#244
Date:    Tue, 1 Feb 2000 08:56:05 -0500
From:    "Pack, Shana" 
Subject: listserve request

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hi - could you temporarily change my e-mail address to shanap@rica.net?  i
am leaving this job on thursday and do not know my new e-mail yet.  thanks!

Shana S. Pack, M.S.
Health Enhancement Program Specialist
Institute for Quality Health of Virginia
141 Ednam Drive
Charlottesville, VA  22903
(804) 979-9355
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#245
Date:    Tue, 1 Feb 2000 06:53:37 PST
From:    Elizabeth Spender 
Subject: BCLS Instructor Trainer

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HEY!! I have ANOTHER request!

Does anyone know of an American Heart BCLS Instructor Trainer in Eastern
North Carolina.  One of our instructors needs to be recertified.  Thanks
again!

Thanks for all the info about Handwashing! :o)

eliz
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#246
Date:    Tue, 1 Feb 2000 09:33:15 -0600
From:    "Mark J. Kittleson, Ph.D." 
Subject: sophe call for papers

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Has the call for the SOPHE Annual Meeting (Boston, in Novmber) taken place
yet?  If so, when's the deadline...if it hasn't does anybody know when it
will come out?  Thanks.
Mark J. Kittleson, Ph.D.
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Southern Illinois University
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#247
Date:    Tue, 1 Feb 2000 09:40:28 -0600
From:    "Mark J. Kittleson, Ph.D." 
Subject: Important--Last Chance

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current HEDIR subscribers will be deleted and only those who have
re-registered or have recently registered will be added on.

To re-register go to:

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Thanks.  The new directories will be available within two weeks.
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Southern Illinois University
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#248
Date:    Tue, 1 Feb 2000 10:26:16 -0600
From:    Karen Gray 
Subject: strategic planning

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I am the program manager for the cardiovascular health division of the
Columbus Health Department (OH.)  An article titled "Columbus death rates on
the rise: Health officials are puzzled by data that show the five leading
killers are deadlier here" recently appeared in our local newspaper.  Here's
an excerpt: "Using death certificates, health department epidemiologists
found that the city's death rates top those of the United States as a whole.
And as the nation's rates for these killers -- heart disease, cancer,
stroke, COPD, and diabetes -- remain steady or are declining, Columbus'
numbers appear to be on the rise.  No one is sure why, but health officials
said it could be that Columbus is home to more than its share of obese
people and smokers."  Initially, the epidemiologists thought they were
looking at a statistical anomaly that time and additional data would
correct, but that didn't happen.  **For the complete article, go to
http://libpub.dispatch.com/cgi-bin/slwebcli.pl?DBLIST=cd00&DOCNUM=1398

My question is this...is there anyone out there who can share success
stories and/or strategies that have been used to decrease death rates from
the leading killers in your location and/or areas of practice?

The health promotion team here has traditionally been involved mostly in
school health.  We've had success, but there is definitely room for
improvement.  We are looking at changing the direction of our activities.
We want to move away from providing direct education within schools, and
move more toward policy and systems level changes.

As a result of these recent findings, we plan to convene a group of
community leaders, medical experts, etc. to discuss long term solutions.  I
suspect that this group will make recommendations that will give us a good
start, or at least begin to steer us in the right direction.

I value the recommendations/suggestions/success stories from HEDIR as well.
I look forward to hearing from you.  Please respond to me directly at
kareng@cmhhealth.org

Have a great day!


Karen Gray
Cardiovascular Health Program Manager
Columbus Health Department
181 Washington Blvd.
Columbus, OH   43215

phone  614.645.6055
fax  614.645.5888
e-mail  kareng@cmhhealth.org

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#249
Date:    Tue, 1 Feb 2000 08:54:45 -0800
From:    Margo Harris 
Subject: Re: sophe call for papers

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I got my request for abstracts yesterday.  The deadline is March 1, 2000.  I
haven't checked, but the information is supposed to be online at
www.sophe.org

FYI - SOPHE's 51st Annual Meeting, "Taking Risks: Revitalizing the
Revolutionary Spirit of the Profession" is scheduled for November 10-12,
2000 in Boston MA.   Margo

Margo Harris
Technology In Education Institute, Seattle, WA
Email: margo@techined.com
Web: http://www.techined.com/
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#250
Date:    Tue, 1 Feb 2000 12:46:05 -0500
From:    Becky Smith 
Subject: Liability Insurance

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Several months ago several HE-DIR subscribers were looking for professional
liability insurance coverage and at that time I indicated that I would
notify the list when AAHE/AAHPERD was able to get its coverage changed to
meet some of the liability insurance needs that were being requested. That
has now been done and Forrest T. Jones & Company has developed a liability
insurance plan for our members who are W-2 salaried employees of educational
entities as well as non-educational entities, such as hospitals, clinics,
community agencies and public health departments.

In addition, if a member is a W-2 salaried employee of an educational or
non-educational entity, and on a part-time basis, does substantially the
same work on a self-employed basis, he/she could also be covered by this
expanded liability insurance coverage for the work they perform as
independent contractors.

If you wish additional information on the rates and how to access this
coverage, please send an email to aahe@aahperd.org asking for liability
insurance information. 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
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#251
Date:    Tue, 1 Feb 2000 13:05:48 EST
From:    Jody Benton Lee 
Subject: SOPHE Annual Meeting

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SOPHE 51st Annual Meeting
November 10-12, 2000
Boston, Massachusetts

Save the Date for the 51st Annual Meeting of the Society for Public Health
Education in historic Boston, a great venue for attendees and their families.
 The topic for 2000 is, "Taking Risks: Revitalizing the Revolutionary
Spirit of the Profession."  The program will feature dynamic and
inspirational presentations related to the following thematic areas:

A)  The Open Society: Health Educators Taking Risk for Social Justice
B)  Ethics and Health Education
C)  Global/International Health Issues: Looking Beyond Borders
D)  Worksite Health Promotion: Stretching the Existing Boundaries
E)  Children and Youth: Our Future

The submission deadline for proposals for papers, pre-conference workshops
and poster sessions is March 1, 2000.
Call for Abstracts is available on the SOPHE website at www.sophe.org or by
calling (202) 408-9804.

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#252
Date:    Tue, 1 Feb 2000 13:25:45 -0600
From:    "Black, Anne" 
Subject: Pre-screening for CHES application

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I am seeking information on what is involved in pre-screening prior to
applying to take the CHES exam. (I am a Registered Dietitian with a PhD in
(multi-disciplinary) nutritional science.  I know the course names on my
transcripts do not feature the words health education.)

I have not been successful in contacting a living person at CHES (phone or
internet).  Do I stand a chance of being eligible to take the exam?  Does
the pre-screening involve transcript evaluation? How long does it take? How
extensive is the documentation I might have to provide? Are there
guidelines? Is education outside a degree program (post-baccalaureate,
professional level) considered? Is the spirit of pre-screening conservative
or inclusive?

Thanks.

Anne K. Black, PhD, RD
Assistant Professor
Department of Health and Human Performance
Austin Peay State University
Clarksville, TN
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#253
Date:    Tue, 1 Feb 2000 15:49:50 EST
From:    Andy Frank 
Subject: Re: Pre-screening for CHES application

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Anne - I believe you will discover that without a degree in health education
(stated precisely so on your transcripts) -- your CHES goose is cooked.  The
grandfathering period for those without health education degrees didn't last
very long, was not well publicized, and is long over (about 10 years ago or
more I think).

Sadly, CHES was designed to keep highly qualified people (like you) from
other disciplinary backgrounds OUT of the health education field, in order to
create an exclusive professional monopoly by people solely with health ed
degrees.  It was designed in 80's to keep nurses, dieticians, social workers
and others OUT of professional positions with substantive health education
job responsibilities in order to create a professional monopoly and reserve
these jobs exclusively for people with degrees in health education. This
happened as degreed health educators discovered the bachelors in health
education was not sufficiently recognized as a preferred credential and they
often lost job offers to people who had "known" professional degrees.  When
faced with this problem, my approach was to get a masters in health
education/promotion from a highly respected school (Purdue) with a great
program and a great faculty -- and this ultimately enhanced my job
marketability by leaps and bounds.

I have both a BS and MS in health education with 20 years in the field, so I
am "CHES eligible" -- but I've never pursued it because I think CHES is a
huge crock.  It was designed to keep highly qualified people OUT of the field
of health education in order to create a narrow job monopoly for people with
health education degrees.  Since the need for "health educators" far exceeds
the number of degreed people in health education, this creates a situation
which runs directly counter to serving the public interest. In addition,
since the CHES test and ongoing credentialing maintenance process is farcical
and substantially unrelated to the actual competencies cited for health
educators (you can't test professioal competencies which are behavioral in
nature with a multiple choice test due to the inherent limitations of
multiple choice testing), CHES does nothing to protect the public interest or
ensure competent practice of health education by degreed health educators.
CHES has no inherent meaning or value, except among people who want to create
a professional health education monopoly.

The supreme irony is that one of the strengths of health education is it's
holistic, interdisciplinary nature.  Yet the mindset of died in the wool CHES
supporters is not big enough to welcome and value the many fine contributions
that can be made by individuals who have degrees not specifically
"transcripted" as "health education".

I take it you are fairly new to this listserve, because this issue comes up
periodically on the HEDIR -- especially when people like you unfairly
discover that although they are highly qualified in the area of health
education, they are not CHES eligible.  The subsequent discussion that ensues
between the CHES and anti-CHES camps tends to get quite intense.  So hold
onto your hat.

You may not be CHES-eligible, but I'm sure your nutrition education
background can make a valuable contribution to the field.

Andrea

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#254
Date:    Tue, 1 Feb 2000 16:07:03 -0500
From:    Alyson Taub 
Subject: Re: Pre-screening for CHES application

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The toll-free phone # for the National Commission for Health Education
Credentialing, Inc. is 888-624-3248.  The staff will answer all your
questions.

 On Tue, 1 Feb 2000, Black, Anne wrote:

> Date: Tue, 01 Feb 2000 13:25:45 -0600
> From: "Black, Anne" 
> To: HEDIR-L@SIU.EDU
> Subject: Pre-screening for CHES application
>
>
> I am seeking information on what is involved in pre-screening prior to
> applying to take the CHES exam. (I am a Registered Dietitian with a PhD in
> (multi-disciplinary) nutritional science.  I know the course names on my
> transcripts do not feature the words health education.)
>
> I have not been successful in contacting a living person at CHES (phone or
> internet).  Do I stand a chance of being eligible to take the exam?  Does
> the pre-screening involve transcript evaluation? How long does it take? How
> extensive is the documentation I might have to provide? Are there
> guidelines? Is education outside a degree program (post-baccalaureate,
> professional level) considered? Is the spirit of pre-screening conservative
> or inclusive?
>
> Thanks.
>
> Anne K. Black, PhD, RD
> Assistant Professor
> Department of Health and Human Performance
> Austin Peay State University
> Clarksville, TN
> blacka@apsu.edu

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#255
Date:    Tue, 1 Feb 2000 15:33:48 -0600
From:    Georgia Johnston 
Subject: Re: Pre-screening for CHES application

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In reply to Anne and Andy, I must disagree.  I don't have a B.S. or M.S. in
health education, yet I was eligible to take the exam and passed (1995).  There
was a place on the application to "justify" the courses and that's what I
did...basically explained what was covered and how it applied to this
certification.  As far as the actual exam goes, I don't think it is
representative of what a health educator does or even the knowledge required for
working in this field.  But Anne, I am curious, since you are a registered
dietitian, why are you interested in being CHES?  And as for Andy's comment on
the need for health educators far exceeding the supply of those with health
education degrees, I have never found this to be true.  Most jobs still go to
those with "recognized" professional degrees, specifically nurses.  I got
certified because it was highly recommended by a colleague, but the certification
has not been helpful in a job search.  I have never gotten a job simply because I
was CHES.  Work experience and education far outweigh the status of
certification.  And I can't say that I've seen any evidence of "professional
monopoly" or jobs reserved "exclusively for people with degrees in health
education".  Choosing the certified was just that, a choice.

glj



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#256
Date:    Tue, 1 Feb 2000 15:47:55 -0600
From:    Mal Goldsmith 
Subject: needle exchange programs

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I was contacted by one of our regional prevention specialists and asked to
comment on the efficacy and safety of needle exchange programs.  I offered
my insights and promised to get the input of other health education
professionals. Specifically she was concerned about the lack of evidence of
success in the research, contrasted with the support for the programs
eminating from HIV/AIDS agencies.  Additionally many prevention specialists
are concerned about the mixed messages.  Thoughts/Insights????  Thanks!

