#1,132
Date: Tue, 1 Jun 1999 11:38:14 -0600
From: "Walter A. Hanks"
Subject: Finding a Good Health Educator
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I received an interesting email this morning from an online friend. It
relates directly to our profession. She asked me a couple of questions I
don't have good answers to, so I thought I would bring it here. Here is a
portion of her post:
>Walt, since you're a health educator . . . . I've just returned from a
>referral to one, and I was really not satisfied. I asked my rheumatologist
>(who's also my PCP) for referrals, unspecified, to help me deal with
>issues of diet, exercise, and depression in the context of my chronic
>disease and perimenopause.
>
>It turns out that this referral, within my HMO, meant a nurse
>practioner with the title, health education specialist. But all she did was
>hand me pamplets from the AF, a glossy from the Cattleman's Assoc. on the
>food
>pyramid, a couple xeroxed guides to to what constitutes a portion, and some
>xeroxes on very simplistic nutritional approaches to PMS (i.e., reduce salt,
>take Vitamine E and B6). She clearly didn't know anything about rheumatoid
>arthritis, or any painful chronic disease, and the slim file of information
>she gave me contains nothing whatever that I'm not already familiar with, and
>much of it I already use.
>
>Do you know of any good places to look for this kind of information? I have
>looked on-line, but every search brings up hundreds of links, most of which
>seem to be from snake-oil salesmen.
This is a very bright woman working on a masters in medical archaeology.
She knows the basics. So, do any of you know of any good online resources
regarding nutrition and depression for her? Or, since she is in the Bay
Area, do any of you know someone I could refer her to?
And, the bigger question, beyond looking for CHES certification, how does a
consumer find a qualified health educator who will do more than throw
pamphlets at her?
Walter A. Hanks, BS, C.H.E.S.
Graduate Research Assistant
Department of Health Sciences
Brigham Young University
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#1133
Date: Tue, 1 Jun 1999 11:45:36 -0700
From: Mark Fulop
Subject: Re: Finding a Good Health Educator
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> Walter A. Hanks wrote
>
> This is a very bright woman working on a masters in medical archaeology.
> She knows the basics. So, do any of you know of any good online resources
> regarding nutrition and depression for her? Or, since she is in the Bay
> Area, do any of you know someone I could refer her to?
>
> And, the bigger question, beyond looking for CHES certification, how does a
> consumer find a qualified health educator who will do more than throw
> pamphlets at her?
>
Increasingly, I am pointing people to a number of websites that offer
supportive educational communities. As we "in the profession" debate
health education, there are a number of folks actually making and saving
money off of doing health education. The most impressive things about
these health web sites is their ability to provide customized and
tailored information as well as a sense of community. Truly we have
entered an age of consumer empowerment. Before we dismiss these as
snake oil or demonize them for selling ads and products, we should look
carefully at the following which are not "future trends" in health
education but "present realities....."
http://www.ivillage.com/ - Walter, This is billed as the Women's
Health Network and is a very class act
http://www.mylifepath.com/ - Here is an interesting tie in to a Health
Insurance Company
http://www.drkoop.com - This one is an interestng play at turning a
name into a name brand.
http://www.mayohealth.org/ - This one is a name brand
http://onhealth.com
http://www.healthcentral.com/
http://www.thriveonline.com/
http://www.intelihealth.com
-----------------------------------------
Mark Fulop, MA, MPH, CHES
Director, Clearinghouse Services
ETR Associates
4 Carbonero Way
Scotts Valley, CA 95066
831-438-4822, Ext 214
831-438-3618 fax
markf@etr-associates.org
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#1134
Date: Tue, 1 Jun 1999 15:07:15 -0400
From: "Panissidi, Paula"
Subject: Re: Finding a Good Health Educator
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Please add
http://www.4woman.gov
to your list.
-----Original Message-----
From: Mark Fulop [mailto:markf@ETR.ORG]
Sent: Tuesday, June 01, 1999 2:46 PM
To: HEDIR-L@SIU.EDU
Subject: Re: Finding a Good Health Educator
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> Walter A. Hanks wrote
>
> This is a very bright woman working on a masters in
medical archaeology.
> She knows the basics. So, do any of you know of any good
online resources
> regarding nutrition and depression for her? Or, since she
is in the Bay
> Area, do any of you know someone I could refer her to?
>
> And, the bigger question, beyond looking for CHES
certification, how does a
> consumer find a qualified health educator who will do more
than throw
> pamphlets at her?
>
Increasingly, I am pointing people to a number of websites
that offer
supportive educational communities. As we "in the
profession" debate
health education, there are a number of folks actually
making and saving
money off of doing health education. The most impressive
things about
these health web sites is their ability to provide
customized and
tailored information as well as a sense of community. Truly
we have
entered an age of consumer empowerment. Before we dismiss
these as
snake oil or demonize them for selling ads and products, we
should look
carefully at the following which are not "future trends" in
health
education but "present realities....."
http://www.ivillage.com/ - Walter, This is billed as the
Women's
Health Network and is a very class act
http://www.mylifepath.com/ - Here is an interesting tie in
to a Health
Insurance Company
http://www.drkoop.com - This one is an interestng play at
turning a
name into a name brand.
http://www.mayohealth.org/ - This one is a name brand
http://onhealth.com
http://www.healthcentral.com/
http://www.thriveonline.com/
http://www.intelihealth.com
-----------------------------------------
Mark Fulop, MA, MPH, CHES
Director, Clearinghouse Services
ETR Associates
4 Carbonero Way
Scotts Valley, CA 95066
831-438-4822, Ext 214
831-438-3618 fax
markf@etr-associates.org
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#1135
Date: Tue, 1 Jun 1999 19:56:08 GMT
From: Todd W
Subject: Re: health educator and animal wellness
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Walt-
Your friend can call her local chapter of the Arthritis Foundation to locate
an educator they might use or approve of. But trying to find wellness-type
information, which is by nature expansive, is tough to do when consulting a
reductionist, medical model nurse practitioner. The AF should steer her in
the right direction.
Also-
This is a little off the wall, but maybe someone can help:
Does anyone on the HEDIR have any information regarding animal wellness,
specifically as it pertains to human/animal symbiosis in therapeutic
relationships? Any information is appreciated.
Todd Wilson, MS, CHES
1813 Ridgewood Drive
Norman, OK 73071
405.573.4991
_______________________________________________________________
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#1136
Date: Tue, 1 Jun 1999 16:23:56 -0400
From: Nina_Sherak/HHG@HASTINGSHC.COM
Subject: Re: Finding a Good Health Educator
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A great online source for info and referrals:
healthanswers.com
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#1137
Date: Tue, 1 Jun 1999 16:30:20 -0400
From: ICHFP
Subject: health education materials
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Hello,
Thank you to the many people who wrote me suggesting various books and =
other materials for my basics of health education packet for people in =
the health professions industry. Here are the suggestions I've received =
and am still sifting through:
1. two texts would be helpful for you:
Health Educator's Resource Handbook, edited by Bev Mahoney and Larry =
Olsen. It
is a wonderful how to book for all grade levels. Kraus was the publisher
Mal Goldsmith and I co-authored, Step by Step to Peer Health Education =
that
ETR published. It is also an excellent Health Education resource on =
using
peers to teach the components of a comprehensive health education =
program.
2. as a Health Educator, I'd
like to see this included:
1. Differences between primary, secondary, and tertiary intervention =
with HE
focusing on primary.
2. Health Education as a profession recognized by the U.S. Government.
3. Clearly stating the HE is not just giving information
3. AAHE - brochures and advocacy kit
4. I recommend going over the materials that the National Commission for =
Health
Education Credentialing (NCHEC) assembles. They have at least two
publications
5. You might check our website, Health Education Professional Resources
(HEPR) for info about health education professional associations,
credentialing, etc. The NYS Coalition for Health Education has some
excellent pamphlets with the info that you are requesting
6. practical methods book titled: "Community Health Education Methods: A =
Practitioner's Guide." All the chapters are written by local health =
educators and it is designed to be used by practitioners--more =
application and how to and less theory.=20
7. The New York State Federation of Professional Health Educators also =
has
a recent, excellent pamphlet.
For school health education -- you should refer to the
Comprehensive Health Education chapter in Health Is Academic.
8. I think the California State Framework for health is pretty good, as =
are
the National Standards.
9. I often refer to two books, both of which probably have more recent =
editions
than the ones I've been using. They're really textbooks, I guess, but I =
use
them to refer to in practice because they give examples, etc.:
Glanz K, Lewis FM, Rimer BK (1990) Health Behavior and Health Education:
Theory, Research and Practice. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass Publishers.
Simons-Morton BG, Greene WH, Gottlieb NH (1995) Introduction to Health
Education and Health Promotion (2nd edition). Prospect Heights, IL:
Waveland Press, Inc
10. : http://www.PrenatalEd.com is a resource for readers of your =
health ed. packet. It is an electronic handbook of scientific and =
practical information for health professionals who develop or select =
health education materials. Focus is on prenatal but info and tools are =
applicable to health education in general. Your readers might want to =
subscribe to the monthly newsletter, and will be particularly interested =
in the sections titled Evaluating Materials and Research and Reference. =
Links are all resource rich starting places for health educators.
11. "Making Health Communication Programs Work: A Planner's Guide", NIH
Publication No. 92-1493.
"Theory at a Glance: A Guide for Health Promotion Practice", NIH
Publication No. 97-3896
"Clear & Simple: Developing Effective Print Materials for Low-Literate
Readers", NIH Publication No. 95-3594.
All of these publications are available through NCI's website at:
http://rex.nci.nih.gov/
When this page loads, click on Public, then Communication and Education
Resources, then Program Planning Publications. You should then see all
three publications.
12. I suggest you include both HPRI and the HEPR site as examples of the =
type of job opportunities for health educators.
Our website is: HPRI - http://www.hpridirect.com
Alyson's Taub's at NYU: HEPR - http://www.nyu.edu/education/hepr/
13. Introduction to Health Education and
Promotion (1995), Waveland Press, PO Box 400, Prospect Heights, IL 60070
(708-634-0081)
That's it for now but there may be more later....
_______________________________________________
Shadia Garrison, MPH, CHES=20
Project Director
American Medical Student Association/Foundation
1902 Association Drive
Reston, VA 20191
703.620.6600 ext. 214
ichfp@www.amsa.org
www.amsa.org
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#1138
Date: Tue, 1 Jun 1999 14:35:29 -0600
From: "Walter A. Hanks"
Subject: Re: health educator and animal wellness
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At 7:56 PM +0000 6/1/99, Todd W wrote:
>Walt-
>
>Your friend can call her local chapter of the Arthritis Foundation to locate
>an educator they might use or approve of.
Several people have made this suggestion, so I thought I would respond to it.
I am a certified self-help instructor and education and support group
leader for the AF, so I know what they have available. Unfortunately, it
isn't much and it isn't of particularly high quality. My friend is also
experienced with the AF.
