer this question. That may take time--but in time we will
know whether this article is true or false.
As science practitioners--hypothesis are created and tested. A
statement has been made--When KOCH's postulates are applied, repeated
clinical trials are performed, and contamination/errors (both random
and systematic) are controlled for--AND they produce similar
results--we can truly call this pseudo hypothesis TRUE.
Can chimps give humans HIV? As a health educator--Confronting AIDS (GS
340) Faculty Adjunct--and professional HIV/AIDS speaker--I will answer,
"Good Question. We really don't know for sure yet--but people are
currently working on an answer to your question."
In addition--how many chimpanzees are running loose on campus and being
eaten. Will the answer affect college students? Lets all be
patient--In time we will all see the truth.
*******************************************
Carolyn Parks Bani, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
School of Public Health
Health Behavior and Health Education
315 Rosenau Hall - CB# 7400
Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7400
(919) 966-0246
(919) 966-2921 (fax)
carol_parks@unc.edu
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#206
Date: Mon, 1 Feb 1999 15:58:46 -0500
From: Mary Hundley
Subject: AAHE Guidelines for Self-Study
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Attached is information on guidelines for developing continuing
education articles that may be submitted to AAHE for consideration of
providing continuing education credit hours (CECH) for Certified Health
Education Specialists.
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
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#207
Date: Mon, 1 Feb 1999 15:17:05 -0600
From: "Janet R. Grochowski"
Subject: Re: AAHE Guidelines for Self-Study
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I AM SORRY TO SAY THAT THE attachments did not make it to this side of
cyberspace. Any chance you could resend?
Janet Grochowski
UN St.Thomas
jrgrochowski@stthomas.edu
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#208
Date: Mon, 1 Feb 1999 13:34:42 -0800
From: Robin GrayBallard
Subject: conf. info
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The 28th National Conference on Physical Activity for the Exceptional
Individual
Celebrating Our Past - Shaping Our Future
Doubletree Hotel, Costa Mesa, California
Oct. 28-30, 1999
contact
CAHPERD@aol.com
for more information
(or me)
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#209
Date: Mon, 1 Feb 1999 16:12:12 -0600
From: Melody Madlem
Subject: Spirituality Instrument
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Hey All:
I am working with a graduate student who wants to measure spirituality.
Is anyone aware of an instrument that will do this? In searching, we have
found many that deal primarily with religion, but we are looking for a
little bit more than that alone.
Any pointers to references would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks, in advance, for your help.
I can post all responses to the list.
_______________________________________________________________
Dr. Melody S. Madlem, Ph.D., CHES
Asst. Professor of Health Education
BOX 97313; Baylor University; Waco, Texas 76798-7313
Telephone: 254/710-3505 Fax: 254/710-3527
email address: Melody_Madlem@baylor.edu
web site: http://www.baylor.edu/~Melody_Madlem/
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#210
Date: Mon, 1 Feb 1999 17:13:46 -0600
From: Holly Stone
Subject: ADD
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Has anyone ever heard of the drug Drexedine (sp?) being used instead of Ritalin
for treating ADD?? Does anyone happen to know where I can get more info about
it??
Thanks.
Holly Stone
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Holly Stone, M.Ed.
Wellness Faculty
Southern Methodist University
6000 Airline Road
PO Box 750353
Dallas, TX 75275-0353
Phone: (214) 768-1810
Fax: (214) 768-1812
hstone@mail.smu.edu
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#211
Date: Mon, 1 Feb 1999 20:55:21 EST
From: Heather Bacon
Subject: distance learning
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I'm looking for distance learning opportunities for my graduate work in health
education. If anyone knows of anything, I would greatly appreciate it.
Please reply to hbacon7459@aol.com
Thanks very much!
Heather Bacon, CHES
Health Education Specialist
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#212
Date: Mon, 1 Feb 1999 19:48:06 -0800
From: Margo Harris
Subject: Re: ADD
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I think you mean dexedrine, and yes, I have heard of it being used for
ADD with hyperactivity or ADHD. Here's a link to explain the generic.
Click on indications and usage for the ADD information. Margo
http://www.rxlist.com/cgi/generic/dextroamphetamine.htm
Margo Harris
Technology In Education Institute
Seattle, WA
Email: margo@techined.com
Web: http://www.techined.com/
"If not for STRESS, I'd have no energy at all."
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#213
Date: Tue, 2 Feb 1999 00:57:58 -0500
From: Daniel Leviton
Subject: John A. Hartford Grant Training to Develop an Intergenerational Health
Promotion Program
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I apologize for the length of this announcement:
Thanks to a 3-year grant from the John A. Hartford Foundation
we shall train faculty to run their own Adult Health & Development
Program. The Directors Training Workshop (DTW) will run during
March 31-April 3, 1999 in College Park, MD. If you wish to be
considered for selection to become part of the National Network for
Intergenerational Health (NNIH) please let me know as soon as
possible, and you will be sent an application and description of
the project.
Please view our web page
http://www/inform/umd/edu/HLTH/faculty/dleviton
We will train one faculty per site March 31-April 3 at
College Park, MD to serve as director (you may send others at your
expense). In turn, the directors will train their staffers
(students and others) and establish and run their AHDP by the
spring 2000, and every semester thereafter. Training expenses such
as reasonable airfare, per diem, and hotel will be paid. After
sites start up they may receive up to $1,000 for technical
assistance.
The 27 year old AHDP at the University of Maryland at College
Park (AHDP/UMCP) was the first intergenerational health promotion
and rehabilitation program in the country. The AHDP/UMCP is a
partially self-supporting academic course (health education), a
medical school elective, and volunteer program with its own Board
of Advisors.
The NNIH is the proliferation of intergenerational health
promotion and rehabilitation programs, that is, AHDPs, throughout
the United States. Supported by training grants, Programs were
developed at Arizona State University, Bloomsburg State University,
the University of Delaware, Nicholls State University, Northern
Virginia Community College, University of California at Long Beach,
Coppin State University, University of South Alabama, and Claflin
College. Montgomery Junior College at Takoma Park (MD), Chesapeake
College (Wye, MD), and the University of the District of the
District of Columbia developed their programs in the 1980s before
we received our training grants.
Our three year grant from the John A. Hartford Foundation
allowed for training of faculty from Kennesaw State University
(GA), Central State University (OH), Virginia Tech, Towson State
University (MD), Montgomery Junior College (MD), Springfield
College (MA), Lynchburg College (VA), University of Texas Medical
School, and Tuskegee University (AL). Also, trained were faculty
from OVA Southeastern University (FL), San Francisco State
University, James Madison University (VA), Pittsburg State
University (KS), Middle Tennessee State University, University of
Central Arkansas, University of South Dakota, and Viterbo College.
Universities registered at this date for the upcoming
Directors Training Workshop include Purdue University, University
of California at Fullerton, Pacific Lutheran College, Augsburg
College, and possibly the University of Florida. Thank you.
--
Dr. Daniel Leviton
Center on Aging
College of Health & Human Performance
University of Maryland
College Park, MD 20742-2611, Phone: (301) 405-2528
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#214
Date: Tue, 2 Feb 1999 09:56:16 -0500
From: Daniel Leviton
Subject: Web page address error
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The correct web page address for the Adult Health & Development
Program/National Network for Intergenerational Health is:
http://www.inform.umd.edu/HLTH/faculty/dleviton/
Sorry.
--
Dr. Daniel Leviton
Center on Aging
College of Health & Human Performance
University of Maryland
College Park, MD 20742-2611, Phone: (301) 405-2528
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#215
Date: Tue, 2 Feb 1999 09:38:37 -0600
From: Kathryn Hilgenkamp
Subject: Needing a ride
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Please forgive me for asking this, but I would like to know...
... if anyone on this list is attending the Southern District conference
in Greensboro, North Carolina
...would like to share a ride and/or a room.
I will not be receiving any reimbursement for this trip but need to attend
this conference as a nominee for an office.
Kathryn Hilgenkamp, Ed.D., C.H.E.S.
Assistant Professor, Department of HPE
Louisiana Tech University
P. O. Box 3176
Ruston, LA 71272
Phone: (318) 257-4033 11-12 and 1-2 M-W-F, 1-3 T-Th
Campus E-mail: kathil@woodard.latech.edu
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#216
Date: Tue, 2 Feb 1999 09:56:17 -0600
From: Hector Quinones
Subject: Origins of AIDS
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Dear Hedirs:
I definitely agree with Carolyn Parks Bani about this theory of
AIDS and chimps. When I was an HIV counselor and trainer, I presented this
theory as a possible explanation. All of the facts are still not known,
but other STDs like syphilis and gonorrhea are even older and their origins
are still uncertain. In the New World we used to think that these diseases
were brought here from the Old World. In Europe, they used to say that
their men got it from our indians. More recent discoveries found old
Egyptian mummies with traits attributable to congenital syphilis. Where
was it originated? Is still not clear. My two cents.
******************************
Hector M. Quinones, MPHE
Doctoral Candidate
IMGIP/ICEOP Office
Woody Hall C-224
Southern Illinois University
At Carbondale
Carbondale, IL 62901
Office:(618)453-4558
Home: (618) 351-9808
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#217
Date: Tue, 2 Feb 1999 10:51:39 -0500
From: "Judith D. Pierce"
Subject: Re: Spirituality Instrument
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I would try The carter Center www.ihpnet.org for starters...also check
the journal of Health Education which devoted an issue to the concept in
in 1996 I believe..and surely be aware that the concept of religion
is not automatically interchangable with the concept of spirituality
although in an ideal world they would co-exist.
Judith Dwyer Pierce, EdD, CHES Improving Vermont's
Executive Director public health by
Champlain Valley Area Health Education Center establishing
3 Home Health Circle, Ste 3 educational partnerships
St. Albans, VT 05478 with Vermont communities,
802-527-1474, Fx 802-527-1632 health professionals, and its
http://www.together.net/~cvahec health training programs.
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#218
Date: Tue, 2 Feb 1999 11:56:11 EST
From: "B. Arindam"
Subject: Re: Origins of AIDS
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Speaking of non-technical books on AIDS, I thought both Dominique Lapierre's
"Beyond Love" and Laurie Garrett's "Coming Plague" were quite good ones.
"Beyond Love" in particular, came at a time when the memory of the controversy
between the American and the French Team on the identification and
nomenclature of the HIV/HTLV-III (AIDS virus, to put it crudely) was fresh.
On another note, on the so called "old world diseases", a recent book by
Amitav Ghosh titled "The Calcutta Chromosome" is quite a good one. It covers
the discovery of the first ever identification of an arthropod vector for a
human disease (viz. anopheles mosquitoes for Malaria) by Sir Ronald Ross quite
well. It's an interesting history, by the way, for those of you interested in
the story of the origin of diseases.
