#218
Date: Thu, 1 Feb 2001 10:17:30 +0200
From: Ansa Ojanlatva <ansoja@UTU.FI>
Subject: New Phytologist article

We had a little announcement in a local paper about a published piece on
air pollution and plants for food this week. According to it,
environmental pollutants resulting from burning fossils would travel to
plants used for food, corn leaves investigated. The piece lets to
believe that a third of the pollutants travel to inside the plant via
leaves and washing will not be effective in removing the pollutants. It
is implied that corn would contain some of the pollutants gathered via
air.

Has anyone here read the original article they are refering to?
--
dos. Ansa Ojanlatva
Dept Public Health
University of Turku
20520 Turku/Finland

tel. +358-2-333-8513

fax +358-2-333-8439

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#219
Date: Thu, 1 Feb 2001 10:23:01 -0500
From: Susan Massad <smassad@FRC.MASS.EDU>
Subject: Delphi Technique

Colleagues:

Can anyone direct me to any citations of recent health education
research studies employing the Delphi Technique? Thanks.

Susan Massad
Framingham State College
smassad@frc.mass.edu

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#220
Date: Thu, 1 Feb 2001 10:51:10 -400
From: "BYRNE, JEAN" <jbyrne@EDUC.KENT.EDU>
Subject: graduate assistantships

Kent State University. The Health Education and Promotion program is
inviting applications for admission to Ph.D. program. Pre-doctoral
fellowships are available. The stipend is competitive. Candidates should
have an interest in research in one or more of the following areas: human
sexuality, school health, or tobacco, alcohol and other drugs. Candidates
also should be able to assume teaching responsibilities in the
undergraduate program. Review of the applications will begin on April
10th. Successful candidates will be notified by April 20th (2000). For
more information contact Dr. Jean Byrne (jbyrne@educ.kent.edu) at (330)
672-0676.
Jean Byrne, PhD
Associate Professor & Coordinator,Health Education and Promotion
Department of Adult, Counseling, Health & Vocational Education
316 White Hall
Kent State University
Kent OH 44242
e-mail:jbyrne@educ.kent.edu
phone (330) 672-0676; fax (330) 672-3063

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#221
Date: Thu, 1 Feb 2001 10:43:39 -0500
From: Tammy Wynard <twynard@HOTMAIL.COM>
Subject: No To Eminem


Here is an opportunity for those of you that wish to advocate about violence against women.

