#1
Date: Sat, 1 Jan 2000 10:59:51 -0600
From: "Mark J. Kittleson, Ph.D."
Subject: Happy Y2K
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May I be one of the first to wish you a happy and prosperous New Year and
hope that this last year of the mllineum finds professional and personal
fulfillment for you. Thanks for making the HEDIR an excellent example of
how technology can truly advance a profession. We do have some occassional
"spams" but generally speaking it has been an excellent tool to share ideas.
Mark J. Kittleson, Ph.D.
Professor & Director of Graduate Studies
Southern Illinois University
Home Page: http://www.kittle.siu.edu
HEDIR: http://www.hedir.siu.edu
IEJHE: http://www.iejhe.siu.edu
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#2
Date: Sat, 1 Jan 2000 15:20:52 -0600
From: "William B. Cissell"
Subject: Three Cheers for the HEDIR Nerd
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HEDIRs:
Let's give three cheers for Mark Kittleson for having the desire to
create an electronic listservice for health educators and the patience
to maintain it. Also, he is to be commended for getting Jones and
Bartlett to underwrite the costs of the HEDIR Technology Awards
Luncheon during the APHA Annual Meeting.
Hip! Hip! Hooray! Mark, may the last year of the millennium
prove to be the best in a 1000 years!
Bill
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#3
Date: Sat, 1 Jan 2000 22:17:07 PST
From: Marcia Zorrilla
Subject: Former CHES health educators
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Greetings and Happy New Year to all!
I want to thank everyone who responded to my inquiry. I had a lot of
responses via my direct e-mail.
I especially want to thank Karen and Bill for responding to my inquiry and
sharing their response to the listserve regarding former CHES health
educators. Indeed, I'm glad to hear that NCHEC appreciates hearing such
concerns and is addressing them...that was precisely why I posted my inquiry
because I was concerned about our members who no longer were interested in
being CHES and I was looking for help from this wonderful listserve.
Needless to say, it's been informative to me and others.
Marcia Zorrilla
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#4
Date: Sun, 2 Jan 2000 11:46:57 -0600
From: "Mark J. Kittleson, Ph.D."
Subject: HEDIR Award Nominations
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It's that time of the year to let the list know that the HEDIR Advisory
Committee will be working to identify the receipient(s) of the 2000 HEDIR
Award. The HEDIR Award is designed to recognize a health educator who has
made outstanding contributions to the profession through technology. As in
the past, Jones and Bartlett Publishers has agreed to sponsor the HEDIR
luncheon during APHA (Boston this year) to honor the receipient(s). The
first two years saw Bob Gold (1997) and Billie Lindsey (1998)...and last
year two awards were given: Judy Baker and Vic Strecher.
This is the opportunity for the health education profession to acknowledge
those individuals who are on the fore-front of technological advances.
More information about the award selection process can be found at
http://www.kittle.siu.edu/2000award.htm
If you would like somebody to be considered for the award, please email me
(kittle@siu.edu) their name and the requested information listed on the web
site. Selection will take place before March 18, 2000.
Mark J. Kittleson, Ph.D.
Professor & Director of Graduate Studies
Southern Illinois University
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#5
Date: Sun, 2 Jan 2000 01:37:11 -0500
From: Donald B Ardell
Subject: Dr. Koop's New Year's Greeting
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Happy New Year, All. Dr. Koop sent a greeting and, wouldn't you know it,
someone had a problem with that. Picky, picky. Enjoy.
Don
DR. KOOP'S NEW YEAR'S MESSAGE
Greetings. I was going to offer a standard New Year's Eve homily such as "I
would like to take this time to wish you and your loved ones a healthy and
happy New Year" and then
go on to a wellness bromide/platitude (e.g., "I hope that you will continue to
take charge of your health
by ..." but decided not to for two reasons: 1) Everybody does that and it's
kind of lame, except at
midnight when you want to kiss someone who otherwise would not give you the
time of day; and 2) I
noticed C. Everett Koop did exactly that using these precise words to begin a
special message to
subscribers of "dr.koop.com" and his message did NOT have the intended
effect. At least not on me!
Instead of feeling warm all over and thinking something like, "Well, that was
nice of Dr. Koop to wish
me a happy and healthy New Year," I was chafed, galled, fretted, vexed, irked,
ruffled and even
annoyed! (If you think that is redundant, well, recall the words of Marvelous
Marvin Hagler when
asked about his strategy for fighting Tommy Hearns: "I have only two thoughts
when I'm in the ring:
destruct and destroy.")
You might wonder, "Hey Don, what's the problem with Dr. Koop writing 'I would
like to take this time
to wish you and your loved ones a healthy and happy New Year. I hope that you
will continue to take
charge of your health ...' ?"
The problem is this: The rest of Dr. Koop's message was "by gathering valid
information, talking with
your doctor and following through with the advice you receive."
Ladies and gentlemen, Hedirites and Relay.doits, this is NOT the proper or
sensible way to take charge of
your health! No harm, of course, in gathering valid information or talking
with your doctor. But, is it
safe to "follow through with the advice given" without getting more of it?
Did the Institute of Medicine
not just weeks ago report that up to 100,000 deaths annually are caused by
patients "following through
with the advice given" by their doctors and related errors by health care
professionals? Why "gather
valid information if you are just going to be an obedient, submissive and
trusting patient following
through on doctors orders? Why is the captain of your health care team,
anyway? And, most upsetting
of all about Dr. Koop's greeting is that the advice offered regarding how to
take charge of your health.
Has the good doctor overdosed on egg nog or what? This is no sensible way to
"take charge of your
health!" The wellness seeker will focus upon health enrichment and life
enhancement, not illness
avoidance (gather valid information) or recovery from sickness (obey your
doctor). I would much
prefer something along the following lines as a pathway to taking charge of
your health:
"Rouse/goad/inflame/and galvanize yourself off your posterior and assign ample
time for vigorous
exercise, the practice of wise nutrition, the mastery of all potential
stressors and find high levels of
meaning and purpose in the work you do and the life you create, learn to think
critically and every day
seek bountiful DBRUs (fulfilling little pleasures)--all of which are just
starter directives, with much more
possible. Adopt this kind of mindset and you won't need to talk with a
doctor or follow his/her or
anyone else's advice!"
Anyway, it takes too long to get all this out in a seasonal greeting. And
that's why I'm not offering you
a New Year's homily!
Aw, what the hell. Happy New Year.
If you prefer a more customary greeting and are not too hard to please, like
me, you can go to
http://www.drkoop.com/aboutus/letter/index.html and read the good Dr. C.
Everett Koop's "personal"
greetings and wishes.
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#6
Date: Sun, 2 Jan 2000 13:07:25 -0500
From: Daniel Leviton
Subject: The Survey on Death
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As many of you know several of us think that people caused deaths (that
which I call "Horrendous Death") are among the great health threats of
our time affecting present and future generations. For some time I have
been collecting data from students, health people, gerontologists,
thanatologists, and others by way of my "Survey on Death." If you have
the time, and are so inclined, I would appreciate your filling it out
and returning to me either by email, attachment (Wordperfect or Word for
IBM compatible computer), or snail mail to the address given below. Your
comments would also be appreciated.
The survey is an attachment in Wordperfect and Word (RTF) formats.
Of course, if you did me the favor of filling the survey out previously,
ignore this request.
Also, feel free to administer the survey to your classes or give it to
your friends and colleagues.
Thank you.
Dan
--
Dr. Daniel Leviton
Center on Aging
College of Health & Human Performance
University of Maryland
College Park, MD 20742-2611, Phone: (301) 405-2528
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#7
Date: Mon, 3 Jan 2000 10:36:00 -0600
From: Gordon & Ginny Lindsey
Subject: Breast Cancer and Insurance
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Hello...
I am interested in researching life insurance policies for women at risk for
breast cancer or who have had treatment for breast cancer. I would
appreciate any leads to journal articles that give insight to this subject.
Thanking you in advance, Ginny Lindsey, Ph.D., CHES
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#8
Date: Mon, 3 Jan 2000 12:28:41 -0500
From: M Conley
Subject: Conference Schollarship: Working with Underserved Populations
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The American Journal of Health Promotion is offering a limited number of
scholarships for persons working in health promotion, serving underserved
populations. The scholarships are to attend the 11th Annual Art & Science
of Health Promotion Conference in March, in Colorado Springs. A
scholarship consists of a free-of-charge pass to the core conference.
To Apply - Please send the following information:
1. Description of the underserved population that you serve and the
structure of your organization
2. Describe how the program/service, serves the population
3. Explain how the program/service/organization is funded
4. Describe how you/the program/service will benefit from attending the
conference.
Mail or fax to:
Michael P O'Donnell PhD.
Attn. Scholarships
American Journal of Health Promotion
1660 Cass Lake Rd. Suite 104
Keego Harbor, MI 48320-1036
Fax: 248 682 1212
Recipients are responsible for all other expenses associated with attending
the conference such as transportation, food and lodging. Selection will
begin immediately and winners will be notified by mail.
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#9
Date: Mon, 3 Jan 2000 10:42:36 -0600
From: "Walter A. Hanks"
Subject: Final Posting - Position Announcement
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The Department of Health Sciences at Brigham Young University invites
applicants for multiple (At least 3) tenure track faculty positions.
Candidates must have a Ph.D. or Dr.P.H. (ABD's considered). MPH
and/or CHES desirable. Applicants with an established record of
successful teaching, scholarly research, and health agency experience
preferred. Applicants must have the ability to teach and conduct
research in at least one of the following areas: international
health, community health promotion, public health, and school health.
Brigham Young University is sponsored by the Church of Jesus Christ
of Latter-day Saints. Observance of the University's behavioral code
is a requirement of employment.
Send letter of application, curriculum vitae, three letters of
recommendation, and three references to:
Gordon B. Lindsay, Ph.D., CHES
Chair, Department of Health Sciences
Brigham Young University
213 Richards Building
Provo, UT 84602
(801)378-3404
Gordon_Lindsay@byu.edu
Application deadline is January 15, 2000.
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#10
Date: Mon, 3 Jan 2000 10:28:18 -0800
From: Shelly Masur
Subject: PBS Satellite Broadcast
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Does anyone know if the satellite broadcast of Race, Class and Health by PBS
on January 19 is being offered anywhere in the San Francisco Bay area?
--
Shelly Masur, MPH, CHES
Project Director, Plain Talk
Teen Pregnancy Coalition of San Mateo County
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#11
Date: Mon, 3 Jan 2000 10:49:21 -0800
From: Thomas Stubberud
Subject: Re: PBS Satellite Broadcast
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Does anyone have general information on this broadcast of race, class and health? What time will it be shown on January 19th? Thank you.
Tom Stubberud, MPH, CHES
Health Promotion Coordinator
Sharp Health Plan
San Diego, CA
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#12
Date: Mon, 3 Jan 2000 14:43:53 EST
From: Andy Frank
Subject: Fwd: diversity project
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This is really an "internal" position for a grad student at the University of
Wisconsin - Madison, but I thought the issue of pain management treatment
differentials involving people of color was an interesting FYI about some of
the research which is currently being done involving racism and health issues.
Andrea Frank, PhD Cand
UW-Madison
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Hi all:
Happy New Year. Thought there might be someone out there interested in
this item :)
chere
>
>I am searching for a Masters or PhD student finishing in May who would be
>interested in developing a project whose goal would be to assist a national
>non-profit organization in developing a strategic plan to address racism in
>its own leadership structure and to examine disparities in the impact
>of its programs upon communities of color. The project may result in the
>creation of a professional position whose job it would be to implement
>the strategic plan.