Mal Goldsmith
Coordinator of Health Education
Southern Illinois University
Edwardsville, IL 62026

618-650-3857
618-650-3369 (fax)

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#257
Date:    Tue, 1 Feb 2000 14:12:07 -0800
From:    "L. Suzanne Suggs" 
Subject: Worksite Smoking Cessation on the Web

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Hello fellow HEDIRs,

The company I work for (the Oregon Center for Applied Science) has
developed a Web-based multi-media smoking cessation program (funded by
the National Cancer Institute). We are looking for worksites to help us
evaluate the program in a randomized clinical trial. This will involve
very little time for the worksite health promotion director/coordinator
and is a great opportunity to help employees quit smoking while
participating in a cutting edge intervention.

If you are interested in learning more about the evaluation or are
interested in participating, please contact me directly at
ssuggs@orcasinc.com.

Thanks,
Suzanne


L. Suzanne Suggs, M.Sc., CHES
Oregon Center for Applied Science, Inc.
http://www.orcasinc.com

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#258
Date:    Tue, 1 Feb 2000 17:23:44 -0500
From:    DUNCAND2 
Subject: Re: needle exchange programs

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I am not sure what your colleague could be referring to regarding
>  the lack of evidence of success in the research

    Much media attention was given recently to a Canadian study which was
represented as showing that the needle exchange in Vancouver was a failure, but
the researchers have made it clear that the reports were distortions of their
results which actually showed the program to have prevented deaths.
    Numerous studies have shown that syringe exchanges reduce rates of needle
sharing and of transmission of HIV in the community, without increasing
injection drug use. Ernie Drucker analyzed data from communities with and
without syringe exchanges and showed substantial numbers of lives to have been
saved by the programs, but far greater numbers of deaths that could have been
prevented had such programs existed in other communities.
    If lack of research is holding your friend back from supporting syringe
exchange, then it can only be from lack of reading the research that has been
published.
                                David F. Duncan, DrPH, FAAHB


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Subject:    needle exchange programs
Author: Mal Goldsmith 
Date:       2/1/00 3:47 PM

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I was contacted by one of our regional prevention specialists and asked to
comment on the efficacy and safety of needle exchange programs.  I offered
my insights and promised to get the input of other health education
professionals. Specifically she was concerned about the lack of evidence of
success in the research, contrasted with the support for the programs
eminating from HIV/AIDS agencies.  Additionally many prevention specialists
are concerned about the mixed messages.  Thoughts/Insights????  Thanks!

Mal Goldsmith
Coordinator of Health Education
Southern Illinois University
Edwardsville, IL 62026

618-650-3857
618-650-3369 (fax)

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#259
Date:    Tue, 1 Feb 2000 17:36:36 +0800
From:    "Molly Laflin, PhD" 
Subject: Needle Exchange

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REPLY:  Lack of evidence?  I don't think so.  Research supports needle
exchange; it's politics that blocks it.  If you want more evidence than
this, I have plenty of references.

Check out the Lindesmith Center
http://www.soros.org/Excite/AT-tlcquery.html


On October 15, 1993, the Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Health
requested that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) review
the University of California (UC) research report on needle exchange
(executive summary at Tab A) and provide recommendations and opinions on
Federal action in
response to needle exchange to the Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for
Health and the Surgeon General.

II. Summary

The UC research team has done a careful and scientifically sound
compilation and review of all the available data on needle exchange and the
availability of needles and syringes to injection drug users (IDUs). The UC
team also gathered new data through surveys of needle exchange programs
(NEPs), key informant interviews, and focus groups of IDUs.

NEPs are intended to decrease human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)
transmission associated with injection drug use by replacing used,
potentially HIV-infected syringes with sterile ones. They also can help
IDUs obtain drug treatment and other public health services. The emergence
of more than three dozen NEPs in the United States suggests an increasing
acceptance of these programs as part of a community response to the dual
epidemics of injection drug use and HIV infection. However, in some
communities, NEPs have been very controversial. Some law enforcement, drug
treatment, and community leaders are concerned that these programs give
"the wrong message" about drug use and may reduce law enforcement
agencies' ability to combat drug use and associated violence. Other
concerns are that NEPs have not been shown to be effective in eliminating
HIV transmission and may draw scarce resources away from other, possibly
more effective, programs such as drug treatment.

The CDC concurs with the UC findings that (1) NEPs are effective in
removing used, sometimes HIV-contaminated needles and syringes from
circulation and replacing them with sterile ones, (2) IDUs using NEPs
decrease HIV drug-risk behaviors (e.g., decreased sharing of injection
equipment, decreased frequency of injection), (3) NEPs are effective in
recruiting IDUs to enter drug treatment, (4) HIV prevalence in syringes
returned to NEPs decreases, and (5) mathematical models of NEPs estimate
substantial decreases in HIV transmission among NEP clients. Taken
together, these observations indicate that NEPs are likely to reduce HIV
transmission, even though the epidemiologic studies of NEPs do not
definitively demonstrate decreases or increases in HIV transmission. The
existing epidemiologic studies are limited in their ability to detect such
changes. No data exists indicating increases related to NEPs in either drug
use or in the number of discarded syringes. W8 endorse the UC report
recommendation that additional research and evaluation on NEPs is a high
priority to further assess the impact of these programs-s and the relative
effectiveness of various models of delivery of NEP services.

Two other issues have prompted reconsideration of Federal policy on needle
exchange: (1) the magnitude of the HIV epidemic among IDUs and the related
epidemics among their sex partners and newborns in many areas of this
country and (2) the limitations of alternative intervention options to
prevent drug-related
HIV transmission (e.g., limited capacity of drug treatment available to
IDUs and limitations of bleach disinfection of injection equipment). Based
on these observations and the weight of data presented in the UC report, we
believe that the benefits of NEPs as a component of a comprehensive HIV
prevention program for drug users exceed the theoretical risks of such
programs. We conclude that the ban on Federal funding of NEPs should be
lifted to allow communities and States to use Federal funds to support NEPs
as components of comprehensive HIV prevention programs. We recommend that
NEPs receiving Federal funds be linked to substance abuse treatment
programs and other HIV prevention services. We also
recommend that such programs be required to include evaluation components
to validate their effectiveness.

Increasing the ability of IDUs to obtain and possess sterile needles and
syringes should decrease HIV transmission for those who will not or cannot
stop injecting drugs. Therefore, we also recommend that States consider the
repeal of laws requiring a physician's prescription to buy needles and
syringes and the
removal of criminal penalities[sic] for the possession of needles and
syringes, while maintaining the criminal penalties on other drug use
equipment. Additional evaluation of these interventions is crucial.

Although quantitative data are difficult to-obtain, those available provide
no evidence that--needle exchange programs increase the amount of drug use
by needle exchange program clients or change overall community levels of
non injection and injection drug use. This conclusion is supported by
interviews with
needle exchange program clients and by injecting drug users not using the
programs who did not believe that increased needle availability would
increase drug use.
>
>I was contacted by one of our regional prevention specialists and asked to
>comment on the efficacy and safety of needle exchange programs.  I offered
>my insights and promised to get the input of other health education
>professionals. Specifically she was concerned about the lack of evidence of
>success in the research, contrasted with the support for the programs
>eminating from HIV/AIDS agencies.  Additionally many prevention specialists
>are concerned about the mixed messages.  Thoughts/Insights????  Thanks!
>
>Mal Goldsmith
>Coordinator of Health Education
>Southern Illinois University
>Edwardsville, IL 62026
>
>618-650-3857
>618-650-3369 (fax)
>





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Molly Laflin, Ph.D., Professor
Program Coordinator, Health Promotion
School of Family and Consumer Sciences
215 Eppler North
Bowling Green State University
Bowling Green, Ohio  43403
419-372-0301W; 419-372-8216fax
mlaflin@bgnet.bgsu.edu
http://www.bgsu.edu/colleges/edhd/FCS/hp.htm

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#260
Date:    Tue, 1 Feb 2000 17:58:24 EST
From:    Andy Frank 
Subject: Clarification

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In a message dated 2/1/00 10:41:40 PM, kfglj00@TAMUK.EDU writes:

> And as for Andy's comment on the need for health educators far exceeding
the >supply of those with health education degrees, I have never found this
to be true.  >Most jobs still go to those with "recognized" professional
degrees, specifically >nurses.

This observation does not necessarily contradict or mutually exclude my
point.  The only thing the above observation suggests is that there are more
people of all stripes seeking health education related jobs than there are
existing jobs in health education. (Otherwise, everyone with a degree in
health education would get a job in health education).

My point remains:  if the total universe of existing jobs in the U.S.
involving substantive community health education/health promotion
responsibilities (either managing health education programs or teaching them)
were 100% restricted to people with degrees in community/public health
education and excluded all others  -- I thoroughly doubt there would be
enough job candidates with exclusive CHE/PHE qualifications to fill these
jobs.  (For example, if you are going to restrict all health education
activities to the CHES certified, are you going to forbid doctors from
counselling patients about smoking cessation? Are you going to forbid
dieticians from doing nutrition education?  Would you have ONLY CHES
certified health educators in charge of and staffing WIC programs around the
country?  Are you going to forbid exercise physiologists from overseeing
worksite health promotion exercise programs? ... ad infinitum)

In addition, although as you state, it is true that CHES certification is not
currently required to get most jobs in the health education field, I
understand there are places in Arkansas and elsewhere that are making CHES a
mandatory requirement for hire.  A number of people on this listserv who've
previously supported CHES have made it clear that their ultimate goal is to
emulate Arkansas, and make CHES a mandatory requirement for health education
hire all across the country.

Furthermore, I would point out that there are a notable number of health ed
professoriate positions being advertised which state "CHES preferred" -- a
curious requirement for a professor at any rank given that CHES is supposed
to be an ENTRY LEVEL certification for bachelor's degreed health educator
practitioners, rather than evidence of professorial competence or suitability
(a PhD and the hoops one must jump through to acquire it supposedly
"certifies" that).

"CHES preferred" in such positions is a much stronger statement than simply
"CHES eligibility preferred" -- which is still stronger than the statement:
"A degree in health education or a closely related field is required."
Therefore, I believe it is likely that expressed preferences for CHES
certified individuals in academia reflect some faculty's perceptions that
CHES is a sort of loyalty oath to the field, and conversely that those who
are CHES eligible but who chose not to get CHES certifications are disloyal
-- even traitors to the field.  Therefore, academic freedom be damned, a
professorial candidate who is CHES eligible but who chose not to get CHES
certified may be viewed as someone who doesn't mesh with the deparment's
prevailing faculty "philosophy" and is therefore excluded from hire.

Since health education benefits greatly from interdisciplinary
cross-fertilization, I believe mandatory CHES certification requirements
among the health ed professoriate and elsewhere serves only to create at
monopolistic, single-minded strangle hold on the field, stunting its growth
and stifling a free and open debate about alternative ways to enhance
professional competency and improve the professional practice of all who "DO"
health education.

