#565
Date: Thu, 12 Apr 2001 11:31:45 -0400
From: Susan Massad <smassad@FRC.MASS.EDU>
Subject: Weight Loss Advertising Report
** The University of Alabama Distance Education
** Master of Arts Program in Health Studies
** http:// www.ches.ua.edu/health
**
Please pardon the cross-posting.
The Partnership for Healthy Weight Management, under the leadership of
staff
at the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), is conducting a systematic review
of
weight loss advertising. A report will be published by the end of the
summer examining the state of weight loss advertisements in magazines,
newspapers, including free standing inserts and Sunday magazines, TV,
radio,
and the Internet. The FTC staff will systematically examine ads in up
to 10
magazines since January 2001. The Partnership is requesting assistance
in
collecting weight loss advertisements from TV, radio, and newspapers,
Internet
"spam" and direct mailing promotions. (Note: The Partnership is a
coalition
of
representatives from science, academia, the health care professions,
government,
commercial enterprises and organizations whose mission is to promote
sound
guidance on strategies for achieving and maintaining a healthy weight --
see
http://www.consumer.gov/weightloss.)
If you are interested in helping to collect any of this information for
the
report you can do the following:
(1) If you receive any direct mail promotions of weight loss products or
catalogs containing such products, please send them to Walter Gross,
Federal
Trade Commission, 600 Pennsylvania Ave. N.W., S-4302, Washington, D.C.
20580.
(2) Please send any FULL PAGE newspaper ads during the month of April to
Mr.
Gross. Be sure that you include the name of the publication and the
date
the ad was run.
(3) If you find any TV or radio advertisements, please complete the
brief
form below and mail it to Mr. Gross. Please copy the form and pass it
around to friends and colleagues that might want to help.
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Weight Loss Ad Broadcast Media Report
Date Aired:
Metropolitan area:
Station: Television: call letters: ;
Channel #: or cable channel name:
Radio: call letters: am or fm (circle one);
dial setting:
Time of day: : am or pm (circle one)
Or, if only approximate, please check one:
__ early morning (before 6:00 am)
__ morning rush hour (6:00 to 10:00)
__ late morning (10:00 to noon)
__ early afternoon (noon to 3:00)
__ afternoon rush (3:00 to 7:00)
__ evening (7:00 to 10:00)
__ late evening (10:00 to midnight)
Product Advertised:
Claims:
Send to:
Walter Gross
Federal Trade Commission
600 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
S-4302
Washington, D.C. 20580
Fax No. 202-326-2190
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#566
Date: Thu, 12 Apr 2001 12:16:23 -0400
From: Education <edu345@ECLIPSE.NET>
Subject: "Educating About Abortion"
** The University of Alabama Distance Education
** Master of Arts Program in Health Studies
** http:// www.ches.ua.edu/health
**
Dear Colleagues,
Many of you may have heard about the new teaching manual Peggy Brick and =
I recently published, "Educating About Abortion." (If you haven't =
heard, information can be found at http://www.ppgnnj.org/manuals.htm) =
We believe this manual's publication is timely, as the Kaiser Family =
Foundation recently found that 79% of American parents favor including =
abortion in sexuality education classes.
=20
The nine lessons in "Educating About Abortion" provide thought-provoking =
activities and give accurate information about abortion. The manual =
strives to empower students to examine their own beliefs and prepare =
themselves for making real-life decisions. "Educating About Abortion" is =
built upon an examination of the most contemporary research in the =
field, includes input from educators, and has field-tested lessons =
geared to involving students in thinking about both issues and their own =
behaviors.
=20
FREE COPIES?!
We are pursuing a grant that would allow us to distribute this manual =
free of charge. We are asking you for a letter supporting our =
grant-seeking efforts. If you are interested in supporting us, please =
describe in your letter the need for this teaching manual in your =
community. We would like to know how many copies you believe you could =
distribute freely to educators in your community. In addition to =
yourself, recipients might include:
=B7 Your own education staff
=B7 Your library
=B7 High school teachers and college professors in your community
(e.g. to distribute the manual either through an existing mailing list, =
or to give them away for free at workshops and conferences)
=B7 Family planning professionals in your community
=B7 Members of Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention Coalitions in each county =
your affiliate serves.
=B7 Others who would use this manual to educate young people about =
abortion.
=20
In your letter, please provide as much information as possible about who =
the manual recipients would be (particularly how many educators, how =
many for your library(ies), etc.).
=20
We are excited about this new manual, and hope that our grant-seeking =
efforts are successful so that we may share this resource freely with =
you.