>
>The American Alliance of Cancer Pain Initiatives (AACPI) provides
>national leadership for the Cancer Pain Initiative movement. Cancer Pain
>Initiatives are voluntary, grass-roots organizations composed of
>nurses, physicians, pharmacists, social workers, representatives of clinical
>care facilities, higher education, and government. Pain is common with
>cancer, and cancer pain is often undertreated, despite statistics which show
>that more than 90% of pain is treatable.
>
>Pain is undertreated among everyone, but even more so among people of
>color. The Journal of the American Medical Association reported in
>1998 that among 13,625 cancer patients, 25 percent of white patients who
>reported pain received no treatment, while 34 percent of black
>patients suffered from this problem. The project would search for the answer
>to the question "How can the grassroots network of Initiatives address
>this problem?"
>
>The other component the project would be to help Initiative leaders
>address institutional racism in their own organizing.
>
>For more information, please email me at jcrasmus@facstaff.wisc.edu
>_____________________________________________________
>Jason Rasmussen
>Communications Manager
>Resource Center of the American Alliance
> of Cancer Pain Initiatives
>1300 University Avenue, Room 4720
>Madison, Wisconsin 53706
>608-265-9174 voice
>608-265-4014 fax
>
>Visit our website at www.aacpi.org
>
>Subscribe to our list serve: write to AACPI_list-subscribe@listbot.com
>
>
>Join us in Kansas City, Missouri
>for the 11th National Meeting
>for State Cancer Pain Initiatives
>June 15-17, 2000 - Westin Crown Center
>
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#13
Date: Mon, 3 Jan 2000 12:02:49 -0800
From: Andrew P Jenkins
Subject: Friday Inspiration
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Friends and Fellows,
I’ve been away on break but have returned to continue my Friday
Inspiration column for the new year. This first edition comes from a
guest author and very inspirational man in my life, my father, Joe
Jenkins. What follows is an essay he published in the South County
Journal in Kent Washington.
A Prayer For The Millennium
By Joe Jenkins
It was an odd thing for a little child to do, but every night for about
a year, I prayed that someday I would live to see the year 2000. My
mother told me that when the calendar changed from the end of one
century to another it was a wondrous thing, or at least that’s what she
was told when she was a little child.
Elders had told her that back when 1899 turned into 1900, folks
carried on for days and weeks on end -- much more than when the regular
old New Year’s thing happened. There were fireworks and bands and
singing and everywhere people were celebrating the new century, Mom
explained. As a six year-old I could only imagine what great fun that
must have been and what the next turn of century might be like. (Good
thing nobody ever heard about Y2K back then).
But, then I began to wonder how old I would be in 1999. Probably a
very, very old man. Like my grampa who came over from the old country
to mine for gold in Colorado with his brother Josh. Or, even older than
Aunt Connell, who wasn’t really anybody’s aunt but the family called her
that -- she often baby-sat me, if she wasn’t too tipsy. The family
brought her over from Ireland where she said there were fairies and
where some saint guy drove all the snakes out (except those Aunt Connell
would see under her bed sometimes). Now since she was really old I
pestered her to help me figure out how old I’d be when the century ended
but she got cranky and put me to bed.
So, I asked my Mom that night when she got home from the navy supply
depot in Spokane where she worked during the war. She figured out that
I’d only be in my sixties and I would probably stand a pretty good
chance of seeing it...if I lived a good life and didn’t smoke or drink
too much and said my prayers like a good boy. So, I started to pray
real hard every night that God would let me live to see the
"milli-minimum" as I called it. And , you know, this desire to live to
see the turn of the century was so passionate and consuming that I don’t
even recall when I started praying for a bicycle...
Well, here I am. It’s l999 with only a few more days to go to the turn
of the century and in spite of Y2K, WTO or AARP it looks like I’m gonna
make it.
See, prayer does work. Mom was right!
Joe Jenkins is a free-lance writer who lives in Kent, Washington. His
e-mail address is: jenkinsj@nventure.com This article orignally
appeared at
http://www.southcountyjournal.com/sited/retr_story.pl?story_id=7325&location_id=9168
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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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#14
Date: Mon, 3 Jan 2000 16:40:24 -0500
From: "Furia, Andrea (NICHD)"
Subject: Add to list serv
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Please add me. Thank you.
Andrea C. Furia
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
31 Center Drive, Room 2A32
Bethesda, MD 20892-2425
(P) 301-435-3459
(F) 301-496-7101
furiaa@mail.nih.gov
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#15
Date: Tue, 4 Jan 2000 08:50:28 -0600
From: Karen Gray
Subject: A previous message to CHOICES readers
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Can anyone help me? A colleague of mine is interested in the message that
went out over the HEDIR about 3 weeks ago to CHOICES readers. He was unable
to open the attachment, and I have deleted that message from my computer.
If the sender of the original message is reading this, could you please re-
send that message to the following e-mail address: rickk@cmhhealth.org
Thanks for your help!
Karen Gray, MS, CHES
Cardiovascular Health Program Manager
Health Promotion
Columbus Health Department
181 Washington Blvd.
Columbus, OH 43215
1.614.645.6055 (phone)
1.614.645.5888 (fax)
kareng@cmhhealth.org
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#16
Date: Tue, 4 Jan 2000 10:03:53 -0500
From: "Wilfert, Mary"
Subject: CHOICES Readers
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The message below was originally sent out before the holiday break. Here it
is again for your review.
Colleagues,
The NCAA is looking for individuals interested in assisting in the selection
process of our CHOICES Alcohol Education Grant awards. This year's
proposals will be due into the NCAA by Feb 15, 2000 and out to readers by
March 1. We will need reviewers scores and comments back by April 1, 2000
(no fooling!) Attached is the Reader Reply Form which can be faxed back or
sent through regular mail. Please contact me directly if you have questions
about the process or focus of the CHOICES grants (email reply or phone
317/917-6319.) You can find the 2000 CHOICES Call-for-Proposal on line at
www.ncaa.org/sports_sciences/education/. Thank you for your interest!
Mary E. Wilfert, M.Ed., CHES
Program Coordinator for Health and Safety
NCAA
P.O. Box 6222
Indianapolis, IN 46206-6222
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#17
Date: Tue, 4 Jan 2000 10:32:33 -0500
From: M Conley
Subject: PD: Position Announcement
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ANNOUNCEMENT OF FACULTY POSITION
ndiana University POSITION: An opening for Assistant/Associate Professor of
Community/Public Health Education, tenure track. Appointment to commence
August, 2000.
QUALIFICATIONS: Doctorate in health education with an emphasis in community
or public health education. Must show established research record or
potential for carrying on research endeavors. MPH degree is desirable.
RESPONSIBILITIES: Teach both undergraduate and graduate courses in
community health education and health promotion. Conduct research and
publish in scholarly journals. Serve on department/school committees and be
involved in professional organizations. SALARY: Competitive and
commensurate with experience.
APPLICATION: Deadline: April 1, 2000 or until suitable candidate is
identified.
APPLICATION PROCEDURE: Send letter of application which includes a brief
statement of professional objectives, complete curriculum vita, and a
listing of at least three references. Finalists will be asked to contact
references to obtain support letters. Dr. Nancy Ellis Chair, Search and
Screen Committee Department of Applied Health Science HPER 116, Indiana
University Bloomington, IN 47405 Phone: (812) 855-9441 E-mail:
ellisn@indiana.edu
The Department of Applied Health Science has 35 faculty and professional
staff members and is one of three departments in the School of Health,
Physical Education and Recreation. The department offers preparation in
health promotion, public health education, school and college health
education, safety management and occupational safety, nutrition and
dietetics, and human development/family studies. Degrees offered are the
B.S., M.S., M.P.H., H.S.D., and Ph.D. The doctoral program has recently
received recognition as the #1 doctoral program in the nation. The MPH
degree program is CEPH accredited. Indiana University at Bloomington is
located approximately 50 miles south of Indianapolis. The university, four
regional state parks, and the nearby metropolitan areas of Indianapolis and
Louisville offer a multiplicity of intellectual, cultural and recreational
opportunities.
INDIANA UNIVERSITY IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY/AFFIRMATIVE ACTION EMPLOYER.
(Women and minority group members are encouraged to apply)
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#18
Date: Tue, 4 Jan 2000 11:28:46 -0500
From: Bob Bowers
Subject: AAHE/NCATE Reviewer Training
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Fellow Health Educators:
Happy New Year!
Are you looking to do something new, challenging, and supportive of your
health education profession this year? If so, then maybe you would like
to serve on a team of folio reviewers that evaluate folios of institutions
applying to have their school health education program approved. A
training session for reviewers will be held at the AAHPERD Convention in
Orlando on Wednesday afternoon, March 22, 2000.
According to national guidelines, persons eligible to serve as reviewers
must qualify for one of the following categories:
1. DOCTORAL HEALTH EDUCATION SPECIALIST: Must have at least five years
experience preparing health education specialists for teacher
certification in health.
2. HEALTH EDUCATION SPECIALIST WITH A MASTER'S DEGREE IN HEALTH EDUCATION:
Must have at least five years experience teaching health education in a
school system and currently employed as a school teacher or supervisor in
a school setting.
3. HEALTH EDUCATION SPECIALIST WITH EXPERTISE IN CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT: A
master's degree in health education is preferred along with five years
experience in a school health education program.
If you qualify in one or more of the above categories and you are
interested in joining the team of folio reviewers, please send me an email
advising me of your interest in attending the training. I look forward to
hearing from you!
bobow@flash.net
G. Robert (Bob) Bowers, MPH, Ph.D., CHES
Chair, AHE/NCATE Folio Review Committee
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#19
Date: Tue, 4 Jan 2000 18:27:31 -0400
From: Dom Splendorio
Subject: Video Resources for Family Life/HIV Education
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Fello HEDIRS,
I am a public school health education teacher in a surburb of New York
City. I need your help in finding quality video resources in the area
of Family Life, Puberty Ed, HIV Ed, Child Sexual Abuse, etc.
My district is updating our grades 4,5, & 6 curriculum and we are having
a hard time finding much that is developmentally appropriate and
actually "watchable."
I never realized how much garbage is out there until I had to preveiw a
dozen or so video's. They are either too technical, childish, or plain
boring! 10 year olds do not repsond to two "Talking Head Experts".
The only one I've found that I really like is called simply "What Is
AIDS?" We've been showing it to our 4th graders for several years and
it is still one of the best films our there.
Any assistance would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.
Dom Splendorio
ddllmuff@warwick.net
------------------------------
#20
Date: Tue, 4 Jan 2000 14:49:20 -0800
From: Margo Harris
Subject: PBS TeacherSource - Health & Fitness
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Just a quick reminder not to forget about checking the latest health article
on the PBS TeacherSource Health page. Becky Smith shared this site with us
when the first article appeared in November. The focus of the first article
was on health literacy, and second one shared information about assessment.
This month's article asks why teachers should care about oral health. The
article draws a nice connection to the Healthy People 2000 objectives.
Now, a lesson plan is included in the third article, and it includes a
scenario. One of the characters is named Margo, and I deny any
relationship. The "other" Margo practices her newly learned assertive
communication skills. She, of course, learned these in health class. Her
approach is a little too close to my own for comfort! Another great
article, which I believe comes to us courtesy of AAHE, PBS, and a corporate
sponsor. If you are looking for past articles, click the link at the bottom
of the current topic for the Health & Fitness Article Archive. Margo
http://www.pbs.org/teachersource/health.htm
Margo Harris
Technology In Education Institute, Seattle, WA
Email: margo@techined.com
Web: http://www.techined.com/
"If not for STRESS, I'd have no energy at all."
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#21
Date: Tue, 4 Jan 2000 14:12:44 -1000
From: NANCY ATMOSPERA-WALCH
Subject: Concerns of Former CHES Who Choose Not to Recertify -Reply
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Aloha from Hawaii!
