#340
Date: Fri, 23 Feb 2001 10:38:44 -0500
From: Isabel Burk <izzibz@EARTHLINK.NET>
Subject: meth satellite broadcast
** The University of Alabama Distance Education
** Master of Arts Program in Health Studies
** http:// www.ches.ua.edu/health
**
** Sr Level Minority Position at Texas A&M;
** http://hlknweb.tamu.edu/Employment (3-18)
"METH: WHAT'S COOKING IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD" SATELLITE BROADCAST
DISCUSSES MYTHS AND FACTS
**Free March 22 Satellite Broadcast Answers Questions About
Methamphetamine**
Experts will talk about the toll methamphetamines take on a community
and how citizens can protect their communities from the dangers of this
devastating drug, in the upcoming satellite teleconference, "Meth:
What's Cooking in Your Neighborhood," scheduled for Thursday, March 22.
The broadcast - aimed at community coalitions, educators, drug
prevention and treatment providers, law enforcement personnel, parents,
members of the faith community and others concerned about the
methamphetamine problem - will seek to dispel common myths associated
with the featured drug and provide facts about physical effects,
prevention and treatment issues, environmental issues and community
impact.
A synthetic drug, methamphetamine has a high potential for abuse and
dependence. It is illegally produced and sold in pill form, capsules and
powder and is commonly referred to by many names, such as "speed,"
"meth" and "chalk." Methamphetamine hydrochloride - referred to as
crystal meth, "ice," "crystal" or "glass" - is a clear,
chunky crystal
resembling ice that can be inhaled by smoking.
According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse's most recent
"Monitoring the Future" study:
**In 2000, 2.5 percent of 8th graders, 4 percent of 10th graders and
4.3 percent of 12th graders had used meth at least once in their
lifetimes.
**Data show that 2.2 percent of 12th graders reported past year use of
crystal meth in 2000, up from 1.9 percent in 1990.
**Lab seizures by the Drug Enforcement Administration have increased
seven-fold in the past six years, from 263 lab seizures in 1994 to 1,874
in 2000. State and local law enforcement agencies seized an additional
6,354 labs in 2000, nearly all of which produced meth.
The broadcast is the result of a collaboration between the National
Guard Bureau, The White House Office of National Drug Control Policy,
the Center for Substance Abuse Prevention and the Community Anti-Drug
Coalitions of America.
You can view this free, live broadcast from any location with a
satellite dish having C-band or KU- band capabilities or access to the
Air Warrior/GETN Network. All downlink sites MUST register for this
FREE public domain program. To register online, visit
www.dlnets.com/ngbcd.htm.
For help locating a downlink site, contact Ed Kronholm or Stephanie
Scott via phone at (877) 820-0305, toll-free fax at (877) 820-5238 or
e-mail at dlnets@aol.com.
The tune-in information is as follows:
Airdate: Thursday, March 22, 2001
Show Transmission: 1:00 - 3:00 PM EST
After the airdate, VHS copies of the program may be requested through
the National Guard Bureau. There may be a minimal charge for shipping
and handling. To request a copy of the broadcast, contact Captain
Kathryn Masters, Assistant Broadcast Manager, via e-mail at
MastersK@cdmail.ngb.army.mil. For more information about
methamphetamine, visit www.TheAntiDrug.com.
Future broadcasts will address specific drugs, including ecstasy (May
24), heroin (July 19) and marijuana (September 20). Information on the
programs will be available closer to the air date via the National Guard
Bureau's Web site, www.dlnets.com/ngbcd.htm.
--
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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#341
Date: Fri, 23 Feb 2001 11:45:45 -0500
From: Alyson Taub <alyson.taub@NYU.EDU>
Subject: XVIIth World Conference on Health Promotion and Health Education
** The University of Alabama Distance Education
** Master of Arts Program in Health Studies
** http:// www.ches.ua.edu/health
**
** Sr Level Minority Position at Texas A&M;
** http://hlknweb.tamu.edu/Employment (3-18)
Sorry for cross postings -- this is a conference not to be missed!
REMINDER TO HEALTH EDUCATION AND HEALTH PROMOTION SPECIALISTS EVERYWHERE....
THE XVIITH WORLD CONFERENCE ON HEALTH PROMOTION AND HEALTH EDUCATION
PARIS - JULY 15-20,2001...
"ROCK BOTTOM" REGISTRATION FEE DEADLINE - MARCH 1,2001 (less than a week
away!!!)
BEFORE MARCH 1 - 2800 FF (MEMBERS) 3500 FF (NON-MEMBERS)
MARCH 1 - JUNE 30 - 3000 FF 3700 FF
ON SITE - 3300 FF 4000 FF
EVERY FRENCH FRANC COUNTS....