-Arindam
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#219
Date: Tue, 2 Feb 1999 10:30:05 -0600
From: Walt Stoll
Subject: Re: origins of AIDS (WHY NOW?)
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Hi, Jenny.
NOW, the qurestion is: WHY has this not spread though the world before
this? Syphilis had no problem. Small Pox had no problem. Tuberculosis
had no problem. Why did AIDS not come over with all the slaves from
Africa? SO, it is not the rapid travel times (Although that certainly
contributes.) that explain the AIDS epidemic's timing.
Holistic Health Practitioners (which include ALL of the world's healing
paradigms EXCEPT allopathy), who have been "seeing the forest for the
trees" for years, have been warning about the narrowing of immunological
reserves (in humans) for years. As the % of refined food in the diet
increases, the micronutrients needed for maintaining a healthy immunity
decreases. As the stresses in the environment rapidly increase, the
burden gets greater while the "horsepower" gets less. RESERVES DETERMINE
WHETHER WE WILL SECUMB TO ANY INVADING ORGANISM.
There IS a "straw that breaks the camel's back". This generation is
reaching it in the lower end of the Bell Curve of Immunity. Just this
year 5 more "new diseases", similar to Lyme's Disease have been reported.
Those organisms have been around for thousands of years too. WHY NOW?
Will we continue to focus entirely on new treatments for the "new disease
of the month"? Or will we finally be brave enough to change our
paradigm?
Health Educators have a responsibility to have a wider understanding of
health than those they are teaching.
Walt
On Mon, 1 Feb 1999 10:19:58 -0800 Jenny Phelps
writes:
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>
>Just wanted to draw folks' attention to a report in this week's issue
>of
>Nature, and reported today on CNN Interactive. It discusses research
>on
>the origins of HIV infection in the human population.
>
>Nothing radically new here--it reports conclusive evidence that the
>virus
>came from African chimps--but I often get asked questions about this
>issue
>when I am doing HIV/AIDS outreach, and I found the article to be clear
>and
>helpful.
>
>the CNN report:
>************************************************************************
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>Asst. Director for Health Promotion fax: (707) 826-5042
>and Outreach
>Student Health Center email:
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>Arcata, CA 95521
>
>
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>what pains you." --Colette
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#220
Date: Tue, 2 Feb 1999 10:54:27 -0600
From: Walt Stoll
Subject: Re: Origins of AIDS
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Hi, Hector.
Good questions. Just like Carolyn's.
Fourteen years ago I was given the responsibility of being the
spokesperson for the American Holistic Medical Association's position on
AIDS. Even then, the research centers in the world (including this
country, would you believe) knew that the REAL cause for the timing of
AIDS was the narrowing of immunological reserves in the world's
population and NOT on some sudden appearance of a new life form. All
this was published in the international AHMA newsletter in 1985 under my
name. I made an entire chapter, about AIDS, in my book by abbreviating
this article.
Unfortunately, the current medical monopoly chose to deliberately focus
on finding a "treatment" that would make the system LOTS of
money----rather than focusing on education as to how to improve
immunological reserves (no money in THAT). HEALTH EDUCATORS must go
beyond the current medical monopoly if they are to influence the coming
paradigm of healing in the 21st century.
Even now, the international organization of HIV positive persons knows
that those who work on wellness have the longest survival with the lowest
% conversion to AIDS. Way back then, a book was written about this:
"Psychoimmunity and the Healing Process", Edited by Jason Serinus and
published by Celestial Arts in 1986.
See my note to Jenny about this on this date.
Keep thinking! Walt
On Tue, 2 Feb 1999 09:56:17 -0600 Hector Quinones
writes:
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>
>Dear Hedirs:
> I definitely agree with Carolyn Parks Bani about this theory
>of
>AIDS and chimps. When I was an HIV counselor and trainer, I presented
>this
>theory as a possible explanation. All of the facts are still not
>known,
>but other STDs like syphilis and gonorrhea are even older and their
>origins
>are still uncertain. In the New World we used to think that these
>diseases
>were brought here from the Old World. In Europe, they used to say
>that
>their men got it from our indians. More recent discoveries found old
>Egyptian mummies with traits attributable to congenital syphilis.
>Where
>was it originated? Is still not clear. My two cents.
>
>******************************
>Hector M. Quinones, MPHE
>Doctoral Candidate
>IMGIP/ICEOP Office
>Woody Hall C-224
>Southern Illinois University
>At Carbondale
>Carbondale, IL 62901
>
>Office:(618)453-4558
>Home: (618) 351-9808
>
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#221
Date: Tue, 2 Feb 1999 12:07:49 EST
From: JECowdery@AOL.COM
Subject: AIDS origin
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It seems that perhaps we are missing the bigger picture in the importance of
identifying the animal carrier and possible vector for HIV and it's
implications to humans. In helping our students understand the merits of
research and why discoveries like this are important in our fight against this
disease we need to enlighten them beyond instructing them how to avoid
contracting HIV from chimpanzee (ie. avoiding free roaming chimps on college
campus's). While there are many diseases that humans get directly from
animals or from contact with animal waste (hanta virus, swine flu, avian flu,
mad cow disease, bolivian hemorrhagic fever, possibly ebola etc....) humans
also contract diseases from animals by acquiring the virus and then passing it
along for years to other humans while in the mean time the virus mutates
significantly in it's new human host before it actually manifests itself as
disease. I feel it's important to educate our students as to how the disease
process works and also how and why humans are more susceptible than ever to
acquiring disease from animals. Examples such as destroying animal habitats
for human use (ie. the rain forest) which puts us in closer contact with
animal species is also a good way to introduce concepts of environmental
health issues. Exploring our food producing and manufacturing processes can
also illustrate how we put ourselves at risk for introducing animal diseases
to the human population (ie. mad cow disease). Perhaps the most important
aspect of this discovery is that this particular species of chimp as been
hunted to near extinction which not only highlights the good fortune that this
discovery was made before that happens but also the urgency to act quickly if
we are to learn why chimps don't die from their infections with the virus and
hopefully be able to apply that knowledge in our efforts against the disease.
I agree that we need to continue to keep our minds and eyes open when new
discoveries are announced but I also feel that we do our students a diservice
by not taking these opportunities to educate them about the interelationships
that exist between ourselves and our environments.
Joan Cowdery, Ph.D.
Adjunct Assistant Professor
Health Care
University of Michigan - Flint
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#222
Date: Tue, 2 Feb 1999 11:59:00 -0500
From: Judith E Steinhart
Subject: Data on Love, Sex, Romance (fwd)
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Melissa, Thank you for including Go Ask Alice! information about our
website and our book in your list of resources.
We here at Alice!, Columbia University's Health Education Program, would
appreciate it if you would update the Go Ask Alice! website
address:
www.goaskalice.columbia.edu
Best,
Judith
******************************************************************************
*
Judith E. Steinhart
Senior Health Educator
Alice! Columbia University's Health Education Program
My goodness!! This is one resourceful and helpful group!! Thank you to
everyone who responded to my inquiry. For the benefit of the list and
those who asked, I summarized the responses I received. Several of you
also had questions about our column -- you can see some of the columns
at our website: .
Summary of Resources on Love, Sex and Romance Data:
"Go Ask Alice Book of Answers" ISBN 0-8050-5570-3
"Go Ask Alice" website at Columbia University
"Sex in America" book by Michael, Gagnon & Laumann
"Contraceptive Technology" book by Hatcher et al.
CDC website -- info from the YRBS and the College
Youth Risk Behavior survey as well as state rates of STDs
Dr. Ruth's website
"Incredible Sex Facts" brochure from ETR Associates, call
1-800-321-4407 for complimentary sample brochure
Playboy's annual college survey
Cosmo College recent issue on relationships and sex on campus
State Dept. of Health -- STD rates
Study by Russell Clark and Elaine Hatfield published in the American
Scientist (no further reference info)
"Sex on Campus" book by Leland Elliott & Cynthia Brantley
Advocates for Youth website
Washington Post article re: sexuality in US vs other nations
--
Melissa McGee, Ph.D., M.P.H.
Health Educator ** Campus Health Service ** University of Arizona
216 West Old Main ** Tucson, AZ ** 85721
Phone (520) 621-3916 ** FAX (520) 621-8325
Check out what's new in health and wellness at:
http://www.health.arizona.edu
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#223
Date: Tue, 2 Feb 1999 17:06:09 EST
From: Jenna Sheinfeld
Subject: Re: Origins of AIDS
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I have been reading the responses posted on this list and can only think that
while there is merit in studying the origins of a disease in order to find a
cure, there is little use in dwelling on the subject in terms of prevention.
When I taught HIV prevention to high school students the question of the
origin of HIV arose frequently. I have heard numerous theories - that it came
from Africa, that the CIA released it to attack the homosexual population or
that it is God's punishment for being gay, that it was the result of an
experiment gone wrong, and on and on. The only thing that these explanations
due is place blame on one group of people or another.
When educating, rather than spend my energies debating this topic, to which
the answer may never be known, I focused on how the students could protect
themselves from infection and taught about making healthy, informed decisions
in every aspect of life.
Whether HIV emerged because humans have ignored the holistic approach to
medicine and taken antibiotics which deplete their immune systems, or from a
monkey in Africa, or from the natural evolutionary process is irrelevant when
teaching prevention. Let the researchers searching for a cure debate this
topic. I 'd rather debate how best to prevent more cases from occuring.
-Jenna Sheinfeld, MPH, CHES
Bergen County Department of Health Services
jennmarg@aol.com
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#224
Date: Tue, 2 Feb 1999 16:07:22 -0700
From: SFORD@PIMACC.PIMA.EDU
Subject: Need information/help
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I am trying to find research on Health Knowledge/Health Behavior of
College Student-Athletes. If anyone can be of help, PLEASE!
sford@pimacc.pima.edu
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#225
Date: Tue, 2 Feb 1999 18:16:05 -0500
From: "Valerie A. Ubbes, Ph.D., CHES"
Subject: Follow-up to Professional Preparation Question
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Thanks to each of you who responded in a very timely way to my request
for information. My original request is below -- followed by the data
from 26 universities. The list of universities shows that a health
education pedagogy (methods) course is offered to both school health
education and community health education majors. Twenty universities
offer one methods course for school and community health educators; six
additional universities offer two separate methods courses for school
and community health educators. If other schools would like to add their
names to the listing below, feel free to email me directly
(ubbesva@muohio.edu) or to the HEDIR.
On Wednesday, January 27, 1999
Valerie A. Ubbes, Ph.D., CHES wrote:
Colleagues of Community and School Health Education Programs:
Would you please tell me by a quick reply (ubbesva@muohio.edu) if your
university has ONE course for school and community health educators
regarding Pedagogical/Instructional Methodology? The emphasis needs to
be on a health education pedagogy (methods) course that serves both
school and community health majors in one course. Having this
information by midnight tonight would be awesome. I need the data for
an
early meeting with less than 24 hours notice. Many thanks. I will
share
this data with all....
