#1280
Date: Wed, 4 Dec 2002 08:41:42 -0500
From: "Wilfert, Mary" <mwilfert@NCAA.ORG>
Subject: CHOICES Call for Readers
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Colleagues,
The NCAA is looking for individual interested in assisting in the selection
process of our
CHOICES Alcohol Education Grant awards. This year's proposals are due in
the NCAA office
February 14, 2003 and will be sent to readers by March 1. We will need
readers' scores
and comments back by April 1. Last year's readers each received 5
proposals to review and
score. (The NCAA does not compensate for readers' time but we do send each
reader a small
token of our appreciation.)
Below is the Reader Reply Form cut and pasted into this message, since HEDIR
does not
accommodate attachments. If you wish to participate in this review
process, please return
the form by February 14. The form can be faxed back or sent through
regular mail. Please
contact me directly if you have questions about the process or the focus of the
CHOICES
grants (email reply or phone 317/917-6319.)
You will find the 2003 CHOICES Call For Proposal and Grant Guidelines at
www.ncaa.org/sports_sciences/education.
Thanks!
Mary E. Wilfert
NCAA Assistant Director for Education Outreach
P.O. Box 6222
Indianapolis, IN 46206-6222
P- 317/917-6319
F- 317/917-6336
CHOICES
NCAA Alcohol Education
Program Reader Reply Form
Name
Title
Institution/organization_____________________________________________________________
Fed Ex Address
_____
City______________________________________State________Zipcode____________
Phone
Fax __________________
E-mail
______
Please check one:
_____ Yes, I am interested in serving as a reader for the 2003 proposals
* You will receive the proposals by March 1, 2003
* You must return evaluations by April 1, 2003
_____ I cannot participate this year, but am interested in reading future
proposals
PLEASE FAX OR MAIL THIS REPLY NO LATER THAN FEBRUARY 14 TO:
Mary Wilfert,
Assistant Director of Education Outreach
NCAA
P.O. Box 6222
Indianapolis, IN 46206-6222
PHONE: 317-917-6319
FAX: 317-917-6336
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#1281
Date: Wed, 4 Dec 2002 09:32:46 -0600
From: "Bowden, Rodney G." <Rodney_Bowden@BAYLOR.EDU>
Subject: Research Methods
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Hello All-
We have been granted preliminary approval for a new Ph.D. program that will be
very
interdisciplinary in nature and heavily weighted towards research. Each
student will have
three separate Research Methods classes, each with a 1-semester hour lab.
The three
classes will be in the disciplines of health, exercise physiology, and
nutrition.
We are attempting to create lab activities for a clinical, public, and community
health
research methods lab. We are looking for creative ideas about what would
be covered in
such a lab.
We have thought about instrument development and validation as an idea.
The lab will meet
once a week with assignments to be completed by the next week or two. The
class can be
much like an exercise physiology lab, but in the area of public, clinical, and
community
health. Alternatively, it can be something unique and different. If
you have any ideas
about lab activities, I would be grateful for the input.
Thank you in advance,
Rodney Bowden
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Rodney Bowden, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Community Health
Baylor University
Waco, TX. 76798-7313
USA
Voice: 254-710-4020
Fax: 254-710-3527
Home Page:
http://www3.baylor.edu/~Rodney_Bowden/
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#1282
Date: Wed, 4 Dec 2002 11:45:56 -0600
From: "David F. Duncan, DrPH" <david.duncan@ACCESSKY.NET>
Subject: Re: Anti-Marijuana Media Campaign
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Cynthia,
"Concert" is the one honest message in the bunch -- the major hazard of
marijuana use is
the risk of arrest and prosecution. The others are improbable scenarios
and suggest that
the folks at ONDCP have confused marijuana with alcohol.
Some young viewers might mistake "Couple" for an ad FOR marijuana. The only one
I have had
a chance to discuss with young people is "Drive In" and they found it as phony
and
offensive as I did. The real evidence (as has been know for a couple of decades
now) is
that marijuana slows reaction time in novice marijuana users and actually
improves
reaction time in experienced users. In any case, a driver who pulls out of a
drivethru at
a high enough speed that reaction time is an issue doesn't belong on the road
whether
stoned or straight.