Contact: www.europa-organisation.com for further information and
registration forms.
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#342
Date: Fri, 23 Feb 2001 12:25:33 -0500
From: "Molly Laflin, PhD" <mlaflin@BGNET.BGSU.EDU>
Subject: Suggestions from Jackie Dennen
** The University of Alabama Distance Education
** Master of Arts Program in Health Studies
** http:// www.ches.ua.edu/health
**
** Sr Level Minority Position at Texas A&M;
** http://hlknweb.tamu.edu/Employment (3-18)
Some suggestions from a trainer friend of mine (Darlene Whipple, BGSU):
Forbes-Greene, S. (1983). The encyclopedia of icebreakers: Structured
activities that warm-up, motivate, challenge, acquaint and energize.
San Diego, CA: Pfeiffer & Company.
Pfeiffer, J.W. (Ed.) (1989). The encyclopedia of group activities:
150 practical designs for successful facilitating. San Diego, CA:
Pfeiffer & Company.
Bianchi, S., Butler, J., and Richey, D. Warmups for meeting leaders.
San Diego, CA: Pfeiffer & Company.
CD ROM: The Complete Games Trainers Play. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill.**
**This IBM compatible and contains over 400 of the world's best
training games and activities. Exportability is easy into any
Windows-compatible word-processing program. This is an inexhaustible
source of motivation and instruction.
Nilson, Carolyn (1993), Team Games for Trainers. NY: McGraw Hill.
Scannell, E. E. and Newstrom, J. W. (1994). Even more games trainers
play. NY: McGraw-Hill.
**Contains over 300+ ideas with a broad array of memory aids,
trainers' checklists, reference guides, planning and record keeping
forms.
Jackie Dennen, M.B.A., M.P.H.
Wellness Coordinator
JSDennen@MAPLLC.com
419-421-2253 phone/-5048 fax
539 S. Main St. Room 3139 Findlay OH 45840
--
********************************************************************
Molly Laflin, Ph.D., Professor,
Program Director, Health Promotion, School of Family and Consumer Sciences,
215 Eppler North, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, Ohio 43403,
419-372-0301W; 419-372-8216fax, mlaflin@bgnet.bgsu.edu,
FCS Web page = http://www.bgsu.edu/colleges/edhd/FCS/hp.htm
SHOP web page = http://www.bgsu.edu/colleges/edhd/FCS/SHOP/homepage.html
My university web page = http://personal.bgsu.edu/~mlaflin/
"The university is not engaged in making ideas safe for students. It is
engaged in making the students safe for ideas." Clark Kerr
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#343
Date: Fri, 23 Feb 2001 13:33:43 -0500
From: Don Ardell <donardel@TAMPABAY.RR.COM>
Subject: Extreme Moderation
** The University of Alabama Distance Education
** Master of Arts Program in Health Studies
** http:// www.ches.ua.edu/health
**
** Sr Level Minority Position at Texas A&M;
** http://hlknweb.tamu.edu/Employment (3-18)
Greetings: An interview with Dr. Bill Hettler, President of the National
Wellness Institute, has been posted at http://www.wellnessweb.com. Bill
responds to questions about the alleged drift of the National Wellness
Conference in airy fairy, holistic and mystical directions and other
provocative questions. (The interview, one of many, is at the Wellness
Center, reached by clicking on the link button at the top of the Don's
Report essay.)
While there, enjoy the essay of the day (grandiosely entitled Don’s Report
to the World).
Anyone interested in aging might enjoy this personal item in today’s Tampa
Tribune: http://www.tampatrib.com/sportsnews/MGA58ADHJJC.html and two pieces
below from E-AWR 65.
Enjoy. Have an epic and triumphant weekend.
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ADVERTISING—AN EXERCISE IN FOLLY
In 1917, Norman Thomas (South Wind) wrote "you could tell the ideals of a
nation by its advertisements." I shudder to think what today’s ads tell us
about contemporary American ideals. My own exposure to ads in newspapers,
television, radio and everywhere else does not suggest that America is
dedicated to critical thinking or self-responsibility.
Consider the amount of drug advertising in this country, the nature of that
advertising and what it suggests about our ideals, not to mention our
lifestyles and ability to think clearly. With the costs of drugs increasing
to record levels, the drug companies spent more than $2.1 billion during the
first ten months of last year promoting their quick fixes to consumers.