Valerie A. Ubbes, PhD, CHES
Assistant Professor
Miami University
Physical Education, Health & Sport Studies
Oxford, OH 45013
(513) 529-2736
(513) 887-0206 fax
Universities having one methods course for school AND community health
educators:
University of South Florida College of Public Health (Robert McDermott)
Western Washington University (Evelyn Ames)
Southeastern Louisiana University (Parris Watts, chair; Linda Synovitz)
Illinois State University (James Broadbear; Mark Temple)
SUNY College at Brockport (Kathy Hunter; Catherine Cardina)
West Chester University (Sheila Patterson)
Bowling Green University (Molly Laflin)
Lehman College, CUNY (Karen Denard Goldman)
University of Wyoming (Scott Winnail)
Southern Illinois University (Mark Kittleson)
Southwest Texas State University (Steve Furney)
Slippery Rock State University (Michael Cleary)
University of Minnesota Diluth (Georgia Keeney)
Ithaca College (Gary English)
University of Maryland (Sharon Desmond)
University of Nevada (Charles Regin)
Cleveland State University (Judy Ausherman)
Ball State University (Jeffrey Clark)
Boise State University (Caile Spear)
Springfield College (John Smith)
Universities having two methods course for school and community health
educators:
SUNY College at Cortland (Bonni Hodges)
Eastern Kentucky University (Donald Calitri)
Indiana University (David Birch)
University of Georgia (Stuart Fors)
Eastern Illinois University (Rob Bates)
University of Toledo (Susan Telljohann)
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#226
Date: Tue, 2 Feb 1999 19:13:33 -0500
From: josey templeton
Subject: Judy Oakes
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Does the Judy Oakes who was vice president of the Southern District AHPERD
Health Division in 1988-1989 subscribe to this list or does anyone have her
e-mail, address, or phone number?
Thanks, Josey Templeton
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#227
Date: Wed, 3 Feb 1999 07:32:31 -0600
From: Walt Stoll
Subject: Re: Origins of AIDS
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Gosh, Jenna.
How could I have made it more plain? The whole point of my note was how
to prevent new cases. THAT approach is already known: wellness.
I also don't understand this note. You say in the beginning "there is
little use in dwelling on the subject in terms of prenention" while at
the end of your note you are saying "I'd rather debate how to prevent
more cases from occuring." Are you ambivalent or is this a typo?
Walt
On Tue, 2 Feb 1999 17:06:09 EST Jenna Sheinfeld
writes:
>** University of Delaware Chair Position:
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>
>I have been reading the responses posted on this list and can only
>think that
>while there is merit in studying the origins of a disease in order to
>find a
>cure, there is little use in dwelling on the subject in terms of
>prevention.
>When I taught HIV prevention to high school students the question of
>the
>origin of HIV arose frequently. I have heard numerous theories - that
>it came
>from Africa, that the CIA released it to attack the homosexual
>population or
>that it is God's punishment for being gay, that it was the result of
>an
>experiment gone wrong, and on and on. The only thing that these
>explanations
>due is place blame on one group of people or another.
>
>When educating, rather than spend my energies debating this topic, to
>which
>the answer may never be known, I focused on how the students could
>protect
>themselves from infection and taught about making healthy, informed
>decisions
>in every aspect of life.
>
> Whether HIV emerged because humans have ignored the holistic approach
>to
>medicine and taken antibiotics which deplete their immune systems, or
>from a
>monkey in Africa, or from the natural evolutionary process is
>irrelevant when
>teaching prevention. Let the researchers searching for a cure debate
>this
>topic. I 'd rather debate how best to prevent more cases from
>occuring.
>
>-Jenna Sheinfeld, MPH, CHES
>Bergen County Department of Health Services
>jennmarg@aol.com
>
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#228
Date: Tue, 2 Feb 1999 17:40:46 -0600
From: Gayle Schmidt
Subject: Assistance please
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I have been asked to assist a family practice clinic help develop a Health
Education position. However, the clinic director, a physician, doesn't
think it will help. Their primary concern is too many diabetic Medicaid
"frequent fliers" (folks who are seen in the ER).
Any suggested references that validate the efficacy of patient education
for diabetics would be appreciated.
Thanks.
Gayle Schmidt
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#229
Date: Wed, 3 Feb 1999 13:19:17 -0500
From: Patricia Houston
Subject: FYI--court case over sex ed in college
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Decade Old Legal Battle Over Sex-Ed Course Ends in Victory for Nassau
County Community College
NEW YORK, Feb. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Ending more than a decade of legal
battles between Nassau County Community College and a group of Nassau
County (Long Island, NY) residents over the College's academic course on
Human Sexuality and Family Life (PED 251), a federal district court in
Brooklyn has ruled that the course content does not violate
constitutional principles of separation of church and state. According
to Gregg M. Mashberg, partner with the international law firm Proskauer
Rose LLP, which represented the College, "The Court's decision makes
explicitly clear that religious groups cannot dictate the curriculum of
public colleges." Mr. Mashberg continued, "Numerous courses at the
college level may present materials that offend the personal beliefs of
one group or another. But that does not rise to the level of a
constitutional claim." The decision joins a developing body of case law
nationwide that addresses constitutional challenges to academic course
content, including religiously and politically motivated attacks on
course materials selected for home economics courses, reading lists,
teaching aids and even school choir musical selections. This decision is
the first in which a human sexuality curriculum is addressed, and the
first to address a college level academic curriculum. United States
District Judge Nina Gershon held, in Ehman, et al. v. Nassau County
Community College, et al., that the fact that plaintiffs may find the
course content objectionable, or inconsistent with their own religious
beliefs, did not raise a constitutional violation. According to the
decision, "The dispositive issue is not whether the course materials
contain statements that conflict with the beliefs of certain religious
groups, but whether the inclusion of such statements communicates a
message of government endorsement or disparagement of religion."
Opponents of the course had claimed that issues addressed in the
curriculum, such as abortion, birth control, sexual behavior and
homosexuality, were intended to influence students to reject
"traditional" Judeo-Christian religious attitudes toward sexuality and
adopt an anti-religious ethic of "sexual pluralism." Concluding that the
course materials, taken as a whole, are designed to teach students about
human sexuality as an academic subject, and not about religion, the
Court granted the College's motion for summary judgment and dismissed
the case. Case History The course, which has been offered continuously
by the College since it was developed in the 1960s, is an optional
health course, presenting a standard college-level human sexuality
curriculum. It covers broad subjects including anatomy, pregnancy and
childbirth, gender roles, sexual response, sexual dysfunction, sexually
transmitted diseases and sexual violence. Similar courses are offered by
public and private colleges across the country. In May 1995, a group of
Nassau County residents, none of whom were actual matriculating
students, filed suit in the United States District Court for the Eastern
District of New York seeking to enjoin the teaching of the course. Most
of the plaintiffs' claims were dismissed at an earlier stage of the
case, leaving only the "establishment of religion" issue. In disposing
of this remaining claim, Judge Gershon ruled, "In fact, the relief
sought by the plaintiffs would itself result in a violation of the
establishment clause." Dr. Sean Fanelli, President of Nassau County
Community College, applauded the Court's decision, stating, "We are
gratified by the Court's vindication of our commitment to academic
freedom. This course on Human Sexuality and Family Life is an
informative and thoughtful course that is appreciated by thousands of
students every year." Proskauer Rose LLP associate Elise A. Yablonski
served as co-counsel on this long running case. Proskauer Rose LLP is
one of the nation's largest law firms, providing a wide variety of legal
services to major corporations and other clients throughout the United
States and around the world. It is dedicated to producing results for
individuals and businesses through the effective application of talent
and experience. Founded in 1875 in New York City, the Firm employs over
475 attorneys in five domestic offices (New York, Los Angeles,
Washington, Boca Raton, and Clifton, New Jersey) and Paris. Proskauer
can be found on the World Wide Web at
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#230
Date: Wed, 3 Feb 1999 19:15:07 -0000
From: Galaxy
Subject:
** University of Delaware Chair Position:
** http://www.kittle.siu.edu/ads/delaware.htm (2/12)
Can i download the swf editor anywhere??
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#231
Date: Wed, 3 Feb 1999 14:56:14 -0600
From: "Judy Harris (by way of \"Mark J. Kittleson, Ph.D.\"
)"
Subject: Two continuing ED classes via Internet
** University of Delaware Chair Position:
** http://www.kittle.siu.edu/ads/delaware.htm (2/12)
Portland Community College in Portland Oregon is offering two continuing
education classes this winter. (Classes will be repeated spring term
also)
Each class is good for 4 Category 1 CHES credits or 4 contact hours.
The Classes are:
Bloodborne Pathogens: OHSA Regulations
Description
This seminar will provide medical, dental, and
other health care workers with basic information needed to comply with
the Federal and State OSHA regulations for annual training regarding
exposure to bloodborne pathogens. A basic overview of epidemiology
followed by the latest research and developments in the field will be
presented. Students must have access to a computer capable of supporting
a World Wide Web Browser. Call (503) 731-6630 for specifics on hardware
and software requirements, or see:=20
http://www.learnonline.pcc.edu/public/ceu9481w99/index.html OBCE Vendor
ID: 0297PCC, approval 4588.=20
Instructor
Pat Preston, MS, is an infection control
consultant for the medical and non medical industry. He has specialized
in this field for 20 years. He is founder and president of Pat Preston
Medical Enterprises, Ltd., His private practice consults with area
physicians, pharmacists and nurses in the clinic, hospital, and nursing
home setting. In addition, he lectures and presents workshops on
infectious diseases to educationally diverse audiences in the Northwest.=20
His sponsors have included OSHA, Oregon/Washington State Health
Divisions, hospitals, pharmaceutical companies, and other professional
organizations, both medical and non medical
the Second is
Violence Prevention: Resources for Educators
Description
The current epidemic of violence in America
threatens not only our physical well being but the integrity of basic
social institutions. Educational emphasis must be placed on prevention
of violence before it occurs. The most effective programs are those
programs which integrate the family, community, and the schools. This
internet course treats violence prevention as a public health issue and
violence prevention as a public health mandate. It will address violence
as a public health concern, with results including premature death,
serious injury, and disability in populations. The course model suggests
that efforts to prevent violence, like those to prevent injury and
infectious diseases, should consider the interaction between host, agent
and environment. NOTE* Course may be entered at any time during term.