I agree with Bill's comments. For me personally, I value my CHES certification because it allows me to compete with other professionals who have certifications. I require all my staff to be certified in their area of specialty. As a manager, I want to have the comfort that my staff have passed a national standard exam, especially at this time where every accrediting body is asking for competency record of employees. Granted, that just because a person has a CHES certification, it does not mean that he/she is a great or excellent health educator. But with CHES I have a baseline info, which will support the Job Competency Skills Validation. Lastly, if I do not value in advancing my profession through certification, how can I expect other people to value it?
In fact, I truly believe, that Health Education should follow the RN process. You go to school for you BSN and after school, you have to take the RN Board exam. If you do not pass, you cannot work as an RN. You cannot take the RN exam, unless you completed your Nursing Degree. The same thing should be done to the Health Education profession. At least with this, you know that when you hire a Health Educator, they truly educated as Health Educators.
Nancy Walch, RN, MPH, CDE, CHES, NHA
The Queen's Medical Center
Honolulu, Hawaii 96816
>>> William Cissell 12/29/99 03:34pm >>>
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Marcia and Karen,
I appreciate your recent messages about the concerns of health
education specialists that choose to not recertify. It is important to
realize that among all groups of professionals there are individuals who
choose not to maintain a credential previously acquired. The percentage
of those who choose to abandon their credential is greatest when the
credential is relatively new and poorly recognized both with the
profession and outside of it. It is important for both NCHEC
commissioners and directors and the profession to monitor their
concerns.
The first CHES were awarded just over 10 years ago--after April
1990. Given the meager resources with which NCHEC has had to work, it
has done an excellent job of informing the profession of the value of
CHES and stimulating the growth of CECH opportunities. Issues related
to credentialing have frequently been on the agenda of meetings of the
Coalition of National Health Education Organizations over the past two
decades. Representatives of nine organizations, including SOPHE and
AAHE, are currently participating in a HRSA funded study to evaluate
CHES.
Limited resources have constrained NCHEC's performance in the area
of marketing CHES to prospective employers of health educators. Yet, I,
from my perspective as a former Task Force member and former
Commissioner of NCHEC, am pleased with the level of recognition CHES has
gained with prospective employers and consumers over a decade. I see
with increasing frequency job vacancy announcements that indicate "CHES
preferred" or "CHES or CHES eligible required". A task force appointed
by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board referred to NCHEC
documents when developing guidelines for preparation of health educators
in this great state. Accrediting bodies, including NCATE, CEPH, and
SABPAC, refer to NCHEC documents in establishing criteria for
determining the quality of health education preparation programs. The
HSRA Bureau of Health Professions has approved a Standard Occupational
Classification (SOC) for health educators and is funding the evaluation
study of CHES mentioned in the previous paragraph.
Whereas some individuals who acquire CHES may become disillusioned
about what it means for them personally, the profession and, at a much
slower pace, the American society are developing an appreciation for
this credential. It is rewarding to see the volume of professional
health educators choosing to become certified and recertified. When we
were planning to establish NCHEC, members of the Task Force varied
somewhat in their individual projections about its prospects for
surviving ten years. All realized that a sizable portion of the
profession would ignore or reject it. Even Mohan Singh shared with
Bill Carlyon, the Task Force Treasurer, ambivalence about the creation
of the CHES credential. For several of us, the level of acceptance and
support from the profession has been somewhat positively surprising and
rewarding.
Bill
--
William B. Cissell, PhD, MSPH, CHES
Professor and Coordinator of Instructional Technology
Related Continuing Professional Development
Texas Woman*s University
Department of Health Studies
940-898-2861; Fax: 940-898-2859; email: wcissell@twu.edu
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#22
Date: Tue, 4 Jan 2000 19:50:29 -0500
From: ETA Newsletter
Subject: Newsletter on CDC School Health Guidelines
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At Update, we didn't invent the glitch, but we're coming close to perfecting it!
For those of you who received our initial mailings (on December 6 and 7), please pardon this interruption. We've experienced several glitches in our introduction of Update and are sending it again because we believe the information is important and we want to reach as many people as possible.
If you had trouble subscribing to the newsletter, but receive this mailing, your registration went through. If you tried to unsubscribe, but it didn't work, please send us an e-mail and we'll take care of it immediately. Thank you for your patience as we work out the kinks.
They say the third time is a charm, so here goes:
Welcome to the first issue of Update: Tips for Implementing CDC School Health Guidelines!
http://eta.aed.org
The Academy for Educational Development (AED)
http://www.aed.org
is pleased to bring you this newsletter under its contract with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
http://www.cdc.gov
The purpose of this newsletter is to provide assistance and support for state and local efforts to implement CDC guidelines on promoting lifelong physical activity, promoting lifelong healthy eating, and preventing tobacco use and addiction.
An announcement will appear in your e-mail every few months informing you that a new Update has been released. We encourage you to share the information contained in Update with colleagues, school administrators, policy makers, and advocates. Update is not a copyrighted publication, and you have our permission to download and use our materials in your own newsletters or publications.
Each issue will focus on one of the three specific guideline topics. In this our premiere issue, we take a look at the "new" physical education, a new philosophy that is changing the shape of physical activity for our youth. The focus of the new physical education is on getting young people interested and involved in physical activity for a lifetime.
Each issue will also include regular sections, What's Cookin', What's Shakin', What's Smokin', and Healthy Stew that highlight the latest research findings, new technical assistance resources, tips on implementing key guidelines recommendations, and profiles of successful programs in the areas of nutrition, physical activity and prevention of tobacco use.
This newsletter is designed to disseminate information; inclusion of information does not imply endorsement of any program or activity. We encourage you to investigate programs or activities in greater detail before trying to implement them in your school, school district, or community. If you are aware of programs that might be of interest to our audience, we would be happy to receive your story ideas and suggestions through the contacts page of our Web site.
We hope you will find this newsletter useful and interesting and we wish you all a happy and healthy New Year!
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#23
Date: Tue, 4 Jan 2000 22:21:13 -0500
From: Jim Dewey
Subject: Society of Prospective Medicine
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Over the past several years, members of HEDIR have given many outstanding
presentations at SPM's annual meetings. It is time once again to kick off
our annual Call for Abstracts -- and we hope that any of you who have
something to share to a national audience will consider submitting an
abstract. If you are not interested or able to present, we would appreciate
it greatly if you could circulate the brief announcement below -- to your
professional colleagues, clients, friends -- anyone that you think might be
interested in presenting at what is shaping up to be the most exceptional
SPM conference ever! Thanks for your help!
--------------------------------
The Society of Prospective Medicine is pleased to announce a "Call for
Abstracts" for our 36th Annual Meeting to be held September 23-26, 2000 in
Pittsburgh, PA. The theme Is: "Promoting Health Prospectively: Special
Populations, Research, Education and Ethics (SPREEE)"
If you might be interested in presenting at this conference, we invite you
to visit the SPM Web site at www.spm.org/call.html for more information.
Presentations can be based on research, program development, implementation
strategies, 'lessons learned' or program evaluation -- on any aspect of
health risk assessment, outcomes measurement, health promotion, disease
prevention, or a related topic. The conference will feature plenary,
breakout, and poster sessions, as well as workshops that will accommodate a
wide range of interests. Student submissions are encouraged.
If you are not interested in presenting, but would like to be placed on our
'electronic mailing list' to receive an email version of our conference
brochure, simply reply to this notice to info@spm.org, or call Janet
Foerster at the SPM Office at (412) 647-1087.
Thank you!
Jim
James E. Dewey, PhD
Society of Prospective Medicine
2000 Annual Meeting Program Committee
401-334-8800 ext. 248
401-334-8801 (FAX)
jdewey@qmetric.com
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#24
Date: Wed, 5 Jan 2000 09:22:25 -0500
From: Michael Monroe
Subject: Concerns of Former CHES Who Choose Not to Recertify -Reply -Reply
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Hello from South Carolina! I have for awhile, read the interaction occuring via the HEDIR concerning CHES. I concur with Nancy's comments listed here. In South Carolina, approximately 5 years ago, we incorporated the requirement of CHES for our senior level health education positions within the SC Dept. of Health and Environmental Control.
My belief for pushing for this requirement was to draw a line in the sand. For years prior, many persons had been hired into key decision-making positions within Health Education in our part of the agency, with little training/experience in HE. It was almost as if a candidate could say Health Education, he/she could be a director of HE.
Now, even the most senior level administrators (outside of Health Education) in our agency, at least refer to CHES when they look to post a senior level HE position. This is a positive step in the right direction towards establishing a level playing field for us (compared with other disciplines) in our agency. I think about the work that has been started in the great state of Arkansas, and the role that CHES standards played in their historic first step towards licensure for Health Educators.
Perhaps, we should all look at certification as a first step in our respective states. In South Carolina, we have talked alittle about pursuing licensure, some day. Licensure would benefit us in South Carolina in many ways, including third party reimbursement for HE services (we have most of our resources devoted to community development as well).
But, if the members of our profession in South Carolina cannot rally around certification as an initial step, I seriously doubt we could hope to duplicate the achievement Arkansas has obtained. So, my perspective is that perhaps CHES is not the "end all" for our profession, but a first (and a very important first step) towards achieving a greater goal. However, if we can't support CHES as an important component for our profession, what can we hope to support? Granted, I believe there are other issues we (NCHEC) need to pursue re: CHES in the future and it is not perfect, but I'd rather have it than not, at this point in our work environment.
In ending, I would encourage members of our profession to check out the history of the other professions in your state, such as Social Work, Nursing, Nutrition, etc. You may find, as we have found in South Carolina, parallel scenarios to what we are experiencing in trying to evolve our profession.
Michael C. Monroe, MPH, CHES
State DIrector, Office of Public Health Education
SC Dept. of Health & Environmental Control
>>> NANCY ATMOSPERA-WALCH 01/04/00 07:12pm >>>
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Aloha from Hawaii!
I agree with Bill's comments. For me personally, I value my CHES certification because it allows me to compete with other professionals who have certifications. I require all my staff to be certified in their area of specialty. As a manager, I want to have the comfort that my staff have passed a national standard exam, especially at this time where every accrediting body is asking for competency record of employees. Granted, that just because a person has a CHES certification, it does not mean that he/she is a great or excellent health educator. But with CHES I have a baseline info, which will support the Job Competency Skills Validation. Lastly, if I do not value in advancing my profession through certification, how can I expect other people to value it?
In fact, I truly believe, that Health Education should follow the RN process. You go to school for you BSN and after school, you have to take the RN Board exam. If you do not pass, you cannot work as an RN. You cannot take the RN exam, unless you completed your Nursing Degree. The same thing should be done to the Health Education profession. At least with this, you know that when you hire a Health Educator, they truly educated as Health Educators.
Nancy Walch, RN, MPH, CDE, CHES, NHA
The Queen's Medical Center
Honolulu, Hawaii 96816
>>> William Cissell 12/29/99 03:34pm >>>
** Submit to the HEDIR Technology Seminar (Deadline 1/1/00)
** Click here: http://www.kittle.siu.edu/jb
** Attend the AAHB 1st Annual Meeting:
** http://www.aahb.org/conference
Marcia and Karen,
I appreciate your recent messages about the concerns of health
education specialists that choose to not recertify. It is important to
realize that among all groups of professionals there are individuals who
choose not to maintain a credential previously acquired. The percentage
of those who choose to abandon their credential is greatest when the
credential is relatively new and poorly recognized both with the
profession and outside of it. It is important for both NCHEC
commissioners and directors and the profession to monitor their
concerns.
The first CHES were awarded just over 10 years ago--after April
1990. Given the meager resources with which NCHEC has had to work, it
has done an excellent job of informing the profession of the value of
CHES and stimulating the growth of CECH opportunities. Issues related
to credentialing have frequently been on the agenda of meetings of the
Coalition of National Health Education Organizations over the past two
decades. Representatives of nine organizations, including SOPHE and
AAHE, are currently participating in a HRSA funded study to evaluate
CHES.