Many of us who participate online in arthritis support groups have become
dissalusioned with the AF. They seem to be selling their name to the
highest bidder and have lost contact with the average patient. They also
spend way too much time trying to get our money.
I find them helpful for newly diagnosed, but not of much help to us veteran
arthritis warriors.
Walter A. Hanks, BS, C.H.E.S.
Graduate Research Assistant
Department of Health Sciences
Brigham Young University
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#1139
Date: Tue, 1 Jun 1999 14:05:34 -0700
From: Margo Harris
Subject: Fw: Finding a Good Health Educator
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If she's in the Bay area, I'd send her directly to the Stanford Patient
Education Research Center. She'd learn about arthritis, including The
Arthritis Helpbook and the work done by Kate Lorig et al. on arthritis
self-management. She's get help with nutrition, depression, etc. Now
she may also be recruited in to some likely study, but that might not be
bad either! she can email Kate directly at lorig@leland.Stanford.EDU
Margo
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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#1140
Date: Tue, 1 Jun 1999 14:43:00 -0700
From: Margo Harris
Subject: AF and other Voluntary Health Organizations
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To some extent, Walter's description of AF matches a number of
nonprofit, voluntary health organizations. I think many do best with
newly diagnosed patients and their strength is more often in general
information. I think "veteran" clients/patients, must work to get what
they need to manage their condition, even if that means starting a new
organization! One of the most interesting examples I witnessed was the
development of the Alpha 1 National Association -
http://www.alpha1.org/.
Alpha 1 is a genetic form of emphysema, and Alphas couldn't get the
information or services they needed from most local Lung Associations or
the national office. They started their own organization, which has
grown remarkably over the years. I think it becomes more and more
challenging for nonprofits to meet the needs of patients, and more and
more effort does go in to fund raising.
Which is why Mark Fulop gave us a list of online resources, which others
have added to. It is a time of self-care and self-management, and
patients often learn or know more than their providers about disease
management issues, even current treatments. Having said that, I do
think you need to consider whether your expectations of providers are
reasonable. It's pretty easy for me to consider one condition and
pursue the available information. Providers may be expected to know
about and share resources on a wide range of conditions, and they may
have patients expecting *the* answer to the problem. I went to the
Mining Company (now called About.com) to check on the depression topic,
and look what they offer - http://depression.miningco.com/ There's no
way a provider could stay on top of all aspects of conditions that may
walk through his/her office today.
I think you seek centers of excellence or research centers and pursue
the experts. I think you conduct your own research and locate your own
resources, on- or offline. You really are the consumer, and you decide
when the answer/information is "right" for you. Walter's
colleague/friend decided the answer she got from the HMO wasn't right
(i.e. good enough). I'm not sure that says something "bad" about the
health educator, rather the patient wasn't satisfied and needed a better
answer. I think patients now carry a lot of the responsibility of
finding a "good" or "right" answer. I don't recall the competencies
suggesting that a health educator was supposed to know all about all
health conditions. And the fact is they also don't have the time or
resources to find out all about any condition either. Keep sharing
resources so the person can find her own "right" answer. Margo
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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#1141
Date: Tue, 1 Jun 1999 17:58:59 -0700
From: Kathy Dervin
Subject: Re: Finding a Good Health Educator
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If she's in the Bay Area I think she would do well to contact the Patient
Education Research Center at Stanford University Medical School which has
excellent resources for people with arthritis (Kate Lorig is the Director)
and a very pro-active view of patient education!
-----Original Message-----
From: Mark Fulop [mailto:markf@ETR.ORG]
Sent: Tuesday, June 01, 1999 11:46 AM
To: HEDIR-L@SIU.EDU
Subject: Re: Finding a Good Health Educator
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> Walter A. Hanks wrote
>
> This is a very bright woman working on a masters in medical archaeology.
> She knows the basics. So, do any of you know of any good online resources
> regarding nutrition and depression for her? Or, since she is in the Bay
> Area, do any of you know someone I could refer her to?
>
> And, the bigger question, beyond looking for CHES certification, how does
a
> consumer find a qualified health educator who will do more than throw
> pamphlets at her?
>
Increasingly, I am pointing people to a number of websites that offer
supportive educational communities. As we "in the profession" debate
health education, there are a number of folks actually making and saving
money off of doing health education. The most impressive things about
these health web sites is their ability to provide customized and
tailored information as well as a sense of community. Truly we have
entered an age of consumer empowerment. Before we dismiss these as
snake oil or demonize them for selling ads and products, we should look
carefully at the following which are not "future trends" in health
education but "present realities....."
http://www.ivillage.com/ - Walter, This is billed as the Women's
Health Network and is a very class act
http://www.mylifepath.com/ - Here is an interesting tie in to a Health
Insurance Company
http://www.drkoop.com - This one is an interestng play at turning a
name into a name brand.
http://www.mayohealth.org/ - This one is a name brand
http://onhealth.com
http://www.healthcentral.com/
http://www.thriveonline.com/
http://www.intelihealth.com
-----------------------------------------
Mark Fulop, MA, MPH, CHES
Director, Clearinghouse Services
ETR Associates
4 Carbonero Way
Scotts Valley, CA 95066
831-438-4822, Ext 214
831-438-3618 fax
markf@etr-associates.org
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#1142
Date: Tue, 1 Jun 1999 21:28:47 -0600
From: "Walter A. Hanks"
Subject: Re: Finding a Good Health Educator
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I want to thank all of you who have offered suggestions for my friend. I
have given her the websites and referred her to Dr. Lorig at Stanford (I
should have thought of that one myself).
Walt Hanks
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Health is:
"An integrated method of functioning that balances the physical,
emotional, social, psychological, and spiritual dimensions
of life while seeking to maximize individual potential in each,
and not the absence of disease or infirmity."
Walter A. Hanks, C.H.E.S.
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#1143
Date: Wed, 2 Jun 1999 12:48:12 -0400
From: "Judith D. Pierce"
Subject: Re: Proposal for Association for Gerontology in Higher Education Re
Violence
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Let us hear more about this.
Judith Dwyer Murphy, 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.
On Mon, 31 May 1999, Daniel Leviton wrote:
> I shall submit a proposal to AGHE (see below) for their conference in
> Myrtle Beach, SC, Feb. 24-27, and am considering making it a symposium
> rather than a paper. If you are interested in being involved please let
> me know, and how you would address the topic? The tentative abstract
> follows:
>
> THE HEALTH ISSUE AVOIDED BY ALL OF GERONTOLOGY: THE PREVENTION OF
> VIOLENCE, ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION, AND OTHER FORMS OF
PEOPLE-CAUSED
> DEATHS TIME TO RALLY THE TROOPS. Daniel Leviton, PhD, Center on Aging,
> HHP Bldg, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742-2611.
>
> No one believes that his or her child or grandchild, mate, or oneself
> can die in a terrorist attack such as Oklahoma City or the New York
> Trade Center, or a murderous rampage such as Littleton, CO until it
> happens. Yet, these and other forms of people-caused deaths are
> preventable. Other examples of such deaths include death resulting from
> environmental degradation, "conventional," chemical-biological-germ and
> thermonuclear war and/or terrorism, homicide, directly as a result of
> racism, poverty, hunger, and under nutrition, accidents, etc. They are
> not caused by God, nature, virus or bacteria rather they are caused by
> people.
> While gerontology and related organizations (including AGHE) are
> concerned with people living long and well, that is, matters concerning
> health and well-being, their avoidance and silence on this issue is
> striking. This paper (symposium) describes a process that would change
> this situation, and makes recommendations for education and coalition
> building that is now ongoing.
>
>
> Dan
>
> --
> 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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#1144
Date: Wed, 2 Jun 1999 13:43:13 -0400
From: Sarah Silverman
Subject: Please remove from Listserv
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Please remove my name from the Listserv.
Thank you.
Sarah Silverman, MHS, CHES
Public Health Analyst
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
Parklawn Bldg. Room 17-89
5600 Fishers Lane
Rockville, MD 20857
P: 301-443-6092
F: 301-443-1587
SSilverm@samhsa.gov
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#1145
Date: Wed, 2 Jun 1999 20:31:10 -0400
From: Becky Smith
Subject: FW: ASCD health in education grant opportunity
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Please note the funding opportunity described below and forward to
interested parties.
Thank you.
Becky J. Smith, Ph.D, CHES, CAE
Executive Director
American Association for Health Education
1900 Association Dr.
Reston, VA 20191
703-476-3437
Fax: 703-476-6638
email: bsmith@aahperd.org
http://www.aahperd.org/aahe
>
>
>
>
>> -------------
>>
>> HEALTH IN EDUCATION GRANTS AVAILABLE FROM ASCD
>>
>> ASCD announces application guidelines for grants under the ASCD Health
>> in Education Initiative, a new program seeking to create a greater
>> awareness of
>> public health among adolescents and educators.
>>
>> Ten grants of up to $20,000 annually for two years (total: $40,000) will
>> be awarded to middle, junior high, or high schools that work with a
>> community-based public health organization to develop programs to heighten
>> student
>> awareness of public health issues, methods, and careers.
>>
>> Projects will be selected based on their innovativeness, potential
>> effectiveness in increasing student knowledge of public health,
>> integration with other
>> elements of the curriculum, incorporation of a strong experiential
>> learning
>> component, and potential for replication.
>>
>> For guidelines, visit http://www.ascd.org/health_in_education or contact
>> Janis Tomlinson, Project Director, ASCD Health in Education Initiative,
>> 1703
>> North Beauregard Street, Alexandria, VA 22311-1714; phone 703-575-5622;
>> fax
>> 703-575-5408; or e-mail HEALTH@ascd.org .
>>
>
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#1146
Date: Wed, 2 Jun 1999 20:15:17 -0500
From: Cathy Nickels
Subject: Acronyms
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Dear Friends and Family of the HEDIR,
This may seem a petty problem or a silly request, however I am sending it
anyway (it's been bugging me)!!
PLEASE be conscientious about using acronyms in your e-mails. The HEDIR
just received an e-mail about grant money available from ASCD. What IS
ASCD? Fortunately, I can link into ASCD's website, but otherwise, I'd be
clueless. I have noticed this "problem" on multiple occasions, and since we
have new members on our list all the time, and our membership represents a
wide variety of professions, it is unlikely that everyone will know what is
being referred to.
(I checked the website for the HEDIR, I don't think HEDIR is an acronym.)
If you are forwarding a message from elsewhere, take a second to consider
this point and add the needed info.
Hopefully this reminder will not offend, but we must always remember never
to assume!!
Thanks for your consideration of this issue! Have a good day.
Cathy Nickels, MS, CHES
Health Educator
cathy@summex.com
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#1147
Date: Wed, 2 Jun 1999 21:31:27 -0400
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Author: caseycl@webster.edu at internet-solutia
Date: 06/01/99 11:21 AM
Hope you find this informative.