Only time constraint is that all work must be completed by end of term.=20
You may preview this course at
http://www.learnonline.pcc.edu/public/ceu938qw99/index.html
Instructor=20
Judy Harris, RN, MS, CHES, is Director of the Institute for Health
Professionals, Portland Community College, Portland, Oregon. She has
thoroughly researched the topic of violence and violence prevention as it
affects the health care professions. She has published several articles
on violence prevention and has given presentations locally, statewide,
and on a national level on violence and violence prevention techniques.
FEE
The fee for each course is $69 plus $16 if you
need CHES credits.
Please contact me at jharris@pcc.edu or call me at (503) 731-6630 if you
need more information.=20
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#232
Date: Wed, 3 Feb 1999 16:20:25 -0500
From: Robert Bensley
Subject: Violence assessments resource
** University of Delaware Chair Position:
** http://www.kittle.siu.edu/ads/delaware.htm (2/12)
A good resource to have:
"Measuring Violnece-Related Attitudes, Beliefs, and Behaviors Amoung
Youths: A Compendium of Assessment Tools" put together by Division of
Violence Prevention, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control,
CDC. Unfortunately it is not on their website so I haven't yet found the
avenue for ordering a copy. A colleague has a copy and it is quite good.
Assesssments are categorized by (1) Attitude and belief assessments, (2)
psychosocial and cognitive assessments, (3) behavior assessments, and
(4) environmental assessments. Actual instruments are included and cross
refernced in terms of reliability scores, characteristics, target group,
and developer.
--
Robert J. Bensley, Ph.D. work: (616) 387-3081
Associate Professor fax: (616) 387-2704
Department of HPER email: bensley@wmich.edu
4024-5 SRC
Western Michigan University
Kalamazoo, MI 49008
"Every man dies. Not every man really lives."
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#233
Date: Wed, 3 Feb 1999 19:04:32 EST
From: "Read, Donald"
Subject: The origin of AIDS
** University of Delaware Chair Position:
** http://www.kittle.siu.edu/ads/delaware.htm (2/12)
Take a look at the February 8, 1999 issue of Newsweek "How the Plague Began."
Don Read
Amherst, MA
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#234
Date: Wed, 3 Feb 1999 20:18:46 -0500
From: helen w graf
Subject: Textbooks Help
** University of Delaware Chair Position:
** http://www.kittle.siu.edu/ads/delaware.htm (2/12)
Greetings to all in HEDIR land.
I am teaching a Maternal and Child Health course next Fall semseter for
Community Health undergraduate seniors. I used a textbook last year and
was not happy with it. Any and all suggestions are much appreciated.
Also, I am looking for suggestions for a Research Methods textbook for
Public Health graduate students.
Thanks!
Helen Welle-Graf
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#235
Date: Wed, 3 Feb 1999 21:21:39 -0500
From: coralynn n torio
Subject: email address
** University of Delaware Chair Position:
** http://www.kittle.siu.edu/ads/delaware.htm (2/12)
please change my email address to
ctorio830@aol.com
Thank you
CoraLynn Torio
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#236
Date: Wed, 3 Feb 1999 22:31:39 -0500
From: Jim Dewey
Subject: Society of Prospective Medicine Call for Abstracts - HEDIR
** University of Delaware Chair Position:
** http://www.kittle.siu.edu/ads/delaware.htm (2/12)
A number of HEDIR members gave excellent presentations at last year's
conference in Newport, RI. We'd like to have more in 1999 (including a new
student section). If this doesn't apply to you, please pass it on to a
colleague! Thanks!
----------------------------------------------------------
The Society of Prospective Medicine is pleased
to announce a "Call for Abstracts" for our 35th
Annual Meeting to be held September 23-26, 1999
in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The theme is:
"Prospective Medicine: The Tools, the Data, the
Interventions, and the Outcomes."
If you might be interested in presenting at this
conference, we invite you to visit the SPM Web site
at http://www.spm.org/news.html for more information.
Presentations can be based on research, program
development, implementation strategies, 'lessons
learned' or program evaluation -- on any aspect of
health risk assessment, outcomes measurement,
health promotion, disease prevention, or a related
topic. The conference will feature plenary, breakout,
and poster sessions, as well as workshops that will
accommodate a wide range of interests. A special
student section is also planned.
If you are not interested in presenting, but would like
to be placed on our 'electronic mailing list' to receive
an email version of our conference brochure, simply
reply to this notice to jimdewey@home.com, or contact
Janet Foerster at the SPM Office at 412-647-1087.
Thank you!
Jim
James E. Dewey, PhD
SPM Board of Directors and
1999 Program Committee
jimdewey@home.com
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#237
Date: Thu, 4 Feb 1999 09:28:18 -0500
From: Michaela
Subject: Jobs @ the AJHP Conference
** University of Delaware Chair Position:
** http://www.kittle.siu.edu/ads/delaware.htm (2/12)
Offer to advertise your job opportunities "FREE OF CHARGE" at the American
Journal of Health Promotion Conference.
HPRI has been asked to provide professional services (job, internship,
networking etc... ) for the AJHP conference. If you have job opportunities
in health promotion that you would like to have displayed onsite at this
conference, please forward them as soon as possible to: ajhp@hpridirect.com
If you currently have a job or internship listed with HPRI, thank you! It
will be displayed as a courtesy to you. There is no charge to employers or
participants for our conference services. The conference will be held on
March 1-6, Amelia Island, FL.
Please contact me if you have questions.
Michaela Conley
President, HPRI
Phone: 703.925.0959
http://www.hpridirect.com
Jobs and Internships in Health Promotion Direct to your E-mail Box
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#238
Date: Thu, 4 Feb 1999 09:24:00 -0700
From: Melissa McGee
Subject: [FW: Job vacancy at the University of Arizona]
** University of Delaware Chair Position:
** http://www.kittle.siu.edu/ads/delaware.htm (2/12)
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Melissa McGee, Ph.D., M.P.H.
Health Educator ** Campus Health Service ** University of Arizona
216 West Old Main ** Tucson, AZ ** 85721
Phone (520) 621-3916 ** FAX (520) 621-8325
Check out what's new in health and wellness at:
http://www.health.arizona.edu
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From: Juliette Moore
Subject: FW: Job vacancy at the University of Arizona
To: CRSTAFF@LISTSERV.ARIZONA.EDU
FYI, Feel free to use it to promote the position.
Thanks,
Juliette
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From: Juliette Moore[SMTP:juliette@U.Arizona.EDU]
Sent: Wednesday, February 03, 1999 11:33 AM
To: 'recsports@nirsa.org'
Subject: Job vacancy at the University of Arizona
Listed below is a vacant position available at the University of Arizona Department of Campus
Recreation. For additional information on the Fitness Program check out our web site at
http://campusrec.arizona.edu
Job Title: Assistant Director for Fitness ( Appointed Position )
Job #: 14100
Department: Campus Recreation
Opening Date: 1/27/99
Closing Date: 3/15/99
Hiring Range: $33,000 - $45,000
Benefits Eligible: Yes
Position Summary:
Represent the Department of Campus Recreation in a fair, consistent, cooperative and positive
manner to diverse university and non-university individuals and groups in accordance with
Department of Campus Recreation and University of Arizona policies and procedures. Full time -
12 month position. Evening and weekend work required as position demands. Position will begin
June 1, 1999.
General Role:
Design, direct, supervise and evaluate the fitness program. Assist Director and other Campus
Recreation staff as required with the business of the department and the University, including
service on strategic planning, risk management and interdepartmental fitness and wellness
programming committees.
Duties and Responsibilities:
Design and implement fitness programs including group fitness classes, fitness activities classes,
two weight rooms, a personal training program and fitness and wellness education programs.
Oversee the "Learn to Teach Aerobics" fitness instructor training program.
Conduct educational sessions for the program.
Oversee hiring, training and evaluation of all fitness program staff, which includes professional,
graduate and undergraduate student staff in all areas (e.g., weight room, fitness equipment
maintenance, personal training, etc. ).
Hire, supervise and evaluate fitness activities class instructors.
Oversee fitness equipment, including inventory and the repair of existing equipment by equipment
repair staff and the research and purchase of new equipment.
Teach group fitness classes and conduct personal training services as needed.
Create annual budget and annual report for the fitness program.
Research, prepare and/or purchase educational materials for the program.
Design promotional materials for the program.
Execute bimonthly payroll duties.
Develop, implement and evaluate emergency procedures and risk management plans for the
program.
Maintain effective communications with program participants and staff members.
Develop and implement fitness program policies and procedures in conjunction with the fitness
strategic planning committee.
Oversee fitness program special events.
Minimum Qualifications:
Master's degree in exercise science or related field. A minimum of three years relevant
professional administrative experience in fitness and wellness as well as in individualized exercise
program development, fitness instruction, fitness testing , personal training and class programming
and resistance training.
Preferred Qualifications:
The following certification are preferred: AFAA or ACE, NSCA or ACSM; CPR ; NIRSA CRSS.
To apply, please submit a letter of application, resume and the names and addresses and telephone
numbers of three current professional references to:
Britt Bensen
Chair of Search Committee for Assistant Director of Fitness
Department of Campus Recreation
The University of Arizona
Tucson, AZ 85721-0117
Please reference job number 14100.
For consideration, complete requested documentation must be received by midnight of the closing
date.
The University of Arizona is an EEO/AA Employer-M/W/D/V
Thanks,
Juliette
Juliette Moore
Director of Campus Recreation
University of Arizona
520-621-8707
Juliette
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#239
Date: Thu, 4 Feb 1999 10:51:52 -0500
From: Michaela
Subject: Jobs @ the AJHP Conference
** University of Delaware Chair Position:
** http://www.kittle.siu.edu/ads/delaware.htm (2/12)
Offer to advertise your job opportunities "FREE OF CHARGE" at the
American Journal of Health Promotion Conference.
HPRI has been asked to provide professional services (job, internship,
networking etc... ) for the AJHP conference. If you have job
opportunities in health promotion that you would like to have
displayed onsite at this conference, please forward them as soon as
possible to: ajhp@hpridirect.com If you currently have a job or
internship listed with HPRI, thank you! It will be displayed as a
courtesy to you. There is no charge to employers or participants for
our conference services. The conference will be held on March 1-6,
Amelia Island, FL.
Please contact me if you have questions.
Michaela Conley
President, HPRI
Phone: 703.925.0959
http://www.hpridirect.com
Jobs and Internships in Health Promotion Direct to your E-mail Box
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#240
Date: Thu, 4 Feb 1999 11:03:37 -0600
From: "Mark J. Kittleson, Ph.D."
Subject: The 1999 HEDIR Award Nominations
** University of Delaware Chair Position:
** http://www.kittle.siu.edu/ads/delaware.htm (2/12)
Nominations for the 1999 HEDIR Award
The purpose of this award is to recognize a health educator who has made
outstanding contributions to the profession through technology.