Limited resources have constrained NCHEC's performance in the area
of marketing CHES to prospective employers of health educators. Yet, I,
from my perspective as a former Task Force member and former
Commissioner of NCHEC, am pleased with the level of recognition CHES has
gained with prospective employers and consumers over a decade. I see
with increasing frequency job vacancy announcements that indicate "CHES
preferred" or "CHES or CHES eligible required". A task force appointed
by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board referred to NCHEC
documents when developing guidelines for preparation of health educators
in this great state. Accrediting bodies, including NCATE, CEPH, and
SABPAC, refer to NCHEC documents in establishing criteria for
determining the quality of health education preparation programs. The
HSRA Bureau of Health Professions has approved a Standard Occupational
Classification (SOC) for health educators and is funding the evaluation
study of CHES mentioned in the previous paragraph.
Whereas some individuals who acquire CHES may become disillusioned
about what it means for them personally, the profession and, at a much
slower pace, the American society are developing an appreciation for
this credential. It is rewarding to see the volume of professional
health educators choosing to become certified and recertified. When we
were planning to establish NCHEC, members of the Task Force varied
somewhat in their individual projections about its prospects for
surviving ten years. All realized that a sizable portion of the
profession would ignore or reject it. Even Mohan Singh shared with
Bill Carlyon, the Task Force Treasurer, ambivalence about the creation
of the CHES credential. For several of us, the level of acceptance and
support from the profession has been somewhat positively surprising and
rewarding.
Bill
--
William B. Cissell, PhD, MSPH, CHES
Professor and Coordinator of Instructional Technology
Related Continuing Professional Development
Texas Woman*s University
Department of Health Studies
940-898-2861; Fax: 940-898-2859; email: wcissell@twu.edu
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#25
Date: Wed, 5 Jan 2000 09:14:03 -0600
From: Elaine Ricketts
Subject: National Minority AIDS Council
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Does anyone know the website address for the National Minority AIDS Council?
Thanks.
Elaine Ricketts, MPH, CHES
Director, Community/School Health Education
Cook County Department of Public Health
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#26
Date: Wed, 5 Jan 2000 11:59:29 -0500
From: Karen Denard Goldman
Subject: Re: Video Resources for Family Life/HIV Education
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For outstanding resources on HIV in the NYC area, please contact my
colleague Jose Nanin at the NYC HIV Training Institute. Their video
library is wonderful as are their trainers.
jnanin@dohlan.cn.ci.nyc.ny.us
kdg
At 06:27 PM 1/4/00 -0400, Dom Splendorio wrote:
>** New Advertising Policy starting January 1, 2000:
>** http://www.kittle.siu.edu/ads
>
>Fello HEDIRS,
>
>I am a public school health education teacher in a surburb of New York
>City. I need your help in finding quality video resources in the area
>of Family Life, Puberty Ed, HIV Ed, Child Sexual Abuse, etc.
>My district is updating our grades 4,5, & 6 curriculum and we are having
>a hard time finding much that is developmentally appropriate and
>actually "watchable."
>
>I never realized how much garbage is out there until I had to preveiw a
>dozen or so video's. They are either too technical, childish, or plain
>boring! 10 year olds do not repsond to two "Talking Head Experts".
>
>The only one I've found that I really like is called simply "What Is
>AIDS?" We've been showing it to our 4th graders for several years and
>it is still one of the best films our there.
>
>Any assistance would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.
>
>
Dom Splendorio
>
ddllmuff@warwick.net
>
>** Two Positions at SIU: http://www.kittle.siu.edu/ads/siu.htm
>
********************************************************
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
NEW HOME EMAIL as of JULY 1: rlgkdg@flash.net
Fax: 718-960-8908
New York State Coalition for Health Education - use above address and
numbers to contact the coalition
********************************************************
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#27
Date: Wed, 5 Jan 2000 11:51:00 -0600
From: "Mary Beth (by way of \"Mark J. Kittleson, Ph.D.\" )"
Subject: call for paper
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CALL FOR PAPERS -- SOCIAL MARKETING QUARTERLY
Social Marketing Quarterly, an internationally-circulated, peer-reviewed
social marketing journal, is soliciting original articles focusing on social
marketing. Articles emphasizing a component of social marketing should
demonstrate how the component(s) fit into and/or apply to the social
marketing process as a whole or a complete social marketing program.
Papers may be submitted at any time for consideration.
Deadlines for Volume VI issues: June 2000 issue: Feb. 1, 2000; September
2000 issue: April 1, 2000; December 2000 issue: July 1, 2000.
All material submitted to Social Marketing Quarterly must be IBM compatible
and formatted in WordPerfect (version 6.0 or higher) or Word for Windows
(version 6.0 or higher) or in an ASCII Text file. E-mail submissions in Word
or WordPerfect are encouraged. Articles submitted electronically should also
be submitted in hard copy form.
Graphs, tables, charts, illustrations, etc. may be saved as part of the body
of text. These must also be supplied in camera-ready, hard copy form. All
authors on an article must provide a brief summary of his/her academic
credentials, job title, organization/university affiliation and relevant
experience. Acceptable article lengths range between 300 and 3,000 words.
Articles must be double spaced.
Citations and references must be included in the body of the article and as
a separate bibliography page. All citations and references must appear in
accordance with the rules and guidelines of the APA (American Psychological
Association) style manual, with these exceptions: author names bold and in
all caps and book/article/periodical titles in italic, not underlined. No
footnotes will be accepted.
All articles must include: and Abstract of 200 words or less as the first
paragraph; an Implications for Social Marketing paragraph; and a relevant
Conclusion. Introduction/Background, Methods, Results/Findings and
Discussion sections are also encouraged, where appropriate.
SMQ Sections
(1) Applications--national/international research studies and
articles.(Peer-reviewed)
(2) Theory and Review--articles focused on social marketing theory and
theory-building versus application; reviews written about other theoretical
pieces recently published in the Quarterly or other journals.
(Peer-reviewed)
(3) Social Marketing Resources--article/book reviews; reference lists;
abstracted articles from other journals; companion review essays of
submitted abstracts and articles; teaching curricula; syllabi;
meeting/conference write-ups/notes; and training program manuals or
summaries.
(4) Directions--program updates, trends, changes and innovations in the
field.
(5) Looking ahead--job postings, conference, seminar, product, service and
program updates.
(6) Commentary--editorial comment, satire, think pieces, letters to the
editor.
(7) Training Initiatives-- updates on how colleges, universities, or other
organizations are preparing people to conduct social marketing
campaigns --from research to application and implementation. (See back.)
Submit all articles to: Mary Beth Bowen, Managing Editor, Social Marketing
Quarterly, 3500 E. Fletcher Ave., # 519, Tampa, FL 33613 e-mail:
mbb@beststartinc.org.
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MANUSCRIPTS FOR TRAINING SECTION
Social Marketing Quarterly is soliciting manuscripts for the "Training
Initiatives" section in upcoming issues.
Manuscripts for the Training Initiatives section should discuss how
colleges, universities, or other organizations are preparing people to
conduct social marketing campaigns -- from research to application and
implementation. They should be directed primarily at educators and trainers
of social marketing personnel -- from novice to experienced
Some examples of manuscripts sought include, but are not limited to:
* New ideas or innovations for teaching about social marketing concepts;
* Delineation of specific competencies for incorporation in social marketing
training programs;
* "How we do it" reports concerning curriculum content and scope;
* Course delivery, specific course descriptions for theory and skills
training,
student internships and field projects, and
* Other endeavors related to professional preparation in social marketing.
Authors should provide sufficient detail to allow easy adaptation, and give
specific guidelines for use with the intended audience. Writers should be
succinct, strive for clarity, and avoid extensive literature reviews,
lengthy bibliographies, or wordy justifications for carrying out the
particular teaching initiative. No abstract is necessary.
The maximum length of manuscripts is 1,500 words (approximately six
double-spaced pages using 12-point type) not including title pages,
illustrations, or references. Artwork is welcome providing it is
camera-ready. A 3.5" disk should be submitted along with the original and
two blind copies of each manuscript. Papers not adhering to submission
guidelines may not be reviewed.
All citations and references must appear in accordance with the rules and
guidelines of the APA (American Psychological Association) style manual,
with these exceptions: author names bold and in all caps and
book/article/periodical titles in italic, not underlined. No footnotes will
be accepted.
Please send submissions for "Training Initiatives" as an E-mail attachment
in WordPerfect or Word to mbb@beststartinc.org or mail to Mary Beth Bowen,
Managing Editor, Social Marketing Quarterly, c/o Best Start Social
Marketing, 3500 E. Fletcher Ave., #519, Tampa, FL, 33613. Papers will be
forwarded to the editors.
Posted by:
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Social Marketing Quarterly
Best Start Social Marketing
3500 E. Fletcher Ave. # 519
Tampa, FL 33613
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#28
Date: Wed, 5 Jan 2000 23:14:20 -0500
From: Donald B Ardell
Subject: Monica, Soy, Dachau and the Wellness Show
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Greetings
Interesting issues and questions raised about all kinds of topics some
think are related in one tortured way or another to wellness. Check it
out if you have too much time on your hands at http:www.yourhealth.com
(click on "Yesterday's Transcript"). Here is a sample Q&A. Be well.
Don
QUESTION
What's your opinion, as a wellness leader, of Monica Lewinsky being
hired for big bucks as a spokesperson by Jenny Craig Diet Centers?
Isn't this a great farce? What does she know about healthy weight
loss? Isn't this an exploitation of her celebrity status, even though
that celebrity was earned in a notorious fashion? Can hardly wait to
hear your comments! Suzanne in New Orleans
RESPONSE
My opinion is that you are being a little hard on the lady. I say,
"Congratulations and good luck." I think she will very effective at her
new job--when people see her on TV, they will recall what made her
famous and lose their appetites. I think Diet programs are the real
farce, and right behind that are foolish people who pay any attention to
celebrity endorsements for anything! If someone, celebrity or otherwise,
is being paid to promote a product, then that person has zero has lost
all impartiality and objectivity, so why take her seriously?
On the other hand, this might be a special situation. I hope all
wellness promoters, myself included, will resist the tendency to be
catty, jealous, negative or otherwise less than enthusiastic about
Monica joining the ranks of healthy lifestyle advocates. I urge this
position because we best serve our own interests, as Bob Allen often
reminded us, by welcoming new spokespersons to the field. After all,
the need is great and there are enough weight loss-seeking customers to
go around. Even the most conservative estimates place 260,000,000 in the
"eligible for Jenny Craig" category. One of three adults is clinically
obese, as is one of every four kids. Eighty percent of the $1 trillion
spent annually on medical care is attributed to poor lifestyle choices.
What's more, Monica is especially well qualified, as she has made so
many wise lifestyle choices in her brilliant career. Yes, I say let us
follow the lead of our president and welcome her with, uh, open arms.
Let us assist Monica to be as effective as possible in her new role in
order that more people will come to learn about the wellness concept.
In fact, to encourage Monica to realize that there is more to healthy
weight loss than buying Jenny Craig products, and complying with their
calorie counting and dieting protocols, let's see if we can persuade her
to attend the week-long National Wellness Conference (NWC) in July.
Better yet, how about if the Institute pays her to deliver a keynote!
Of course, this will require that Monica do a little homework. Anyone
who ever attended a NWC knows that most keynoters are selected for their
ability to talk airy-fairie, touchy feely, holistic spiritual babble.