They spent another several hundred million dollars promoting drugs with ads
in medical journals. Prescriptions written for brand name drugs increased
by six percent last year. Not surprisingly, sales for the drug merchants
rose about 15 percent in this period, to $145 billion! (Source: IMS Health
and Competitive Media Reporting.) The drug merchants are making a killing,
no pun intended.
Now consider that ads are basically lies! Really. The message of any ad is
not objective; it does not appeal to the consumer’s intelligence or rational
thinking abilities and seeks only one outcome—to persuade. The idea is to
create a demand, which in turn will fuel sales.
All of this reminds me of the anonymous but memorable ditty about
advertising I heard in a freshman psychology class at George Washington
University in the early 60’s:
The codfish lays ten thousand eggs.
The homely hen lays one.
The codfish never cackles
To tell you what she’s done.
And so we scorn the codfish,
While the humble hen we prize,
Which only goes to show you
That it pays to advertise.
Well, it certainly does, but this does not mean that you, an empowered
consumer devoted to self-management, want to go along with the herd. Don’t
be led astray but the nonsensical lures (ad messages) sponsored by the
druggie companies. For the proverbial record, I should and will note that I
certainly recognize that many drugs are quite helpful in some instances,
even life-saving, pain alleviating and recovery facilitating and should be
welcomed and utilized, when appropriate. But, I maintain that consumers are
rarely in position to make informed decisions about whether to medicate at
all and, if so, how much to medicate or how to choose between one medication
and another. They are therefore easy marks for the direct-to-consumer
advertising that seeks only to sell drugs, most of which people little
understand or need. Another objective of drug advertising is to induce
consumers to badger their doctors for prescriptions for specific drugs they
learned about in the ads. The latter contain many promises that the drugs
being peddled will cure whatever ails them, with little attention given to
other possible treatments (including lifestyle changes) or even potential
adverse side effects (except for the warnings in tiny type or mentioned in
speed talk at the end of a TV or radio ad).
Protect yourself by employing the critical thinking skills that are promoted
in self-management materials, particularly the admonitions to look for
objective evidence from third parties, to seek second and third opinions, to
explore non-drug alternatives, to live healthy lifestyles and to not be
easily fooled or swayed by the hype and biased hucksterism of drug company
promotions.
And, keep your focus on the bright side and stay well.
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ESCHEW EXTREME MODERATION
Yes, that’s an oxymoron but a deliberate one, as was Disraeli’s line to the
effect that "there is moderation even in excess" (Vivian Grey, 1826). I
wanted to get your attention. How many times have you heard someone say I
believe in moderation in all things? Probably often, as it seems, at first,
like a reasonable position. Unfortunately, it isn't. It is, in fact, a
truly ludicrous position and people who think this way should be shot! Why,
it is the dumbest thing I have heard since the notion, also often repeated
by well-intended but benighted folks, that the ancient Chinese were wise "to
pay their doctor when patients were well, rather than when sick." This, of
course, is silly because it implies that health is a condition of good
doctoring, when in fact it is a consequence of wise living. A doctor is not
needed to be well; only to make repairs when not well.
Moderation is pretty good most of the time but it will never do as a
sweeping rule to cover all cases, at least not for wellness seekers. It is
just peachy to be moderate in the pursuit of certain vices (e.g., alcohol
bibulousness, junk food consumption and the like). Spinoza got it right
(around 1670) in Ethics: "It is the part of the wise man to feed himself
with moderate pleasant food and drink." It is even swell to be moderate in
the conduct of certain unchallenging, uninteresting but culturally necessary
duties (e.g., making a bed). But, the quality of life is measured not in
the middle of the road but in the consciousness-raising hairpin turns and
pathways unclogged by the herd, the followers and all who seek but "safe"
journeys. Do you really want to be moderate in the use of products that are
best avoided in the extreme? Examples might be cigarettes, drugs, humorless
people and cultures of negativity and bitterness. No, these are to be
avoided in the extreme! These are examples of "negative moderation"--enough
said. How about "positive moderation?" But why be moderate about certain of
the most valued of life’s delights? Who wants to be moderately well? Have a
moderate amount of fun? Or, a moderate number of passions and moderate
range of great experiences in life? Not many who think about it!
Choose immoderation! Be immoderately successful in pursuing a richly
rewarding life of purpose and service, one filled with passions and loves,
joys and daily causes for jubilation. Be moderate in some things but
passionately outside the range of normalcy in those limited number of things
that really matter--to you.
The next time someone lectures you about moderation in all things, make the
case for eschewing extreme moderation. Tell him or her you prefer to be
immoderate or extreme about self-management for lifestyle artistry.
And keep looking on the bright side of life.
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