Eligibility:
1.HEDIR Subscriber
2.CHES Eligible
Procedures:
Nominations can be made by e-mailing the individual's name, address,
affiliation, fax, phone, and e-mail address to Mark Kittleson
(kittle@siu.edu) no later than February 28, 1999.
Included within this nomination should be a description on why this person
should be given the HEDIR Award. Included within this description can be
URLs, specific programs, or other related issues that will support this
person's nomination. Nominators will be kept confidential but must provide
their name, address, affiliation, fax, phone, and e-mail.
All nominees will be contacted for permission to place their name on the
ballot. All nominees will be announced on the HEDIR listserv and will also
have a web site located off the HEDIR Home Page.
Between March 1st and March 8th email of support for individual(s) can be
sent to me (kittle@siu.edu)...these memos will be compiled and forwarded to
the HEDIR Advisory Committee. Between March 8th and March 31st members of
the HEDIR Advisory Committee will review the nominees and will forward
their selection to me no later than March 31st.
The winner will be announced around April 7, 1999 over the HEDIR listserv.
An awards luncheon/meeting, sponsored by Jones and Bartlett Publishers,
will take place at the American Public Health Association's conference in
Chicago where the winner will be given an opportunity to make a
presentation. In addition, the winner will be given the opportunity to put
their presentation in the January, 1, 2000 issue of the International
Electronic Journal of Health Education. Our previous winners have included
Dr. Robert Gold (1997) and Dr. Billie Lindsey (1998). Both made excellent
presentations at their luncheon. The luncheon itself was also very nicely
set-up. I'm glad to see that Jones and Bartlett has agreed to sponsor this
event once again.
Let the nominations begin.....
__________________________________________
Mark J. Kittleson, Ph.D.
Professor, Health Education
Home Page: http://www.kittle.siu.edu
HEDIR Home Page: http://www.hedir.siu.edu
The International Electronic Journal of Health Education:
http://www.iejhe.siu.edu
Phone: 618.453.1841 FAX: 618.453.1829
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#241
Date: Thu, 4 Feb 1999 11:40:11 -0500
From: "Wynn W. Gillan"
Subject: Fwd: Position in Health Promotion/Exercise Science
** University of Delaware Chair Position:
** http://www.kittle.siu.edu/ads/delaware.htm (2/12)
Times_New_RomanAssistant Professor
Health Promotion and Exercise Science
Southeastern Louisiana University
The Department of Kinesiology and Health Studies at Southeastern
Louisiana University is seeking applicants for a tenure-track Assistant
Professor position available August 1999. Qualifications include an
earned doctorate in health education or exercise science with interest
and ability to teach a variety of courses worksite health promotion at
the graduate and undergraduate levels and exercise testing and
prescription and personal health and fitness at the undergraduate
level. Evidence of university teaching effectiveness, research and
peer-reviewed publications, success in obtaining external funding,
expertise in distance education and/or instructional use of technology,
and experience in worksite health promotion settings. CHES preferred.
Salary commensurate with experience and qualifications.
Southeastern Louisiana University is a comprehensive regional
university, enrolling 15,000 students, located in the city of Hammond
(within an hour drive of Baton Rouge and New Orleans). The Department
of Kinesiology and Health Studies serves approximately 500
undergraduate students pursuing programs of study in Teacher Education,
Athletic Training, and Dance, and 40 graduate students pursuing M.A.
degree concentrations in Exercise Science, Health Promotion and
Exercise Science, Health Studies, and Kinesiology.
Review of applications will begin March 1, 1999 and will continue until
the position is filled. Applicants should send a letter of application;
vitae, names, addresses, and telephone numbers of three references, and
a statement of professional interests and goals to Wynn Gillan, Dr.
P.H., CHES; Health Promotion and Exercise Science Search Committee
Chair; Department of Kinesiology and Health Studies; SLU 10845;
Hammond, Louisiana 70402; (504) 549-5252; FAX (504) 549-5119; E-mail:
wgillan@selu.edu SLU is an AA/ADA/EEO employer and strongly encourages
women and minorities to apply.
Times_New_Roman
Wynn W. Gillan, DrPH, CHES
Department of Kinesiology & Health Studies
Southeastern Louisiana University
P.O. Box 509-SLU
Tennessee Avenue
Hammond, LA 70402
Ph: (504) 549-5252
Fax: (504) 549-5119
http://www.selu.edu/Academics/Faculty/wgillan
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#242
Date: Thu, 4 Feb 1999 16:19:02 -0500
From: Ami Neiberger
Subject: Concerns about Youth Smoking Prevention Program
** University of Delaware Chair Position:
** http://www.kittle.siu.edu/ads/delaware.htm (2/12)
Dear HEDIR list members,
Recently, some HEDIR members contacted National 4-H Council with
concerns about the National Youth Smoking Prevention Program. The
original email sent to HEDIR members by Dr. Brian Colwell is copied
below for your reference. I wanted to email HEDIR members directly so
I can hear their concerns and initiate some dialogue.
First, let me tell you a little bit about the program. The National
Youth Smoking Prevention Program will design a curriculum targeted at
youth ages 10-14, to reduce youth smoking. The design team includes 12
youth members, adult staff and specialists from land-grant
institutions, health educators, government reps, and others. We will
be posting biographies of the design team on our website within the
next month.
Philip Morris USA committed to give National 4-H Council $4.3 million
dollars over two years for the program. The program will include
development and testing of curriculum at eight state "node" sites, as
well as facilitate training of teams from other states. The agreement
with Philip Morris USA included a "hands off" approach regarding the
program and the curriculum, and Philip Morris USA will not have
approval rights on the curriculum or its content. Philip Morris USA is
being treated like any other donor.The youth smoking prevention
program follows the same development model as other programs National
4-H Council has done with other corporate donors.
Some people, including some educators and 4-H alumni, have expressed
concern about this program. The main concern expressed in the letters
is the relationship between Philip Morris USA, which is providing the
funding for this program, and National 4-H Council, which is
implementing the program. Concern has been expressed about an
upstanding youth organization like 4-H accepting funds from a tobacco
company.
The email on HEDIR stated that National 4-H Council ignored the
arguments of state and county staff who object to involvement with
Philip Morris. Council staff have been very open to discussing the
program with 4-H state and county faculty and staff. They discussed
this program with them at the NAE4-HA (National Association for
Extension 4-H Agents) in Louisville, Kentucky in November 1998. They
have shared a substantial amount of information with them about the
project via email. The program was also discussed with the national
4-H program leaders at USDA.
The HEDIR email stated that Philip Morris USA staff will be involved
in communications and with the design team. It is common practice at
state 4-H and national levels for a donor to be invited to see the
project they are funding--this does not mean that the donor controls
the project.
The involvement of Philip Morris USA staff in communications is to
provide quotes for the media regarding their organization's
perspective on their involvement. National 4-H Council does not answer
media questions about the company's motives for this program, only
Philip Morris USA staff are able to respond to those queries. All
other communications about this program will be coming from National
4-H Council staff, such as myself and Christie Phillips, not from
Philip Morris USA staff.
Regarding the design team, Philip Morris USA's involvement on the
design team is minimal. There will be four Philip Morris staff members
among the 50+ health educators, youth and others at the design team
meeting. As always, the input of youth is the most valued input on any
4-H design team, because 4-H is about youth development, so the 12
youth members will have a very important role in the design team.
Some of the emails we have received expressing concern about this
project argue that 4-H should not accept money from a tobacco company
because of the possible motivation behind the gift. It is not the
policy of National 4-H Council, nor is it the policy of most state or
county 4-H programs, to comment on or judge the motivations of donors
to the 4-H program. Due to legal settlements, many state and county
educational programs will be accepting tobacco money for anti-smoking
educational efforts in the future. It is doubtful that many of those
programs will express similar qualms over accepting tobacco money for
educational purposes if that money results from a legal settlement. We
hope that the national youth smoking prevention program will better
enable county and state 4-H programs to apply for anti-smoking funding
from foundation, education, and other sources in their communities by
providing a tested and proved effective youth smoking prevention
program.
It is the purpose of National 4-H Council to develop young people,
and National 4-H Council has every intention of using these funds to
implement a program to reduce youth smoking. 4-H's historic commitment
to life skills development through experiential youth education, as
well as its strong ties to the research base of the land-grant
universities, gives 4-H a unique perspective. Many health educators
have told us how excited they are to see 4-H involved in an innovative
project that will impact the lives of kids, and several states have
contacted us about involvement.
The HEDIR email stated that 4-H is "willing to sell their souls" for
the sake of money and that state 4-H programs will be "bought off"
with this money. Nothing could be further from the truth. The wall of
separation between 4-H and Philip Morris USA is firmly in place, and
is very sound. As has been stated repeatedly, Philip Morris USA will
have no approval rights regarding the curriculum, the curriculum
content, or the program structure. The curriculum developed as a
result of this project will be honest and truthful about the effects
of smoking and will not "pull any punches."
Because one of the "H"s in 4-H represents health, 4-H has a vested
interest in the health and well-being of young people. Youth identify
smoking as a significant health issue for their generation. With 3,000
kids starting to smoke every day, the clock is ticking on the health
of the next generation.
We hope that other educators will partner with us in this effort. We
want to make sure that we communicate openly and honestly with
Extension and health educators, so that everyone understands that 4-H
is about developing youth, not about developing public relations
images for any corporation.
We welcome the input of other health educators in this program.
Please send programming materials and information for the design team
to aneiberger@fourhcouncil.edu or Ami Neiberger, Marketing Department,
National 4-H Council, 7100 Connecticut Avenue, Chevy Chase, MD
20815-4999.
Best Regards,
Ami Neiberger
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#243
Date: Fri, 29 Jan 1999 16:38:06 -0600
From: "Dr. Brian Colwell"
Subject: National 4-H partners with Philip Morris
** University of Delaware Chair Position:
** http://www.kittle.siu.edu/ads/delaware.htm (2/12)
HEDIR members;
The National 4-H Council has entered into a partnership with Philip
Morris,
USA, to develop a Youth Smoking Prevention Program. The national
council
has apparently been unimpressed with arguments of local and state 4-H
agents
that acceptance of this money is inappropriate.
Philip Morris will have representitives on the curriculum design,
evaluation
and communication teams. The plan is to initially identify 8 states
in the
Cooperative Extension System that will each receive $35,000 during
the first
year of the program to implement the program. $35,000 to $50,000 per
year
will be provided during the second and third years of the program, as
well
as an additional $25,000 per year to bring in teams from other states
to
assist with implementation in those other states. It is apparent
that the
Cooperative Extension System in some states will be bought off with
this money.
The 4-H/PM partnership will also be seeking to develop relationships
with
evaluation specialists at Land Grant univerisites.