Tammy Wynard, BS, CHES

Graduate Student/IPRC Research Assistant

Indiana University
>
> > NO TO EMINEM!
> >
> > The Family Violence Prevention Fund (FVPF) today
> > launched an
> > unprecedented No to Eminem campaign to counter the
> > hateful messages of
> > the rap singer on the Grammy Awards program, which
> > will be broadcast
> > on CBS on Wednesday, February 21. Eminem, whose
> > songs glorify
> > domestic violence and murder, is nominated for four
> > Grammy awards this
> > year including the prestigious "Album of the Year"
> > for his latest
> > album, Marshall Mathers LP.
> >
> > Marshall Mathers LP includes a song in which the rap
> > singer talks
> > about murdering his wife, Kim. Wife abuse, murder,
> > rape, and other
> > violence against women and gay people are consistent
> > themes throughout
> > his music.
> >
> > "Eminem has the right to use any lyrics he chooses,
> > but he should not
> > be honored for sending messages about brutal
> > domestic violence," FVPF
> > Executive Director Esta Soler said. "These
> > hate-filled messages
> > de-sensitize people to abuse. They are dangerous
> > and do not deserve a
> > national platform. At a time when domestic violence
> > is destroying
> > families in every corner of our nation, it would be
> > grossly
> > irresponsible for CBS to give Eminem time on
> > national television to
> > espouse violence against women and girls. If he
> > does perform, we will
> > consider a boycott against sponsors of the program."
> >
> > Last year, some 60 million Americans, and millions
> > of others around
> > the world, watched the Grammy Awards. They are
> > likely to draw a huge
> > audience again this year.
> >
> > About Eminem
> >
> > Eminem, 26, is a critically acclaimed and extremely
> > popular rap
> > musician who has courted controversy throughout his
> > highly successful
> > career. Marshall Mathers LP was the
> > second-best-selling album of
> > 2000, behind N Sync s No Strings Attached.
> > Marshall Mathers LP sold
> > 7.9 million copies in the United States alone.
> >
> > Wife abuse, murder, rape, and other forms of
> > violence against women
> > and gay people are consistent themes throughout the
> > music of Eminem,
> > who is easily the most popular white rapper ever.
> > On both his albums,
> > he performs songs about murdering his wife, Kim.
> >
> > Last year, Eminem filed for divorce from his wife,
> > who tried to commit
> > suicide. They then reportedly reconciled. He has
> > written lyrics in
> > which he fantasizes about raping his mother, who is
> > suing him for
> > these and other inflammatory lyrics about her.
> > Eminem also was
> > arrested for attacking a bartender with a gun; he
> > said he believed the
> > bartender had flirted with his wife.
> >
> > For more information about Eminem and to read his
> > lyrics, go to
> > www.eminem2000.com. Be aware that many of these
> > lyrics are explicitly
> > violent and vulgar.
> >
> > Take Action
> >
> > The FVPF is asking other battered women s groups and
> > advocates to
> > support and join the No to Eminem campaign by taking
> > three steps, and
> > sharing this information with others:
> >
> > Send messages to CBS at www.cbs.com (click feedback)
> > and the National
> > Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences at
> > www.grammy.com (click
> > webmaster) urging them not to have Eminem perform on
> > the program.
> > Please cc fund@fvpf.org. See sample message in this
> > issue;
> >
> > Urge CBS to run at least one public service
> > announcement on domestic
> > violence during its national broadcast of the Grammy
> > Awards; and
> >
> > Demand that the program be balanced by having the
> > host or a presenter
> > address the terrible cost of domestic violence to
> > our families and our
> > society.
> >
> > Remember to send a copy of your message to the FVPF
> > at fund@fvpf.org.
> >
> > "Every person who cares about stopping domestic
> > violence should join
> > this campaign, Soler said. Together we have the
> > power to be sure
> > that messages that promote violence against women
> > and girls do not go
> > unchecked."
> >
> > OUTREACH
> >
> > PASS THIS ON TO A FRIEND!
> >
> > Join the NO TO EMINEM Campaign
> >
> > Tell CBS and the National Academy of Recording Arts
> > & Sciences:
> >
> > Don t let Eminem perform.
> >
> > Run a public service announcement about domestic
> > violence.
> >
> > Have a host or presenter tell the truth about
> > domestic violence.
> >
> > To counter Eminem s hate-filled messages, the Family
> > Violence
> > Prevention Fund (FVPF) has launched the No to Eminem
> > campaign.
> >
> > Send email messages to CBS at www.cbs.com (click
> > feedback) and NARAS
> > at www.grammy.com (click webmaster). Please cc
> > fund@fvpf.org on all
> > your messages.
> >
> > SAMPLE MESSAGE:
> >
> > "I was outraged to see that Eminem may have the
> > chance to perform his
> > hate-filled music on the CBS telecast of the Grammy
> > Awards on February
> > 21. Of course Eminem has the right to make and sell
> > his music, but he
> > should not be honored for sending dangerous messages
> > about domestic
> > violence. I would be deeply disappointed if CBS and
> > the National
> > Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences (NARAS) give a
> > forum to this
> > dangerous performer. Please do not allow Eminem to
> > perform and spread
> > his hateful messages.
> >
> > Whether or not he performs during the Grammy Awards,
> > Eminem has been
> > honored with four nominations. You have a
> > responsibility to counter
> > his dangerous, violent messages. Please run a
> > public service
> > announcement about domestic violence during the
> > Grammy Awards
> > broadcast. And insist that a host or award
> > presenter tell the truth
> > about the dangers of domestic violence on the
> > program. It would be
> > grossly irresponsible to let Eminem s hateful lyrics
> > and messages go
> > unchecked on national television."
> >
> > Remember to send a copy of your message to
> > fund@fvpf.org!
> >
> >
> >
> > ##########
> >
> > We encourage you to forward these articles to your
> > friends or
> > colleagues, as well as reprint or adapt them for
> > your own newsletter
> > or website. When you do, please do not make changes
> > to the content and
> > in particular, do not delete third party credit
> > information. Please
> > also include the following credit line: "Reprinted
> > and adapted from
> > 'News Flash' (http://www.fvpf.org/newsflash), an
> > online newsletter of
> > the Family Violence Prevention Fund."
> > _____________________________
> >
> > Family Violence Prevention Fund
> > 383 Rhode Island Street, Suite 304
> > San Francisco, CA 94103-5133
> >
> > Phone: (415) 252-8900
> > Fax: (415) 252-8991
> > Order Line: (415) 252-8089
> > Email: fund@fvpf.org
> > Website: http://www.fvpf.org
>