Shana
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> > Dear Internet Subscriber:
> >
> > Please read the following carefully if you intend to
> > stay online and continue using email: The last few
> > months have revealed an alarming trend in the
> > Government of the United States attempting to quietly
> > push through legislation that will affect your use of
> > the Internet. Under proposed legislation the U.S.
> > Postal Service will be attempting to bilk email users
> > out of "alternate postage fees". Bill 602P will permit
> > the Federal Govt. to charge a 5 cent surcharge on
> > every email delivered, by billing Internet Service
> > Providers at source. The consumer would then be
> > billed in turn by the ISP. Washington D.C. lawyer
> > Richard Stepp is working without pay to prevent this legislation
>from
> > becoming law. The U.S. Postal Service is claiming that
> > lost revenue due to the proliferation of email is
> > costing nearly $230,000,000 in revenue per year. You
> > may have noticed their recent ad campaign "There is
> > nothing like a letter". Since the average citizen
> > received about 10 pieces of email per day in 1998, the
> > cost to the typical individual would be an additional
> > 50 cents per day, or over $180 dollars per year, above
> > and beyond their regular Internet costs. Note that
> > this would be money paid directly to the U.S. Postal
> > Service for a service they do not even provide. The
> > whole point of the Internet is democracy and
> > non-interference. If the federal government is
> > permitted to tamper with our liberties by adding a surcharge to
> > email, who > knows where it will end. You are already paying an
> > exorbitant price for snail mail because of bureaucratic
> > efficiency. It currently takes up to 6 days for a
> > letter to be delivered from New York to Buffalo. If the U.S.
>Postal
> > Service is allowed to tinker with email, it will mark
> > the end of the "free" Internet in the United States.
> > One congressman, Tony Schnell (r) has even suggested a
> > "twenty to forty dollar per month surcharge on all
> > Internet service" above and beyond the government's
> > proposed email charges. Note that most of the major
> > newspapers have ignored the story, the only exception
> > being the Washingtonian which called the idea of email
> > surcharge "a useful concept who's time has come"
> > March 6th 1999 Editorial) Don't sit by and watch your
> > freedoms erode away!
> >
> > Send this email to all Americans on your list and tell
> > your friends and relatives to write to their
> > congressman and say "No!" to Bill 602P.
> >
> > Kate Turner Assistant to Richard Stepp, Berger, Stepp and Gorman
> > Attorneys at Law 216 Concorde Street, Vienna, Va.
>
>
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#1148
Date: Wed, 2 Jun 1999 18:48:59 PDT
From: Rosalind Richardson
Subject: remove from list
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Please remove my name from this listserv.
Thank You,
Rosalind Richardson
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Get Free Email and Do More On The Web. Visit http://www.msn.com
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#1149
Date: Thu, 3 Jun 1999 07:23:13 -0500
From: "Linda Synovitz (by way of \"Mark J. Kittleson, Ph.D.\"
)"
Subject: job announcement
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I've been asked to send this out.
SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA UNIVERSITY
Hammond, Louisiana
5/24/99
NOTICE OF VACANCY OR NEW POSITION
Position: Assistant Professor of Health Studies
Effective Date of Employment: August 16, 1999
Qualifications: Earned doctorate in health education with interest and
ability to teach a variety of courses including drug education at the
graduate and undergraduate levels and personal health at the undergraduate
level. Evidence of university teaching effectiveness, experience in
alcohol and drug counseling, competency in the use of instructional
technology, and the ability to prepare grant applications. CHES preferred.
Duties: Teach undergraduate and graduate courses. Conduct scholarly
research in area(s) of expertise, to include professional presentations and
publications in referred journals. Procure external funding. Advise
undergraduate students and serve on master's theses committees. Provide
service to the academic, professional, and local communities.
Deadline for Applications: June 25, 1999
Address applications and/or inquiries:
Dr. Parris W. Watts, Department Head
Kinesiology and Health Studies
SLU 10845
Hammond,
LA 70402
Phone: (504) 549-2129
FAX: (504) 549-5119
e-mail: pwatts@selu.edu
Send letter of application, resume, copy of ALL transcripts (originals
required upon employment), and three letters of recommendation.
Note: Southeastern Louisiana University is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
It has filed an Affirmative Action Plan with the U.S. Office of Civil
Rights and it recruits, selects, employs, and promotes without regard to
race, creed, disability, or national origin.
Linda Synovitz, RN,Ph.D., CHES, FASHA
Department of Kinesiology and Health Studies
Southeastern Louisiana University
SLU Box 845
Hammond, LA 70402
504-549-3867 (voice)
504-549-5119 (fax)
lsynovitz@selu.edu
http://www.selu.edu/Academics/Faculty/lsynovitz/index.html
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#1150
Date: Wed, 2 Jun 1999 22:05:46 +1000
From: Donald B Ardell
Subject: Wellness Show - Interesting Questions
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You or your students may find some of the Qs and As of interest from
last night's wellness show at www.yourhealth.com
Among the questions I especially enjoyed were the following:
*** Dr. Ardell, is it ethical in your opinion for medical doctors to
sell vitamins, herbal remedies or other such products?
*** One of the stressors in my company is that many of us work under
uncertain conditions (lack of job security, increasing performance goals
even in the face of employee cutbacks), struggling to make ends meet
while the big bosses make fabulous sums. Any idea what the disparity is
between these bosses and the grunts in the trenches? I understand the
gaps are getting wider. Thanks.
*** Can you give me an idea of the kind of topics addressed at the
National Wellness Conference?
*** Where can I find a summary of interesting but varied worksite
wellness/health promotion programs?
*** I read a lot about burnout. What are the signs of it? What is the
wellness approach to dealing with or, better yet, preventing burnout?
*** What are the features of workplace wellness programs that seem most
associated with desired outcomes, such as long term behavior change away
from negative to positive, health-enhancing and performance promoting
lifestyles?
*** I know you wrote THE BOOK OF WELLNESS: A SECULAR APPROACH TO
SPIRITUALITY, MEANING AND PURPOSE that addresses this question from a
wellness angle, but I have not read it so would you summarize for me,
please, what you believe as to the meaning of life? That is, "What's it
all about, what are we doing here, why do we exist and/or, simply put,
what's the secret of life?" Of course, I do not insist that your answer
be guaranteed as 100% accurate or the last word on the topic. Thanks.
*** During this season of interminable commencement exercises, are
there any that have really moved you?
*** Don, I have heard you say on several occasions that there are no
gurus in wellness. Why not? What IS a guru, anyway?
*** I played a practical joke on someone the other day and expected she
would be angry and no a little vengeful. To my surprise, she took in
well and, in fact, was rather sweet about it. She said that her wellness
mindset led her to take a such dumb pranks with longanimity. Later, I
got to wondering, "What "longanimity?" Is this a wellness word?
*** Are we doomed as we get older? It seems that everything that we
want to go down goes up and what we would like to go up does not. Can
you help me look on the bright side of life?
*** What are the number ranges for HDL and what is a good number to
have?
*** Do you believe that 3 to 4 workouts per week (cardio and strength
training) are adequate? It's difficult enough to work that into my busy
schedule! Thank you.
*** I am feeling those feelings of summer, bummed out. When my husband
and I go to the beach with our kids its fine at first then he starts
acting weird. Staring at the girls. Obsessed like. He doesn't even talk
to the kids much or me. I think he should do this on his own time huh?
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#1151
Date: Thu, 3 Jun 1999 09:12:12 -0700
From: Margo Harris
Subject: More on ASCD
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or the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development. I don't
disagree with Cathy Nickels, I just want to comment on ASCD. I
discovered ASCD several years ago and vicariously paid attention,
occasionally read their journal, Educational Leadership, and even bought
some of their books. I discovered that I was reading the journal cover
to cover, and last year I joined. One strong interest I have is school
health, but ASCD is not a health education professional organization.
Although, I often see health related items in the journal, and I have
shared information about the Robert Wood Johnson initiative, Health In
Education, with both school and health department folks in my area.
Within a year of joining, I got a mailing from Valerie Ubbes, PhD, CHES,
who I think posts to this list, too. She invited me to join the Health
In Education Network. This is a group of approximately 160 ASCD members
who are interested in promoting networking among health and education
professionals working in school health. If that sounds like you, take a
look at ASCD - www.ascd.org and consider the Health In Education
Network. You can learn more from Valerie at ubbesva@muohio.edu
(Valerie, I'm sharing that even though my husband is a Bobcat! That's
an acronym for a graduate of Ohio University!) Margo
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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#1152
Date: Thu, 3 Jun 1999 10:41:09 -0700
From: Primitivo Rojas
Subject: [Fwd: job description]
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ANNOUNCEMENT COPY
POSITION OPENING
CALIFORNIA PROJECT COORDINATOR
Nonprofit public health research organization seeks a 80%-100% time
Project Coordinator for the Children s Environmental Health Network, a
national project dedicated to promoting a healthy environment and
protecting the fetus and the child from environmental hazards. Located in
the San Francisco Bay area, the Network is a recognized as a leader in the
national and global arenas around children s environmental health issues.
The California Project Coordinator will lead a new project for the Network,
focused on children s environmental health issues and constituencies in
California. Specifically, the project will enhance the ability of and
opportunity for California s diverse communities and organizations to build
a stronger focus on prevention and to protect California s children from
exposure to environmental hazards.
Responsibilities for this project include:
Conduct outreach to organizations, associations, community groups, and
government agencies in California
Develop an electronic network
Convene meetings of partners in the field
Facilitate the development of collaborative projects and joint activities
Requirements include B.A./B.S. degree in public health or related field; 3
years experience in project coordination and/or working on a variety of
projects simultaneously; a strong background as an organizer, with
extensive contacts in community-based organizations in California; be
highly organized and detail oriented. Bi-lingual English/Spanish and
fluency with MacIntosh preferred. Must possess excellent written and
oral communication skills. Salary $2667.00/month + DOE (100%FTE) to start
with an excellent benefits package. Position is open until filled. Please
send resume and cover letter to:
PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE
2001 ADDISON STREET, SUITE 210
DEPARTMENT 38
BERKELEY, CA 94704
We are proud to be an EEO/AA Employer
(NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE)
To learn more about the Children s Environmental Health Network please
visit our website at: http:www.cehn.org
Joy E. Carlson
Executive Director
Children's Environmental Health Network
5900 Hollis Street, Suite R3
Emeryville, CA 94608
510/597-1393 Phone
510/597-1399 Fax
jcarlson@cehn.org Email
http://www.cehn.org Web Site
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#1153
Date: Thu, 3 Jun 1999 11:59:23 -0600
From: Patti Cost
Subject: Teaching large (>80) gen. HED classes
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Are there any fellow HEDIR's out there that have taught general health
education classes to groups of 80-100 that are willing to answer a few
logistical questions for me? Thanks. Patti Cost, Weber State
University
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#1154
Date: Thu, 3 Jun 1999 15:37:58 -0500
From: Cathy Nickels
Subject: Men's Health
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There have been some postings in the last several months regarding men's
health issues. I can't remember who it was that was sending all the info
about men's health around. Does anyone know? Could that/those person(s)
contact me. I am looking for a couple of resources and am hoping you will
be able to help.