The development team will be individuals from: education,
government,
health, nonprofit, other youth organizations, and youth. Other
members will
be those providing "industry experience and perspectives."
This appears to be another attempt by the tobacco industry to buy
credibility by partnering with an organization with some credibility.
4-H
can certainly use the money, and it appears that they are willing to
sell
their souls to get it.
Those of you at Land Grant Universities may want to check with your
state
Extension Service 4-H representitives to determine if your state is
applying
for this money. All of you may wish to write a note or send an
e-mail to
the National 4-H Council to express any concerns that you may have
over this
arrangement.
Concerns may be directed to:
Bettina Tyler
National 4-H Council
Youth-Corporate Connections
7100 Connecticut Ave.
Chevy Chase, MD 20815-4999
fax (301) 961-2894
tyler@fourhcouncil.edu
Brian
Ami Neiberger
Public Relations Coordinator
National 4-H Council
aneiberger@fourhcouncil.edu
http://www.fourhcouncil.edu/
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#244
Date: Thu, 4 Feb 1999 15:42:06 -0600
From: "Jeff W. Schulz"
Subject: Re: Concerns about Youth Smoking Prevention Program
** University of Delaware Chair Position:
** http://www.kittle.siu.edu/ads/delaware.htm (2/12)
With 4 design team members being from Phillip-Morris USA, I don't think I
would use terms like "hands-off" to describe the agreement. Nor would I
refer to a "wall of seperation" between Phillip-Morris USA and 4-H.
Jeff Schulz, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Health Education
Dept. of HPERS
Mississippi State, MS 39762
(601) 325-7231 (O)
(601) 324-7832 (H)
(601) 325-4525 (fax)
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#245
Date: Thu, 4 Feb 1999 16:06:00 -0500
From: "David C. Wiley"
Subject: Re: Concerns about Youth Smoking Prevention Program
** University of Delaware Chair Position:
** http://www.kittle.siu.edu/ads/delaware.htm (2/12)
Dear Ami,
Aren't you/4-H worried that Phillip Morris will use this as a PR
campaign to show "how sensitive they are to the problem of youth
smoking"? This is especially troubling when most health educators think
that the tobacco industry has done the most to create this problem.
I also don't think the comparison to this donation being on the same
level as proceeds from tobacco lawsuites is a valid one. In the
settlements, the states control the money and award it as they see fit.
In this case Phillip Morris has directly awarded the money. I think
there is a marked difference in the two.
I guess what it comes down to is this. The tobacco industry has done/is
continuing to do some pretty slimy things. All one has to do is look at
their current youth smoking programs in South and Central America. I
don't have much faith in their newfound alturism. As they say here in
Texas, you can put a prom dress on a pig; but deep down, it's still a
pig.
Thanks,
DCW
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#246
Date: Thu, 4 Feb 1999 18:38:37 -0500
From: Adriane Griffen
Subject: LAST CHANCE: ENTER TECHNOLOGY GAMES AT PREVENTION 99
** University of Delaware Chair Position:
** http://www.kittle.siu.edu/ads/delaware.htm (2/12)
DON'T MISS THIS! THE ONLY TECHNOLOGY GAMES OF THE YEAR
REGISTER BY FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 5
PARTNERSHIPS TECHNOLOGY GAMES will be held at Prevention 99: Scientific,
Political, and Social Priorities for the 21st Century, March 18 - 21,1999,
in Arlington, VA. The TECHNOLOGY GAMES will help participants explore how
communication technology can support consumers and patients in a
partner-based health system. This conference will focus on establishing
priorities to meet future health care and health education challenges.
THOSE INVITED TO ENTER:
* Individuals,
* companies,
* universities,
* civic groups,
* non-profit organizations, and
* Federal agencies
AUDIENCE:
* 1,000 preventive medicine professionals with diverse backgrounds in
academia, clinical settings, industry, the military, managed care, and
Federal, state, and local agencies.
WHEN AND WHERE:
* PREVENTION 99, March 18-21, 1999, at the Marriott Crystal Gateway Hotel in
Arlington, VA.
* TECHNOLOGY GAMES open March 18th at 6:30 p.m. and close March 20th at
10:45 a.m.
TECHNOLOGY GAMES ENTRIES:
* Applications directly related to preventive medicine and public health are
encouraged.
REGISTER ONLINE:
-TECHNOLOGY GAMES DEADLINE: FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1999.
-Fill out the Technology Games online exhibitor form:
http://www.prevention-meeting.org/gamesreg.htm.
-Provide a 250-word description of your application. This will be featured,
with your logo, on the PARTNERSHIPS '99 web site.
-Please e-mail logo to: games99@health.org.
FEES (including TWO full conference registrations):
-Commercial/Scientific Staffed Booth: $800*(US)
-Non-profit Organizations Staffed Booth (include proof of status): $500*(US)
*Includes additional $100 entry fee for Technology Games.
*************************************
* REGISTER NOW-SPACE IS LIMITED! *
*************************************DON'T MISS THIS! THE ONLY
TECHNOLOGY
GAMES OF THE YEAR
To learn how the TECHNOLOGY GAMES are "played" and to register for upcoming
events, visit the PARTNERSHIPS '99 web site:
http://odphp.osophs.dhhs.gov/confrnce/partnr99/ or e-mail:
games99@health.org.
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#247
Date: Thu, 4 Feb 1999 17:51:46 -0600
From: "Jeff W. Schulz"
Subject: Re: Concerns about Youth Smoking Prevention Program
** University of Delaware Chair Position:
** http://www.kittle.siu.edu/ads/delaware.htm (2/12)
I agree with David. Until Phillip-Morris is ready to stop marketing their
product to children EVERYWHERE, they can't be trusted. I really don't
think that I would describe the relationship between 4-H and Phillip
Morris as "hands-off" when 4 of the members of the design team are from
Phillip Morris. Does anyone else fail to see the "wall of seperation"?
Jeff Schulz, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Health Education
Dept. of HPERS
Mississippi State, MS 39762
(601) 325-7231 (O)
(601) 324-7832 (H)
(601) 325-4525 (fax)
On Thu, 4 Feb 1999, David C. Wiley wrote:
> ** University of Delaware Chair Position:
> ** http://www.kittle.siu.edu/ads/delaware.htm (2/12)
>
> Dear Ami,
>
> Aren't you/4-H worried that Phillip Morris will use this as a PR
> campaign to show "how sensitive they are to the problem of youth
> smoking"? This is especially troubling when most health educators think
> that the tobacco industry has done the most to create this problem.
>
> I also don't think the comparison to this donation being on the same
> level as proceeds from tobacco lawsuites is a valid one. In the
> settlements, the states control the money and award it as they see fit.
> In this case Phillip Morris has directly awarded the money. I think
> there is a marked difference in the two.
>
> I guess what it comes down to is this. The tobacco industry has done/is
> continuing to do some pretty slimy things. All one has to do is look at
> their current youth smoking programs in South and Central America. I
> don't have much faith in their newfound alturism. As they say here in
> Texas, you can put a prom dress on a pig; but deep down, it's still a
> pig.
>
> Thanks,
>
> DCW
>
> ** Nominate Somebody for the HEDIR Award:
> ** http://www.kittle.siu.edu/1999award.htm
>
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#248
Date: Thu, 4 Feb 1999 18:01:42 -0600
From: "Prachi Mehta (by way of \"Mark J. Kittleson, Ph.D.\"
)"
Subject: Masters Program in Women's Health
** University of Delaware Chair Position:
** http://www.kittle.siu.edu/ads/delaware.htm (2/12)
Could you please post this on the Health Education Directory listserv
since I do not subscribe to it?
Thanks
Prachi Mehta
Visiting Project Coordinator
Center of Excellence in Women's Health
University of Illinois at Chicago
***************************************************************
I work with the Center of Excellence in Women's Health at the University
of Illinois at Chicago. We are in the process of developing a Masters
Program in Women's Health and would like to learn more about other
degree programs in Women's Health. (existing or under
development).
If you have more information on this and could get in touch with me
individually (I do not subscibe to the listserv but will get back to the
group with relevant information) it would be greatly appreciated.
Thanking you,
Sincerely,
Prachi Mehta
Center of Excellence in Women's Health
University of Illinois at Chicago
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#249
Date: Thu, 4 Feb 1999 22:13:25 -0600
From: Jeff and Richelle Rennnegarbe
Subject: Health educators and third party reimbursement
** University of Delaware Chair Position:
** http://www.kittle.siu.edu/ads/delaware.htm (2/12)
I am a doctoral student in a Community Health Administration course. I am
leading a class discussion regarding third party reimbursement (insurance
coverage) for specific health care providers including nurses and
dieticians. I have also been searching the current literature for an
article discussing proposed third party reimbursement for health educators.
I have accessed the archived 1995 Hedir files regarding reimbursement for
health educators. Is anyone aware of other current documents regarding
topics? I have been unsuccessful in my search thus far. Thank you for any
assistance you might be able to provide me.
Richelle Rennegarbe, RN, MS
jrrenne@midwest.net
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#250
Date: Thu, 4 Feb 1999 23:34:43 EST
From: "Sherak, Nina"
Subject: Re: Teaching health to female High School students
** University of Delaware Chair Position:
** http://www.kittle.siu.edu/ads/delaware.htm (2/12)
>From worksite health to school health in a day!! I just began teaching health
classes in a girls High School, is there any seasoned pro out there who has
some great tips or exciting ideas to make the subject matter meaningful and
interesting to these kids?? My upcoming units are: communicable diseases,
nutrition, eating disorders, drugs and alcohol.
This school is very into internet use (students are required to have laptops
with internet capability), so any referrals of good web sites would also be
appreciated. Thanks!
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#251
Date: Fri, 5 Feb 1999 07:40:50 -0500
From: mary ann lay
Subject: Re: Concerns about Youth Smoking Prevention Program
** University of Delaware Chair Position:
** http://www.kittle.siu.edu/ads/delaware.htm (2/12)
But the real question for me is the legitimacy that is given to any
organization that donates to a non-profit (or other group) when there
entire focus (the donors) is opposite to that of the receiving
organization.
I understand that they have not contorl--but that is not really the issue.
The issue is appearance.
I can see it now-- credit for your good program being taken by the tobacco
giant.
I hope that the program does provide much needed education for youth and
that the 4-H is not given a tarnished image by the partnership.
Mary A. Lay, MPH, CHES, CPP
Indiana Prevention Resource Center
Indiana University
2735 E. 10th St, Room 110
Bloomington, IN 47408
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#252
Date: Fri, 5 Feb 1999 08:31:43 -0500
From: Lisa Tolchin
Subject: Re: Teaching health to female High School students
** University of Delaware Chair Position:
** http://www.kittle.siu.edu/ads/delaware.htm (2/12)
Here's a list of teen friendly websites from our latest NOAPPP newsletter.