Andrea


>>>>>
In reply to Anne and Andy, I must disagree.  I don't have a B.S. or M.S. in
health education, yet I was eligible to take the exam and passed (1995).
There
was a place on the application to "justify" the courses and that's what I
did...basically explained what was covered and how it applied to this
certification.  As far as the actual exam goes, I don't think it is
representative of what a health educator does or even the knowledge required
for
working in this field.  But Anne, I am curious, since you are a registered
dietitian, why are you interested in being CHES?  And as for Andy's comment on
the need for health educators far exceeding the supply of those with health
education degrees, I have never found this to be true.  Most jobs still go to
those with "recognized" professional degrees, specifically nurses.  I got
certified because it was highly recommended by a colleague, but the
certification
has not been helpful in a job search.  I have never gotten a job simply
because I
was CHES.  Work experience and education far outweigh the status of
certification.  And I can't say that I've seen any evidence of "professional
monopoly" or jobs reserved "exclusively for people with degrees in health
education".  Choosing the certified was just that, a choice.

glj

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#261
Date:    Tue, 1 Feb 2000 18:19:11 -0500
From:    "Karen Denard Goldman & Robert L. Goldman" 
Subject: Conference Promotion Suggestions Wanted

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I am preparing to advertise a one day interdisciplinary conference on
Social Marketing at Lehman College in the Bronx, New York (a gorgeous,
pastoral conference used as a  backdrop to Law & Order episodes regularly!)
on Friday June 23 (come and make a great weekend of it in the Big Apple).
It will also be broadcast, to increase access.

Since our budget is minimal, I am looking for bulletin boards and listservs
that reach nurses, physicians, physician assistants, social workers, and
health care administrators (I know how to reach health educators, I think!
:-)

Any suggestions?  Full posting will appear on HEDIR shortly.

Thank you!

kdg


********************************************************
Karen Denard Goldman, PhD, CHES
Director, Undergraduate Health Education and Promotion Program
Lehman College, CUNY, 422-C Gillet Hall
250 Bedford Park Boulevard West
Bronx, NY 10468
Phone:    718-960-8673
email:    kgoldman@alpha.lehman.cuny.edu
Fax:      718-960-8908

New York State Coalition for Health Education - use above address and
numbers to contact the coalition
********************************************************

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#262
Date:    Tue, 1 Feb 2000 21:34:07 -0500
From:    Karen McMillan 
Subject: Community Prevention article in the Chronicle of Higher Education

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Hi People,

There was an article in the Chronicle of Higher Education on community
health prevention within the last 2 years. Does anyone know what issue of
the Chronicle the article was in?

Your help is appreciated.

Karen McMillan, MS, CHES

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#263
Date:    Tue, 1 Feb 2000 20:23:26 PST
From:    laurie schierer 
Subject: Request for help/trivia

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My health department is sponsoring a team for our county's Relay for Life
event for the American Cancer Society.  To raise money for our team, we are
hosting a "Trivia Night".  I know this may be hard for you to believe, but
we started planning this event even before THAT SHOW became so popular.
Anyway, we are looking for good trivia questions. (Am I opening Pandora's
Box?)  I'd appreciate any contributions.  We are using a variety of subject
(10 questions a round/10 rounds).  Thanks in advance for your help.


Laurie Schierer
Woodford County Health Dept/
Eureka Community Hospital
109 S. Major
Eureka, IL
(309) 467-2371 ext. 4213
fax (309)467-5104
laurieschierer@hotmail.com
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#264
Date:    Wed, 2 Feb 2000 06:37:08 -0800
From:    Jill Kendra Gross 
Subject: Re: Heart Disease Statistic

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Hello HEDIR!  I am looking for a statistic that needs
a quick turn-around time by Noon EST today.  How many
men and women die of heart disease each year in the
United States?

Thanks for your assistance! Happy Ground Hog Day!!

In good health,

Jill K. Gross, MPH, CHES
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#265
Date:    Wed, 2 Feb 2000 12:05:25 -0600
From:    Jodi 
Subject: faculty position announcement

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FACULTY POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT IN HEALTH EDUCATION

Position Available:Full-time, tenure track position in the Division of
Community Health, Department of Health Promotion and Rehabilitation, at
Central Michigan University

Academic Qualifications: Doctorate in Health Education preferred, ABD
will be considered.  A doctorate in a  related field will be considered
if either the Bachelor's or Master's degree is in health education.
Qualifications also include: demonstrated successful teaching experience
(college teaching preferred), experience in school health education, and
evidence of scholarly work (preferably in the area of school health
education, curriculum, assessment, teacher preparation).

Certifications: Past or present teacher certification
                CHES certification desired

Appointment:    Ten month position at assistant professor level
                Salary based upon education and experience

Considerations: Evidence of obtaining grants
                Evidence of involvement with professional associations          and
organizations
                Demonstrated leadership skills
                Proficiency in use of technology

Major Teaching  Freshman through graduate courses in health education
which may include:
Areas:          Curricular design and development, methodology in health
education, content areas specific to health education           teacher
preparation.  Responsibilities may also include                 coordination of
courses and labs in health education.

Other Responsibilities          Directing graduate research
                                Campus and community service
                                Conducting research and scholarly                                       endeavors

Other Responsibilities          Student teacher visitations
May Include:                    Advising undergraduate and graduate                             students
                                Coordinating field experience in school                                 health education

General Information:  Central Michigan University is a comprehensive
state university with 800 faculty and an ongoing campus enrollment in
excess of 25,000 students.  It offers undergraduate, master's, and
doctoral programs.  CMU's 854-acre main campus is located in Mt.
Pleasant, Michigan, a town of about 25,000 located in the heart of
Michigan's lower peninsula, 66 miles north of Lansing.

The College of Health Professions consists of three academic departments
(Communication Disorders, Health Promotion and rehabilitation, and
Physical Education and Sport).  It offers undergraduate and graduate
degree programs in audiology, communication disorders, community health
education, health services administration, school health education,
physical therapy, physician assistant, exercise science, substance abuse
prevention, health promotion, and speech-language pathology delivered by
80+ faculty/staff.  Salary and benefits are competitive.  CMU's web site
is http://www.cmich.edu.

More specifically the department offers undergraduate programs in
community health education, school health education, exercise science
and health service administration.  Graduate programs offered through
the department include Health Promotion and Program Management, Physical
Therapy, and Physician Assistant.

Application Procedure:  Review of applications will begin March 15 and
will continue until the position is filled.  Starting date for the
position will be Fall, 2000.  Candidates need to submit a letter of
application, resume including a curriculum vitae and evidence of
teaching ability, statement of teaching philosophy, academic transcripts
and list of three references to:

Jodi Brookins-Fisher, Ph.D., CHES
Search Committee Chair
HPR Department, Pearce Hall 113
Central Michigan University
Mt. Pleasant, MI 48859
(517) 774-3392


CMU, an AA/EO institution, is strongly and actively committed to
increasing diversity within its community.

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#266
Date:    Wed, 2 Feb 2000 13:11:57 -0500
From:    Susan Wooley 
Subject: Deadline approaching for conference Proposals for ASHA

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February 11 is the deadline for applications to present at the
American School Health Association's annual conference
October 25-29, 2000 at the Radisson Hotel in New Orleans.

The conference theme is: Schools and Communities: Partners for Children's Health."
We are looking for presentations about collaborative projects between schools
and some other organization or agency.

Application forms are on our web site at www.ashaweb.org

Susan Wooley, Ph.D., CHES
American School Health Association
7263 State Route 43
P. O. Box 708
Kent, OH 44240
330-678-1601; 330-678-4526 FAX
e-mail: swooley@ashaweb.org

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#267
Date:    Wed, 2 Feb 2000 14:45:06 -0500
From:    "Moore, Michele" 
Subject: staffing levels

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A colleague asked me to post these questions to the HEDIR.  She is writing a
proposal for a health department.  Please send responses to me
(mmoore@unf.edu). Thank you!

-Are there recommended health ed staffing levels for given community/target
population sizes? and  how do they fluctuate with the scope of the program
(i.e. number of risk factors addressed)?
-Is there a standard to reference for staffing levels?

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#268
Date:    Wed, 2 Feb 2000 13:45:54 -0600
From:    Jim Almeda 
Subject: Health Vending Machines

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At Illinois State University,

we are looking into the possibiltiy of having health vending machines put in the residence halls.  Possibly in the main lobbies by the other vending machines.

The health vending machines would contain condoms and a variety of over-the-counter meds such as acetaminophen, antacids, throat lozenges, and various cold/flu/allergy meds.  We're hoping this will increase condom availability and useage, and provide meds in a place that would be easier for students to have access to if they don't feel like coming over to our health service.

Our resident hall staff is interested, but they want to talk with other universities and colleges who are doing or who have done something similar.  Is there anybody out there that we could contact to find out how successful the machines have been, or what problems/issues you have faced?

If anybody else is interested in wanted to pursure this approach, I can give you the name and contact number for the company we are looking at.

Thanks.

Jim Almeda
Health Educator - Sexual Health & Peer Education
Illinois State University
Health Promotion Office
2540 Student Health Service
Normal, IL 61790-2540

phone:  (309) 438-2053
fax:  (309) 438-3689
email:  jralmed@ilstu.edu
www.shs.ilstu.edu

"This is the beginning of a new day.
What you do today is important because
you are exchanging a day of your life for it.
When tomorrow comes, this day will be gone forever;
In it's place is something that you have left behind . . .
let it be something good."

The Essence of A New Day

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#269
Date:    Wed, 2 Feb 2000 15:43:07 -0500
From:    Maria Mercedes  Juiz 
Subject: Re: Needle exchange program in Puerto Rico

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There is a community base program in Puerto Rico called "Iniciativa
Comunitaria" (Community Initiative).  Jose Vargas Bidot MD directs this
program and he was the first in our Island to implement a needle exchange
program.  The program offers integrated health services (health educators,
social workers, nurses etc.).  I know that they have made scientific
studies and have presented its findings in several medical sciences
universities and conferences through out the world.  One fact of that
program that I recall (but not completely sure since I am depending on my
memory) is that it has reduced the incidence of HIV near 30% among the
communities were the program has been implemented.  I do not have the
references of those studies, but if you want more details feel free to
contact Dr. Vargas at (787) 250-8629 or with the health educators that work
in the program.  I think some studies were published in the APHA Journal.
Iniciativa Comunitaria was an innovator community program.  Last weekend
Iniciativa Comunitaria received the visit of Hunter
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celebrated its first fund raising event.


Maria M. Juiz, MPHE, CHES
Humana Puerto Rico
383 Roosevelt Ave.
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Date:    Wed, 2 Feb 2000 20:23:34 MST
From:    Marci Ronald 
Subject: UNSUBSCRIBE

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Please discontinue my subscription for now. Thank you!

Marci Ronald

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#271
Date:    Wed, 2 Feb 2000 23:36:24 -0600
From:    "G. Ann Tarleton, PhD, CSCS, CHES" 
Subject: Re: pre-screening to sit for CHES

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Colleagues,

In response to the comments about the exclusion of someone who did not
hold a degree in health education from sitting for the CHES exam. . .
There are accommodations for people without a health education degree to
sit for the CHES exam. In addition to speaking to someone at the NCHEC
to get the info as Alyson suggested (I think they've been battling snow
recently and have been snowed out rather than in), the website provides
information about the exam and one's eligibility to sit for it.

The certification admittedly remains controversial, and I can understand
and even support some of the arguments. I received my two earlier
degrees and 30+ hours in areas outside of health education, but I had
functioned as a health educator for years. I received a doctorate in
health education in 1989 and had no burning desire to get certified as a
CHES. After a number of years in the field, I developed a curiosity
about the nature of the exam. I accepted a professional position for
which certification was considered important, and I have come to view
certification from a broader perspective. I continue to consider
grandmothering and grandfathering in any arena an undesirable action (I
was eligible but didn't want to earn my stripes in that way), but it's
the continuing education focus that has helped to shift my original
opinion of the certification. Clearly established criteria against which
to view continuing education opportunities and an established review
process are, I believe, strong points. In addition, the expansion of the
competency areas to include the newer graduate competencies broadens the
scope and the usefulness of these items. And while some people might
consider the articulation of these competencies to be imperfect or might
find other faults, the expression of the competencies is an important
contribution to the discipline and practice of health education.