Monica will have to learn how to sprinkle key NWC-friendly words, the
better to bring audience members to their feet for raucous ovations by
lacing her lecture with frequent use of terms like spirit guides,
goddesses, inner knowledge, channeling, revelations, intuition,
compassion and, the coup de grace, reading from "sacred" texts while all
engage in swaying and holding hands--and humming. For the handful of
attendees amused by all this given their devoted to reason, well, they
can settle for a few token insights drawn from Monica's days as an
intern promoting wellness at the highest level. I say, "Welcome,
Monica."
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#29
Date: Thu, 6 Jan 2000 11:15:40 -0800
From: La Verne Partlow
Subject: Puberty Education
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Are there any Health Educators currently teaching or
have taugh puberty classes? I am in the process of
putting together a class outline and activities. I
want to gear the class toward the parent and the
child.
La Verne Partlow
Iredell County Health Dept.
Statesville, NC
__________________________________________________
Do You Yahoo!?
Talk to your friends online with Yahoo! Messenger.
http://im.yahoo.com
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#30
Date: Fri, 7 Jan 2000 08:36:43 -0500
From: Valorie Nybo
Subject: Re: You have been added to the HEDIR-L list
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Is anyone aware of recent research on health effects of flourescent lights. Our
building contains 550 people and has flourescent ceiling lights throughout. We
are currently testing some inserts that simulate fullspectrum light and are
supposed to filter UVA and UVB out.
We are going to be renovating the entire building between 2001 and 2005. We are
considering light possibilities now. We have engineers who are certain that
flourescent lights being used today are far superior to older flourescent
lights. They belive most of the research about health effects was conducted so
long ago it is no longer valid. Can anyone confirm or refute this?
Thanks for any help you can offer.
Dr. Valorie E. Nybo
Director, Employee Health and Wellness
Maine Department of Transportation
Phone: 207 286-6584
FAX: 207 287-2083
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#31
Date: Fri, 7 Jan 2000 08:06:38 -0800
From: La Verne Partlow
Subject: Copyright Laws
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Besides teaching puberty classes, my Allied Health
Director would like for me to put together a puberty
manual to be sold to other Health Departments. They
like to see some type of revenue coming in. My
concern is copyright laws. I have done some internet
research but I do not understand anything that I have
read.
Please help me to understand!
La Verne Partlow, MEd, CHES, RHEd
Health Education Specialist
__________________________________________________
Do You Yahoo!?
Talk to your friends online with Yahoo! Messenger.
http://im.yahoo.com
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#32
Date: Fri, 7 Jan 2000 11:17:51 -0500
From: "Richard S. Riggs"
Subject: Job Announcement
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Health Promotion Position-Assistant Professor.=20
Responsibilities: Teach graduate and undergraduate courses
in health promotion, provide support for undergraduate health education
and physical education programs, advise masters and doctoral students in
interdisciplinary health promotion program, support school and community
partnerships, secure extramural funds, maintain scholarly research
program by initiating multi-disciplinary projects with preventive
medicine, behavioral science, clinical services, and related departments.
Teaching areas include: Foundations of Health Promotion,
Designing and Implementing Health Promotion Programs, and Health
Assessments. Qualifications: Earned doctorate in health
promotion, exercise science, or appropriate related specialization;
previous involvement in health promotion/wellness programs; experience in
college teaching, advising, research grant writings, and professional
service highly desirable. Applicants should submit letter of
application, vita including list of references, and writing sample or
publication to: Dr. Rayma K. Beal, Chair, Search Committee,
Department of Kinesiology and Health Promotion, University of Kentucky,
100 Seaton Building, Lexington, KY 40506-0219, (606) 257-2706,
rkbeal01@pop.uky.edu
0000,0000,ffff*********************
Dr. Richard S. Riggs
Director of Graduate Studies
Department of Kinesiology and Health Promotion
204 Seaton Building
University of Kentucky
Lexington, Kentucky 40506-0219
PHONE: (606) 257-3645 FAX: (606) 323-1090
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#33
Date: Fri, 7 Jan 2000 12:21:23 -0500
From: Leslie Teach
Subject: epidemiologist job announcement
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Dear HEDIRs,
I realize this is a health education list serv, however if you could pass this information along to your epi friends, I would greatly appreciate it!
If you have any questions, please contact me at
lbteach@dhr.state.ga.us
Thanks!
Leslie Teach
Program Manager
Cardiovascular Disease Prevention Initiative
Georgia Division of Public Health
______
Georgia Department of Human Resources
Division of Public Health
Cardiovascular Disease Prevention
Epidemiologist II - Position #00152098 (90014)
Requisition Number: 427-90014ae
County of Vacancy: Fulton
Functional Area: Health Care Recruitment Period: 01/07/2000 - 01/21/2000
Number of Openings: 1
Shift: First
Screening Type: Resume Review
Annual Salary Minimum: $35,382.00
Annual Salary Maximum: $60,204.00
Salary Details: Position # 00152098. Entry salary may depend on qualifications and availability of funds.
Duties & Responsibilities: Under general supervision, of the Cardiovascular Disease (CVD) Initiative Program Director, plans, develops, and conducts epidemiologic investigations, surveillance, and interventions to determine the causes of diseases and implement methods of disease control. Collects, analyzes. and interprets statistical data and prepares epidemiologic reports, and/or oversees these activities. Develops policies and procedures for new existing disease control programs. Provides training, technical assistance, and consultation regarding epidemiology and the control of diseases. Serves as a technical expert in assigned area (s). May supervise epidemiologist and other staff.
Minimum Training & Experience: Completion of course work equivalent to a Master's degree in public health or a closely related field AND TWO years of experience working under the close supervision of an experienced Epidemiologist in conducting outbreak investigations, analyzing epidemiologic data, conducting public health surveillance and studies, writing epidemiologic reports, and providing training and consultation on these topics.
OR
Completion of course work equivalent to a Bachelor of Science in nursing degree AND TWO years of experience working under the close supervision of an experienced Epidemiologist in conducting outbreak investigations, analyzing epidemiologic data, conducting public health surveillance and studies, writing epidemiologic reports, and providing training and consultation on these topics.
OR
Completion of course work equivalent to an undergraduate degree AND FOUR years of experience working under the close supervision of an experienced Epidemiologist in conducting outbreak investigations, analyzing epidemiologic data, conducting public health surveillance and studies, writing epidemiologic reports, and providing training and consultation on these topics.
Preferred Qualifications: Master's of public health degree in epidemiology or bio-statistics.
Additional Information: Please reference the title and position number (00152098) for this job in the submitted application materials.
For this vacancy, you must also submit a paper State of Georgia Application for Employment or other materials to:
Brenda R. Dozier
OHRM, Planning & Employment Services
2 Peachtree Street, 28-264
Atlanta, GA 30303-3142
Please see
http://www.thejobsite.state.ga.us/jobsearch/
for additional information.
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#34
Date: Fri, 7 Jan 2000 12:58:04 -0500
From: Kelley Hummer-mclaughlin
Subject: Re: Puberty Education
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Hi Laverne,
Regarding puberty classes and including parents in the discussion, you
may want to review the "Can We Talk?, Plain Talk
for Parents and Life Lessons" curriculum by Dominic Capello. It's a
canned series of 4 or 5 sessions for parents on talking to their
children about sexuality, and has been used in several parts of the
county. For more info on the curriculum & trainings, you could look at
Capello's website:
www.cappello.net
Also, since you're in North Carolina, FYI: The NC Division of Public
Health sponsored regional train-the-trainer trainings in this curriculum
last spring. If you'd like to know if anyone in your area was trained,
you could call Mike Newton-Ward at NC Division of Public Health at (919)
715-3390. Hope that's helpful.
-- Kelley
Kelley Hummer-McLaughlin, MPH, RN, CHES
Program Manager, Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention Program
NC Division of Public Health
La Verne Partlow wrote:
> ** New Advertising Policy starting January 1, 2000:
> ** http://www.kittle.siu.edu/ads
>
> Are there any Health Educators currently teaching or
> have taugh puberty classes? I am in the process of
> putting together a class outline and activities. I
> want to gear the class toward the parent and the
> child.
>
> La Verne Partlow
> Iredell County Health Dept.
> Statesville, NC
>
> __________________________________________________
> Do You Yahoo!?
> Talk to your friends online with Yahoo! Messenger.
> http://im.yahoo.com
>
> ** Two Positions at SIU: http://www.kittle.siu.edu/ads/siu.htm
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#35
Date: Fri, 7 Jan 2000 14:50:27 -0500
From: Holly Avey
Subject: support groups for children w/ parents who have chronic illness
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Two questions:
1) Does anyone know if there is an organization that
provides/facilitates support groups for children who have parents with a
chronic illness?
2) Does anyone know of any electronic bulletin boards, chat rooms, or
some other form of electronic support groups for people with COPD or
with chronic illnesses in general?
I have a client who has advanced COPD. She is currently pursuing a
support group for herself, but she is only 38 and most of the people in
the support groups are much older, without young children in the home.
She feels that her 7 year old daughter is being adversely affected by
her illness and would like to help her in some way. The American Lung
Association offers support groups for adults, but from what I read on
their web site, it doesn't look like they offer anything specific for
children.
My thought is that it wouldn't matter if her daughter went to a group
specifically for children of parents with COPD - I would think most of
the issues she's dealing with would be similar for children of parents
with a variety of different chronic illnesses.
Does anyone know if there are any organizations that provide such
support groups? Do they exist? If not, does anyone have any other
suggestions?
Also, does anyone have any recommendations for bulletin boards, chat
rooms, or other means of electronic support for my client? She does not
currently have a computer in her home, but hopes to get one in the
future. This may be one of her only options, as her disease is
progressing rapidly and she may not be physically able to attend support
group meetings in the near future.
Thanks for your help!
-- Holly Avey, MPH
Health Educator, Office of Health Promotion
Grady Health System, Atlanta, GA
404-616-7561, havey@emory.edu
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#36
Date: Fri, 7 Jan 2000 13:14:30 -0800
From: Thomas Stubberud
Subject: Guides to Wellness
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Dear HEDIR's -
I am looking for sample Guides to Wellness that would potentially be suitable for distribution to our health plan population (Commercial, Medi-Cal, and Healthy Families). We would need them in English and Spanish and for both pediatric and adult members. One that I have so far is The Personal Health Guide, Put Prevention Into Practice by the Agency for Health Care Policy and Research. That is the type of guide that I am looking for.
Any leads on other guides would be appreciated. Thanks in advance and have a great weekend.
Tom Stubberud, MPH
Health Promotion Coordinator
Sharp Health Plan
9325 Sky Park Court, Suite 300
San Diego, CA 92123
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#37
Date: Fri, 7 Jan 2000 15:58:55 -0600
From: "Adrian R. Lyde"
Subject: APHA SHES Section Winter Newsletter
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Greetings Health Educators. Happy New Year!
The School Health Education and Services Section of the American Public
Health Association is seeking timely and relevant information to include in
the winter newsletter. Please provide any information for inclusion via
email to Adrian Lyde at alyde@siu.edu by Friday, January 14, 2000.
Adrian R. Lyde, MS Ed., CHES
Secretary Elect, APHA SHES Section
Doctoral Student
Instructor, Department of Health Education and Recreation
Southern Illinois University
Carbondale, IL 62901-4632
(618) 453-2777
email: alyde@siu.edu
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#38
Date: Fri, 7 Jan 2000 17:35:33 -0600
From: "by way of \"Mark J. Kittleson, Ph.D.\" "
Subject: NCHEC 2000
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Mark -- Sheila Patterson and I are temporarily away from our University
e-mail addresses. Could you forward the press release below to HEDIR for us?
Thanks. -- Alyson
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
NCHEC 2000
The National Commission for Health Education Credentialing, Inc. (NCHEC) is
pleased to announce the newly elected officers for the year 2000. We invite
the health education community to join us in congratulating the following
individuals elected to key NCHEC positions.