The messages on authoritative parenting present a good message, although they
often
present it poorly. The rest of the NYAMC messages have been typical lies and
distortions
that most kids see through easily. It is not at all surprising that the
evaluation shows
the NYAMC to be a failure.
David F. Duncan, DrPH, CAS, FAAHB
President
Duncan & Associates
http://www.duncan-associates.com
Clinical Associate Professor
Brown University Medical School
http://center.butler.brown.edu
Chair
Council on Illicit Drugs
Nat'l. Ass'n. for Public Health Policy
----- Original Message -----
> Date: Tue, 3 Dec 2002 09:28:28 -0500
> From: Cynthia Knowles <cknowles@LOCALNET.COM>
> Subject: Anti-Marijuana Media Campaign
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> Hi everyone,
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> I'm interested in what health professionals think of the current
> anti-marijuana media spots. There are four of them. "Drive-thru," "Den,"
> "Couple," and "Concert." I am particularly interested in whether you
> believe these are effective, and why or why not.
>
> If you have not seen these ads, you can go to:
http://www.mediacampaign.org
>
> Thanks for taking a minute to share your thoughts.
>
>
> Cynthia Knowles
> Prevention Specialist
> Dansville, NY 14437
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#1283
Date: Wed, 4 Dec 2002 15:05:09 -0600
From: "David F. Duncan, DrPH" <david.duncan@ACCESSKY.NET>
Subject: Fwd: Just Say Know -- oped in today's LA Daily News
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David F. Duncan, DrPH, CAS, FAAHB
President
Duncan & Associates
http://www.duncan-associates.com
Clinical Associate Professor
Brown University Medical School
http://center.butler.brown.edu
Chair
Council on Illicit Drugs
Nat'l. Ass'n. for Public Health Policy
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> >
http://www.dailynews.com/Stories/0,1413,200%257E20951%257E1027716,00.html
> >
> > Teach teens to 'just say know' to drugs
> > By Marsha Rosenbaum
> > AS the DARE (Drug Abuse Resistance Education) program moves out of its
teenage years
and turns 20, it's putting on a new face. In response to a series of negative
evaluations during
the mid-1990s, the popular program that started in Los Angeles in 1983 went to
work to reinvent
itself.
> > Recently, findings from the new DARE were released. In this program,
seventh-graders
learn that using drugs is socially inappropriate, not the norm, and dangerous.
They are then
taught how to "just say no." According to researchers, preliminary evaluations
are "promising."
> > I wish, as the mother of a teenager, I could be more encouraged. Evaluations
tell us
one thing -- that students can regurgitate information. Young people say what
they think adults
want to hear -- specially about drugs. As with the old DARE, exposure to the
program has little
to do with what teenagers actually do when confronted with alcohol and other
drugs in real life.
> > DARE didn't work to prevent drug use before, and it is highly unlikely that
it will
work now. Not because it used cops in the classroom. Not because the lessons
weren't sustained.
Not because its creators and supporters weren't committed enough.
> > DARE never stood a chance.
> > The notion that drug use is socially inappropriate in America today, and not
the norm,
is ridiculous on its face. Despite proclamations about the value of being
"drug-free," Americans
regularly imbibe and medicate with a variety of substances such as alcohol,
tobacco, caffeine
and over-the-counter and prescription drugs. The Journal of the American Medical
Association
reported that eight out of 10 adults in the U.S. used at least one medication
every week, and
half took a prescription drug. Nearly one in two American adults uses alcohol
regularly. And
more than one-third have tried marijuana at some time in their lives -- a fact
not lost on their
children.
> > Today's teenagers have also witnessed the increasing "Ritalinization" of
their fellow
students. As they watch prime-time commercials for drugs to manage generalized
anxiety disorder,
they see more of their parents turning to anti-depressants to cope. Some
psychologists argue
that given the nature of our culture, teenage experimentation with substances is
normal. It
doesn't mean they're bad kids or we're bad parents, simply that we live in
America, which is
hardly "drug-free."