A final comment about the trend toward 'CHES preferred' in higher
education postings. . .  Although I am not now working in higher
education, let me assume that perspective for a moment. Were I a
professional educator working with emerging health educators in the
higher education setting, I would find it more congruent to promote the
certification for entry-level professionals if I had some experience
with the exam itself and had made a general determination about its
validity and objectivity for my own satisfaction.

My two bits for what they're worth.

Ann Tarleton, PhD, CSCS, CHES
Austin TX






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#272

Date:    Thu, 3 Feb 2000 08:26:40 -0800
From:    Andrew P Jenkins 
Subject: Friday Inspiration

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Friends and Fellows,

This week’s Friday Inspiration comes a day early not due to an early
inspiration on my part but more due to my travel schedule to the NW
District AAHPERD Conference in Boise.  I’ll be advocating the use of
traditional, historical, and family stories in health education.
Perhaps I’ll see a few of you there.
************************************************************************

The thing I like most about health educators is there ability to bridge
the gap between academia, research, and medicine and the lives and lingo
of the everyday health consumer.

Likewise the thing I enjoy most about country quips and colloquialisms
is their simplicity yet laser-like accuracy.  This morning while
shopping dogfood at the local feedstore I was treated to a bit of
country wisdom.  Ponder this:

"The true nature lover is one who, when treed by a bear, enjoys the
view."

Enjoy whatever view you might have today.

Andy J :{)






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"Of course risk-taking is marked by failure-otherwise it’d be called
"sure-thing-taking"!



Andrew P Jenkins, Ph.D. CHES

Health Education Programs

Central Washington University

Ellensburg, WA 98926

509-963-1041

Website http://www.cwu.edu/~jenkinsa/


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#273
Date:    Thu, 3 Feb 2000 12:19:31 -0800
From:    Shannon Whalen 
Subject: Re: Health Vending Machines

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Hi Jim,

I did a study on HIV activities on college campuses in NY.  I have some
information you might find interesting...

In general, the health educators I interviewed were in favor of condom
distribution programs, but were not in favor of placing condoms in baskets
around campus, or in envelopes on the doors of RA's or other personnel.  In
the past years there has been anecdotal evidence,  on many campuses, that
the freely available condoms have had pin holes stuck in them.  Whether this
is true, or an urban legend, no one knows.  But the rumors on various
campuses had the obvious effect of preventing students from taking condoms,
rather than encouraging them.

As far as the vending machines - Some campuses in NY had condom vending
machines in bathrooms and other places on campus.  These were machines
similar to the tampon machines in women's bathrooms.  MANY institutions
reported that the machines were vandalized and the condoms were stolen.
Sometimes the entire machines were stolen.

Some institutions reported putting condoms in the candy vending machines.
This decreased the possibility of theft, but also decreased the privacy of
the individual purchasing the condoms.  The bathroom machines were
considered the most private, but most at risk of vandalism.

I like your idea of a general health vending machine.  I assume that this
machine would be larger, like the candy vending machines, and therefore less
likely to be broken into.  How will you address the privacy issue?  Will the
condoms and other items be available for a nominal fee, or for profit?  How
often will the items be checked for expiration dates?  Will the environment
be appropriate given the special requirements of some items being stored in
cool temperatures?

Hope these thoughts help!

Good Luck!

Shannon Whalen
Adelphi University


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From: Jim Almeda 
To: HEDIR-L@SIU.EDU 
Date: Wednesday, February 02, 2000 12:10 PM
Subject: Health Vending Machines


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>
>At Illinois State University,
>
>we are looking into the possibiltiy of having health vending machines put
in the residence halls.  Possibly in the main lobbies by the other vending
machines.
>
>The health vending machines would contain condoms and a variety of
over-the-counter meds such as acetaminophen, antacids, throat lozenges, and
various cold/flu/allergy meds.  We're hoping this will increase condom
availability and useage, and provide meds in a place that would be easier
for students to have access to if they don't feel like coming over to our
health service.
>
>Our resident hall staff is interested, but they want to talk with other
universities and colleges who are doing or who have done something similar.
Is there anybody out there that we could contact to find out how successful
the machines have been, or what problems/issues you have faced?
>
>If anybody else is interested in wanted to pursure this approach, I can
give you the name and contact number for the company we are looking at.
>
>Thanks.
>
>Jim Almeda
>Health Educator - Sexual Health & Peer Education
>Illinois State University
>Health Promotion Office
>2540 Student Health Service
>Normal, IL 61790-2540
>
>phone:  (309) 438-2053
>fax:  (309) 438-3689
>email:  jralmed@ilstu.edu
>www.shs.ilstu.edu
>
>"This is the beginning of a new day.
>What you do today is important because
>you are exchanging a day of your life for it.
>When tomorrow comes, this day will be gone forever;
>In it's place is something that you have left behind . . .
>let it be something good."
>
>The Essence of A New Day
>
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#274
Date:    Thu, 3 Feb 2000 12:54:44 -0500
From:    rick petosa 
Subject: abstinence only

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hedir folks,
        a letter to the editor in the columbus, dispatch presented the following
info are support for abstinence only programs:

"Today there are more that 25 STD's. Half are incurable. One of the most
common and incurable of these is the human papilloma virus, which affects
millions of people annually. HPV causes more that 90% of cervical cancer
cases, which kill around 5,000 women every year. Last year, the national
cancer institute quietly told the U.S. House members that 'condoms are
ineffective against HPV.'
The public was not told this because groups like Planned Parenthood and the
federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention could not admit that
their last line of defense, condoms, could no longer be counted on. Add to
this over 16 million deaths worldwide from AIDS and you really have
something to think about."

would HEDIR members have knowledge of the specifics raised in this letter.
rick petosa

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#275
Date:    Thu, 3 Feb 2000 14:00:37 -0500
From:    Robin Sears 
Subject: Sex Ed Materials for adolescents with Down Syndrome

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Do any of you out there have materials you can recommend to my school
system that would help us design a sexuality curriculum for students with
Down Syndrome (middle school age) that have been integrated into the
general, public school population?  Thanks in advance for your help--



Robin Young Sears
District Coordinator of Health
Onteora CSD
Route 28
Boiceville, NY  12412
914/657-7090
fax: 914/657-8742

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#276
Date:    Thu, 3 Feb 2000 02:52:32 -0500
From:    Donald B Ardell 
Subject: Wellness Show Yesterday

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Fun program last night.  Transcript is available at
http://www.yourhealth.com  Theme was wellness and low carbohydrate diets.

Here are a few of the 20 + Q&As.  Anyone interested in a tax-deductable
wellness event in South Africa?  See below.  Cheers.


Don

================

QUESTYION:  I'm with a university wellness institute and wonder if you could
provide a list of websites dealing with the cost/benefit aspects of
wellness?  I'm looking for scholarly works with references to controlled
studies.  Many thanks.

RESPONSE:  The following web sites may be of interest.

http://www.fitwellinc.com/impact.html
http://www.welcoa.org
http://healthproject.stanford.edu
http://www.ihpm.org
http://www.umich.edu/~hmrc

QUESTION:  Why do you suppose most heart attack deaths occur on a Monday?

RESPONSE:  Because of what the victims did Sunday.  And Saturday.  See the
European study based on a ten year review of 170,000 deaths at
http://www.foxnews.com/health/013100/manicmonday.sml for a story on weekend
binge drinking as the culprit.  The framington studies have attributed Monday
deaths to work stress.  Thus, hating your job, especially if you binge drink
on the weekend, can be fatal.

QUESTION:  How do American kids stack up wellness-wise with children in other
countries?

RESPONSE:  Nobody tracks comparative wellness information but here is some
interesting data from a study of 120,000 students in 28 countries released by
the World Health Organization.  It is not wellness comparisons, by any means,
but it is of some interest and applies to your question.

We're doing great, I mean, badly in terms of French Fry consumption.  31% of
our 15-year-olds eat Fries daily, a habit surpassed only by the little
oinkers from Northern Ireland, Scotland, Israel and England. Guess the potato
famine is really over now in Ireland.

We're third in the daily consumption of sweets, chocolate and soft drinks.

One area where we really lag behind, thank goodness, is in smoking.  We think
it's bad here but our kids rank 24th out of 28 for daily smoking.  Want to
guess whose kids are first? Greenland.

We're somewhere in the middle when it comes to alcohol consumption.  Children
in Wales lead the way, followed closely by the Greeks.

WHO did this survey between the years 1997 and 1998.

QUESTION:  I know you have appeared in Australia many times and lots of other
countries.  What about Africa?  Do you have any wellness contacts there?  Is
there anything akin to the National Wellness Conference in any African
country?

RESPONSE:  I do have a contact in South Africa, a gentleman who attended last
summer's National Wellness Conference who has created the first African
Wellness Conference on May 2 through May 5, 2000, hosted by the University of
Port Elizabeth in South Africa.  The goals of the event are to enable current
and prospective wellness practitioners in Southern Africa to: (1) develop a
shared vision of wellness that inspires, is inclusive and can be easily
understood; (2) learn about the nuts and bolts of state-of-the-art wellness
program design; and (3) examine available research that justifies a wellness
movement in Southern Africa. I was invited to keynote the event, but am
scheduled to be in Perth, Australia at the time.  Judd Allen, another host of
these programs, will be there, and the description I just provided of the
goals sounds to be a reflection of some of Judd's interests.  A major purpose
is to build relationships and enthusiasm for the concept. An interactive
format is planned for the conference. The event will include a one day
excursion to the Addo Elephant Park outside Port Elizabeth and a four-day
post conference visit to the Kruger National Park.  Not something you are
likely to find at just any old wellness conference.  The contact person is
Andrι de Jager at scaadj@upe.ac.za

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#277
Date:    Thu, 3 Feb 2000 12:48:24 MST
From:    sarah bennett 
Subject: Hygiene Kits

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I am looking to put together hygiene kits (samples of shampoo, soap, deodorant
etc.) for school-aged children.  Does anyone have contact information for
manufacturers of various hygiene products?
Thanks!

Sarah Bennett, B.S., CHES
Health Educator
Peoria City/County Health Department
Peoria, Illinois


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#278
Date:    Thu, 3 Feb 2000 15:12:27 -0500
From:    "Slovensky, Shannon" 
Subject: stretching exercises

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 Does anyone know of a public domain website where I could download pictures
of stretching and back injury prevention exercises? Or, a handout which is
not copyrighted? I need these pictures to make an educational handout for
employees as SOON as possible.
Thanks for your help,
Shannon

Shannon Slovensky
Health Educator
 IQ Health of Virginia
141 Ednam Drive
Charlottesville, VA 22903
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#279
Date:    Thu, 3 Feb 2000 15:44:13 -0500
From:    DUNCAND2 
Subject: Re: Health Vending Machines

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About 20 years ago I taught a worksgop on creative thinking in health education,
which I called Radical Ideas in Health Education.  One student's radical idea
was to put a row of condoms in cigarette machines. Her idea was both to make
condoms more available and to make it less obvious what the person was buying --
embarassment being a major factor for many adolescents, especially adolescent
girls. A couple of years later, while teaching at the University of Cologne, I
was pleased to see that German cigarette machines often did dispense condoms as
well. Apparently the sold rather well out of the machines, since many offered
more than one row of condoms.
                                        David Duncan

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#280
Date:    Thu, 3 Feb 2000 13:04:28 -0800
From:    Chris Berry 
Subject: SEX ED MATERIAL

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I can put you in touch with staff working with special needs students in the areas of HIV and sex ed.  You can contact Marylou Scavarda, Project Director for the Association of Regional Center Agencies.  They do a lot of work with the developmentally disabled.  I don't know all of the material she might have available.  Her number is (510) 558-0671 and her email is arcaaids@worldnet.att.net.  Good luck

Christine Berry, HIV Program Consultant
Department of Education
School Health Connections
721 Capitol Mall, 3rd floor
Sacramento, CA 95814
(916) 657-5255 - phone
(916) 657-5149 - fax

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#281
Date:    Thu, 3 Feb 2000 16:32:46 -0500
From:    Valorie Nybo 
Subject: Re: stretching exercises

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We have two handouts that you could feel free to copy and use.  WE have one set
for "desk jockeys" and a second set for maintenance and operations folks.  Our
graphics department did the graphics for us and we have no problem with others
using them.  There is not a lot of difference. Which would you like?  Or shall I
send both?