Chairperson: Dr. Sheila Patterson, West Chester University
Vice-Chairperson: Dr. Alyson Taub, New York University
Treasurer: Dr. Helen M. Graf, Georgia Southern University
Secretary: Dr. Joanna Hayden, William Paterson University
Other newly elected Commissioners are: Dr. Larry Olsen (Towson University),
an at-large Commissioner, David Ramsey (U.S. Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention), representing the Division Board for Professional Development and
Dr. Hayden, who also represents the Division Board for Professional
Preparation. Their leadership, along with incumbents Dr. Randy Black (Past
Chairperson), Dr. Gary Gilmore (replaced by Dr. John Sciacca while on
sabbatical in India), Dr. Karen Denard Goldman, JoAnn Lemaster and Dr. John
Seffrin will serve as the Board of Commissioners for 2000 and will guide the
NCHEC through a year of new opportunities.
As we welcome in the year 2000, we would like to thank a number of
individuals who completed their five-year terms as Director and/or
Commissioner in December 1999. The NCHEC commends Bonnie Barclay, Ellen
Capwell, William Chen, Michael Cleary, Lenora Johnson, Kathleen Middleton,
Donna Nichols, Patricia Poindexter and Gail Taylor-Rice for their service to
the Commission. All of these individuals have demonstrated a strong
commitment in fulfilling their terms of office and we are very appreciative
of the time and energy they have expended.
At the same time, we are fortunate to welcome the newly elected Directors.
Flora Bloom (Health Education Consultant), Jim Florence (East Tennessee State
University) and Patrick Hodge (Pennsylvania Department of Health) were
elected to the Division Board for Professional Development. Elaine Ricketts
(Cook County Department of Public Health) and Sherman Sowby (California State
University-Fresno) were elected to the Division Board for Certified Health
Education Specialists. Kelly Bishop Alley (Smokefree Indiana), Laurie Larkin
(Berea College) and Lisa Benz Scott (Center for the Advancement of Health)
were elected to the Division Board for Professional Preparation. We look
forward to benefiting from this expanded expertise.
The Commission also extends a warm thank-you to William Cosgrove who recently
resigned as Executive Director to take advantage of a new opportunity to
return to professional practice as the Research and Evaluation Project
Coordinator for the Center of Health Studies which is part of the Lehigh
Valley Health Network in Allentown, PA. We extend our appreciation for his
leadership and vision demonstrated over the last four and a half years.
NCHEC bids Bill a fond farewell and extends our best wishes in his new
position. He departs wishing the Commission well as it charges into the 21st
century by saying, "I have the highest confidence that under the current
leadership even greater successes can be realized and I am grateful to NCHEC
and the certified health education specialists for having the privilege to
have served you."
The current leadership is working diligently to set in place a process for
identifying a qualified leader to assume the position of Executive Director
and provide the staff support needed to implement NCHEC's new strategic
initiatives. To fill the gap, the NCHEC Board of Commissioners is pleased to
announce the appointment of Dr. Carol Soha as Interim Executive Director on a
part-time basis while NCHEC conducts a national search for a new Executive
Director. Carol Soha brings a wealth of experience to NCHEC. She was the
Executive Director of the Delaware Center for Wellness for several years and
also served on the NCHEC Board of Commissioners and as Coordinator of the
Division Board for Professional Development.
In conjunction with a very competent and dedicated NCHEC office staff, Carol
will ensure an efficient operation during this time of transition.
The NCHEC Leadership would also like to offer its appreciation to the staff
for their assistance and cooperation throughout the year and during this
transition. A sincere thank you to is extended to Jan Cole (Financial
Coordinator), Heather Kelsall (Administrative Coordinator), Christine Kosman
(Application Coordinator) Lenore Spohn (Continuing Education Coordinator) and
Diana Weaver (Data Systems Coordinator).
A highlight of the recent meeting of the Board of Commissioners was the
approval of a Strategic Plan for the NCHEC. The Plan is anchored with four
overarching goals to be undertaken by the Commission between now and the year
2002. The four goals adopted by the Board of Commissioners are as follows:
I. To advocate for quality assurance in health education services.
II. To improve the quality and quantity of continuing education and
professional development opportunities.
III. To communicate the value of the CHES credential.
IV. To ensure effective and cost-efficient NCHEC operations.
The Plan, its objectives and activities will enable NCHEC to take a more
aggressive role in marketing the health education credential beyond the field
and into the competitive marketplace. In addition, NCHEC is and will
continue to explore innovative means of operations by availing itself of
technological advances provided through electronic monitoring, tracking and
communications. By aligning itself with other credentialing bodies, NCHEC is
moving forward in facilitating more user-friendly systems and processes for
providers of continuing education offerings and certified health education
specialists. New announcements in these areas can be expected during this
year. Please visit the NCHEC website (www.nchec.org) for updates on all
activities.
1/6/99
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#39
Date: Sat, 8 Jan 2000 18:30:12 -0500
From: Kenneth Zeno
Subject: Re: You have been added to the HEDIR-L list
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Valarie-
Look at www.nrc.ca/irc/fulltext/ir659/contents.html. Also type in "full
spectrum lighting" at www.dogpile.com and you will get lots of information.
Not sure of the quality, however.
Ken Zeno
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>From: Valorie Nybo
>To: HEDIR-L@SIU.EDU
>Subject: Re: You have been added to the HEDIR-L list
>Date: Fri, Jan 7, 2000, 8:36 AM
>
> ** New Advertising Policy starting January 1, 2000:
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>
> Is anyone aware of recent research on health effects of flourescent lights.
Our
> building contains 550 people and has flourescent ceiling lights throughout.
We
> are currently testing some inserts that simulate fullspectrum light and are
> supposed to filter UVA and UVB out.
>
> We are going to be renovating the entire building between 2001 and 2005. We
are
> considering light possibilities now. We have engineers who are certain that
> flourescent lights being used today are far superior to older flourescent
> lights. They belive most of the research about health effects was conducted
so
> long ago it is no longer valid. Can anyone confirm or refute this?
>
> Thanks for any help you can offer.
>
> Dr. Valorie E. Nybo
> Director, Employee Health and Wellness
> Maine Department of Transportation
> Phone: 207 286-6584
> FAX: 207 287-2083
>
> ** Two Positions at SIU: http://www.kittle.siu.edu/ads/siu.htm
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#40
Date: Sun, 9 Jan 2000 14:18:31 -0500
From: Peggy Kovac
Subject: New e-mail address
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Mark:
New e-mail address for Peggy Kovac:
pkovac@hsc.wvu.edu
(no longer mkovac@wvu.edu).
Thank you.
Peggy Kovac
Peggy Kovac, M.S., CHES
Coordinator, Health Education
West Virginia University Health Service
304-293-7181/304-293-6972
pkovac@hsc.wvu.edu
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#41
Date: Sun, 9 Jan 2000 23:03:24 EST
From: Allison Hetrick
Subject: (no subject)
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Please remove me from the list serve.
Traineralley@cs.com
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#42
Date: Mon, 10 Jan 2000 15:19:41 -0500
From: Becky Smith
Subject: FW: ONLINE COLLEGE HEALTH DEGREES
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The student below is requesting coursework delivered over the internet in
health education or physical education - if you can provide assistance to
him in locating some course work - please respond directly to Mr. Smalley at
Cruzer123@aol.com
Thank you.
Becky J. Smith, Ph.D, CHES, CAE
Executive Director
American Association for Health Education
1900 Association Dr.
Reston, VA 20191
703-476-3437
Fax: 703-476-6638
email: bsmith@aahperd.org
http://www.aahperd.org/aahe
-----Original Message-----
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Sent: Monday, January 10, 2000 2:52 PM
To: aahe@aahperd.org
Subject: ONLINE COLLEGE HEALTH DEGREES
my name is chuck smalley from tulsa oklahoma. I am looking for some online
college education in the health fields. preferably in health ed. or physical
education departments.I would appreciate your help in this matter.
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#43
Date: Tue, 11 Jan 2000 07:05:00 -0700
From: Wendy Wolff
Subject: [Fwd: request for information]
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thanks!
--
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The Western Center for Applied Prevention Technologies called to ask if I
knew of anyone in the Western states who could provide training on substance
abuse prevention. If you can recommend anyone to be a training consultant
(they have to live in California, Wyoming, Nevada, Arizona, Utah, Alaska,
Hawaii, or the Pacific Islands), have them e-mail nluna@unr.edu or call Nora
Luna at 888-734-7476 for more information
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#44
Date: Tue, 11 Jan 2000 10:49:47 -0500
From: "Hurley, Karen"
Subject: Health Science Chair Position; Director of Health Administration
Program
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#45
Date: Tue, 11 Jan 2000 15:37:54 -0500
From: Jill Black
Subject: Cell Phone and Pager Policy
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Hello HEDIRS:
I am working on my spring syllabi (hopefully, for the last time) to try to
give it a final polish before printing and photocopying. However, after
last semester, one of the issues that has become more and more of a concern
is the use (or misuse) of cell phones and pagers among students and the
disruption to classes that these items create.
I was wondering if anyone had developed a policy statement or included any
guidelines for management of these issues within their syllabi? Any
information or help would be useful.
Thank you,
Jill Black
Jill M. Black, Ph.D., CHES
Associate Professor of Health Education
Cleveland State University
2451 Euclid Avenue
Cleveland, OH 44115-2408
(216) 687-4829
(216) 687-5410 FAX
email: j.black@popmail.csuohio.edu
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#46
Date: Tue, 11 Jan 2000 16:56:17 -0500
From: "Hurley, Karen"
Subject: Health Science Chair Advertisement/ Director of Health Administra tion
Program Advertisement
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Health Science Chair Advertisement
The College of Health at the University of North Florida seeks an energetic
leader with a broad range of skills to chair its large and growing
Department of Health Science. Candidates must have demonstrated management
expertise, strong interpersonal skills, documented research productivitiy, a
commitment to faculty development, and a strong interest in the academic
preparation of health professionals.
An earned doctorate is required, with a minimum of three years' teaching
experience in a health-related field such as Public or Community Health,
Health Promotion/Health Education, Health Administration, Nutrition,
Rehabilitation Counseling, Sports Medicine/Athletic Training, Aging/Adult
Studies, Exercise Science, or Physical Therapy at the collegiate level.
Demonstrated expertise in management and budget administration in the
academic area is also necessary. The successful candidate must also have a
strong record of research and grantsmanship. Rank is at the Associate
Professor or Professor level.
The University of North Florida is a comprehensive, urban university located
in the midst of a nature preserve of more than 1,000 acres of timberland
approximately seven miles inland from the Atlantic Ocean and twelve miles
southeast of downtown Jacksonville. UNF celebrated its 25th anniversary in
1997, capping a quarter century of strong growth and academic excellence.
As one of five colleges within the University, the College of Health is
growing rapidly and recently moved into a new state-of-the-art building.
The preparation of a well-educated health care workforce is the major goal
of the College.
Interested applicants should send a cover letter, curriculum vitae, and
three letters of recommendation to: Judy E. Perkin, DrPH, Chairperson,
Health Science Search Committee, University of North Florida, College of
Health, 4567 St. Johns Bluff Road South, Jacksonville, FL 32224. Telephone
(904) 620-2810. Closing date is January 14, 2000.
UNF is an Equal Opportunity/Equal Access/Affirmative Action Institution.