Thanks.
Cathy Nickels, MS, CHES
Health Educator
Summex Corporation
317-630-3456
cathy@summex.com
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#1155
Date: Fri, 4 Jun 1999 12:07:45 -0400
From: "Patterson, Sheila M."
Subject: Competencies Update Project
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CUP Status Report (June, 1999)
The Competencies Update Project Advisory Committee (CUPAC) held its second
full-scale meeting in Reston, Virginia on April 30-May 2, 1999. The CUPAC
is comprised of representatives from the major health education
organizations in the United States, with the purpose of reverifying the
entry-level health education competencies, and further delineating and
verifying the advanced-level competencies derived from the Joint Committee
report, "A Competency-Based Framework for Graduate-Level Health Educators."
The recent CUPAC deliberations included a review of the findings from the
three CUPAC workgroups which were established at its January meeting in
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.
The Levels of Practice Workgroup, following a review of the competency
distinctions used by other professions, recommended that the terminology of
"entry-level" and "advanced-level" competencies be used. the Resources
Workgroup, which continues with its deliberations, reported on budgetary
matters, available resources, and recommendations for external support. The
Proposed New Competencies Workgroup provided written reports on potential
additional, and increased skill-level, health education competencies.
During its deliberations, the CUPAC also reviewed and commented on the (1)
competency statements, (2) draft entry-level and advanced-level survey
instruments for the pilot phase, and (3) various draft items for ongoing
communication and research administration.
In order to continue with the CUP process, it was determined that new
workgroups will be established: Competencies, and Sampling/List
Acquisition. Additionally, a proposed Content Workgroup will begin to
address how content is embedded into the competencies. The Resources
Workgroup is to continue with its original charge. In the near future, a
Major Research Methodology Workgroup is planned in order to develop the
research design for the major research phase of the CUP. During the Summer
of 1999, each CUPAC member will seek out one entry-level and one
advanced-level health education practitioner, have each one take the draft
survey instrument, and then comment on the instrument via a debriefing
process (Pilot Phase I). Pilot Phase II will follow, with the
implementation of the revised survey instrument to a sample population
representing multiple health education practitioner settings. The major
research phase is projected to take place starting in the Fall of 1999.
This national effort will continue into the year 2000, resulting in a
projected preliminary report to the profession in the Fall of 2000.
Overall, the representative nature of the CUPAC, with consistent membership
from the major health education organizations, has resulted in highly
deliberative review and developmental processes for the early phases of the
project. This approach will be essential as the project moves into the
major research implementation, analysis, and reporting phases.
For more information about the Competencies Update Project, please visit the
webpage at
http://www.nchec.org/cupproj.htm or contact the CUP co-chairs---Sheila
Patterson at spatterson@wcupa.edu or Gary Gilmore at gilmore@mail.uwlax.edu.
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#1156
Date: Fri, 4 Jun 1999 22:38:04 -0400
From: Isabel Burk
Subject: BUSINESS WEEK 's view of health-related websites
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Some of you may be interested in Business Week's view of some of the
web's biggest health-related websites:
> CLICKS & MISSES: "SAY AAH.COM": A CHECKUP FOR HEALTH SITES
> Among Mayo, drkoop, and InteliHealth, so far none combines bedside manner,
> E-commerce savvy, and sophisticated, up-to-date consumer information
http://www.businessweek.com/ebiz/9906/el0604.htm
--
Isabel Burk, M.S., CHES
The Health Network
11 Adam Place
New City, NY 10956
(914) 638-3569 fax: (914) 638-1928
E-mail: iburk@idt.net
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#1157
Date: Mon, 7 Jun 1999 11:28:30 -0600
From: Betty Baker
Subject: listserv
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please delete my name from the listserv.
thanks,
betty s. baker
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#1158
Date: Mon, 7 Jun 1999 18:17:55 -0700
From: Joe Zoske
Subject: Re: Men's Health
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Hello Cathy,
I've posted many notices re men's health, and I'm just back from
presenting at the groundbreaking Philadelphia Men's Health & Fitness
Conference. I would be pleased to dialogue with you.
Joe Zoske
Men's Health Promotion Specialist
Albany NY
Cathy Nickels wrote:
>
> **Support the HEDIR, do your internet shopping via HEEF:
> ** http://www.healthbehavior.com/vendors.html
>
> There have been some postings in the last several months regarding men's
> health issues. I can't remember who it was that was sending all the info
> about men's health around. Does anyone know? Could that/those person(s)
> contact me. I am looking for a couple of resources and am hoping you will
> be able to help.
>
> Thanks.
>
> Cathy Nickels, MS, CHES
> Health Educator
> Summex Corporation
> 317-630-3456
> cathy@summex.com
>
> ** Submit to the IEJHE: http://www.iejhe.siu.edu
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#1159
Date: Mon, 7 Jun 1999 17:31:10 -0500
From: Zenong Yin
Subject: Request to posit a job announcement
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Please post this announcement on your list. Thank you.
> Zenong Yin, Ph.D.
Coordinator and > Associate Professor
> Kinesiology and Health Program
> University of Texas San Antonio
> Tel. 210-458-5642
Email: zyin@utsa.eud
The University of Texas at San Antonio
Health and Kinesiology Program in Division of Education
Announcement for a Visiting Assistant Professor
Health and Kinesiology Program at University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA)
is searching for a visiting Health assistant professor for Fall 1999 and
Spring 2000. The program is resided in College of Social and Behavioral
Sciences Division of Education and offers an undergraduate degree (B.S) in
Kinesiology. Current enrollment in the program is 415.
Qualified applicants must have a doctoral degree in health education or
related filed and university teaching experience. The responsibilities for
the visiting faculty include teaching undergraduate courses, advising
undergraduate students, and serving on program-related committees. The
teaching assignment consists of teaching three classes (work-site health
promotion and survey of human disease) per semester.
Please submit a letter of application (stating relevant teaching
experience), current vita, transcript, and names and phone numbers of five
references to Dr. Zenong Yin (e-mail zyin@utsa.edu), Division of Education,
UTSA, San Antonio, TX 78249. The search is open till the position is filled.
UTSA is an equal opportunity employer and minority and women are encouraged
to apply.
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#1160
Date: Mon, 7 Jun 1999 17:35:43 -0500
From: Zenong Yin
Subject: re-submit: request for posting a job announcement
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Please disregard the last job announcement I sent. Post this one instead.
Thanks.
> Zenong Yin, Ph.D.
Coordinator and > Associate Professor
> Kinesiology and Health Program
> University of Texas San Antonio
> Tel. 210-458-5642
Email: zyin@utsa.eud
The University of Texas at San Antonio
Health and Kinesiology Program in Division of Education
Announcement for a Visiting Assistant Professor
Health and Kinesiology Program at University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA)
is searching for a visiting Health assistant professor for Fall 1999 and
Spring 2000. The program is resided in College of Social and Behavioral
Sciences Division of Education and offers an undergraduate degree (B.S) in
Health. Current enrollment in the program is 214.
Qualified applicants must have a doctoral degree in health education or
related filed and university teaching experience. The responsibilities for
the visiting faculty include teaching undergraduate courses, advising
undergraduate students, and serving on program-related committees. The
teaching assignment consists of teaching three classes (work-site health
promotion and survey of human disease) per semester.
Please submit a letter of application (stating relevant teaching
experience), current vita, transcript, and names and phone numbers of five
references to Dr. Zenong Yin (e-mail zyin@utsa.edu), Division of Education,
UTSA, San Antonio, TX 78249. The search is open till the position is filled.
UTSA is an equal opportunity employer and minority and women are encouraged
to apply.
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#1161
Date: Mon, 7 Jun 1999 17:57:19 -0500
From: "Steven R. Furney 245-2561"
Subject: Seeking Nominations For AAHE Positions
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The American Association for Health Education (AAHE) is seeking qualified
individuals to run for the office of AAHE President-Elect and AAHE Board of
Directors. A very brief description of criteria for accepting a nomination is
shown below. If you would like to nominate someone for either of these
positions, please contact me at the address shown below and the appropriate
forms will be provided to you. Deadline for nominations is October 15, 1999.
Steve Furney
Professor and Director of Health Education
Southwest Texas State University
San Marcos, TX 78666
sf02@admin.swt.edu
(512) 245-2939
President-Elect candidates must have been a member of AAHE for the last five
years and must have served on the Board of Directors or as the Chairperson
of an AAHE Standing Committee.
Board of Directors candidates must have been a member of AAHE for the last
three years. Term of office is for three years. Three members of the Board
of Directors are to be elected.
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#1162
Date: Mon, 7 Jun 1999 18:54:53 -0500
From: Linda Synovitz
Subject: remove name
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Please remove name until I indicate that I would like it placed back on
again. Thank you
Linda Synvitz
Linda Synovitz, RN,Ph.D., CHES, FASHA
Department of Kinesiology and Health Studies
Southeastern Louisiana University
SLU Box 845
Hammond, LA 70402
504-549-3867 (voice)
504-549-5119 (fax)
lsynovitz@selu.edu
http://www.selu.edu/Academics/Faculty/lsynovitz/index.html
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#1163
Date: Mon, 7 Jun 1999 23:13:26 -0400
From: Jay Bernhardt
Subject: Not read: Request to posit a job announcement
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#1164
Date: Mon, 7 Jun 1999 18:23:05 -0400
From: Stan Snegroff
Subject: Self-Esteem
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On May 2, Molly Loflin attempted create a
heated discussion on the HEDIR by giving
some data and opinions on self-esteem and
its relation to health behavior. The data
and perspective presented was that there is
very little evidence of self-esteem being a
factor in determining health behavior.
Unless I missed it, Molly's message did not
stir up much of a debate, yet so many of the
health education texts seem to make positive
self-esteem an important factor for positive
health behavior and I frequently hear health
educators extolling the importance of
self-esteem as it relates to health status.
Any and all comments welcome.
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#1165
Date: Tue, 8 Jun 1999 08:56:10 -0400
From: Elbert Glover
Subject: Read: Request to posit a job announcement
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#1166
Date: Tue, 8 Jun 1999 08:17:47 -0500
From: Nancy Haller
Subject: Read: Request to posit a job announcement
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#1167
Date: Tue, 8 Jun 1999 09:03:04 -0400
From: Stuart Fors
Subject: Re: Self-Esteem
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Hi Folks - According to a lit. review Dave Hayes and I published a few
years back, Molly is on the money. While improving self esteem is a
noble goal (ie - in school programs), the research was very muddled.