Valorie Nybo
Director of Employee Health and Wellness
Maine Department of Transportation


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Subject:    stretching exercises
Author: SES3F@HSCMAIL.MCC.VIRGINIA.EDU
Date:       2/3/2000 3:38 PM

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not copyrighted? I need these pictures to make an educational handout for
employees as SOON as possible.
Thanks for your help,
Shannon

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 IQ Health of Virginia
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#282
Date:    Thu, 3 Feb 2000 17:06:14 -0500
From:    Adriane Griffen 
Subject: HEALTHY PEOPLE 2010 DOCUMENT AVAILABLE

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HEALTHY PEOPLE 2010 IS NOW AVAILABLE

Healthy People 2010 was launched at the "Partnerships for Health in the New
Millennium"  conference last week in Washington, DC.   This conference
edition of the new Healthy People 2010 goals and objectives is available
online, in print, and on CD ROM.

UNDERSTANDING AND IMPROVING HEALTH
http://www.health.gov/healthypeople/Document/HTML/Volume1/Opening.htm
Explains the background, context, goals, and Leading Health Indicators for
Healthy People 2010. 70 pages (Stock Number 017-001-00543-6). For sale by
the U.S. Government Printing Office, Superintendent of Documents, P.O. Box
371954, Pittsburgh, PA 15250-7954, (202) 512-1800.

HEALTHY PEOPLE 2010 CONFERENCE EDITION: VOLUMES I AND II
http://www.health.gov/healthypeople/Document/tableofcontents.htm
a.)  In Print:  Includes UNDERSTANDING AND IMPROVING HEALTH, OBJECTIVES FOR
IMPROVING HEALTH, and TRACKING HEALTHY PEOPLE 2010.  Explains the
background, context, goals, and Leading Health Indicators for Healthy People
2010. Sets national objectives for the decade to increase the span of
healthy life and eliminate health disparities for all Americans.1,244 pages.
Limited number of copies available from ODPHP Communication Support Center,
P.O. Box 37366, Washington, DC 20013-7366, (301) 468-5960. $22 (B0074).
b.)  CD-ROM:  This CD-ROM contains HEALTHY PEOPLE 2010: CONFERENCE EDITION,
Volumes I and II. Available from ODPHP Communication Support Center, P.O.
Box 37366, Washington, DC 20013-7366, (301) 468-5960. $5 (B0071).

Please check out the newly redesigned Web site as well:
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#283
Date:    Thu, 3 Feb 2000 13:39:58 -0800
From:    Eric Buhi 
Subject: Re: abstinence only

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Rick,

First, HPV is linked with cervical cancer in women.
According to the American Social Health Association,
"there are more than 70 types of human papillomavirus,
and most are quite specific in the sites they can
invade and the pathology they can cause. Those most
strongly associated with cancer are HPV types 16, 18,
31, 45, and, to a lesser degree, half a dozen others.
These are known as the "high-risk" types, not because
they usually or frequently cause cancer--in fact,
cervical cancer is a rare disease in the United States
today, and penile cancer even more so--but because, in
the infrequent event that cancer does develop, it can
usually be traced back to one of these types."
IMPORTANT: "Even so, it bears repeating: most women
with high-risk HPV on their cervix will not develop
cervical cancer."
(http://www.ashastd.org/hpv/hpvmyth.html)

Second, condoms are not "ineffective" in preventing
HPV transmission. Actually, latex condoms, if used
properly from start to finish each time you have sex,
provide some protection if they cover the area of the
HPV infection. There is a catch, however, and that is
that if the infection is on the scrotum or perenium or
other area not covered by a condom, then HPV can be
transmitted. This one reason why the Female Condom may
be better for some -- it covers more area than the
male condom (although female condoms are rather
cumbersome to use to some). But, condoms are not
ineffective as this letter makes it appear to the
public.

Lastly, those statistics may be inflated a little.
According to the National Institute of Allergy and
Infectious Diseases at NIH, "cervical infection with
oncogenic types of HPV is associated with more than 80
percent of cases of invasive cervical cancer."

In addition, "in 1998, an estimated 4,800 American
women will die of cervical cancer."
(http://www.niaid.nih.gov/factsheets/stdstats.htm)

Is the answer abstinence only education? Hmmmm. The
letter you posted from the Dispatch seems a bit
biased. But for the author of the letter...abstinence
only education is not effective. There are no
published studies in the professional literature
indicating that abstinence only programs will result
in young people delaying intercourse. In fact,
according to SIECUS (the Sexuality Information and
Education Council of the US, 1997), a recent $5
million abstinence only initiative in California not
only did not increase the number of young people who
abstained, but in one school, actually resulted in
more students having sexual intercourse after having
participated in the course.

I believe more education is needed (not only
abstinence) to teach youth the skills to protect
themselves or to delay intercourse.

"Indeed, a recent World Health Organization review of
35 studies found that programs most effective in
changing young people's behavior are those that
address abstinence, contraception, and STD
prevention." I think abstinence should be included in
educational curricula. But I also believe that it
should be a part of COMPREHENSIVE sexuality education.

The April/May 1997 SIECUS Report has a lot of research
on the topic of abstinence only education. I can send
you more info if you need.

Eric
404-385-0375

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> hedir folks,
>         a letter to the editor in the columbus,
> dispatch presented the following
> info are support for abstinence only programs:
>
> "Today there are more that 25 STD's. Half are
> incurable. One of the most
> common and incurable of these is the human papilloma
> virus, which affects
> millions of people annually. HPV causes more that
> 90% of cervical cancer
> cases, which kill around 5,000 women every year.
> Last year, the national
> cancer institute quietly told the U.S. House members
> that 'condoms are
> ineffective against HPV.'
> The public was not told this because groups like
> Planned Parenthood and the
> federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
> could not admit that
> their last line of defense, condoms, could no longer
> be counted on. Add to
> this over 16 million deaths worldwide from AIDS and
> you really have
> something to think about."
>
> would HEDIR members have knowledge of the specifics
> raised in this letter.
> rick petosa
>
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#284
Date:    Thu, 3 Feb 2000 17:55:19 EST
From:    Yvonne Kristin Fulbright 
Subject: Re: Sex Ed Materials for adolescents with Down Syndrome

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Dear Robin,

Back in graduate school, I did a research paper on teaching gynecological
issues to adolescent women with Down Syndrome.  The following are some of
the resources I used for my paper.  I hope that they help.

References:

Crocker, A.C., Cohen, H.J., Kastner, T.A.  (1992).  HIV Infection and
Developmental Disabilities: A Resource for Service Providers.  Baltimore:
Paul H. Brookes Publishing Co.

Edwards, J.P.  (1997).  Growing into a social-sexual being.  In S.M.
Pueschel & M. Sustrova (eds.), Adolescents with Down Syndrome: Toward a More
Fulfilling Life,  (pp. 59-69).  Baltimore: Paul H. Brookes Publishing Co.

Kempton, W.  (1975).  Sex Education for Persons with Disabilities that
Hinder Learning: A Teacher's Guide.  Massachusetts: Duxbury Press.

Kempton, W.  (1993).  Socialization and Sexuality: A Comprehensive Training
Guide.  Philadelphia: Alan Conner Printing Service.

Schwab, W.E.  (1995).  Adolescence and young adulthood: issues in medical
care, sexuality, and community living.  In L. Nadal & D. Rosenthal (eds.),
Down Syndrome: Living and Learning in the Community, (pp. 230-237).  New
York: Wiley-Liss.


Other resources you might want to check out include:

www.downsnet.org

W. Maurer's (from the Planned Parenthood of Delaware - 1991) "Positive
Approaches: A Sexuality Guide for Teaching Developmentally Disabled Persons"

Kempton and Caparulo's 1989 "Sex Education for Persons with Disabilities
that Hinder Learning: A Teacher's Guide"

Let me know if you need any more info. on these resources.

Yvonne K. Fulbright, MS.Ed.
Human Sexuality Education Consultant




>
>From: Robin Sears 
>Reply-To: Robin Sears 
>To: HEDIR-L@SIU.EDU
>Subject: Sex Ed Materials for adolescents with Down Syndrome
>Date: Thu, 3 Feb 2000 14:00:37 -0500
>
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>Do any of you out there have materials you can recommend to my school
>system that would help us design a sexuality curriculum for students with
>Down Syndrome (middle school age) that have been integrated into the
>general, public school population?  Thanks in advance for your help--
>
>
>
>Robin Young Sears
>District Coordinator of Health
>Onteora CSD
>Route 28
>Boiceville, NY  12412
>914/657-7090
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#285
Date:    Thu, 3 Feb 2000 18:44:44 -0500
From:    Kathy Putnam 
Subject: Abstinence only

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For scientifically valid info on condom effectiveness you should check
out Contraceptive Technology by Robert Hatcher, MD, MPH, and others.
Published by Irvington Publishers, INC, NY.
ISBN 0-8290-3171-5
Condoms are better than nothing, and telling people that condoms do not
protect them at all will not make people remain abstinent, it will just
make them not go to the trouble of getting them.

I agree with Eric that we need comprehensive, age-appropriate family life
ed K -12, taught by trained teachers, but that alone is never enough.
Youth need the motivation to apply that knowledge.

Kathy Putnam, Director, Radford Office on Youth
30 First Street
Radford, Va  24141
Ph: (540) 639-6698
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#286
Date:    Thu, 3 Feb 2000 19:13:25 -0500
From:    James and Lisa Chaney 
Subject: sex ed for downs

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Dear Robin,
       There are two health educators in Washington County in the state =
of Maryland who developed lessons and materials for mentally retarded =
and Downs students.  I went to their presentation in 1998 at oour =
MAHPERD conference in Towson, Baltimore.  I do not remember their names =
unfortunately.  It was a man and a woman together.  They felt this was =
much more effective for the population they were dealing with.  The =
health supervisor for the county is a man named Yogi Martin. The address =
for the Board of Education is 820 Commonwealth Ave., P.O. Box 730, =
Hagerstown MD 21741  (I just looked up Yogi's real name . It is Eugene.) =
  BINGO... I just found the old program.  Their names are Margie Hanna =
and Paul Wolverton.  Hope this will help you.
       My name is lisa Chaney.  I am a health educator in Southern =
Maryland.  Networking is great.


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#287

Date:    Fri, 4 Feb 2000 08:07:01 +0200
From:    Ansa Ojanlatva 
Subject: Re: abstinence only

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A couple of years ago, there were already more than 100 potential types
of HPV being researched, according to an international researcher. I am
waiting to hear from her to see how I would respond. The publicized
number I believe is somewhere around 90.