Director of Health Administration Program
The Department of Health Science, University of North Florida (UNF) is
recruiting a faculty person at the Associate/Full Professor level to lead
its Health Care Administration Program. The program includes a Master of
Health Administration degree, a Master of Science in Health with a
specialization in Geriatric Management and four health administration tracks
in a Bachelor of Health Science degree program. Qualified applicants for
the director of the undergraduate and ACEHSA - accredited master's health
administration programs must possess an earned doctorate in Health
Administration or related area. PhD, DrPH, JD, DBA are examples of doctoral
degree types to be considered. The applicant must have relevant graduate
level academic teaching experience and an appropriate record of research and
publications. Previous leadership with health administration programs,
multidisciplinary experience with business administration and public
administration and a demonstrated ability to obtain external funding are
preferred.
The University of North Florida is a comprehensive, urban university located
in the midst of a nature preserve of more than 1,000 acres of timberland
approximately seven miles inland from the Atlantic Ocean and twelve miles
southeast of downtown Jacksonville. The College of Health, one of five
colleges within the University, is growing rapidly.
The application deadline is January 14, 2000. Interested applicants should
send a letter vita, and three letters of recommendation to: Judy Rodriquez,
Health Administration Search Committee, College of Health, University of
North Florida, 4567 St. John's Bluff Road South, Jacksonville, Florida
32224.
UNF is an equal opportunity/equal access affirmative action institution.
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#47
Date: Tue, 11 Jan 2000 17:09:41 -0600
From: Patti Lubin
Subject: Health Education Core Standards
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The American College Health Association Task Force on Health Promotion in
Higher Education solicits your comments regarding the draft Health
Promotion in Higher Education Core Standards.
This document is the result of a three year initiative which required the
Task Force to review and analyze the current role and scope of practice of
health promotion and education in higher education and to draft these
standards of practice for health promotion and education in higher
education settings.
These draft Standards can be found on the American College Health
Association website at http://www.acha.org/news/coreHPHE.htm. At this
site, you will find an introduction, background information, and each of
the five draft Standards.
Respond with your comments and suggestions to Nancy Allen at
nancy.allen@ht.msu.edu and Susan Kennedy at slk5@psu.edu, co-chairs of the
Task Force on Health Promotion in Higher Education, no later than 5:00
p.m., Monday, January 31, 2000.
Thank you.
The ACHA Task Force on Health Promotion in Higher Education
*Most Northwestern students protect themselves in sexual situations*
98% of NU students reduce the risk of getting a sexually transmitted
disease, including HIV, by doing one or more of the following:
>choosing not to be sexually active or choosing to be less sexually active
>knowing or asking about a partner's STD/HIV status
>using a condom or barrier
>choosing to be in a monogamous relationship
>setting limits and personal boundaries
*Most Northwestern students 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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#48
Date: Tue, 11 Jan 2000 22:37:17 -0500
From: Carl Fertman
Subject: Injury Prevention Program Definitions
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Dear HEDIR
I'm doing research on injury prevention programs for children and
adolescents. In the literature, I find reference to injury prevention
programs and unintentional injury prevention programs. Can someone tell me
the difference? Likewise, what is the difference between an injury and an
unintentional injury. Suggested citations and references are welcomed.
Thanks for your help.
Carl I. Fertman, Ph.D., M.B.A., C.H.E.S.
Associate Professor
School of Education
University of Pittsburgh
5D21 Forbes Quadrangle
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15260
412 - 648 - 7191 (voice)
412 - 648 - 7198 (fax)
carl+@pitt.edu
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#49
Date: Wed, 12 Jan 2000 10:18:55 -0500
From: Kenneth Zeno
Subject: Re: Injury Prevention Program Definitions
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Dear Carl-
Check out Education Development Center's website at www.edc.org and click on
"violence Prevention Projects" or "publications". There is a project at EDC
related to your interests as well as relevant publications. You can also
call Susan Gallagher, Project Director at 617-969-7107, ext. 2206 at EDC for
further information on the topic and research. I worked on health projects
at EDC years ago. They are a great organization with superb resources and
educational projects.
Best To You-
Ken Zeno, Director
Professional and Community Education
New England School of Acupuncture
40 Belmont Street
Watertown, MA 02472
617-926-1788,ext.114
kzeno@nesa.edu
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>From: Carl Fertman
>To: HEDIR-L@SIU.EDU
>Subject: Injury Prevention Program Definitions
>Date: Tue, Jan 11, 2000, 10:37 PM
>
> ** New Advertising Policy starting January 1, 2000:
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>
> Dear HEDIR
>
> I'm doing research on injury prevention programs for children and
> adolescents. In the literature, I find reference to injury prevention
> programs and unintentional injury prevention programs. Can someone tell me
> the difference? Likewise, what is the difference between an injury and an
> unintentional injury. Suggested citations and references are welcomed.
> Thanks for your help.
>
>
>
> Carl I. Fertman, Ph.D., M.B.A., C.H.E.S.
> Associate Professor
> School of Education
> University of Pittsburgh
> 5D21 Forbes Quadrangle
> Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15260
> 412 - 648 - 7191 (voice)
> 412 - 648 - 7198 (fax)
> carl+@pitt.edu
>
> ** Two Positions at SIU: http://www.kittle.siu.edu/ads/siu.htm
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#50
Date: Wed, 12 Jan 2000 10:06:52 -0800
From: Holly Lenz
Subject: Re: Injury Prevention Program Definitions
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"Unintentional Injury" refers to what many call "accidents" and covers both
fatal and non-fatal events. Unintentional injuries are not chance
occurrences, but are understandable, predictable, and preventable.
Check out:
Office of Traffic Safety
and CDC's Injury Prevention Program
Holly Lenz, Ph.D.
Shasta County Public Health Dept.
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#51
Date: Wed, 12 Jan 2000 12:29:49 -0800
From: Casey M Berg
Subject: membership?
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Hello,
I was wondering about what it takes to become a member of the HEDIR? I have
received my master's from the University of Idaho as of July 1999 and am
looking for employment as a health educator. What type of benefits does
being a member in this organization present? Can you please send me some
info. Thanks for your time...
Mr. Casey M. Berg
229 East South 6th St
Grangeville, ID 83530
H(208)983-1457
F(208)983-1330
_______________________________________________________
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The fastest way to find your Holiday gift this season
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#52
Date: Wed, 12 Jan 2000 15:03:29 -0600
From: "Mark J. Kittleson, Ph.D."
Subject: call for submissions
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The American Journal of Health Behavior is having a call for submissions
for articles involving electronic and technology-based topics. These are
not research focused articles but rather applications on the use of
technology within the profession. Previous articles have discussed
creation of web pages, identified relevant home pages, and how to
critically analyze content of web pages. However, the focus of these
submissions are not limited to just web-based technologies. Other related
technologies such as CD-ROM tutorials, assessment tools, or suggestions on
incorporating specific software programs can be included in such submissions.
Manuscripts should range between 1,000 and 1,250 words and have a maximum
of two tables, graphs, or figures.
One can submit manuscripts via USPS or via e-mail (as an attachment).
Submissions should be sent in Word, Word Perfect or .rtf formats.
Please send all correspondence to:
Mark J. Kittleson, PhD (kittle@siu.edu)
Professor, Health Education
Southern Illinois University
307 Pulliam, MS 4632
475 Clocktower Drive
Carbondale, IL 62901
618.453.1841 (voice)
618.453.1829 (fax)
Mark J. Kittleson, Ph.D.
Professor & Director of Graduate Studies
Southern Illinois University
Home Page: http://www.kittle.siu.edu
HEDIR: http://www.hedir.siu.edu
IEJHE: http://www.iejhe.siu.edu
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#53
Date: Wed, 12 Jan 2000 14:16:29 -0800
From: Robin GrayBallard
Subject: skin care question
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Hi all,
My 7/8 graders are studying skin care this week, and one of the students
reported that her mother, who "works in a hospital", says that certain
foods DO cause pimples.
Everything I have says there is no evidence to support that claim.
Any new info out there?
thanks,
Robin GrayBallard
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#54
Date: Wed, 12 Jan 2000 17:58:37 -0600
From: "Mark J. Kittleson, Ph.D."
Subject: Oppss..call for papers deadline
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Forgot to state that the section in the American Journal of Health Behavior
is on-going, thus there is no deadline per sae. There are six issues per
year...to get something published it will take about 6 months from
submission to acceptance to publication.
Mark J. Kittleson, Ph.D.
Professor & Director of Graduate Studies
Southern Illinois University
Home Page: http://www.kittle.siu.edu
HEDIR: http://www.hedir.siu.edu
IEJHE: http://www.iejhe.siu.edu
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#55
Date: Wed, 12 Jan 2000 19:03:30 EST
From: Lakinyi@AOL.COM
Subject: plastic
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Does anyone have any scientific information relating to and hot liquids
(water, tea, coffee etc) and plastic. I have heard a couple comments that
using plastic cups to drink hot liquids is not good for you.
Thanks Liz
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#56
Date: Wed, 12 Jan 2000 18:26:49 -0600
From: Doug Hippler
Subject: Re: plastic
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Just don't go to MacDonalds and set it between your legs--Ouch! LAWSUIT.
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#57
Date: Wed, 12 Jan 2000 19:14:20 -0600
From: Michael Pejsach
Subject: Community Organization
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I am looking for a good textbook, or textbooks, on Community
Organization. Any suggestions?
Michael Pejsach, Ed.D., CHES
Central MI University
College of HEalth Professions
517 774-3366
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#58
Date: Wed, 12 Jan 2000 23:20:53 -0500
From: Karen Denard Goldman
Subject: Re: Community Organization
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Seen the new Merdeith Minkler (ed) book: Community organizing and Community
Bu8ilding for Health from Rutgers University Press? Nice, real nice!
kdg
t 07:14 PM 1/12/00 -0600, Michael Pejsach wrote:
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>
>I am looking for a good textbook, or textbooks, on Community
>Organization. Any suggestions?
>
>Michael Pejsach, Ed.D., CHES
>Central MI University
>College of HEalth Professions
>
>517 774-3366
>
>** Two Positions at SIU: http://www.kittle.siu.edu/ads/siu.htm
>
********************************************************
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
NEW HOME EMAIL as of JULY 1: rlgkdg@flash.net
Fax: 718-960-8908
New York State Coalition for Health Education - use above address and
numbers to contact the coalition
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#59
Date: Wed, 12 Jan 2000 21:39:45 -0500
From: Donald B Ardell
Subject: The Wellness Show of 1/12/2000
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Greetings:
In a continuing effort to get a rise out of someone, somewhere, sometime
about something on the HEDIR, I offer these three questions (and an
reply or two) from last night's show. The theme was a wellness response
to the current flu, which I suggested might be called the "Y2K" bug for
reasons explained in the opening essay. The transcript is but a click
away at http:www.yourhealth.com
By the way, the questions are not edited (thus, I'm not responsible for
typos!); some might think the replies should be! Cheers and be well.
And always look on the bright side of life.
Don
QUESTION
Dr. Ardell, have you heard of the study that shows health benefits for
men who oogle women's breasts? I'm serious--a New England Journal of
Medicine article describes an investigation, according to Dr. Emmett
Miller, that claims "Ogling over women's breasts can add years to his
life." I am skeptical, if for no other reason that this seems
politically incorrect. What's the deal? Written by gerontologist Karen
Bouncer, researchers at three hospitals in Frankfurt, Germany compared
the health of 200 male outpatients to see if any changes resulted from
trials where some groups were instructed to look at busty females daily,
the others had to refrain from doing so. After five years, the
chest-watchers had lower blood pressure, slower resting pulse rates and
fewer instances of coronary artery disease. The authors suggested that
men over the age of 40 spend at least 10 minutes daily looking at
breasts sized "D-cup" or greater, which they claim can extend life by
four to five years." Dr. Bouncer urged U.S. males to watch "jiggle"
shows on TV, rent low-budget women-in-prison movies and peruse men's
magazines.
RESPONSE
Dr. Bouncer? I think skepticism is in order. And, how hard can it be
to check if there were such an article in the NEJM?