Some of the sites focus on sex and sexuality, but some of the sites are more
general. Some sites offer the opportunity for teens to ask questions. Hope
this helps.
Adolescence Directory OnLine http://education.indiana.edu/cas/adol/adol.html
Collection of resources for parents, educators, researchers,
health practitioners and teens on adolescent issues.
Advocates for Youth http://www.advocatesforyouth.org
AIDS Now! Project for Teens http://itec.sfsu.edu/aids/aids.html
San Francisco State University created questionnaire for Teens.
Also, links to Yahoo HIV/AIDS/list
AMA's Adolescent Health Online http://www.ama-assn.org/adolhlth/adolhlth.htm
(AMA) American Medical Association - Source of the latest information on
adolescent health care and preventive services.
Better Beginnings Coalition, Inc. http://www.betterbeginnings.org
A webpage for teens that offers answers to frequently asked questions as
well as the opportunity to ask anonymous human sexuality questions. Also
includes links to various realted resources.
Campaign For Our Children http://www.cfoc.org/
Campaign For Our Children integrates media advertising, public relations
and in-school programs to influence attitudes and behaviors about
sexuality. New teen section called "Room 411"
Coalition for Positive Sexuality: Sex Ed for Teens
http://www.positive.org/cps/
For Teens - to ask questions and get answers.
Dr. Ruth Westheimer http://www.drruth.com
This site provides frank sexual discussion through question and answers,
tips, and information.
Girl Power http://www.health.org/gpower
Girl Power!, is a national public education campaign sponsored by the
Department of the Health and
Human Services to help encourage and empower 9- to 14- year old girls
to make the most of their lives.
Girl Scouts of the USA http://www.gsusa.org
Girls Scouts, the largest organization for girls, offers a specific
youth-oriented section for chat and general information.
Girls Inc. http://www.girlsinc.org
Girls Incorporated is a national youth organization dedicated to helping
every girl become strong, smart, and bold.
Go Ask Alice! http://www.goaskalice.columbia.edu
Excellent question and answer service through Columbia University.
Kids Health http://www.kidshealth.org/teen/index.html
KidsHealth.org has trainloads of information on infections,
behavior & emotions, food & fitness, and growing up healthy, as well as
cool games and animations.
Mean Streets of Cyberspace, Web Companion Piece
http://www.jagunet.com/~dgotlib/meanstreets.htm
Recommended Sites selected from the article written by David A.
Gotlib and Peter Fagan ( 1997), Journal of Sex Education and Therapy,
(22)1.
National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy http://www.teenpregnancy.org
Mission: To prevent teen pregnancy by supporting values and
stimulating actions that are consistent with pregnancy-free adolescence.
Special teen-oriented section with information and resources.
National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health
http://www.cpc.unc.edu/addhealth
Contains information on the largest and most comprehensive study
of youth health undertaken in the United States.
National Parent Information Network http://www.npin.org
Purpose is to provide information to parents and those who work
with parents and to foster the exchange of parenting materials.
NOAH http://www.noah.cuny.edu/
City University of New York, provides high quality full-text
health information that is accurate, timely, relevant and unbiased (also in
Espa¤ol)
P.E.R.S.O.N. Project http://www.youth.org/loco/PERSONProject/
Public Education Regarding Sexual Orientation Nationally, an
activist network advocating for LGBTinclusive curricular policies
Plain Talk http://www.speakeasy.org/plaintalk
Plain Talk provides resources to improve positive and honest communication
between parents and children, encourage youth to make healthy choices and
to reduce teen pregnancy and STDs.
Planned Parenthood Federation of America www.plannedparenthood.org
Provides information and referrals for parents and teens, including
locations of local clinics.
Raising Today's Teens http://www.raisingtodaysteens.org
Marion Foundation, a non-profit organization that strives to
improve communications and relationships among youth and parents by
implementing innovative programs that address the social, emotional and
educational issues of our ever changing society.
Safest Sex Home Page http://www.upbeat.com/family/cool.html
This site advocates abstinence until marriage and provides links to other
resources.
SEX, etc. http://www.rci.rutgers.edu/~sxetc
A teen produced website that answers the questions you'd only ask
other teens. Topics include: Love, Sex, Abstinence, Contraceptives, AIDS,
STD's, Drugs and drinking, Violence, and Health Topics.
SHAPE (Sexual Health Advocate Peer Education) Home Page
http://www.hsc.missouri.edu/shc/helthed4.htm
Component of Student Health Center on University of
Missouri-Columbia Campus. Peer
education program founded in the belief that students can be
effective in influencing the health knowledge, attitudes and behaviors of
other students.
SIECUS (Sexuality, Information, and Education Council of the United States)
http://www.siecus.org
Provides information, resources, materials, and specific materials for
parents.
Teen Advice Online http://www.teenadvice.org
The Mission of Teen Advice Online (TAO) is to provide support for teenage
problems through a network of peers from around the globe.
Teen Line http://www.exnet.iastate.edu/pages/cahotlines/teenline
The 1-800 Teen Line is a resource for teens to call and talk confidentially
with trained counselors about topics like STDs, pregnancy, relationships,
and alcohol and drugs.
Teen People Magazine http://www.pathfinder.com/teenpeople/
A new magazine devoted to teens which offers articles on a variety of
topics, including love and sex.
Teen Sexuality in a Culture of Confusion http://www.intac.com/~jdeck/habib/
An on-line documentary for adults and youth exploring sexuality in America
by looking at cultural
responses to it.
Teenz World http://www.teenzworld.com
Teen-oriented site offering news and information, a newsletter, chat rooms,
and other services.
YouthInfo http://youth.os.dhhs.gov/
YouthInfo, developed by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
(HHS) to provide the latest information about America's adolescents.
Includes a resource section for parents.
VirtualKid Teen Web Page and Teen Search http://www.virtualkid.com/
VirtualKid is a web site created by and for teenagers. It has
advice, stories, poerty, art, search engine, chat, message boards and lots
more.
and don't forget to check out our web page at www.noappp.org Call us at
(202) 783-5770 or email us at noappp@noappp.org to get a copy of our
newsletter or findout about membership.
Lisa Tolchin
Evaluation Coordinator
National Organization on Adolescent Pregnancy, Parenting, and Prevention
(NOAPPP)
1319 F Street, NW, Suite 400
Washington, DC 20004
(202) 783-5770
email: lisatolchin@noappp.org
-----Original Message-----
From: Sherak, Nina
To: HEDIR-L@SIU.EDU
Date: Thursday, February 04, 1999 11:44 PM
Subject: Re: Teaching health to female High School students
>** University of Delaware Chair Position:
>** http://www.kittle.siu.edu/ads/delaware.htm (2/12)
>
>From worksite health to school health in a day!! I just began teaching
health
>classes in a girls High School, is there any seasoned pro out there who has
>some great tips or exciting ideas to make the subject matter meaningful and
>interesting to these kids?? My upcoming units are: communicable diseases,
>nutrition, eating disorders, drugs and alcohol.
>This school is very into internet use (students are required to have
laptops
>with internet capability), so any referrals of good web sites would also be
>appreciated. Thanks!
>
>** Nominate Somebody for the HEDIR Award:
>** http://www.kittle.siu.edu/1999award.htm
------------------------------
#253
Date: Fri, 5 Feb 1999 09:56:05 -0500
From: Joel London
Subject: wellness line
** University of Delaware Chair Position:
** http://www.kittle.siu.edu/ads/delaware.htm (2/12)
Having been given the opportunity to create a "Wellness Line" for
members of a managed care organization, I am searching for anyone who is
currently maintaining or has previously designed something similar. The
idea is to promote a telephone line that provides access to a variety of
health information and brochures. Callers may select topics of interest
from a self guided menu, and the materials (and any relevant
programming/intervention information) are then sent to the individual.
The idea is not only to provide members with valuable health information
(appropriate for the identified population), but also to identify
individuals in need of behavior change programs. The available
materials will be linked to HEDIS initiatives and current health
observances -- http://nhic-nt.health.org/Pubs/99hfinders/index.html.
Any ideas or thoughts would be greatly appreciated.
Joel London, M.P.H., C.H.E.S.
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#254
Date: Fri, 5 Feb 1999 08:45:04 -0700
From: "Cunnien, Renae D.Ph.D."
Subject: ELDERS TALK
** University of Delaware Chair Position:
** http://www.kittle.siu.edu/ads/delaware.htm (2/12)
This morning I had the opportunity to hear Dr. Jocelyn Elders (former U.S.
Surgeon General) speak at our Grand Rounds at Mayo Clinic Scottsdale. I had
heard her speak at the AAHE Luncheon a few years back and I always enjoy
hearing her get the audience fired up. I thought my fellow health educators
would like to know that her message this morning, in a nutshell, was
Prevention - Education - Health Education - and Comprehensive Health
Education. I can't tell you how many times she reinforced the notion of
primary prevention through health education, in our schools, in our
communities and in our health care system. As a Health Educator and as a
Patient Education Specialist, I can't tell you how gratifying that was to
hear. Sure , she can talk about Comprehensive Health Education when she
talks to an audience of AAHE members, but you all need to know that she
continues to support health education when she is "on the road" in
Scottsdale, Arizona.
Renae D. Cunnien, Ph.D.
Patient and Health Education Specialist
Mayo Clinic Scottsdale
(602)301-8138......office
(602)301-8644......pager
cunnien.renae@mayo.edu
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#255
Date: Fri, 5 Feb 1999 09:55:54 -0600
From: Beth Lanning
Subject: Smokeless tobacco and male infertility
** University of Delaware Chair Position:
** http://www.kittle.siu.edu/ads/delaware.htm (2/12)
Hi,
I know there is a link between smoking and male infertility, but does anyone
know of a study that shows a link between smokeless tobacco and male
infertility?
Please write to me and I will post the results.
Thank you.
Beth Lanning, Ph.D., CHES
Beth_Lanning@baylor.edu
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#256
Date: Fri, 5 Feb 1999 08:58:14 -0700
From: "Walter A. Hanks"
Subject: Journal of Health Communication
** University of Delaware Chair Position:
** http://www.kittle.siu.edu/ads/delaware.htm (2/12)
I have been asked by my graduate advisor to find and copy a large list of
articles that have appeared in the Journal of Health Communication.
Unfortunately, I have been unable to locate a library that carries the
journal. Does anyone know of a source where I could order copies through
interlibrary loan?
Thanks!
Walter A. Hanks, BS, C.H.E.S.
Graduate Research Assistant
Department of Health Sciences
Brigham Young University
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#257
Date: Fri, 5 Feb 1999 11:52:22 -0500
From: Lisa Tolchin
Subject: list service
** University of Delaware Chair Position:
** http://www.kittle.siu.edu/ads/delaware.htm (2/12)
my organization is interested in starting a list service for our members.
can anyone give me some information on how to set one up? we haven't had
much luck with contacting our internet provider.