Ansa Ojanlatva

Eric Buhi wrote:

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>
> Rick,
>
> First, HPV is linked with cervical cancer in women.
> According to the American Social Health Association,
> "there are more than 70 types of human papillomavirus,
> and most are quite specific in the sites they can
> invade and the pathology they can cause. Those most
> strongly associated with cancer are HPV types 16, 18,
> 31, 45, and, to a lesser degree, half a dozen others.
> These are known as the "high-risk" types, not because
> they usually or frequently cause cancer--in fact,
> cervical cancer is a rare disease in the United States
> today, and penile cancer even more so--but because, in
> the infrequent event that cancer does develop, it can
> usually be traced back to one of these types."
> IMPORTANT: "Even so, it bears repeating: most women
> with high-risk HPV on their cervix will not develop
> cervical cancer."
> (http://www.ashastd.org/hpv/hpvmyth.html)
>
> Second, condoms are not "ineffective" in preventing
> HPV transmission. Actually, latex condoms, if used
> properly from start to finish each time you have sex,
> provide some protection if they cover the area of the
> HPV infection. There is a catch, however, and that is
> that if the infection is on the scrotum or perenium or
> other area not covered by a condom, then HPV can be
> transmitted. This one reason why the Female Condom may
> be better for some -- it covers more area than the
> male condom (although female condoms are rather
> cumbersome to use to some). But, condoms are not
> ineffective as this letter makes it appear to the
> public.
>
> Lastly, those statistics may be inflated a little.
> According to the National Institute of Allergy and
> Infectious Diseases at NIH, "cervical infection with
> oncogenic types of HPV is associated with more than 80
> percent of cases of invasive cervical cancer."
>
> In addition, "in 1998, an estimated 4,800 American
> women will die of cervical cancer."
> (http://www.niaid.nih.gov/factsheets/stdstats.htm)
>
> Is the answer abstinence only education? Hmmmm. The
> letter you posted from the Dispatch seems a bit
> biased. But for the author of the letter...abstinence
> only education is not effective. There are no
> published studies in the professional literature
> indicating that abstinence only programs will result
> in young people delaying intercourse. In fact,
> according to SIECUS (the Sexuality Information and
> Education Council of the US, 1997), a recent $5
> million abstinence only initiative in California not
> only did not increase the number of young people who
> abstained, but in one school, actually resulted in
> more students having sexual intercourse after having
> participated in the course.
>
> I believe more education is needed (not only
> abstinence) to teach youth the skills to protect
> themselves or to delay intercourse.
>
> "Indeed, a recent World Health Organization review of
> 35 studies found that programs most effective in
> changing young people's behavior are those that
> address abstinence, contraception, and STD
> prevention." I think abstinence should be included in
> educational curricula. But I also believe that it
> should be a part of COMPREHENSIVE sexuality education.
>
> The April/May 1997 SIECUS Report has a lot of research
> on the topic of abstinence only education. I can send
> you more info if you need.
>
> Eric
> 404-385-0375
>
> --- rick petosa  wrote:
> > ** Last Chance to Re-Register for the HEDIR or be
> > dropped...
> > ** http://www.kittle.siu.edu/hedir/subscribe.html
> >
> > hedir folks,
> >         a letter to the editor in the columbus,
> > dispatch presented the following
> > info are support for abstinence only programs:
> >
> > "Today there are more that 25 STD's. Half are
> > incurable. One of the most
> > common and incurable of these is the human papilloma
> > virus, which affects
> > millions of people annually. HPV causes more that
> > 90% of cervical cancer
> > cases, which kill around 5,000 women every year.
> > Last year, the national
> > cancer institute quietly told the U.S. House members
> > that 'condoms are
> > ineffective against HPV.'
> > The public was not told this because groups like
> > Planned Parenthood and the
> > federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
> > could not admit that
> > their last line of defense, condoms, could no longer
> > be counted on. Add to
> > this over 16 million deaths worldwide from AIDS and
> > you really have
> > something to think about."
> >
> > would HEDIR members have knowledge of the specifics
> > raised in this letter.
> > rick petosa
> >
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> > ** http://www.kittle.siu.edu/ads
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>
> =====
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> Health Educator
> Georgia Tech Wellness Center
> 275 5th Street, NW
> Atlanta, Georgia 30332-0470
> 404-385-0375
> http://www.wellness.gatech.edu/
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#288
Date:    Fri, 4 Feb 2000 09:07:19 +0200
From:    Ansa Ojanlatva 
Subject: Re: HEALTHY PEOPLE 2010 DOCUMENT AVAILABLE

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Adriane,
can you tell me why rape is not mentioned in the violence category within the
goals section? Or did I fail to read it correctly? It may not be a significant
issue for me but it is one of the most significant issues for women and about
hald of the population are women. We have had reports here that an American
center for health issues has listed violence as a health issue due to unintended
pregnancies etc.

Ansa Ojanlatva




Adriane Griffen wrote:

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>
> HEALTHY PEOPLE 2010 IS NOW AVAILABLE
>
> Healthy People 2010 was launched at the "Partnerships for Health in the New
> Millennium"  conference last week in Washington, DC.   This conference
> edition of the new Healthy People 2010 goals and objectives is available
> online, in print, and on CD ROM.
>
> UNDERSTANDING AND IMPROVING HEALTH
> http://www.health.gov/healthypeople/Document/HTML/Volume1/Opening.htm
> Explains the background, context, goals, and Leading Health Indicators for
> Healthy People 2010. 70 pages (Stock Number 017-001-00543-6). For sale by
> the U.S. Government Printing Office, Superintendent of Documents, P.O. Box
> 371954, Pittsburgh, PA 15250-7954, (202) 512-1800.
>
> HEALTHY PEOPLE 2010 CONFERENCE EDITION: VOLUMES I AND II
> http://www.health.gov/healthypeople/Document/tableofcontents.htm
> a.)  In Print:  Includes UNDERSTANDING AND IMPROVING HEALTH, OBJECTIVES FOR
> IMPROVING HEALTH, and TRACKING HEALTHY PEOPLE 2010.  Explains the
> background, context, goals, and Leading Health Indicators for Healthy People
> 2010. Sets national objectives for the decade to increase the span of
> healthy life and eliminate health disparities for all Americans.1,244 pages.
> Limited number of copies available from ODPHP Communication Support Center,
> P.O. Box 37366, Washington, DC 20013-7366, (301) 468-5960. $22 (B0074).
> b.)  CD-ROM:  This CD-ROM contains HEALTHY PEOPLE 2010: CONFERENCE EDITION,
> Volumes I and II. Available from ODPHP Communication Support Center, P.O.
> Box 37366, Washington, DC 20013-7366, (301) 468-5960. $5 (B0071).
>
> Please check out the newly redesigned Web site as well:
> http://www.health.gov/healthypeople/
>
> ** New Advertising Policy for January 1, 2000:
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#289
Date:    Fri, 4 Feb 2000 11:51:41 +0200
From:    Ansa Ojanlatva 
Subject: Re: abstinence only/HPV

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I promised to check further...

First of all, there most likely are more than 100 types although fewer official ones
--but these types also do not change as quickly as HIV types: one person getting a
type will most likely keep that type and it will not mutate in that person.

The trouble according to my contact is that in the quality control of the material
used for condoms. Some plastics do allow small virus particles through. In so doing,
some of the work to be accomplished would involve the standards and quality control
of the condoms by FDA or another agency. (FDA controlled the quality in the 1970s by
testing and reporting leakages of condoms if I remember correctly...?)

My contact (stina.syrjanen@utu.fi) agreed to have her address in case someone wants
to communicate on a scientific issue. Dr. Syrjanen and her group are on the verge of
getting direct contact information about sexuality and HPV, so follow the news with
her name. She has students writing dissertations and one on mutations is getting
close to being finished this summer.

Ansa Ojanlatva

rick petosa wrote:

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>
> hedir folks,
>         a letter to the editor in the columbus, dispatch presented the following
> info are support for abstinence only programs:
>
> "Today there are more that 25 STD's. Half are incurable. One of the most
> common and incurable of these is the human papilloma virus, which affects
> millions of people annually. HPV causes more that 90% of cervical cancer
> cases, which kill around 5,000 women every year. Last year, the national
> cancer institute quietly told the U.S. House members that 'condoms are
> ineffective against HPV.'
> The public was not told this because groups like Planned Parenthood and the
> federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention could not admit that
> their last line of defense, condoms, could no longer be counted on. Add to
> this over 16 million deaths worldwide from AIDS and you really have
> something to think about."
>
> would HEDIR members have knowledge of the specifics raised in this letter.
> rick petosa
>
> ** New Advertising Policy for January 1, 2000:
> ** http://www.kittle.siu.edu/ads

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University of Turku
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fax  +358-2-333-8439

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#290
Date:    Fri, 4 Feb 2000 07:53:40 -0500
From:    Valorie Nybo 
Subject: Stretching Exercises

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For all of you who asked for copies of stretching exercises, I am checking to
see if we can get them up on the Internet so that you can download them.  If we
can not accomplish that in the next few days, I will mail copies to all of you.

I will let you know where to download them as soon as I know.

Valorie Nybo
Director, Employee Health and Wellness
Maine Department of Transportation

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Subject:    Re: HEALTHY PEOPLE 2010 DOCUMENT AVAILABLE
Author: ansoja@UTU.FI
Date:       2/4/2000 2:06 AM

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Adriane,
can you tell me why rape is not mentioned in the violence category within the
goals section? Or did I fail to read it correctly? It may not be a significant
issue for me but it is one of the most significant issues for women and about
hald of the population are women. We have had reports here that an American
center for health issues has listed violence as a health issue due to unintended
pregnancies etc.

Ansa Ojanlatva




Adriane Griffen wrote:

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>
> HEALTHY PEOPLE 2010 IS NOW AVAILABLE
>
> Healthy People 2010 was launched at the "Partnerships for Health in the New
> Millennium"  conference last week in Washington, DC.   This conference
> edition of the new Healthy People 2010 goals and objectives is available
> online, in print, and on CD ROM.
>
> UNDERSTANDING AND IMPROVING HEALTH
> http://www.health.gov/healthypeople/Document/HTML/Volume1/Opening.htm
> Explains the background, context, goals, and Leading Health Indicators for
> Healthy People 2010. 70 pages (Stock Number 017-001-00543-6). For sale by
> the U.S. Government Printing Office, Superintendent of Documents, P.O. Box
> 371954, Pittsburgh, PA 15250-7954, (202) 512-1800.
>
> HEALTHY PEOPLE 2010 CONFERENCE EDITION: VOLUMES I AND II
> http://www.health.gov/healthypeople/Document/tableofcontents.htm
> a.)  In Print:  Includes UNDERSTANDING AND IMPROVING HEALTH, OBJECTIVES FOR
> IMPROVING HEALTH, and TRACKING HEALTHY PEOPLE 2010.  Explains the
> background, context, goals, and Leading Health Indicators for Healthy People
> 2010. Sets national objectives for the decade to increase the span of
> healthy life and eliminate health disparities for all Americans.1,244 pages.
> Limited number of copies available from ODPHP Communication Support Center,
> P.O. Box 37366, Washington, DC 20013-7366, (301) 468-5960. $22 (B0074).
> b.)  CD-ROM:  This CD-ROM contains HEALTHY PEOPLE 2010: CONFERENCE EDITION,
> Volumes I and II. Available from ODPHP Communication Support Center, P.O.
> Box 37366, Washington, DC 20013-7366, (301) 468-5960. $5 (B0071).
>
> Please check out the newly redesigned Web site as well:
> http://www.health.gov/healthypeople/
>
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University of Turku
20520 Turku/Finland

tel. +358-2-333-8513

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#291
Date:    Fri, 4 Feb 2000 09:28:47 -0500
From:    Susan Wooley 
Subject: Trouble downloading forms?

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I sent an announcement about the February 11 deadline for
conference proposals for the American School Health
Association's conference this October.  Several people
responded that they were unable to download the forms.
To download the forms, you need Adobe Acrobat 4.0 (which can
be downloaded from the site). The forms a re also in the
most recent issue of the Journal of School Health.
If you cannot access these sources, please call the number below and we will
gladly Fax a copy of the forms.

Sorry for any inconvenience this might have caused.

P.S. If you have already contacted us about
needing a copy of the form, you do not need to
send the request again.

Susan Wooley, Ph.D., CHES
American School Health Association
7263 State Route 43
P. O. Box 708
Kent, OH 44240
330-678-1601; 330-678-4526 FAX
e-mail: swooley@ashaweb.org

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#292
Date:    Fri, 4 Feb 2000 09:55:47 -0600
From:    Charlotte Hendricks 
Subject: new resources

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If you work with young children or teachers of young children, check out
this program on handwashing.   www.henrythehand.com
This program was developed by a family practitioner who was concerned
about how quickly diseases travel through families and schools.  It can
be downloaded from the site, or you can order the color copies at low
cost.