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#222
Date: Thu, 1 Feb 2001 12:27:04 -0500
From: Ric Underhile <UnderhileR@STATE.MI.US>
Subject: Re: HIV/AIDS case management

Friends,

I am developing a curriculum for case managers who provide services to =
folks who are infected with HIV or have developed AIDS. While revewing the =
literature on case management I discovered Case Management Society of =
America. That association defines case management as:
a collaborative process which assesses, plans, implements, coordinates, =
monitors and evaluates the options and services required to meet an =
individual's health needs, using communications and available resources to =
promote quality, cost-effective outcomes (http://www.cmsa.org/meminfo/mem-m=
ain.html}

Indeed our state's own Principles and Standards outlines the same =
components (you know where I am going with this...).=20

Despite the striking resemblance of CM to our own Areas of Responsibility, =
I can find no mention of case management in "our" literature (nursing CM =
is philosophically different and treatment-oriented).=20

My questions are:
Have we made a uniqe contribution to CM that has not been published?=20
What are the ethical implications of a professional association duplicating=
the practices of another and requiring membership dues/CEUs (CMSA was =
established in 1990--what would Helen Cleary say??)?

Thanks for any literature reccomendations or other fodder.

Ric
=20
Ric Underhile, PhD, CHES, LLPC
Training Consultant
HIV/AIDS Prevention & Intervention Section
Division of HIV/AIDS-STD
Michigan Department of Community Health
2479 Woodlake Circle, Suite 300
Okemos, MI 48864
517/241-5921

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#223
Date: Thu, 1 Feb 2001 12:45:44 EST
From: Roth Lisa <Rothlisa1@AOL.COM>
Subject: Healthy Communities Summit??

Fellow HEDIR's:

Please help. I am looking for information on something called "The Healthy
Communities Summit" (an annual conference?) held in California in past years.
If anyone has any information on this, I would appreciate it.

Thanks.
Lisa

--------------------------------------------
Lisa M. Roth, MPH, CHES
CDC Prevention Specialist
Calhoun County Health Department
Community Assessment Team
190 E. Michigan Ave., Suite A 100
Battle Creek, MI 49014
616-969-6490 (direct)
616-966-1453 (main)
616-966-1520 (fax)
Rothlisa1@aol.com

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#224
Date: Thu, 1 Feb 2001 12:55:41 -0600
From: "Mark J. Kittleson, PhD, FAAHB" <kittle@SIU.EDU>
Subject: World Health Organization survey

Been asked to distribute this:
*************
Dear Dr. Kittleson,

Could you kindly consider to distribute this self-explanatory message from
the World Health Organization to the members of your HEDIR listserv, and any
other individuals or listservs you feel might be appropriate.

Thanking you in advance,

J.L. Duppenthaler
Evidence and Information for Policy
World Health Organization

-----------------------------------
Posting to members of HEDIR listserv:

This is an important message from the World Health Organization. We are
carrying out a large-scale investigation to assess the performance of health
systems in all the countries of the world. The results will be published in
our World Health Report [<http://www.who.int/whr>]. This investigation seeks
to improve on existing methods and data to assess the performance of health
services. You can learn more about this by looking at
<http://www.who.int/whosis> see under "Statistical data from the World
Health Report 2000"

This portion of our investigation is focusing on Key Informants, persons
involved in and knowledgeable about the health systems and related areas in
their country. We are attempting to contact as many potential Key
Informants as possible via email.