Sincerely,
Bill Taverner
Please send all letters by regular mail to:
Bill Taverner, Director of Education
The Center for Family Life Education
Planned Parenthood of Greater Northern New Jersey
196 Speedwell Avenue
Morristown, NJ 07960
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#567
Date: Thu, 12 Apr 2001 15:00:02 -0400
From: Isabel Burk <izzibz@EARTHLINK.NET>
Subject: prescription drug abuse
** The University of Alabama Distance Education
** Master of Arts Program in Health Studies
** http:// www.ches.ua.edu/health
**
>From the CADCA list: (Please contact them for more information--see end
of message)
UPCOMING PRESCRIPTION DRUG ABUSE SATELLITE BROADCAST
CADCA is partnering with the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) to
discuss the growing concern surrounding prescription drug abuse. The
satellite broadcast, "Prescription Drug Abuse: Diagnosing the Problem,"
will air May 31, 2001, from 1-3:00 p.m., EST. This broadcast will
feature Dr. Alan Leshner, Director of NIDA, as well as other key
panelists who will help viewers:
* explore and understand issues concerning why American society abuses
prescription drugs,
* identify strategies to assess the scope and nature of this problem,
criminal and otherwise and
* become aware of proven interventions to implement at the local level.
For additional information contact Tanyanic Brown at tbrown@cadca.org .
--
Isabel Burk, M.S., CHES, CPP
The Health Network
(845) 638-3569 fax: (845) 638-1928
E-mail: isabel@healthnetwork.org
www.healthnetwork.org
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#568
Date: Thu, 12 Apr 2001 15:52:19 -0400
From: Joe Zoske <zoskej@CRISNY.ORG>
Subject: Legislative call-to-action for men's health
** The University of Alabama Distance Education
** Master of Arts Program in Health Studies
** http:// www.ches.ua.edu/health
**
LEGISLATIVE CALL TO ACTION FOR MEN'S HEALTH
Dear Colleagues,
Many of you are familiar with my passionate involvement in men's health =
promotion for many years, so I am making a social action request. Please =
consider sending the following letter to your representatives. Thank =
you.
Joe Zoske, MS, MSW =20
Men's Health Promotion Specialist
Albany NY
_________________________________________________________________________=
____________________________________=20
The Honorable _____________
US House of Representatives=20
Washington, DC 20515
or
The Honorable _____________
US Senate
Washington, DC 20510
RE: Neglect of Men's Health=20
Dear Congress member _________________,
To create healthier families and communities, men's health requires =
specific attention from the federal government. Congress recognized this =
is 1994 when it passed the National Men's Health Week proclamation in =
acknowledgment of a public health crisis in the status of men's health.
On January 25, 2000, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services =
released the official version of Healthy People 2010. One of the major =
goals of Healthy People 2010 is the elimination of all health =
disparities. The first health disparity listed is that of gender:
On February 14, Representatives Duke Cunningham (R-CA) and Jim McDermott =
(D-WA) introduced the Men's Health Act (H.R. 632). This was in =
recognition of the continuing crisis in men's health and the 5:1 DHHS =
gender funding disparity (women:men), that has existed for many years. =
This bill now has 68 co-sponsors in the House of Representatives. The =
Representatives also requested that DHHS Secretary Tommy Thompson =
administratively establish an Office of Men's Health, and include that =
in his funding request for FY 2002.
On February 21 and 27, in light of growing clinical evidence and data =
analysis, the National Institutes of Health issued formal letters that =
repudiated earlier claims that women were neglected by medical research. =
The NIH Office of Research on Women's Health agreed to retract a 1997 =
statement that "women were routinely excluded from medical research =
supported by NIH."=20
I support the five current national offices that exist for the promotion =
of women's health; namely,=20
1. DHHS Office of Women's Health
2. NIH Office of Research on Women's Health
3. FDA Office of Women's Health
4. CDC Office of Women's Health
5. HRSA Office of Women's Health, within the Maternal and Child Health =
Branch
However, on April 9, Secretary Thompson's proposed budget for Fiscal =
Year 2002 contained $0 for an Office of Men's Health =
(www.hhs.gov/budget/pdf/hhs2002.pdf). In contrast, the DHHS Office of =
Women's Health is slated for a huge $10 million increase, from $17 =
million in FY 2001 to $27 million in FY 2002. If approved, Thompson's =
budget request would only worsen the gender disparity
I support women's health, but men's health deserves equal attention. Men =
suffer disproportionately higher rates of the top 15 causes of premature =
death, the top 30 lifestyle risk factors, injuries, and more. The United =
States should not take the health of any of its citizens for granted. =
Don't men deserve an equal chance at a long and healthy life?
Please contact Secretary Thompson and demand that the DHHS establish the =
Office of Men's Health, and pay equal attention to the health needs of =
men.
Sincerely,
cc. Secretary Tommy Thompson
Dept. of Health and Human Services,
200 Independence Ave. SW
Washington, DC 20201
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