For working with parents, another new resource is the Spanish
translation of Hip on Health. Hip on Health is a series of reproducible
parent information sheets and "mini-posters" on 65 child health and
safety topics. It was available through ASHA (30 topics only), but now
all 65 topics are available in a set in either English or Spanish. Check
out http://www.healthychild.net/HIP.html

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#293
Date:    Fri, 4 Feb 2000 11:34:03 -0500
From:    rick petosa 
Subject: Re: abstinence only/HPV

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Another important policy dimension to the statements below is a fundamental
rationale for "safer sex"
In heated public discourse regarding   STD prevention programs information
about HPV is shared in an effort to undermine the rationale for "safer sex
and condom promotion" The notion is that health educators are advocates for
"comprehensive sex education" which includes condoms. Because condoms are
not 100% effective, and may be even considerably less effective with
certain diseases (HPV) we should not be endorsing these
programs.  Arguments for Abstinence Only Programs then become a more
compelling  solution for politicians attempting to deal with a
controversial subject.
What can we legitimately say to the public about these complex set of
policy issues?

> >         a letter to the editor in the columbus, dispatch presented the
> following
> > info are support for abstinence only programs:
> >
> > "Today there are more that 25 STD's. Half are incurable. One of the most
> > common and incurable of these is the human papilloma virus, which affects
> > millions of people annually. HPV causes more that 90% of cervical cancer
> > cases, which kill around 5,000 women every year. Last year, the national
> > cancer institute quietly told the U.S. House members that 'condoms are
> > ineffective against HPV.'
> > The public was not told this because groups like Planned Parenthood and the
> > federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention could not admit that
> > their last line of defense, condoms, could no longer be counted on. Add to
> > this over 16 million deaths worldwide from AIDS and you really have
> > something to think about."
> >
> > would HEDIR members have knowledge of the specifics raised in this letter.
> > rick petosa
> >
> > ** New Advertising Policy for January 1, 2000:
> > ** http://www.kittle.siu.edu/ads
>
>--
>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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#294
Date:    Fri, 4 Feb 2000 11:03:29 -0500
From:    "Jennifer George, CHES" 
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?100_years_ago=85?=

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This is just a list of some interesting facts that came across my email this
morning....


Jennifer L. George, CHES
Coordinator, Alcohol and Other Drug Education Program
Advisor, BACCHUS/AWARE/GAMMA Peer Educators
Alfred University
One Saxon Drive
Alfred NY 14802
Phone:  607.871.2300
Fax: 607.871.2341
Email: georgej@bigvax.alfred.edu
-----Original Message-----
From: MaCAIN2@aol.com 
To: tls@onelist.com 
Date: Friday, February 04, 2000 10:27 AM
Subject: [tls] 100 years ago…


>From: MaCAIN2@aol.com
>
>Received this from a friend and thought it was a fun read, so I'm passing
it
>on-what with all the millennium hoopla (which already seems so distant).
>
>>From a book called  "When My Grandmother Was a Child," by Leigh W.
Rutledge,
>which begins, "In the summer of 1900, when my grandmother was a child . . .
"
>
>• The average life expectancy in the United States was forty-seven.
>
>• Only 14 percent of the homes in the United States had a bathtub.
>
>• Only 8 percent of the homes had a telephone.  A three-minute call from
>Denver to New York City cost eleven dollars.
>
>• There were only 8,000 cars in the US and only 144 miles of paved roads.
The
>maximum speed limit in most cities was ten mph.
>
>• Alabama, Mississippi, Iowa, and Tennessee were each more heavily
populated
>than California.  With a mere 1.4 million residents, California was only
the
>twenty-first most populous state in the Union.
>
>• The tallest structure in the world was the Eiffel Towel.
>
>• The average wage in the US was twenty-two cents an hour. The average US
>worker made between $200 and $400 per year.  A competent accountant could
>expect to earn $2000 per year, a dentist $2500, a veterinarian between
$1500
>and $4000, and a mechanical engineer about $5000 per year.
>
>• More than 95 percent of all births in the United States took place
>
>at home.
>
>• Ninety percent of all US physicians had no college education. Instead,
they
>attended medical schools, many of which were condemned in the press and by
>the government as "substandard."
>
>• Sugar cost four cents a pound.  Eggs were fourteen cents a dozen. Coffee
>cost fifteen cents a pound.
>
>• Most women only washed their hair once a month and used borax or
>
>egg yolks for shampoo.
>
>• Canada passed a law prohibiting poor people from entering the country for
>any reason, either as travelers or immigrants.
>
>• The five leading causes of death in the US were:
>
>    1.     Pneumonia and influenza
>
>    2.     Tuberculosis
>
>    3.     Diarrhea
>
>    4.     Heart disease
>
>    5.     Stroke.
>
>• The American flag had 45 stars.   Arizona, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Hawaii
and
>Alaska hadn't been admitted to the Union yet.
>
>• Drive-by shootings in which teenage boys galloped down the street on
horses
>and started randomly shooting at houses, carriages, or anything else that
>caught their fancy, were an ongoing problem in Denver and other cities in
the
>West.
>
>• The population of Las Vegas, Nevada was thirty.  The remote desert
>community was inhabited by only a handful of ranchers and their families.
>
>• Plutonium, insulin, and antibiotics hadn't been discovered yet. Scotch
>tape, crossword puzzles, canned beer, and iced tea hadn't been invented.
>
>• There was no Mother's Day or Father's Day.
>
>• One in ten US adults couldn't read or write. Only 6 percent of all
>Americans had graduated from high school.
>
>• Some medical authorities warned that professional seamstresses were apt
to
>become sexually aroused by the steady rhythm, hour after hour, of the
sewing
>machine's foot pedals. They recommended slipping bromide which was thought
to
>diminish sexual desire, into the women's drinking water.
>
>• Marijuana, heroin, and morphine were all available over the counter at
>corner drugstores. According to one pharmacist, "Heroin clears the
>complexion, gives buoyancy to the mind, regulates the stomach and the
bowels,
>and is, in fact, a perfect guardian of health."
>
>• Coca-Cola contained cocaine instead of caffeine.
>
>• Punch-card data processing had recently been developed, and early
>predecessors of the modern computer were used for the first time by the
>government to help compile the 1900 census.
>
>• Eighteen percent of households in the United States had at least
>
>one full-time servant or domestic.
>
>• There were about 230 reported murders in the US annually.
>
>
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#295
Date:    Fri, 4 Feb 2000 10:49:40 -0600
From:    "Eleanor Dixon-Terry (by way of \"Mark J. Kittleson, Ph.D.\"
         )" 
Subject: Meeting Announcment for HEDIR & HEPR listservs

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Been asked to forward this to the HEDIR.

=========
LIMITED SPACE AVAILABLE
Registration Deadline, Feb 25, 2000
for the
3RD ANNUAL HEALTH EDUCATION ADVOCACY SUMMIT

MARCH 4-6, 2000
AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION
750 FIRST STREET NE
WASHINGTON, DC

ADVOCACY SKILL-BUILDING SESSIONS FOR THE SEASONED AND NOVICE HEALTH
EDUCATION PROFESSIONAL

·       SAT- LEADERSHIP PLANNING & TRAINING TRACK
                - ADVOCACY: THE WHAT,WHY & HOWS
·       SUN- CORE ISSUE TRAINING, ROLE PLAY, PLANNING
·       MON- ADVOCACY BRIEFING & HILL VISITS
(EDUCATE  LEGISLATORS ABOUT HEALTH EDUCATION PROGRAMS AND PRIORITIES)

For registration information visit the Summit website:  http://
www.cast.ilstu.edu/temple/summit2000.htm Or www.sophe.org. also call (202)
408-9804

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#296
Date:    Fri, 4 Feb 2000 11:30:11 -0600
From:    Patti Lubin 
Subject: Re: abstinence only/HPV

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Rick I respectfully disagree with your philosophy.  We all make choices
everyday.  Isn't the idea to manage our risks?  For example, some of us
might be in an accident when we drive our car.  Do we forbid people from
driving due to potential accidents?  No, we manage our risks-- we encourage
people to drive at the proper speed limit.  We now have airbags in our
cars.  Are they 100% effective?  No, and sometimes they cause more harm
then good (for children under age 12). But overall, they contribute to our
safety.  Another example is a fire extinguisher.  Is it 100% effective? No,
so do you encourage people not to have fire extinguishers?  No, I hope not.
Because it CAN help if there's a small fire. And it certainly is more
helpful than no fire extinguisher. So, in a comprehensive sexual health
program, students are given the information to better manage their
risks.  Using a condom is not 100% safe against all STD's, especially
against HPV and others.  BUT, it is still SAFER to use a condom and have
some protection, than to have none at all. And isn't that what risk
management is all about? Patti


At 11:34 AM 2/4/00 -0500, you wrote:
>** Last Chance to Re-Register for the HEDIR or be dropped...
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>
>Another important policy dimension to the statements below is a fundamental
>rationale for "safer sex"
>In heated public discourse regarding   STD prevention programs information
>about HPV is shared in an effort to undermine the rationale for "safer sex
>and condom promotion" The notion is that health educators are advocates for
>"comprehensive sex education" which includes condoms. Because condoms are
>not 100% effective, and may be even considerably less effective with
>certain diseases (HPV) we should not be endorsing these
>programs.  Arguments for Abstinence Only Programs then become a more
>compelling  solution for politicians attempting to deal with a
>controversial subject.
>What can we legitimately say to the public about these complex set of
>policy issues?
>
>> >         a letter to the editor in the columbus, dispatch presented the
>>following
>> > info are support for abstinence only programs:
>> >
>> > "Today there are more that 25 STD's. Half are incurable. One of the most
>> > common and incurable of these is the human papilloma virus, which affects
>> > millions of people annually. HPV causes more that 90% of cervical cancer
>> > cases, which kill around 5,000 women every year. Last year, the national
>> > cancer institute quietly told the U.S. House members that 'condoms are
>> > ineffective against HPV.'
>> > The public was not told this because groups like Planned Parenthood
>> and the
>> > federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention could not admit that
>> > their last line of defense, condoms, could no longer be counted on. Add to
>> > this over 16 million deaths worldwide from AIDS and you really have
>> > something to think about."
>> >
>> > would HEDIR members have knowledge of the specifics raised in this letter.
>> > rick petosa
>> >
>> > ** New Advertising Policy for January 1, 2000:
>> > ** http://www.kittle.siu.edu/ads
>>
>>--
>>dos. Ansa Ojanlatva
>>Dept Public Health
>>University of Turku
>>20520 Turku/Finland
>>
>>tel. +358-2-333-8513
>>
>>fax  +358-2-333-8439
>
>** New Advertising Policy for January 1, 2000:
>** http://www.kittle.siu.edu/ads

*Most Northwestern students report their last sexual experience was
satisfying.  Here's why...
79% said that neither one of them had been drinking
75% said that the experience was with a partner, spouse, or someone they
had been dating
87% said they set personal limits and boundaries about sexual activity
86% said they received no pressure to have sex
*Most Northwestern students are satisfied with their sexual decisions
because they are safe, sober, and selective when it comes to sexual activity!*
*******************************************
Patti Lubin, R.N.
Co-Director, Health Education
Northwestern University Health Service
633 Emerson Street
Evanston, IL  60208-4000
Voice:  847/491-5909
Fax:  847/467-3090
E-mail:  p-lubin@nwu.edu
NUHS web site:  http://nuinfo.nwu.edu/health/
*******************************************

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#297
Date:    Fri, 4 Feb 2000 09:32:28 PST
From:    bridgette raimer 
Subject: HIV/AIDS Risk Assessment

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I am a graduate student interning as a Community Educator.  One of my
projects is to research the effectiveness of an American Red Cross Program
on HIV/AIDS in changing knowledge, attitude, and beliefs of head start
mothers.  If anyone had a preexisting pre and post assessment I could use as
a guideline, I would appreciate the information.  Any information on the
subject would be a help.