QUESTION
You have, wisely I believe, promoted critical thinking as a big part of
wellness. Do you think most people think critically, that is, use
reason sufficiently?
RESPONSE
Of course not--how else to explain the nature of advertising, the
prevalence of televangelists or the popularity of diet books, to take
but three of 3 million possible examples. I read about an interesting
experiment the other day on About.com or ThirdAge or one of the
electronic newsletters.
A freshman at Eagle Rock Junior High won first prize at the Greater
Idaho Falls Science Fair, April 26. In his project he urged people to
signa petition demanding strict control or total elimination of the
chemical"dihydrogen monoxide."And for plenty of good reasons, since:
1. It can cause excessive sweating and vomiting.
2. It is a major component in acid rain.
3. It can cause severe burns in its gaseous state.
4. Accidental inhalation can kill you.
5. It contributes to erosion.
6. It decreases effectiveness of automobile brakes.
7. It has been found in tumors of terminal cancer patients.
He asked 50 people if they supported a ban of the chemical.Forty-three
(43) said yes, six (6) were undecided, and the last one? The last one
happened to know or at least did a little checking and discovered that
the chemical, dihydrogen monoxide is water(H2O).
The title of his prize winning project: "How Gullible Are We?" The
answer to his Q and yours is, "very." We need critical thinking lessons
more than additional pills, potions and prescriptions.
QUESTION
Hello, I am hoping that I have the right doctor. I am just wondering if
it is wrong for me not to want to have children. I am 24 and I have
NEVER wanted children. I have never baby-sat, I don't "coo" over babies
and even when I was a child I never dreamt of a life with children. I
have been thinking about getting my tubes tied because I do not see
myself changing my mind. Every time someone mentions children to me, I
state that I really do not want them and every time someone says, "how
could you not want children? they are a gift" and "You'll change your
mind". Is it ethically wrong to not want kids? My boyfriend doesn't
either and we have been together for 6 years. Also, if I get my tubes
tied, will it stop my period? I am on depo provera and I haven't had my
period for 5 years (thank goodness!). I really appreciate your time.
RESPONSE
I'm so very glad you asked that question about the ethical issue of NOT
having or even wanting to have children. It invites a larger wellness
question of even greater consequence, in my view, concerning your
prospects of living a truly free and self managing existence that is
right for your circumstances, potentials, personality and all the rest.
Of course, I don't know if I'm THE right doctor (I'm not a REAL doctor,
anyway) or if there is a RIGHT doctor for such a matter. I think you
have to be your own doctor or, better yet, sovereign arbiter of your own
life in such matters as what is best for you. No, I do not think it
odd, unhealthy, unethical, inappropriate or in any way not perfectly OK
to choose NOT to have one or more children. The world would be vastly
better off if there were more like you. Children are NOT gifts--they
are extraordinary responsibilities right for some and not for others.
Please--read Harry Browne's HOW I FOUND ... and stop thinking for a
moment that you should compromise your feelings and beliefs to satisfy
others who want you to live your life they way they want you to live
it. This is your business and yours alone.
As to the tubes tied and all that, you need to seek information from a
medical doctor. I suggest you not limit your options, other things
being the same, or nearly so.
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#60
Date: Thu, 13 Jan 2000 09:58:10 -0800
From: Shannon Whalen
Subject:
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Hello Colleagues,
My institution has some $ to purchase health education software.
Pre-service health teachers will be trained to use this software so when
they begin teaching in the school systems they will have the skills and
knowledge to integrate this software into their health education curricula.
In addition, we are hoping that some of the software can be used in our
campus wellness course...
Does anyone have recommendations for good health education software
programs? I know of some nutrition analysis programs, but that's it...
Thanks,
Shannon Whalen
Adelphi University
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#61
Date: Thu, 13 Jan 2000 11:15:52 -0500
From: Healthy Concepts
Subject: looking for a job announcement that was posted last week
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Hi hedirs- Someone posted a job last week for an epidemiologist, that I
deleted before I realized I had someone to pass it on to. Could you please
email the job announcement to me directly? Thanks- Lisa Lieberman
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#62
Date: Thu, 13 Jan 2000 11:08:18 -0500
From: Elbert Glover
Subject: Medical writer
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Can anyone place me in contact with a medical writer? Specifically, someone to write for journal publication. We are accumulating too much important data that soon may be outdated and needs to be published.
glover
Elbert D Glover PhD FAAHB
Robert C Byrd Health Sciences Center
West Virgina University School of Medicine
1 Medical Center Dr (POB 9300)
Morgantown WV 26506-9300 USA
304-293-7597 Work
304-293-4693 Fax
**Attend the American Academy of Health Behavior Scientific Meeting in Santa Fe, September 24-27, 2000 (www.aahb.org)
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#63
Date: Thu, 13 Jan 2000 10:33:17 -0600
From: "Mark J. Kittleson, Ph.D."
Subject: Re: looking for a job announcement that was posted last week
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Lisa and HEDIRites:
All hedir messages are archived daily on the HEDIR home page. Go to
http://www.hedir.siu.edu and then click 2000 messages...then click
January...you should find it there.
At 11:15 AM 01/13/2000 -0500, Healthy Concepts wrote:
>** New Advertising Policy starting January 1, 2000:
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>
>Hi hedirs- Someone posted a job last week for an epidemiologist, that I
>deleted before I realized I had someone to pass it on to. Could you please
>email the job announcement to me directly? Thanks- Lisa Lieberman
>
>** Two Positions at SIU: http://www.kittle.siu.edu/ads/siu.htm
>
Mark J. Kittleson, Ph.D.
Professor & Director of Graduate Studies
Southern Illinois University
Home Page: http://www.kittle.siu.edu
HEDIR: http://www.hedir.siu.edu
IEJHE: http://www.iejhe.siu.edu
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#64
Date: Thu, 13 Jan 2000 13:12:41 -0800
From: Joe Zoske
Subject: Multilingual video query
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Re: Men's Health
Does any one know of a source for health education videos in other
languages? I'm involved in some statewide (NY) men's health initiatives,
and we have identified the important need for these resources. While
multilingual written materials (re prostate, colorectal, heart, etc) are
readily available, we have need for videos that are more culturally
relevant to targeted underserved populations. Specifically, we need
videos in: Spanish, Mandarin Chinese, Korean, Russian, and French. NY
has a broad diversity of citizens and immigrants, and the typical white,
middle-class educational stuff just doesn't cut it much of the time.
Thanks.
Joe Zoske, MS, MSW
Men's Health Promotion Specialist
Albany NY
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#65
Date: Thu, 13 Jan 2000 13:49:14 -0500
From: "Miller, Lynn"
Subject: Review of CBT authoring software
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I am looking for a review of CBT authoring software. Something that rates
the tools and gives prices.
Thanks for your help in advance.
Lynn Miller, Ph.D.
Education Consultant
McKessonHBOC
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#66
Date: Thu, 13 Jan 2000 15:25:02 -0600
From: "Mark J. Kittleson, Ph.D."
Subject: AN IMPORTANT MESSAGE ABOUT THE HEDIR
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Greetings.
As you know, the HEDIR originally started off as a collection of email
addresses in the form of a directory (thus the name HEDIR--Health EDucation
DIRectory). I've been maintaining this collection of names and emails in
three directories on the HEDIR web page. The directories are broken into
directory by name, directory by state/country, and directory by workplace.
The maintenance of such directories are enormous and I have been neglecting
the updating of such directories. During the fall semester I have worked
with my graduate assistant to create an easier way to update (so that when
she leaves in May I can maintain it easier). As of now, the directory is
woefully out of date and unless a directory is accurate, it's worthless.
In addition, I find that many of the people on the HEDIR are no longer at
the email that they were when they signed on. Apparently as their email
changes, or their jobs change, they fail to contact me. So, of the 1250
subscribers, there's approximately 200 who are no longer receiving their
messages.
Thus, to help with the updating of this directory all HEDIR members will be
required to go to the web site below to "re-register". However, to prevent
an avalanche of HEDIR members going to the web site all at once, I am going
to "assign" a time period for various groups. I hope to have all HEDIR
participants register by February 15th. At that time, all names will be
purged from the current HEDIR listserv and replaced with the ones that have
registered between now and February 15th. Please consider this fair
warning. Unless you re-register by February 15, you will be dropped from
both the directory and the listserv.
Here's the plan....
I will place the URL to re-register as a banner on the HEDIR messages. I
will also note who should register during what times.
For now, I am asking only those individuals whose last names begin with A
through G to go the following web site and re-register. I will give this
group one week, and then I'll ask the next group to register. Obviously,
one can register at any time (I have no way of stopping you), but I would
like to spread it out to save "wear and tear" on my server.
The URL to go is: http://www.kittle.siu.edu/hedir/subscribe.html
Click the appropriate link...student (masters candidates in health ed
programs) or professional (for professionals and doctoral students in
health education). There are also numerous non-health educators who are on
the HEDIR...those groups can click the professional link.
Please double-check your spelling, capitalizations, etc. What you type
will be automatically incorporated into the newly designed directory.
After completing, click the "Send to Subscribe" button just once. You
should get a confirmation...however, it's possible that you may get an
error message. If one does get the latter, ignore it...I will still
receive your data.
Thanks for your help. For now, individuals with last names between A and G
can go to
http://www.kittle.siu.edu/hedir/subscribe.html
Mark J. Kittleson, Ph.D.
Professor & Director of Graduate Studies
Southern Illinois University
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#67
Date: Thu, 13 Jan 2000 16:39:38 -0500
From: "Donald L. Calitri"
Subject: Job Announcement at Eastern Kentucky University
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Assistant or Associate Professor of Health Education begins August
15, 2000. Tenure Track. Earned doctorate in public health, health
education or related health education/health promotion/wellness
preferred. CHES desirable. Teach undergraduate and graduate courses in
Health Education to include both process and content courses. Salary:
commensurate with qualifications and experience. Letter of application,
resume, official transcripts, and three letters of reference by March
29th,2000 or until position is filled to Dr. Donald L. Calitri, Chair,
Department of Health Education, Begley 420, 521 Lancaster Avenue,
Richmond, Ky. 40475. EASTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY
AFIRMATIVE ACTION EMPLOYER
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#68
Date: Thu, 13 Jan 2000 17:52:39 -0500
From: Adriane Griffen
Subject: Launching Healthy People 2010
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Healthy People 2010
Enhance your Web site content and connect your organization to the launch of
Healthy People 2010! This national health initiative will be launched at
Partnerships for Health in the New Millennium, January 24-28, 2000.
You can join in the launch of Healthy People 2010 - the new goals for the
next decade - by using one of the Healthy People Web banners on your
organization's site. To review and download a Web banner, simply go to
www.health.gov/partnerships/media/banners.htm . Healthy People initiative
materials are also available the conference Web site for your use.
For more information on the conference, please check our conference Web site
at www.health.gov/partnerships. Satellite broadcast and Webcast of key
conference sessions will be available.
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#69
Date: Fri, 14 Jan 2000 16:06:45 -0500
From: Holly Avey
Subject: support groups for children
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Thanks to all who sent suggestions on support groups for children of
parents with chronic illnesses. I will investigate as many of the
suggestions as I can, and pass all useful information on to my client.
Thanks again!
-- Holly Avey, MPH
Health Educator, Office of Health Promotion
Grady Health System, Atlanta, GA
404-616-7561, havey@emory.edu
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#70
Date: Thu, 13 Jan 2000 18:32:49 -0600
From: Pam Terry
Subject: Re: Cell Phone and Pager Policy
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I have had a policy for the past several years that students do not
bring pagers and/or cell phones to class. If it rings, it is mine and
they do not get it back. Most pagers have a vibration setting so they
will not ring. If there is a legitimate reason for them to have a
page