Thanks in advance,
Lisa
Lisa Tolchin
Evaluation Coordinator
National Organization on Adolescent Pregnancy, Parenting, and Prevention
(NOAPPP)
1319 F Street, NW, Suite 400
Washington, DC 20004
(202) 783-5770
email: lisatolchin@noappp.org
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#258
Date: Fri, 5 Feb 1999 11:02:35 -0700
From: Judy Hancock
Subject: Re: Teaching health to female High School students
** University of Delaware Chair Position:
** http://www.kittle.siu.edu/ads/delaware.htm (2/12)
Check out our website and the free downloadable interactive health
education programs there: http://www.ualberta.ca/~jhancock/HealthEd.html
There are programs on nutrition, STDs, HIV, stress, alcohol, and birth
control. We are presently working on programs on sexual decision making and
body image and eating disorders. You'll also find some excellent articles
and links at our site.
Please feel free to use and distribute these programs free of charge.
- Judy Hancock, Health Education Coordinator, University of Alberta
>>From worksite health to school health in a day!! I just began teaching health
>classes in a girls High School, is there any seasoned pro out there who has
>some great tips or exciting ideas to make the subject matter meaningful and
>interesting to these kids?? My upcoming units are: communicable diseases,
>nutrition, eating disorders, drugs and alcohol.
>This school is very into internet use (students are required to have laptops
>with internet capability), so any referrals of good web sites would also be
>appreciated. Thanks!
Judy Hancock
Health Education Coordinator
University of Alberta Health Centre
2-300 Students' Union Building
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada T6G 2J7
judy.hancock@ualberta.ca
http://www.ualberta.ca/~jhancock/HealthEd.html
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#259
Date: Fri, 5 Feb 1999 12:18:00 -0600
From: "Michael E. Young"
Subject: Re: Concerns about Youth Smoking Prevention Program
** University of Delaware Chair Position:
** http://www.kittle.siu.edu/ads/delaware.htm (2/12)
I am one of those 4-H alumni who contacted you, and I still have concerns.
mike young
=====================================================================
======
meyoung@comp.uark.edu
575-5639
On Thu, 4 Feb 1999, Ami Neiberger wrote:
> ** University of Delaware Chair Position:
> ** http://www.kittle.siu.edu/ads/delaware.htm (2/12)
>
> Dear HEDIR list members,
>
> Recently, some HEDIR members contacted National 4-H Council with
> concerns about the National Youth Smoking Prevention Program. The
> original email sent to HEDIR members by Dr. Brian Colwell is copied
> below for your reference. I wanted to email HEDIR members directly so
> I can hear their concerns and initiate some dialogue.
>
> First, let me tell you a little bit about the program. The National
> Youth Smoking Prevention Program will design a curriculum targeted at
> youth ages 10-14, to reduce youth smoking. The design team includes 12
> youth members, adult staff and specialists from land-grant
> institutions, health educators, government reps, and others. We will
> be posting biographies of the design team on our website within the
> next month.
>
> Philip Morris USA committed to give National 4-H Council $4.3 million
> dollars over two years for the program. The program will include
> development and testing of curriculum at eight state "node" sites, as
> well as facilitate training of teams from other states. The agreement
> with Philip Morris USA included a "hands off" approach regarding the
> program and the curriculum, and Philip Morris USA will not have
> approval rights on the curriculum or its content. Philip Morris USA is
> being treated like any other donor.The youth smoking prevention
> program follows the same development model as other programs National
> 4-H Council has done with other corporate donors.
>
> Some people, including some educators and 4-H alumni, have expressed
> concern about this program. The main concern expressed in the letters
> is the relationship between Philip Morris USA, which is providing the
> funding for this program, and National 4-H Council, which is
> implementing the program. Concern has been expressed about an
> upstanding youth organization like 4-H accepting funds from a tobacco
> company.
>
> The email on HEDIR stated that National 4-H Council ignored the
> arguments of state and county staff who object to involvement with
> Philip Morris. Council staff have been very open to discussing the
> program with 4-H state and county faculty and staff. They discussed
> this program with them at the NAE4-HA (National Association for
> Extension 4-H Agents) in Louisville, Kentucky in November 1998. They
> have shared a substantial amount of information with them about the
> project via email. The program was also discussed with the national
> 4-H program leaders at USDA.
>
> The HEDIR email stated that Philip Morris USA staff will be involved
> in communications and with the design team. It is common practice at
> state 4-H and national levels for a donor to be invited to see the
> project they are funding--this does not mean that the donor controls
> the project.
>
> The involvement of Philip Morris USA staff in communications is to
> provide quotes for the media regarding their organization's
> perspective on their involvement. National 4-H Council does not answer
> media questions about the company's motives for this program, only
> Philip Morris USA staff are able to respond to those queries. All
> other communications about this program will be coming from National
> 4-H Council staff, such as myself and Christie Phillips, not from
> Philip Morris USA staff.
>
> Regarding the design team, Philip Morris USA's involvement on the
> design team is minimal. There will be four Philip Morris staff members
> among the 50+ health educators, youth and others at the design team
> meeting. As always, the input of youth is the most valued input on any
> 4-H design team, because 4-H is about youth development, so the 12
> youth members will have a very important role in the design team.
>
> Some of the emails we have received expressing concern about this
> project argue that 4-H should not accept money from a tobacco company
> because of the possible motivation behind the gift. It is not the
> policy of National 4-H Council, nor is it the policy of most state or
> county 4-H programs, to comment on or judge the motivations of donors
> to the 4-H program. Due to legal settlements, many state and county
> educational programs will be accepting tobacco money for anti-smoking
> educational efforts in the future. It is doubtful that many of those
> programs will express similar qualms over accepting tobacco money for
> educational purposes if that money results from a legal settlement. We
> hope that the national youth smoking prevention program will better
> enable county and state 4-H programs to apply for anti-smoking funding
> from foundation, education, and other sources in their communities by
> providing a tested and proved effective youth smoking prevention
> program.
>
> It is the purpose of National 4-H Council to develop young people,
> and National 4-H Council has every intention of using these funds to
> implement a program to reduce youth smoking. 4-H's historic commitment
> to life skills development through experiential youth education, as
> well as its strong ties to the research base of the land-grant
> universities, gives 4-H a unique perspective. Many health educators
> have told us how excited they are to see 4-H involved in an innovative
> project that will impact the lives of kids, and several states have
> contacted us about involvement.
>
> The HEDIR email stated that 4-H is "willing to sell their souls" for
> the sake of money and that state 4-H programs will be "bought off"
> with this money. Nothing could be further from the truth. The wall of
> separation between 4-H and Philip Morris USA is firmly in place, and
> is very sound. As has been stated repeatedly, Philip Morris USA will
> have no approval rights regarding the curriculum, the curriculum
> content, or the program structure. The curriculum developed as a
> result of this project will be honest and truthful about the effects
> of smoking and will not "pull any punches."
>
> Because one of the "H"s in 4-H represents health, 4-H has a vested
> interest in the health and well-being of young people. Youth identify
> smoking as a significant health issue for their generation. With 3,000
> kids starting to smoke every day, the clock is ticking on the health
> of the next generation.
>
> We hope that other educators will partner with us in this effort. We
> want to make sure that we communicate openly and honestly with
> Extension and health educators, so that everyone understands that 4-H
> is about developing youth, not about developing public relations
> images for any corporation.
>
> We welcome the input of other health educators in this program.
> Please send programming materials and information for the design team
> to aneiberger@fourhcouncil.edu or Ami Neiberger, Marketing Department,
> National 4-H Council, 7100 Connecticut Avenue, Chevy Chase, MD
> 20815-4999.
>
> Best Regards,
> Ami Neiberger
>
>
> ------------------------------
> #195
> Date: Fri, 29 Jan 1999 16:38:06 -0600
> From: "Dr. Brian Colwell"
> Subject: National 4-H partners with Philip Morris
>
> ** University of Delaware Chair Position:
> ** http://www.kittle.siu.edu/ads/delaware.htm (2/12)
>
> HEDIR members;
>
> The National 4-H Council has entered into a partnership with Philip
> Morris,
> USA, to develop a Youth Smoking Prevention Program. The national
> council
> has apparently been unimpressed with arguments of local and state 4-H
> agents
> that acceptance of this money is inappropriate.
>
> Philip Morris will have representitives on the curriculum design,
> evaluation
> and communication teams. The plan is to initially identify 8 states
> in the
> Cooperative Extension System that will each receive $35,000 during
> the first
> year of the program to implement the program. $35,000 to $50,000 per
> year
> will be provided during the second and third years of the program, as
> well
> as an additional $25,000 per year to bring in teams from other states
> to
> assist with implementation in those other states. It is apparent
> that the
> Cooperative Extension System in some states will be bought off with
> this money.
>
> The 4-H/PM partnership will also be seeking to develop relationships
> with
> evaluation specialists at Land Grant univerisites.
>
> The development team will be individuals from: education,
> government,
> health, nonprofit, other youth organizations, and youth. Other
> members will
> be those providing "industry experience and perspectives."
>
> This appears to be another attempt by the tobacco industry to buy
> credibility by partnering with an organization with some credibility.
> 4-H
> can certainly use the money, and it appears that they are willing to
> sell
> their souls to get it.
>
> Those of you at Land Grant Universities may want to check with your
> state
> Extension Service 4-H representitives to determine if your state is
> applying
> for this money. All of you may wish to write a note or send an
> e-mail to
> the National 4-H Council to express any concerns that you may have
> over this
> arrangement.
>
> Concerns may be directed to:
>
> Bettina Tyler
> National 4-H Council
> Youth-Corporate Connections
> 7100 Connecticut Ave.
> Chevy Chase, MD 20815-4999
> fax (301) 961-2894
> tyler@fourhcouncil.edu
>
>
> Brian
>
> Ami Neiberger
> Public Relations Coordinator
> National 4-H Council
> aneiberger@fourhcouncil.edu
> http://www.fourhcouncil.edu/
>
> ** Nominate Somebody for the HEDIR Award:
> ** http://www.kittle.siu.edu/1999award.htm
>
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#260
Date: Fri, 5 Feb 1999 15:06:38 -0500
From: Catherine Cardina
Subject: Position Announcment
** University of Delaware Chair Position:
** http://www.kittle.siu.edu/ads/delaware.htm (2/12)
Applications for the position of Assistant Professor of Health Sciennce
at SUNY College at Brockport are still being accepted. For more
information visit http://www.brockport.edu/~hr/FFN96.HTM#FFN98030
Job#:
FFN98030
Department:
Health Science
Local Title:
Assistant Pr