#1229
Date: Mon, 18 Nov 2002 09:54:42 -0500
From: Elbert Glover <eglover@HSC.WVU.EDU>
Subject: AAHB Abstracts
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The American Academy of Health Behavior abstracts link for the 2003 San
Augustine meeting
has been out of service and is now working.
Abstract deadline: Jan 3, 2003, go to www.aahb.org/callforabstracts2003.htm to
submit an
abstract
glover
Elbert D Glover
RCBHSC/WVUSoM
Addiction & Psychiatric Medicine Research
PO Box 9135 (Express mail will deliver to this address)
Morgantown WV 26506-9135 USA
304-293-7597 Work
304-293-4693 Fax
304-276-1803 Cell
eglover@hsc.wvu.edu
Web site: www.apmresearch.com
Attend the 3rd Scientific Meeting of the American Academy of Health Behavior in
St
Augustine, Florida, March 16-19, 2003 [ www.aahb.org ]
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#1230
Date: Mon, 18 Nov 2002 12:21:24 -0500
From: Jim Bogden <JimB@NASBE.ORG>
Subject: New NASBE policy guide on sun safety
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The National Association of State Boards of Education (NASBE) is pleased to
announce the
availability of a new chapter of its widely-used publication, "Fit, Healthy, and
Ready to
Learn: A School Health Policy Guide." The new chapter, entitled "Policies to
Promote Sun
Safety and Prevent Skin Cancer," is designed to help state and local decision
makers
establish effective policies to help students adopt and maintain lifelong sun
safety
habits.
Few people are aware that skin cancer is the most common kind of cancer in the
United
States and occurs more often than all other cancers combined - about 20 percent
of North
Americans can expect to get skin cancer during their lifetimes. The incidence of
melanoma,
the most dangerous type of skin cancer, has increased 150 percent in the U.S.
since 1973.
The lifetime risk of skin cancer is linked to sun exposure in childhood and
adolescence,
including those many hours out on school playgrounds and sports fields. Yet skin
cancer is
considered quite preventable if conscious attention is paid to limiting one's
exposure to
direct sunlight.
Fortunately, starting up a program does not need to be difficult or
expensive-and it can
make a big difference in the future health of children and school employees. An
effective
school health program can start with small steps such as putting up posters and
discussing
sun protection at a staff meeting. Schools can help assure that students are
"sun safe" by
using protective clothing, hats, sunglasses, sunscreen, and lip balm when they
are outside
for physical education, recess, after-school sports, or other activities such as
marching
band practice. Information can be integrated into academic, health, and physical
education
programs. Schools can also assess how much shade is available on the campus and
assure
that plans for renovations and new buildings give shade a high priority. Little
by little
sun safety can become an integral part of the school health program's aims.
As with "Part I: Physical Activity, Healthy Eating, and Tobacco-Use Prevention,"
the new
chapter includes:
- sample policy language that reflects best practice, which states, districts,
and schools
can use or adapt (the sample policies can be downloaded from the NASBE website
at
www.nasbe.org/healthyschools/fithealthy.mgi);
- scientific data, notable quotations, excerpts from actual state and local
policies that
school health proponents can use to support recommended policies; and
- extensive lists of key technical assistance resources.
"Part II: Policies to Promote Sun Safety and Prevent Skin Cancer" can be ordered
for
$12.00 each plus $4.50 shipping and handling. "Part I: Physical Activity,
Healthy Eating,
and Tobacco-Use Prevention," which is distributed as a set of three-ring binder
contents,
can be ordered for $22.00 plus $4.50 shipping and handling. Both parts can be
ordered
together for $28.00 plus $4.50 shipping and handling. To order, call the
National
Association of State Boards of Education at (800) 220-5183; FAX to (703)
836-2313; or
order through the Internet at www.nasbe.org/catalog.html. Purchase orders, VISA,
and
MasterCard are accepted and volume discounts are available.
Additional chapters of "Fit, Healthy, and Ready to Learn" currently in
development include
"Policies to Prevent HIV Infection, Other STDs, and Pregnancy Among Young
People," and
"Policies for the Prevention and Treatment of Asthma in Schools."
Jim Bogden, MPH
Project Director
National Association of State Boards of Education (NASBE)
277 S. Washington Street, Suite 100
Alexandria, VA 22314
(703) 684-4000 x108
FAX (703) 836-2313
jimb@nasbe.org
Visit the NASBE Safe and Healthy Schools website at www.nasbe.org/healthyschools/index.mgi
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#1231
Date: Mon, 18 Nov 2002 16:39:46 -0500
From: Michaela Conley <michaela@HPCAREER.NET>
Subject: Paid Ad: Tenure Track Faculty Opportunity, BYU
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Tenure Track Position Available Brigham Young University
Department of Health Science The Department of Health Science at Brigham
Young University invites applicants for a tenure-track faculty position to
begin August 2003.
JOB SUMMARY: Responsibilities include teaching undergraduate courses in
community health and graduate courses in the Master of Public Health
program (courses include program planning, community health, health
promotion methods, and/or computer applications in health education);
conducting research; serving on graduate student committees, and other
department, college, or university committees.
DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS: Candidates should have a PhD, EdD, or DrPH in
health education (ABD considered), experience in community or public
health, and a defined research track. Preference will be given to
candidates who are CHES certified, and have experience working with
disparate and diverse populations or in international health. Rank and
salary commensurate with experience.
TO APPLY: Send vitae, letter of application, statement of research
interests, and three reference letters to: Search Committee Department of
Health Science 213 Richards Building Brigham Young University Provo, Utah
84602
DEADLINE: Position is open until filled. Review of applications begins on
February 3, 2003
FOR MORE INFORMATION: www.byu.edu/health/ BYU, an equal opportunity
employer, is sponsored by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
(LDS) and requires observance of Church standards. Preference is given to
members of the sponsoring Church, although all interested applicants are
encouraged to apply.
ABOUT BYU: Brigham Young University is situated at the foot of the Wasatch
Front of the Rocky Mountains. It was founded in 1875 and is operated by The
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. After more than a century of
growth, the University has become the largest privately-owned,
church-related institution of higher learning in the United States. BYU
continues to receive national recognition for its strong undergraduate and
graduate programs and its high quality of teaching. BYU is located 45
miles south of Salt Lake City in Provo, Utah. A city of 110,000, Provo is
situated 4,560 feet above sea level. The campus sits at the western base of
the Wasatch Mountains, part of the Rocky Mountain Range. Utah Valley offers
a beautiful setting for a population of more than 340,000, with 11,750-foot
Mount Timpanogos on the north and 21-mile-long Utah Lake on the west.
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#1232
Date: Mon, 18 Nov 2002 17:27:14 -0500
From: Karen Martin <KarenMartin@HVC.RR.COM>
Subject: chinese boxes
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Dear colleagues,
No one was able to come up with the details for the Chinese box
visual. Many of you asked me to forward the info to you. I searched the
net and found out that the HIV is 125 nanometers in size, (a nanometer
is 1 billionth of a meter), a sperm is 3000 nanometers and a water
molecule is .1 nanometer.
Latex condoms are tested for holes with electricity. Rubber doesn't
conduct any, so if any passes through there's a leak. Water tests are also
used. I was hoping that water molecules were bigger than sperm and HIV to
discourage my students from performing their own water-leakage tests. I'll
just keep on discouraging without the science lesson.
Karen
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