It even started with clarifying the construct itself and then coming up
with suitable ways of measuring it. Part of it has to do with how we
view ourselves in relation to home, school, peers. Self esteem,
therefore is very specific, maybe something like locus of control,
which had to be health LOC, then heart disease LOC. Self esteem is
still out there, but ....
Stu Fors, Head
Dept. of Health Promotion and Behavior
University of Georgia
307 Ramsey Student Center
Athens, GA 30602-6522
706.542.4365; FAX 4956
---------------------------
NOTE: new email address is:
stufors@arches.uga.edu
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#1168
Date: Tue, 8 Jun 1999 09:57:15 -0500
From: "Michael E. Young"
Subject: Re: Self-Esteem
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The research we have conducted using area specific measures of self-esteem
(Hare or Kelley's short form) has generally shown that higher home and
school self-esteem are related to reduced risk (relative to ATOD and
sexual behavior). Higher peer self-esteem may be related to increased
risk. Keep in mind that the amount of variation explained, while
statistically significant, has been small. Research relative to global
measures of self-esteem and risk behavior tends to be consistent with what
Molly is saying. mike young
=====================================================================
======
meyoung@comp.uark.edu
575-5639
On Mon, 7 Jun 1999, Stan Snegroff wrote:
> **Support the HEDIR, do your internet shopping via HEEF:
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>
> On May 2, Molly Loflin attempted create a
> heated discussion on the HEDIR by giving
> some data and opinions on self-esteem and
> its relation to health behavior. The data
> and perspective presented was that there is
> very little evidence of self-esteem being a
> factor in determining health behavior.
> Unless I missed it, Molly's message did not
> stir up much of a debate, yet so many of the
> health education texts seem to make positive
> self-esteem an important factor for positive
> health behavior and I frequently hear health
> educators extolling the importance of
> self-esteem as it relates to health status.
>
> Any and all comments welcome.
>
> ** Submit to the IEJHE: http://www.iejhe.siu.edu
> ** Women of the HEDIR...click here: http://www.kittle.siu.edu/lingle
>
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#1169
Date: Tue, 8 Jun 1999 11:01:05 -0400
From: squierl1
Subject: listserv
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please remove my name from the listserv
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#1170
Date: Tue, 8 Jun 1999 11:07:30 -0400
From: Adriane Griffen
Subject: NEW Men's Health Resources at healthfinder.gov
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Please forward to your colleagues.
For Release June 3, 1999
Contact: Damon Thompson (202) 205-1842
U.S. SURGEON GENERAL LAUNCHES MEN'S HEALTH RESOURCES AT
HEALTHFINDER.GOV
Washington, DC - Surgeon General David Satcher today unveiled new features
and services oriented to men's heath at www.healthfinder.gov, the government
gateway Web site for health information. Healthfinder(r) brings under one
umbrella the vast health information resources of the federal government and
its many partners. Healthfinder(r) offers a broad range of reliable
consumer resources and serves, on average, more than 350,000 consumers each
month - more than 5.3 million visitors since it was launched.
"It is time to heighten the awareness of men and those around them to the
importance of prevention for men's health. Men can live longer and
healthier lives by making sound health choices and through early detection
and treatment of diseases common or unique to them," stated Surgeon General
Satcher in a press release. "The new resources at healthfinder.gov come
just in time for National Men's Health Week, June 14-20 (concluding on
Father's Day). Men can find health information for their special needs,
along with a broad range of health resources of interest to them in their
many roles."
To access the new men's health information resources click on "men" under
"Just for You" on the healthfinder.gov homepage.
The new men's health resources at healthfinder.gov were developed in
response to consumer demand, but were also driven by the fact that many men
are not educated about the value of prevention for prolonging their life
span and maintaining their role in their family. Heathfinder(r) offers
health information in a private and confidential manner that some men will
find more comfortable as a starting point to becoming more pro-active in
their health.
According to national advocacy groups such as the Men's Health Network,
men's health is more than a man's issue. Because of its impact on wives,
mothers, daughters and sisters, men's health is truly a family issue. And,
considering that women are often the main influences on health and medical
care in their own families, they are in a unique situation to influence
men's health choices.
Healthfinder(r) offers rapid access to 400 government Web sites and 5000
other reliable links, including online and print publications, libraries,
clearinghouses, referral services, research and clinical information,
databases, discussion and self-help groups. In addition to the new men's
health resources, Just for You also provides a menu of easily accessible,
pre-selected health information in topic areas of particular interest to
women, Spanish speakers, families, children and other groups.
To reach the site, go online to www.healthfinder.gov. Those without
personal Internet access are encouraged to check their local libraries or
call the National Health Information Center at 1-800-336-4797.
Healthfinder(r) is managed by the U.S. Department of Health and Human
Services' Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion in collaboration
with other HHS agencies.
# # #
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#1171
Date: Tue, 8 Jun 1999 11:50:18 -0400
From: Andrew Bills
Subject: Re: Self-Esteem
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Self-esteem, I would argue, while difficult to measure and lacking a
succinct standard definition, is one of the most important health issues
we as health professionals must tackle.
Perhaps this muddy concept would be easier for us all to grasp or "wrap
around" if we reframe our thinking about self-esteem. This reframe could
take us from thinking about self-esteem in terms of "loving ourselves"
to think about self-esteem in terms of self-knowing, connectedness to
others, and sense of meaningfulness in life, as Rich Keeling from the U.
Wisconsin - Madison has suggested.
If we listen closely to the barriers that exist between us and our
health (the barriers to using condoms, to feeling good about our bodies,
to the cessation of smoking, and issues akin). I anticipate we would
hear more about ourselves in relation to others, in relation to the
world we inhabit, and perhaps most importantly in relation to our sense
of meaningfulness; rather then if we feel good or bad about ourselves.
In short, my plea is that we don't depreciate the importance of
self-esteem because we haven't discovered ways to gauge it effectively.
Rather, we need to ask critical and sometimes difficult questions about
what self-esteem really means and toil toward finding more effective
measures of its impact.
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#1172
Date: Tue, 8 Jun 1999 11:41:33 -0400
From: Isabel Burk
Subject: NEW Men's Health Resources at healthfinder.gov
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** http://www.healthbehavior.com/vendors.html
> Please forward.
>
> For Release June 3, 1999
> Contact: Damon Thompson (202) 205-1842
>
>
> U.S. SURGEON GENERAL LAUNCHES MEN'S HEALTH RESOURCES AT
HEALTHFINDER.GOV
>
> Washington, DC - Surgeon General David Satcher today unveiled new features
> and services oriented to men's heath at www.healthfinder.gov, the government
> gateway Web site for health information. Healthfinder(r) brings under one
> umbrella the vast health information resources of the federal government and
> its many partners. Healthfinder(r) offers a broad range of reliable
> consumer resources and serves, on average, more than 350,000 consumers each
> month - more than 5.3 million visitors since it was launched.
>
> "It is time to heighten the awareness of men and those around them to the
> importance of prevention for men's health. Men can live longer and
> healthier lives by making sound health choices and through early detection
> and treatment of diseases common or unique to them," stated Surgeon General
> Satcher in a press release. "The new resources at healthfinder.gov come
> just in time for National Men's Health Week, June 14-20 (concluding on
> Father's Day). Men can find health information for their special needs,
> along with a broad range of health resources of interest to them in their
> many roles."
>
> To access the new men's health information resources click on "men" under
> "Just for You" on the healthfinder.gov homepage.
>
> The new men's health resources at healthfinder.gov were developed in
> response to consumer demand, but were also driven by the fact that many men
> are not educated about the value of prevention for prolonging their life
> span and maintaining their role in their family. Heathfinder(r) offers
> health information in a private and confidential manner that some men will
> find more comfortable as a starting point to becoming more pro-active in
> their health.
>
> According to national advocacy groups such as the Men's Health Network,
> men's health is more than a man's issue. Because of its impact on wives,
> mothers, daughters and sisters, men's health is truly a family issue. And,
> considering that women are often the main influences on health and medical
> care in their own families, they are in a unique situation to influence
> men's health choices.
>
> Healthfinder(r) offers rapid access to 400 government Web sites and 5000
> other reliable links, including online and print publications, libraries,
> clearinghouses, referral services, research and clinical information,
> databases, discussion and self-help groups. In addition to the new men's
> health resources, Just for You also provides a menu of easily accessible,
> pre-selected health information in topic areas of particular interest to
> women, Spanish speakers, families, children and other groups.
>
> To reach the site, go online to www.healthfinder.gov. Those without
> personal Internet access are encouraged to check their local libraries or
> call the National Health Information Center at 1-800-336-4797.
>
> Healthfinder(r) is managed by the U.S. Department of Health and Human
> Services' Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion in collaboration
> with other HHS agencies.
>
> # # #
--
Isabel Burk, M.S., CHES
The Health Network
11 Adam Place
New City, NY 10956
(914) 638-3569 fax: (914) 638-1928
E-mail: iburk@idt.net
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#1173
Date: Tue, 8 Jun 1999 11:00:26 -0500
From: Melody Madlem
Subject: Re: Self-Esteem
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Re: Self-Esteem 6/8/99
Andrew et. al.:
I agree that issues like those you described may be important to health behavior, but again I feel
that it is a linguistic issue. The issues you have addressed I personally would refer to as
spirituality and not self-esteem. A few general questions for consideration: Just what is the
difference between self-esteem as discussed previously, and self efficacy? Can one have one
without the other? How do these two concepts relate to each other?
Just curious, folks!
Melody Madlem,Ph.D., CHES
Assistant Professor
Baylor University (Soon to be Central Washington University!!)
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#1174
Date: Tue, 8 Jun 1999 12:17:26 -0500
From: hstone@POST.CIS.SMU.EDU
Subject: Read: Request to posit a job announcement
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#1175
Date: Tue, 8 Jun 1999 15:24:48 -0400
From: Michaela Conley
Subject: JOB opportunity from HPRI
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Sales Position
Farmington Hills MI
Founded in 1983, the American Institute for Preventive Medicine (AIPM)
pioneered the growing field of wellness and demand management. The Institute is
considered to be an authority on the development, implementation and marketing
of health promotion programs and publications. Over the past 16 years, AIPM
has been an industry leader, providing innovative products and services to
serve newly identified needs. Our mission is to serve health care consumers by
helping to support decisions and behaviors to improve health and medical
outcomes, and thereby reduce health care costs.
AIPM is a leading publisher of medical self-care and wise consumer books and
booklets. These materials address the needs of adults, children, women,
seniors, families and Medicaid recipients. Over 3 million consumers have
benefited from the materials to reduce unnecessary doctor and emergency room
visits.