> > Our attempt to ensure abstinence by emphasizing the dangers of drugs has
backfired
over and over again. Teenage, by definition, is a time of exploration,
experimentation,
risk-taking and rebellion. Tell a teenage boy that an activity, any activity, is
risky, and he
is likely to feel challenged rather than deterred. Girls push the envelope, too,
often believing
that negative implications are uncertain and so far in the future as to be
irrelevant.
> > In her book "Generation Risk," Corky Newton, a tobacco-industry executive,
quotes a
teenage girl: "When you're a teenager, everybody is, like, 'Oh, don't smoke, be
smart.' You're
just, like, 'What happens if I smoke? I'm not going to die that second.' Pretty
much everyone
dies. If you develop cancer, by that time you're already 65 and gross-looking
anyway."
> > Finally, in desperation, our willingness to emphasize and inflate drugs'
dangers through
prevention programs such as, but certainly not limited to, DARE has produced
skepticism. Young
people have heard risk and danger messages all their lives -- at home, in
school, and on TV. They
know adults will say just about anything to convince them to abstain, and they
believe little of
what we tell them about drugs. Indeed, a majority of American teenagers
dismisses our admonitions
and experiments with illegal drugs by the time they graduate from high school. A
whopping eight out
of 10 will have used alcohol before their 18th birthday. >
> > It's time we get real about teenage life in America and structure our drug
education
programs accordingly. Whether we like it or not, alcohol and marijuana are part
of teenage
culture. Telling them it just isn't so, when they see it firsthand, is
contributing to our
credibility problem. Best to acknowledge the reality and work within it than to
deny its
existence.
> > Our first job, as parents and educators, is to begin to dig ourselves out of
the deep
credibility hole we have created out of our fears and our zeal to prevent our
teens from using
alcohol and other drugs. There are plenty of dangers associated with substance
use. We don't
need to invent or exaggerate them.
> > Students need honest, science-based, comprehensive drug education. They
should learn
to "just say know" when it comes to any choice involving their health. We ought
to be equipping
students with research skills rather than simplistic resistance techniques. In
the end,
teenagers will make their own decisions. Even the most vigilant parents can't
keep their kids
under surveillance at all times.
> > The new DARE should follow the lead of modern sexuality education, urging
abstinence, while acknowledging the reality of teenage life and providing a
backup plan that provides sound
information, respects young people's intelligence and volition, and ensures
their safety. Marsha Rosenbaum runs the West Coast office of the Drug Policy
Alliance and is the coordinator of the
Safety First Project ( www.safety1st.org <http://www.safety1st.org>
> >
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#1284
Date: Wed, 4 Dec 2002 17:07:42 -0500
From: richard allen <rallen7@NYCAP.RR.COM>
Subject: Bacterial meningitis
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Please help. Last night a student in the High school which I teach died of
bacterial meningitis. I'm sure that will be the "hot" in my health classes
tomorrow (Thursday December 5). Can anyone send me information or web
sites
to get information on this disease. Thank you.
Richard Allen
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#1285
Date: Wed, 4 Dec 2002 19:07:27 -0500
From: nfb <nfb@GWU.EDU>
Subject: Health and Health Care in Schools - December 2002
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The December issue of Health and Health Care in Schools is online.
In this issue:
HHS Urged to Clarify 'Payer of Last Resort' in School Medicaid Reimbursement
Annual Summary of Vital Statistics Shows Continued Decline in Teen
Pregnancies
Study Looks at Effect of Abstinence-Only Education on HIV/AIDS Prevention
Survey Finds Children Who Most Need Dental Care Least Likely to See a
Dentist
SAMHSA Reports Increase in Driving Under Influence of Drugs
CDC Advises Schools on Strategies for Managing Asthma
Read the e-journal at:
http://www.healthinschools.org/ejournal/ejournal.htm
Web Manager
The Center for Health and Health Care in Schools (CHHCS)
http://www.healthinschools.org
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