Your HEDIR listserv has come to our attention as an excellent source of
people who could make a significant contribution to this important WHO
investigation, and we would very much appreciate your taking 20-30 minutes
to complete an online questionnaire, which can be found at
<http://www.who.int/evidence/ki-survey-01> . If, after completing the
survey, you know of any additional persons you feel could also make a
contribution please forward this message to them, too.

Thank you for your cooperation and assistance in helping the World Health
Organization to continue to further develop its methodology and improve its
database so that all the countries of the world will have a better basis for
improving the performance of their health systems.


Sincerely yours,

James L. Duppenthaler
World Health Organization


Mark J. Kittleson, Ph.D., FAAHB
Professor & Director of Graduate Studies
Southern Illinois University
Home Page: http://www.kittle.siu.edu
HEDIR: http://www.hedir.org
IEJHE: http://www.iejhe.org

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#225
Date: Thu, 1 Feb 2001 13:13:38 -0800
From: William Cissell <wcissell@VENUS.TWU.EDU>
Subject: Professions with Areas of Responsibility in Common

Ric Underhile and HEDIRs Concerned about NCM Having Areas of
Responsibility in Common with Health Education Specialists:

I do not believe that Dr. Helen Cleary would be in the least
surprised by Ric's observation of nurse case managers identifying
assessing needs, planning, implementing, coordinating, monitoring and
evaluating as areas of responsibility in their professional practice.
These are common processes in the performance social and health service
professionals. The key is noting the purposes for which each process
is employed and the additional responsibilities that complement these.
When you look closely at the specific competencies which reflect the
knowledge and skills necessary to perform the practices within the role
of the health education specialist, you will find that they differ in
important ways from those of nurse case managers.

Most master level professional preparations programs prepare
professionals to manage and administer programs within their fields of
expertise, perform some research, and contribute to the advancement of
their professions. These are the areas of responsibility that were
added by the joint task force that developed the graduate
competencies. Doctoral programs in all professional fields have the
goal of developing their students as scholars with advanced knowledge
and skills in research methodologies and theory development. Again, the
aspect that makes the professions distinct is the manner in which they
focus their knowledge, skills, and practices. The outcomes sought by
nurse case managers are somewhat different than those sought by the
health education specialist.

You should never be disappointed to find that other intelligent and
resourceful people arrived at the same idea or concept at which you
arrived. This merely confirms that you were intelligent and resourceful
since you arrrived at it in a similar way. If, however, someone copies
your ideas or concepts, you should be flattered that they valued it so
highly that they would steal it.

It now appears that Guttenberg did not invent movable type as an
isolated discovery; he merely gets credit for it because he got good
press. As my dear old granddaddy always said: There is nothing new
under the sun, just slick marketing repackaging it.

Bill

--
William B. Cissell, PhD, MSPH, CHES
Professor and Director, Statewide
Coordinated Statement of Need Project (SCSN)
Texas Woman’s University
Department of Health Studies
P.O. Box 425499
Denton, Texas 76204-5499
940-898-2861; Fax: 940-898-2859; email: wcissell@twu.edu

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#226
Date: Thu, 1 Feb 2001 13:37:55 -0600
From: "Mark J. Kittleson, PhD, FAAHB" <kittle@SIU.EDU>
Subject: American Journal of Health Studies

The Health Science Department at the University of Alabama has published
the American Journal of Health Studies (formerly Wellness Perspectives) for
over a decade. The AJHS is presently seeking manuscripts on a variety of
health education and promotion topics. The AJHS is particularly interested
in manuscripts that can be of use to practitioners to assist with the
design, implementation and evaluation of health education and health
promotion programs. If you're interested in publishing in the AJHS please
visit our website at http://www.ches.ua.edu/online/health/wang/index.html
for guidelines.

This has been a paid advertisement.


Mark J. Kittleson, Ph.D., FAAHB
Professor & Director of Graduate Studies
Southern Illinois University
Home Page: http://www.kittle.siu.edu
HEDIR: http://www.hedir.org
IEJHE: http://www.iejhe.org

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#227
Date: Thu, 1 Feb 2001 18:15:55 -0500
From: nfb <nfb01@SPRYNET.COM>
Subject: Health and Health Care in Schools - February 2001

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