AIPM is located in Farmington Hills, Michigan, a suburb of Detroit. We are a
small, friendly office with 18 employees and numerous consultants. We are
interested in hiring a full time salesperson inside, business to business
telephone sales with the potential to travel a limited amount of time. We
prefer to hire someone with proven telephone sales experience, but do have an
open mind. In the past, we've hired health educators who proved to be good
salespeople and we've also hired good salespeople who knew nothing about our
field, learned, and did well. Candidate must be comfortable with computers,
and have a professional phone manner and in-person demeanor.
Our clients vary we work with hospitals, HMO's, Unions, corporations (large
and small), Universities, the government, etc. Our salespeople receive many
"qualified" leads and do a minimal amount of cold calling.
Income potential is good. First year potential, base and commission $35,000 -
$45,000; subsequent years $45,000 - $60,000 .
Apply to:
S. Jackson
AIPM
30445 Northwestern Hwy., Suite 350
Farmington Hills MI 48334
or fax to 248 539-1808
or e-mail sue_jackson@ameritech.net
Please be sure to mention that you learned about this opportunity from HPRI
Michaela Conley
President, HPRI
Jobs & Internship Services for the Health Promotion Field
One Click Advertising DIrect to the Email Box of More than Four Thousand
Professionals
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#1176
Date: Tue, 8 Jun 1999 15:44:13 -0500
From: Bettina Beech
Subject: listserve
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Please remove my name from the listserve. My former email address is:
bbeech@mailhost.tcs.tulane.edu. Thank you.
Bettina M. Beech
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#1177
Date: Tue, 8 Jun 1999 17:26:07 -0400
From: "Bernard, Amy"
Subject: Not read: Request to posit a job announcement
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#1178
Date: Tue, 8 Jun 1999 05:00:00 EST
From: Jeff Mathews
Subject: health risk appraisal
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Hi,
I am an instructor at Indiana University in Indianapolis and am
looking for a copy of simple health risk appraisal. Here's the
catch...my class starts in about 2 hours. If anybody has a copy
they could email quickly I would appreciate it.
Thanks,
Jeff Mathews
Marion County Health Department
(317)541-3100
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#1179
Date: Tue, 8 Jun 1999 16:38:44 -0500
From: Charlotte Hendricks
Subject: violence and pre-teens
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Can anyone provide me with information on violent behavior and
pre-teens? I received a call from a mom whose 11-year old daughter had a
knife pulled on her by her 11-year old "friend" (another girl). She had
spent the night with this girl, and the parents left them alone all the
next day.
When informed about it, the girl's parents basically denied that it
could have happened (not MY child...).
If you have any information or resource, please reply to me directly.
Thanks,
Charlotte
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#1180
Date: Tue, 8 Jun 1999 20:38:36 -0400
From: Jim Dewey
Subject: Re: health risk appraisal
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There's nothing like old fashioned lesson planning!
----- Original Message -----
From: Jeff Mathews
To:
Sent: Tuesday, June 08, 1999 6:00 AM
Subject: health risk appraisal
> **Support the HEDIR, do your internet shopping via HEEF:
> ** http://www.healthbehavior.com/vendors.html
>
> Hi,
> I am an instructor at Indiana University in Indianapolis and am
> looking for a copy of simple health risk appraisal. Here's the
> catch...my class starts in about 2 hours. If anybody has a copy
> they could email quickly I would appreciate it.
>
> Thanks,
> Jeff Mathews
> Marion County Health Department
> (317)541-3100
>
> ** Submit to the IEJHE: http://www.iejhe.siu.edu
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#1181
Date: Tue, 8 Jun 1999 21:47:03 EDT
From: Heather McDaniel
Subject: definitions of health
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Hello HEDIR's,
I am curious as to where the members of this listserv would go if they wanted
to find the 'best" definition of health. Which sources?
Please respond to me directly at HMcDa@aol.com
Thank you,
Heather McDanel, MPH
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#1182
Date: Wed, 9 Jun 1999 10:26:17 +0300
From: Ansa Ojanlatva
Subject: position announcements
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Hello America,
I have received several announcement apparently written in MS-Word --which
I do not have in the PC. Could it be possible that each announcement be
added to the text part as well please? Thank you.
dos. Ansa Ojanlatva
Dept Public Health
University of Turku
20520 Turku/Finland
tel. +358-2-333-8513
fax +358-2-333-8439
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#1183
Date: Wed, 9 Jun 1999 13:11:10 -0700
From: Dawn Graff-Haight
Subject: More on Self Esteem
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If you're interested in the discussion on self esteem, and if you have
time to wade to this forwarded message, you may find some interesting
thoughts to ponder with regard to self esteem and the self esteem
movement.
Dawn Graff-Haight
Health Human Performance and Athletics
Linfield College
1-503-434-2641
Author of the following, Martin Seligman, is an outstanding psychologist
who has made classic contributions to understanding depression, learned
helplessness, learned optimism, etc.
fyi
But there have been several sweeping social changes since the
1950's which, on their face, fit the facts. The epidemic begins as
the baby-boomers (people born soon after World War 2) become
adolescents in the early 1960's, accelerates as they become
parents in the early 1970's and continues as they now become
grandparents. What is it about the life and times of the baby
boomers? I believe there has been one sea change in the goals of
Americans (and most of the "First World") that is to blame.
The society changed from an achieving society to a feel-good
society. Whereas the most important goal to instill in children
was achievement up until the early 1960's, it was then overtaken
by the goal of happiness and high self-esteem. This fundamental
change has many manifestations. Some of these changes I value as
reflecting what is best in the society, but others may be at the
heart of the epidemic of depression:
*Individualism becomes rampant, interest in the collective
good wanes.
*Family, Nation, and God take a back seat to the Self
*Feminism, self-fulfillment for women, rather than
childrearing, burgeons
*Divorce, leaving an unsatisfactory, but not unbearable
marriage for the possibility of a better life, becomes highly
acceptable.
*Daycare, single mothers and absent fathers, become common
*Duty, formerly the bedrock of adult life, goes out of
fashion
*Depression, a disorder of feeling bad, is separated out
from manic-depression, and labeled an illness
*The study of self-esteem becomes a field in psychology
*Drug use goes from something only jazz musicians do to the
commonplace
*Psychotherapy becomes usual for "normal" troubled people
*Entertainers and Sports figures command higher salaries
and more prestige than captains of industry and politicians
*Women's magazines feature dieting, looking good, and sexual
satisfaction more than cooking, gardening, mothering, and
wifery
*Litigation by ordinary individuals becomes rampant
*Failures, losers, retarded people, ugly people, deformed
people, handicapped people, and many others, formerly
objects of derision and humiliation, are redefined as
victims, and seen as objects of compassion
*American manufactured goods become flashy and shoddy
(contrast Japanese goods which become muted and sturdy)
*Physical punishment of children becomes unusual and illegal
*The grade of "F" becomes an "Incomplete" or even a
"Satisfactory"
And passing all of these to the next generation, and so
perpetuating them:
*Feeling high self-esteem becomes the explicit goal of
education and of parenting
This list comprises some of the consequences of the "feel-
good society. Sometime after World War 2 personal fulfillment,
happiness, and self-esteem displaced achievement as the dominant
goal in our culture. You might come away from reading this list
thinking that I am against feminism, against individualism,
against divorce, against feeling good, against psychotherapy,
against daycare, against single parents and the like. You would be
wrong. I am in favor of many of these. The feel-good society
created new opportunities and new freedoms along with new perils.
Which innovations protect against depression and which promote it?
I must carefully sort this out so that our children have the
advantages of these new opportunities, rather than just the
disadvantages.
Since so many changes were aimed at feeling good and gaining
high self-esteem, it is quite odd that so much depression ensued.
If the feel-good society and the self-esteem campaign had merely
failed, national depression would simply be unchanged from the
1950's to now. But it is much worse by all measures, and today's
childrens are the main losers.
I think there is one element most responsible for the
epidemic: the cushioning of dysphoria. In the campaign to feel
good and to enjoy high self-esteem, Americans began to believe
that we should strive to avoid dysphoria--anger, sadness, and
anxiety. These were deemed inconveniences to be banished
altogether if possible, and certainly to be minimized. The self-
esteem movement may destroy self-esteem because in attempting to
cushion bad feeling it also minimizes the good uses of feeling
bad.
Anxiety, depression, and anger all scream out for you to
terminate them. This is indeed their reason for being: they
galvanize you into action to change yourself or your world, and by
doing so to terminate the negative emotion. It is natural to want
to avoid feeling bad, and when it comes to our children we
instinctively rush in to protect them from negative feelings. The
feel-good society legitimizes this impulse.
But feeling bad has three crucial uses, and all of them are
needed for learning optimism and for escaping helplessness.
Dysphoria--anxiety, depression, and anger--has a long evolutionary
history. These states are not mere inconveniences. Each bears a
message for you. Anxiety warns you that danger is around. Sadness
informs you that a loss threatens. Anger alerts you to trespass.
All these messages, of necessity, carry pain, and it is this very
pain that makes it impossible to ignore what is going wrong and
goads you to act to remove the threat.
The message. Bad feeling is far from being a flawless system.
Many, perhaps most of its messages are false alarms--your wife is
not having an affair, your boss is not thinking of firing you, the
paper boy did not intend to humiliate you by throwing the paper
under the sprinkler. A worse flaw is that when the feelings become
chronic and paralyzing, and when they set off too many false
alarms, we call this state "emotional illness," and we try to
dampen it with drugs and or correct it with psychotherapy. But
dysphoria's primary virtue is that most of the time, the system is
your first line of defense against danger, loss, and trespass.
Flow. When does time stop for you? When do feel truly at
home, wanting to be nowhere else? This state is called "flow," and
it is one of the highest states of positive emotion. It is a state
that makes life worth living. Researchers have been studying it--
who has it, when does it come, what impedes it--for two decades.
Flow occurs when your skills are used to their utmost--matched
against a challenge just barely within your grasp. Too little
challenge produces boredom. Too much challenge or too little skill
produce helplessness and depression. Flow cannot be achieved
without frustration. Success after success, unbroken by failure,
regrouping, and trying again will not produce flow. Rewards alone,
high self-esteem, confidence, and good cheer do not produce flow.
The cushioning of frustration, the premature alleviation of
anxiety, and learning to avoid the highest challenges all impede
flow. A life without anxiety, frustration, competition and
challenge is not the good life; it is a life devoid of flow.
Persistence. The third good use of bad feeling concerns
overcoming helplessness. Any complicated task your child might
undertake consists of several steps, each of which is more or less
easy to fail at. If he fails at any step, tries again, and then
succeeds at that step, he gets to go on to the next step. If the
steps are not too numerous, and no one of them insurmountable, he
will succeed--but only if he keeps trying after each subfailure.
If he stops trying after any particular subfailure, he will fail
at the whole task.
Every subfailure, as well as every big failure, produces bad
feeling--some admixture of anxiety, sadness, and anger. These
emotions, when moderate, are galvanizing, but they are also
daunting. Your child has one of only two tactics available when he
feels bad. He can stay in the situation and act, trying to
terminate the emotion by changing the situation. Or he can give up
and leave the situation. This tactic also terminates the emotion
by removing the situation altogether. The first tactic I call
mastery, the second I call learned helplessness.