Thank you.
Bridgette Raimer
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#298
Date:    Fri, 4 Feb 2000 13:12:08 -0500
From:    rick petosa 
Subject: Re: abstinence only/HPV

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Patti,
         thanks for the response. I was not trying to discuss a personal
philosophy. A concern of mine is the policy implications. State
legislatures are sometimes involved in establishing educational policy
(i.e. testing, standards, educational mandates, etc.). I see grass roots
advocacy for "zero tolerance, abstinence only" educational policy. This
concerns me. I was wondering what our collective response to such
challenges would be.  What is unique about the challenge presented in the
letter to the editor is that its basis is medical/public health in nature.
I agree with the logic you present, but my experience is that politicians
and the public do not find this argument compelling in the context of
children and sexuality.
rick petosa

>Rick I respectfully disagree with your philosophy.  We all make choices
>everyday.  Isn't the idea to manage our risks?  For example, some of us
>might be in an accident when we drive our car.  Do we forbid people from
>driving due to potential accidents?  No, we manage our risks-- we
>encourage people to drive at the proper speed limit.  We now have airbags
>in our cars.  Are they 100% effective?  No, and sometimes they cause more
>harm then good (for children under age 12). But overall, they contribute
>to our safety.  Another example is a fire extinguisher.  Is it 100%
>effective? No, so do you encourage people not to have fire
>extinguishers?  No, I hope not. Because it CAN help if there's a small
>fire. And it certainly is more helpful than no fire extinguisher. So, in a
>comprehensive sexual health program, students are given the information to
>better manage their risks.  Using a condom is not 100% safe against all
>STD's, especially against HPV and others.  BUT, it is still SAFER to use a
>condom and have some protection, than to have none at all. And isn't that
>what risk management is all about? Patti
>
>
>At 11:34 AM 2/4/00 -0500, you wrote:
>>** Last Chance to Re-Register for the HEDIR or be dropped...
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>>
>>Another important policy dimension to the statements below is a fundamental
>>rationale for "safer sex"
>>In heated public discourse regarding   STD prevention programs information
>>about HPV is shared in an effort to undermine the rationale for "safer sex
>>and condom promotion" The notion is that health educators are advocates for
>>"comprehensive sex education" which includes condoms. Because condoms are
>>not 100% effective, and may be even considerably less effective with
>>certain diseases (HPV) we should not be endorsing these
>>programs.  Arguments for Abstinence Only Programs then become a more
>>compelling  solution for politicians attempting to deal with a
>>controversial subject.
>>What can we legitimately say to the public about these complex set of
>>policy issues?
>>
>>> >         a letter to the editor in the columbus, dispatch presented the
>>>following
>>> > info are support for abstinence only programs:
>>> >
>>> > "Today there are more that 25 STD's. Half are incurable. One of the most
>>> > common and incurable of these is the human papilloma virus, which affects
>>> > millions of people annually. HPV causes more that 90% of cervical cancer
>>> > cases, which kill around 5,000 women every year. Last year, the national
>>> > cancer institute quietly told the U.S. House members that 'condoms are
>>> > ineffective against HPV.'
>>> > The public was not told this because groups like Planned Parenthood
>>> and the
>>> > federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention could not admit that
>>> > their last line of defense, condoms, could no longer be counted on.
>>> Add to
>>> > this over 16 million deaths worldwide from AIDS and you really have
>>> > something to think about."
>>> >
>>> > would HEDIR members have knowledge of the specifics raised in this
>>> letter.
>>> > rick petosa
>>> >
>>> > ** New Advertising Policy for January 1, 2000:
>>> > ** http://www.kittle.siu.edu/ads
>>>
>>>--
>>>dos. Ansa Ojanlatva
>>>Dept Public Health
>>>University of Turku
>>>20520 Turku/Finland
>>>
>>>tel. +358-2-333-8513
>>>
>>>fax  +358-2-333-8439
>>
>>** New Advertising Policy for January 1, 2000:
>>** http://www.kittle.siu.edu/ads
>
>*Most Northwestern students report their last sexual experience was
>satisfying.  Here's why...
>79% said that neither one of them had been drinking
>75% said that the experience was with a partner, spouse, or someone they
>had been dating
>87% said they set personal limits and boundaries about sexual activity
>86% said they received no pressure to have sex
>*Most Northwestern students are satisfied with their sexual decisions
>because they are safe, sober, and selective when it comes to sexual activity!*
>*******************************************
>Patti Lubin, R.N.
>Co-Director, Health Education
>Northwestern University Health Service
>633 Emerson Street
>Evanston, IL  60208-4000
>Voice:  847/491-5909
>Fax:  847/467-3090
>E-mail:  p-lubin@nwu.edu
>NUHS web site:  http://nuinfo.nwu.edu/health/
>*******************************************

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#299
Date:    Fri, 4 Feb 2000 12:17:41 -0600
From:    Janet Hurley 
Subject: APHA abstracts deadline extended

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APHA has extended the deadline for the 2000 Annual Meeting (November 12 -
16, 2000 in Boston) until February 7. For more information, go to
http://www.apha.org/meetings/call_for_abstracts.htm


Janet Hurley, MS, MA, CHES
Health Education
Southern Illinois University
Carbondale, IL 62901-4632
618-536-8862

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#300
Date:    Fri, 4 Feb 2000 14:01:21 EST
From:    Peter Carl 
Subject: Curriculum Issue

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Some on HEDIR-L may be interested in HB111 before the Kentucky state
legislature which would permit local communities to overrule school councils
with a referendum vote on their communities' schools curricula.  HB111 was
prompted by a legislator who wants the Ten Commandments to be taught and
posted in the Commonwealth's schools.  The KY Attorney General's opinion is
that constitutionally, it can be done.   Have any other states had this
"educational referenda" issue?

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#301
Date:    Fri, 4 Feb 2000 13:31:04 PST
From:    laurie schierer 
Subject: Re: abstinence only/HPV

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but my experience is that
>politicians
>and the public do not find this argument compelling in the context of
>children and sexuality.

Rick, I think that when we "experience" opposition to the position Patti was
presenting from politicians and public we make a mistake when we assume this
is a majority position.  When administrators present their concern about
public response to comprehensive sexualtiy education, I encourage them to
ASK the public they provide service to instead of assuming that the views of
a vocal minority represent the group.  One of our school districts sent a
survey to all the parents in the high school district and found 87%
supported a comprehensive sexuality program.  The documentation made it
difficult for the views of any minority group to dictate programming.

Laurie Schierer
Woodford County Health Dept/
Eureka Community Hospital
109 S. Major
Eureka, IL
(309) 467-2371 ext. 4213
fax (309)467-5104
laurieschierer@hotmail.com
"Do what is right, not what is convenient."

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#302
Date:    Fri, 4 Feb 2000 11:26:33 -0800
From:    "Alan M. Yamamoto" 
Subject: unsubscribe

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please discontinue my subscription from the hedir-l link.  If my name is
not on this list, the would I review the hedir-l list to see what
address you have me listed as.

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#303
Date:    Fri, 4 Feb 2000 14:42:08 -0700
From:    James Girvan 
Subject: New Faculty Position

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Health Sciences Faculty Position

Position Available: Full-time, tenure track assistant/associate professor position in the College of Health Sciences at Boise State University. The position is contingent upon receiving expected funding from the legislature.

Academic Qualifications: Doctorate in Public Health, Health Education, Health Policy, Health Administration or related field required. University teaching experience preferred. Successful experience obtaining extramural funding a plus.

Appointment: 9 months with possibility of additional compensated summer school teaching. Beginning date August 15, 2000.

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#304
Date:    Fri, 4 Feb 2000 17:10:05 -0500
From:    Kenneth Packer 
Subject: The FedEx Message??!!

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Dear Colleagues,

At the risk of raising a hornets nest (and we seem to do that easily
here), I was wondering if others had the same negative reaction to the
Federal Express "Land of OZ" SuperBowl Commercial, which is now being
replayed on other TV programs.  What is the message?  To me the message
seems to be: You can use (abuse) drugs (helium in this case) to solve
your problems, and FedEx will deliver the drugs right to you, and you
will them be happy as can be in the land of Oz!!!

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Health Educator and
Independent FlashNet Sales Manager
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#305
Date:    Fri, 4 Feb 2000 17:21:53 -0500
From:    Isabel Burk 
Subject: The FedEx Message

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Kenneth Packer wrote:
> seems to be: You can use (abuse) drugs (helium in this case) to solve
> your problems, and FedEx will deliver the drugs right to you, and you

Thanks Ken for bringing this up. The National Inhalant Prevention
Coalition has received 150+ calls about this ad (I got three calls
myself) and they are in contact with FedEx.

If you would like to let FedEx know that this message is inappropriate,
and urge them to discontinue the ads, please FAX a message to Steve
Pacheco (at FedEx) at 901-395-3542.

The National Inhalant Prevention Coalition is trying to convince FedEx
to take part in the annual Inhalant Awareness Week (February 19-25,
2000) and your notes might be helpful.

Thanks, Isabel

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#306
Date:    Fri, 4 Feb 2000 18:07:33 -0500
From:    Michael Pejsach 
Subject: Re: The FedEx Message??!!

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Ken,
I don't know. I actually saw it as a piece of advertising wizardry, and
not a negative health message.

I think, instead of focusing on a possible "problem" with the commercial,
it might be more productive for us to concentrate on how and why FEDEX
approved such a campaign . You and I know that it's intent is on selling
deliveries. We should focus on why and how they do that, how they
manipulate an educated population, into using a service that costs even
more to use now than it did before the campaign. And if they're dumping $2
million per 30 second spot, you've got to believe they KNOW it's going to
have an impact (increased sales and revenue), right?

The name of the game is media literacy; we need to first understand what
they're doing, and how. Then, we have one and/or two choices: use the same
principles to sell health enhancing ideas, and/or help  our citizens
understand what's happening to them when they see such a commercial.

Health Educators can/should (?) can play an important role in teaching
consumers about mass media and the commercial methods used to manipulate.
We, as professionals, also need to know that most of those commercials are
based on theories, such as Theory of Reasoned Action, and use such
productions as possible ideas to enhance our own health education
practice.  Instead of being reactionary, we should become more media
literate and share that with our students and clients.   Our health
education strategy should be to educate about the media, about its
aesthetics and the perceptual psychology that goes into manipulating us.

Just as a tiny example, did you ever wonder why David Letterman and all
other successful talk show hosts sit on the right side of the screen; did
you know that the microphone on his desk, as well as on other host's
desks, is only a prop; did you know that his chair is always higher than
even the tallest guest. Unsuccessful hosts did not follow those perceptual
rules.  Why?  [Daytime hosts are not in the same category (in terms of
broadcast income).]  How about sit coms? Where do characters almost always
exit (right side of the screen). What does this all mean?  What about
commercials? How do they "get us?" How does MacDonalds ever get to sell
those horrible little hamburgers to all those billions of people (hint:
it's all about feelings).  Do our children know that most advertising
companies, in the US and Europe have, on it payroll, full time Ph.D.
psychologists using such theories as Reasoned Action, and others, to make
manipulative TV and Radio commercials?  And if they're increasing sales,
getting you to buy the product, is that bad?  Could they get away with it
if we were more media literate?

You're probably right about the drug message, but that was not the intent,
albeit it's a possible overlooked side effect. I'm not certain. The FEDEX
commercial,  targets you and I, not children (air time, product, channel,
all, seem to me, an adult, age 35-55, target strategy), and I'd venture to
say that most of the targeted folks found it funny and probably a little
nostalgic. The bottom line for FEDEX: Fun and nostalgia, not inhaled
helium,  sell a lot of product!  Maybe there's a lesson for health
education in there somewhere?  Is that what we should be looking at?

Michael




Kenneth Packer wrote:

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>
> Dear Colleagues,
>
> At the risk of raising a hornets nest (and we seem to do that easily
> here), I was wondering if others had the same negative reaction to the
> Federal Express "Land of OZ" SuperBowl Commercial, which is now being
> replayed on other TV programs.  What is the message?  To me the message
> seems to be: You can use (abuse) drugs (helium in this case) to solve
> your problems, and FedEx will deliver the drugs right to you, and you
> will them be happy as can be in the land of Oz!!!
>
> --
> Kenneth L. Packer
> Health Educator and
> Independent FlashNet Sales Manager
> 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
>
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#307
Date:    Sat, 5 Feb 2000 07:29:27 -0600
From:    "Mark J. Kittleson, Ph.D." 
Subject: last chance

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