In order for your child to experience mastery, it is
necessary for him to fail, to feel bad, and to try again
repeatedly until success occurs. None of these steps can be
circumvented. Failure and feeling bad are necessary building
blocks for ultimate success and feeling good.
Children need to fail. They need to feel sad, anxious, and
angry. When we impulsively protect our children from failure, we
deprive them of learning persistence. When they encounter
obstacles, if we leap in to bolster self-esteem, to soften the
blows, and to distract them with congratulatory ebullience, we
make it harder for them to achieve. Children need to fail. They
need to feel sad, anxious, and angry. When we impulsively protect
our children from failure, we deprive them of learning
persistence. When they encounter obstacles, if we leap in to
bolster self-esteem, to soften the blows, and to distract them
with congratulatory ebullience, we make it harder for them to
achieve mastery. And if we deprive them of mastery, we weaken
self-esteem just as certainly as if we had belittled, humiliated,
and physically thwarted them at every turn.
So it is no accident that the self-esteem movement in
particular, and the feel-good ethic in general, had the untoward
consequence of producing low self-esteem on a massive scale. By
overcushioning feeling bad, it has made it that much harder for
our children to feel good, to experience flow. By circumventing
feelings of failure, it made it that much more difficult for our
children to feel mastery. By blunting warranted sadness and
anxiety, it created children at high risk for unwarranted
depression. By encouraging cheap success, it produced a generation
of very expensive failures.
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#1184
Date: Wed, 9 Jun 1999 21:25:40 -0700
From: Margo Harris
Subject: Recap - Software/CDs for Middle School Health
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If you're not interested in this topic, please delete now. This is a
compilation of recommendations I received in response to my post about
resources. I would say this is an ongoing search for me, and I'm
compiling my findings on a Word table. If you would like the complete
table and can accept attachments, send me a request and I'll send the
table.
A good start in this search is to review Steve Dorman's article, "CD-ROM
Use in Health Instruction," a technology brief Steve wrote for the
Journal of School Health (67(10): 444-446, December, 1997), or read his
article online at
www.hhp.ufl.edu/hse/faculty/sdorman/cdrom.htm There is a table of
resources in the article, which gives you a good start. One note, IVI
Publishing no longer produces and distributes CD-ROM products. Steve
makes some good points. There aren't that many software/CDs for health,
and that's just a quantity statement, not a quality statement! You find
more when you search vendors' categories including: health, science,
consumer science and family life.
The recommendations I received fell in to several categories: topical or
categorical products, software tools, comprehensive/systemic programs,
great resources! No surprise, there is a proliferation of human body or
body systems products, but several got high marks from users. That's
the key for me really. Health instruction time is limited; so when
teachers told me that they used some of that time for software/CDs, that
told me a lot.
Top suggestions - both topical products:
Body Awareness Resource Network - from Learning Multi-Systems -
800/362-7323
Hult Health Education Center - 2 products - Body Systems Review and
HIV/AIDS - (800) 255-8800,
www.hult-health.org
Honorable mentions - one topical, one tool:
BodyWorks
Healthy Student Shareware Collection - This is Judy Hancock's program
for college students. But the "Read Me" file notes it is useful for
grades 7-12, and my reviewers and students agreed.
Graph Links Plus - Harcourt Brace - 800/225-5425 or online
http://www.harcourtschool.com/marketplace/ (click on electronic
learning, then click on health), a graphing program that encourages
students to create their own graphs and helps them analyze, interpret,
and understand health data.
Two comprehensive/systemic products:
Relate for Teens - from Ripple Effects - www.rippleeffects.com
Paxis School System - www.paxis.org
One great resource:
California Healthy Kids Resource Center - www.hkresources.org Materials
available to schools on loan, with contact information for preview
and/or purchase.
One place I checked for suggestions was a local school district. All
districts recommend adoption of new instructional materials on a regular
basis. The health adoption was so dated, it didn't offer any products.
But the Consumer Science & Family Life Advisory Committee completed
their work in April 1999. A number of materials were purchased for
middle and high school, but software and simulations were included only
on a supplemental list, not a purchase list, with lots of items from the
vendor, NASCO - 800/558-9595, www.nascofa.com.
Thanks for all the great suggestions. Again, if you would like the
complete table with descriptions and contact information, email your
request. I didn't include pricing because: it is subject to change,
depends on whether you're buying privately or with a school discount,
depends on whether you're buying a single copy or lab pack, and some
products give you a discount if you buy the preview copy. Prices are
easily attainable online or through "800" numbers. Margo
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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#1185
Date: Thu, 10 Jun 1999 08:43:16 -0400
From: "Richard E. Cain"
Subject: Position Announcement
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Executive Director
The AIDS Project-a thriving nonprofit, independent organization located in
State College, Pennsylvania-is currently searching for an Executive
Director to take The AIDS Project into the next century.
The Executive Director is responsible for financial and personnel
management, public relations, and general agency administration.
Experience with grant writing, fundraising, and development required.
Knowledge of HIV/AIDS and experience working with diverse populations
preferred. The ability to build bridges between a variety of
groups-including rural and University communities - required.
Starting salary in the mid-30s, commensurate with experience. Benefits
package. Bachelor's degree required.
Cover letter and resume must be received by June 28, 1999. Send to:
Search Committee, The AIDS Project, 315 South Allen Street, Suite 116, State
College, PA 16801.
The AIDS Project is an equal opportunity employer. TAP is a member of the
Centre County and Clinton County United Way.
_________________________________________
Richard E. Cain, Ph.D.
Senior Undergraduate Studies Adviser
The Pennsylvania State University
Division of Undergraduate Studies
211 Grange Building
University Park, PA 16802
814-865-7576
814-863-8913 - FAX
WWW Address: http://www.personal.psu.edu/users/r/x/rxc25/
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#1186
Date: Thu, 10 Jun 1999 08:58:12 -0400
From: neil
Subject: " New Product"
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Hello Friends:
This is a question posed to all of the nutritionists out there. I have =
been hearing a plethora of radio commercials for products containing =
chitosan, supposedly a "fat blocker." It is being touted as a way to =
lose a great deal of weight. I work in a public health care setting and =
I am getting a number of phone calls asking about this and other =
advertised herbs and suppliments. Do any of you have experience, good =
or bad, with this product? Thank you very much.
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#1187
Date: Thu, 10 Jun 1999 08:31:14 -0500
From: "Mark J. Kittleson, Ph.D."
Subject: Attention Chairs/Program Heads
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This memo is directed toward chairs or program heads of health education
programs that prepare health educators at American universities and
colleges. Please pass this memo along to those individuals who may be in
your department and not on the HEDIR.
SABPAC (SOPHE/AAHE Baccalaureate Program Approval Committee) needs some
input from you regarding its activities. There is a survey set up at the
following web site:
http://ws0003.wed-clc.siu.edu/kittleson/sabpac/
would you please go there and complete the survey. You just need to
complete the survey once. You can hit submit and it will be sent
electronically. You will receive a confirmation of your response. It is
anonymous. Your name, nor email will not be identified. The system has
been configured to strip all identification from your response.
Please take a few minutes to complete this survey. And, please pass along
to those department chairs/program heads of your health education program
(in university or college settings).
Thanks.
Mark J. Kittleson, Ph.D.
Health Education, SIU
Home Page: http://www.kittle.siu.edu
HEDIR: http://www.hedir.siu.edu
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#1188
Date: Thu, 10 Jun 1999 09:40:24 -0400
From: Michaela Conley
Subject: Health Promotion Job in Richmond VA
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Vice President, Health Promotion
Richmond VA
Qualifications:
Must possess a minimum of a bachelor's degree in health education or related
discipline, (master's preferred). Must possess excellent managerial,
leadership, and human relations skills. Must be able to solve problems, pay
attention to details, lead meetings, and hire, train and evaluate managers and
staff employees. Need to have an understanding of the company as a business
which includes the company vision, mission and objectives in order to
successfully provide operational leadership. The ability to provide creativity,
flexibility, and innovation towards the company direction and vision are
required.
General Description: Responsible for overseeing the operations of a
comprehensive corporate health promotion program, which includes supervising
regional managers and regional health promotion coordinators, Serve as a senior
management team member which requires problem solving, establishing and
administering corporate policies, providing quality control and guiding both
the individual contracts and entire company into the future.
To apply forward your resume and cover letter to:
Steve Nelson
Continental Health Promotion
1108 E. Main Street, Suite 600
Richmond, VA 23219
Fax: 804-780-1619
Please note in your cover letter that you learned about this opportunity from
HPRI - Jobs & Internships in Health Promotion
www.hpridirect.com
Michaela Conley
President, HPRI
Jobs & Internship Services for the Health Promotion Field
One Click Advertising DIrect to the Email Box of More than Four Thousand
Professionals
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#1189
Date: Thu, 10 Jun 1999 10:42:48 EDT
From: Susan Brink
Subject: JOB for recent college grad in health ed/communications
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HealthMark Multimedia, LLC is a small woman owned business that develops
health related education materials for consumers and professionals. We are in
need of an energetic assistant to work with us on a distance learning project
on Arthritis. The assistant would be responsible for coordinating a needs
assessment of state health departments, would act as production assistant for
the two satellite training sessions, contact speakers, produce and organize
materials for the participants. Maintain a database of participants and a
bibliography of literature and programs addressing arthritis education,
self-management and prevention. This person will participate in client
conference call and client reports. Must have professional personal and
telephone manners and appearance, excellent oral/written communication
skills, experience with MS Office Suite products. Familiarity with
computers, multimedia and the Web a plus as there is the potential for
general multimedia design of CD-ROM projects and Web work. This is a rapidly
growing company and with the potential for increased responsibility of the
right person. Ambitious college grads with health education or health
communications background welcome. Fulltime position available in July for
duration of project. Applicants must be able to begin work in late June or
early July.
Please email brief letter and resume to
Susan Brink, DrPH
Principal
HealthMark Multimedia, LLC
1870 Wyoming Ave, NW
Washington, DC 20009
Sgbrink@healthmarkmultimedia.com
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#1190
Date: Thu, 10 Jun 1999 09:46:04 -0500
From: "Charlotte C. Cunliffe"
Subject: Read: Request to posit a job announcement
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#1191
Date: Thu, 10 Jun 1999 10:34:52 -0500
From: Hector Quinones
Subject: Warning about a specific subject line
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Dear Hedirs:
Since yesterday, some people have been dealing with a message which
subject line was: READ: I think it is about a position somewhere. Ever
since I started getting these messages, my EUDORA program has been going
crazy. After spending almost all morning yesterday, calling the customer
service staff in my institution, we figured out that EUDORA ( my email
program) dislikes the word READ: (followed by a colon) in the subject line.
Everytime somebody includes this in the subject line, I need special help
to clean my system from these messages. Please do not use READ: in the
subject line anymore! I was told that this happens in several types of
email programs, not only with mine.
Thanks
******************************
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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#1192
Date: Thu, 10 Jun 1999 11:59:13 -0500
From: "Mark J. Kittleson, Ph.D."
Subject: sending attachments
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Folks, to follow up on Hector's comments. Please do not send out memos or
attachments using Microsoft Exchange. In fact, I discourage people to send
out any attachments because many people cannot receive them. If there is
something that needs to sent out with formatting, please send it to me and
I'll post it on the HEDIR home page where people can download it.
Second, would you please check your email system to make sure that you
don't have it configured to send out sometype of file called winmail.dat or
vcard.dat or something ending in .vcf
it gets accepted as an attachment and all it really is is some type of
business card.
Many of you don't know you have this configured on your system, so for the
next few days if I receive anything with those attached files, I'll send
you a quick memo letting you know that you have those configured into your
email.
Thanks.
Mark J. Kittleson, Ph.D.
Health Education, SIU
Home Page: http://www.kittle.siu.edu
HEDIR: http://www.hedir.siu.edu
IEJHE: http://www.iejhe.siu.edu
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#1193
Date: Thu, 10 Jun 1999 12:24:18 -0500
From: "Mark J. Kittleson, Ph.D."
Subject: a good deal for HEDIR members
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Dear Colleague,
As you know it takes a substantial amount of funds to keep HEDIR
running. That is why we now have paid ads. Ken Packer, an HEDIR member
and Distributor for FlashNet Internet service has offered to help.
Between now and July 15th, Ken will donate $25 to HEDIR for every HEDIR
member (including family, friends, and colleagues) that signs up for
FlashNet.
There present rates are $12.50 per month on the one year plan. That
includes 2 e-mail addresses, unlimited Internet access, and 5 MEGS of
web space. In addition, with that program you will get a free 56K modem
to upgrade your computer to maximum modem speed. He also has computers
available at a very good price.
Please call, write, or e-mail Ken directly. Just say this is part of
the HEDIR fundraiser. FlashNet Internet service is presently available
in about 70% of the US. He will tell you if toll-free local access
lines are available in your geographic area.
He can be reached at:
Kenneth Packer
Independent FlashNet Distributor
41 Cardinal Dr., Washingtonville, NY 10992
(Work) 914-496-8698 (Home) 914-496-3708 (Fax) 914-496-0453
(E-mail) packer18@flash.net
(Web Page) http://www.flash.net/~packer18
Help us raise funds to keep HEDIR going, and get a great service as
well.
Sincerely,
Mark Kittleson, Ph.D.
Mark J. Kittleson, Ph.D.
Health Education, SIU
Home Page: http://www.kittle.siu.edu
HEDIR: http://www.hedir.siu.edu
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#1194
Date: Thu, 10 Jun 1999 13:15:21 -0500
From: Pam VanKampen
Subject: [Fwd: [Fwd: Berkeley Faculty Expresses Concerns re Dietary
Supplements]]
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Hi,
The below article has some good information. Also, I
have been doing quite a lot of research into herbal
supplements and alternative therapies. I have a nice
start on some good, reliable internet resources. If
anyone would like a copy please e-mail or fax me your
address, my fax number is 715-836-5810 and my e-mail
address is pamvan@discover-net.net I will be on
vacation until June 21st, I will mail them out then.
Pam VanKampen
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Food and Drug Administration's Consumer Forum
May 14, 1999, Oakland, California
Testimony on behalf of the Nutritional Sciences Department
University of California, Berkeley
The Nutritional Sciences Department faculty at the University of
California, Berkeley, is concerned about the plethora of dietary
supplements being marketed to consumers and the advertising claims
being made for these products. Some of these supplements are
composed of combinations of substances which are rarely, if ever, found
together in food. Almost nothing is known about the long-term
effects of consuming these substances solely or in combination with other
compounds. Advertising claims being made for many of these products
are not substantiated by scientific research. It is our opinion that this
situation has gotten out-of-hand. Consumers are not being protected
against possible harmful effects of long term consumption of these
products, and consumer fraud appears to be rampant.
We would like to support our statement with specific examples of
dietary supplements that are currently available and which are being
marketed to consumers via magazine ads and commercial websites.
Because of the inordinate amount of time and energy it takes investigate
a dietary supplement, we have had to limit our investigation to two
products. However, there are dozens of similar products available that
could have been investigated.
Example #1
Dietary Supplement A, Active Ingredients according to Manufacturer:
Hydroxycitric Acid (HCA)
Gamma Linolenic Acid
L-Taurine
Chromium Picolinate
L-Phenylalanine
Korean ginseng
Octacosanol
L-Carnitine
Vitamin B6
One of the advertising claims for this supplement states that it is
"100% safe to take." Yet there have been no studies investigating the long
term effects of feeding this combination of ingredients to human beings or
even animals. We cannot predict how these 9 different compounds may
interact when given to humans simultaneously. Chemical compounds can
facilitate or interfere with the digestion, absorption, and metabolism of each
other as well as nutrients from food. The manufacturer/distributor has
failed to reveal the quantity of each ingredient found in a single dose of
this product, making it even more difficult to assess the safety of long
term consumption.
Some of the compounds in supplement A have been shown to have
toxic effects when taken as supplements. For example, reports from the
Hazardous Substances Data Bank and Shepard's Catalog of Teratogenic
Agents reveal that phenylalanine supplementation has caused mental
retardation in the offspring of pregnant rhesus monkeys. Pyridoxine (Vitamin
B6) toxicity was the cause of neurological symptoms in 103 women attending
a private clinic who took supplements of an average of 117 mg of this nutrient
for 6 months to 5 years. (Dahlton & Dahlton, Acta Neurol. Scand., 1987).
Thus the distributor/manufacturer of this supplement has no basis for
the claim that this product is 100% safe for long term human consumption.
Example # 2
Supplement B, Active Ingredient according to Manufacturer:
Chitin/Chitosan
Chitin and Chitosan are the major constituents of the exoskeletons of
crustaceans such as crab, shrimp, and lobster. These compounds are also
produced by fungi and brown algae. Chitin and Chitosan are biopolymers
composed of glucosamine and N-acetylated glucosamine linked by glycosidic
bonds.
Chitosan has been shown to markedly increase the fecal excretion of
dietary fat in laboratory rats in direct proportion to the degree of
deacetylation. (Deuchi, Kanauchi, Imasato, & Kobayashi, Biosci Biotch and
Biochem, 1994; Ikeda, Sugano, Yoshida, et al, J Agri Food Chem, 1993) The
addition of ascorbic acid to chitosan caused a significantly larger
increase in
fecal fat excretion, again in rats. (Kanauchi, Deuchi, Imasato et al, Biosci
Biotch and Biochem, 1994) In these studies, there was a significant reduction
in fat digestibility. The rats' weights and body composition before and after
chitosan supplementation were not reported.
An extensive computer search of the scientific literature revealed only
two scientific studies examining the effect of feeding chitin/chitosan to
humans. In the first study, 8 adult healthy males were given 3-6 grams of
chitin per day for two weeks. (Maesaki, Tsuji, Nakagawa, et al, Biosci Biotch
and Biochem, 1993) The investigators reported a significant decrease in total
serum cholesterol (188 mg/dl to 177 mg/dl) and an increase in serum HDL-
cholesterol (51 mg/dl to 56 mg/dl). Although the results were statistically
significant, the decreases were not remarkable. There was no mention of
any changes in weight or body composition of the subjects in this study.
In the second study, two weeks of ingesting chitosan resulted in a
significant increase in the fecal excretion of primary bile acids as cholic
acid
and chemodexoycholic acid, and a significant decrease of coprostanol.
(Terada, Hara, Sato, et al, Microbial Ecology in Health and Dis, 1995) This
demonstrated that chitosan had changed the bacterial flora of the intestinal
tract. The researchers concluded that chitin had antimicrobial activity that
could prove useful in preventing infection of wounds by direct application.
As in the previous study, there was no mention of any changes in weight or
body composition of the subjects. Further in vitro research has shown that
chitin and chitosan have bacteriostatic, bactericidal, and candidacidal
activities.
Manufacturers/distributors for dietary supplements which include
chitin/chitosan as an ingredient generally claim that this compound
causes weight loss in individuals who do not change their food intake
and/or their exercise habits. There is not a single scientific study
published
in a peer reviewed journal to substantiate this claim. In fact, there is
concern about the possible toxic effects of long term chitin/chitosan
ingestion. S.S. Koide, a scientist at the Center for Biomedical Research
in New York
reviewed published scientific research on chitin and chitosan and
summarized the findings in a 1998 article entitled "Chitin-Chitosan:
Properties, Benefits and Risks" in the journal, Nutrition Research. In this
article he points out that "Chitosan acts by forming gels in the intestinal
tract which entrap lipids (fats) and other nutrients including the fat
soluble
vitamins A, D, E and K, thus interfering with their absorption." (Razdan &
Petterson, British J of Nutri, 1994). Thus the long term ingestion of
chitosan could result in a deficiency of one or more of these fat soluble
nutrients. He also points out that dietary chitosan may influence calcium
metabolism by accelerating its urinary excretion. (Wada, Nishimura.
Watanabe, Takita, et al, Biosci Biotch and Biochem, 1997) This could
possibly result in growth retardation in children, and reduction in bone
mineral content of adults.
Koide states that, "A comprehensive study of the metabolic effect of
long-term dietary supplement use of chitosan in human subjects needs to be
performed." Although Koide acknowledges that chitin and chitosan lower
plasma cholesterol, improve HDL-cholesterol, and promotes wound healing
in short-term studies in humans, he believes there may be serious health
risks
associated with long-term ingestion. The two human studies that examined
the effect of feeding chitin/chitosan to humans were of two weeks duration.
Therefore, the effect of giving these compounds to humans for longer than
two weeks is not known.
The faculty of this Department would like to go on record in
support of the "Report of the Commission on Dietary Supplement
Labels" submitted to The President of the United States on November
24, 1997, by Malden C. Nesheim,PhD, Chair of the Commission.
This report contains recommendations for regulations and provides
guidance to government agencies and the dietary supplement industry
relative to safety, label statements, health claims, substantiation of
claims and botanical supplements. It concerns us that no action appears
to have been taken to ensure that these recommendations are implemented.
We would also like to see stricter enforcement of current regulations
regarding the safety of dietary supplements and advertising claims being
made for these supplements.
Joanne P. Ikeda,MA,RD
Cooperative Extension Nutrition Education Specialist
Department of Nutritional Sciences
University of California
Berkeley, CA 94720-3104
Phone (510)642-2790
FAX (510)642-0535
E-Mail: jikeda@socrates.berkeley.edu
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