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Kingery, Paul M. – Journal of Health Education, 1995
Dry-chemistry cholesterol analysis has made screening feasible in a variety of settings. The article provides practical tips for the implementation of mass cholesterol screening using a portable dry-chemistry analyzer and discusses issues involved in conducting effective cholesterol screening programs from start to finish. (SM)
Descriptors: Health Promotion, Program Development, Public Health, Screening Tests

Jonas, Steven – American Journal of Health Promotion, 1994
The public health approach to the drug problem is an alternative for dealing with illegal, mood altering, recreational drug use. The proposed approach involves creating a single national drug policy based in epidemiological, pharmacological, and medical science. The proposed goals emphasize harm reduction and safe use. Program components are…
Descriptors: Adults, Drug Abuse, Drug Education, Elementary Secondary Education
Hoyle, Tena Bostrom – American School Health Association (NJ3), 2007
The Mariner Model provides a step-by-step systems-building process and tool by which schools, school districts, and communities can develop capacity and create an infrastructure that supports continuous improvement in health-promoting environments for children. The Mariner Model follows a public health program planning development model that is…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Learning Readiness, Health Programs, Public Health
World Health Organization, Geneva (Switzerland). – 1988
The first chapter of this book explores the relationship between health and the behavior of individuals, groups and communities, using examples to show specific ways in which behavior influences health. Chapter 2 offers advice on ways to establish good relationships within the community. Planning forms the focus of the third chapter, describing…
Descriptors: Community Programs, Delivery Systems, Family Health, Health Education
Silverman, Morton M., Ed. – 2001
This guide is designed to be a catalyst for social change, and to transform attitudes, policies, and services concerned with suicide prevention to reflect current knowledge. It involves a comprehensive and integrated approach to reducing the loss and suffering from suicide and suicidal behaviors in the United States. Representing the combined work…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Community Action, Cooperation, Health Promotion

Journal of School Health, 1995
Presents guidelines for organizations planning head injury prevention programs for bicyclists. The guidelines examine the magnitude of the problem and potential impact of helmet use, characteristics of helmets, barriers to increasing helmet use, and approaches to increasing helmet use. Bicycle helmet legislation and community educational campaigns…
Descriptors: Accident Prevention, Bicycling, Community Programs, Head Injuries
Brindis, Claire D.; Park, M. Jane; Valderrama, L. Teresa; Lee, Caron M.; Margolis, Rebecca; Kolbe, Lloyd J.; Achrekar, Angeli P.; Hannan, Casey; Anglin, Trina M. – US Department of Health and Human Services, 2004
Adolescence represents a unique period in the life cycle. No longer children and not yet adults, adolescents make significant choices about their health and develop attitudes and health practices that impact their current safety and well-being. Those choices also often influence their risk for future serious chronic disease. Adolescence also…
Descriptors: Young Adults, Adolescents, Human Services, Health Promotion
Judd, Becky – Forum for Youth Investment, 2006
The youth development approach has gained traction over the past twenty-plus years, across a range of youth-serving fields, including public health. While it is important for Adolescent Health Coordinators, other practitioners and policy makers focused on youth to be familiar with youth development concepts, it is critically important that they…
Descriptors: Youth Programs, Health Programs, Public Health, Individual Development
New Mexico State Dept. of Education, Santa Fe. – 1986
This manual for the school health programs in New Mexico contains a composite of procedures used in school health services, healthful school environment maintenance, and health science instruction. These procedures are used by physicians, dentists, nurses, teachers, etc. to appraise, protect, and promote optimum health of students and school…
Descriptors: Communicable Diseases, Disease Control, Elementary Secondary Education, Immunization Programs
MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report), 1988
These guidelines for effective school health education to prevent the spread of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) and other sexually transmitted diseases, were developed to help school personnel and others plan, implement, and evaluate educational efforts to prevent unnecessary morbidity and mortality associated with AIDS and other human…
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Course Content, Disease Control, Elementary Secondary Education
Pisharoti, K. A. – 1975
This guide is designed to stimulate governments to incorporate health education into environmental health training programs. It provides guidelines for the design, development, and evaluation of training programs dealing with basic sanitary services such as water supply, waste disposal, and vector control. Suggestions are included for increasing…
Descriptors: Developed Nations, Developing Nations, Environmental Education, Health Education
Harding, Frances M.; Connor, Leslie S. – 1989
This manual is designed to respond to the growing interest among colleges in technical assistance for dealing with alcohol-related problems. Part One provides an overview of the dimensions of alcohol related problems and delves into the causes and prevention of alcohol problems. It outlines the Public Health Model approach to dealing with alcohol…
Descriptors: Adult Children, Alcohol Abuse, Alcoholic Beverages, Alcoholism
Missouri State Dept. of Elementary and Secondary Education, Jefferson City. – 1989
This guide replaces the 1975 publication "A Guide for Developing a Comprehensive K-12 School Health Instruction Program." It is designed to provide a framework for local curriculum development by identifying knowledge and skills students should master at each of four levels--grades K-3, 4-6, 7-9, and 10-12. At each level, the…
Descriptors: Consumer Education, Curriculum Development, Disease Control, Drug Abuse
Rudd, Rima E.; Zobel, Emily K. – National Center for the Study of Adult Learning and Literacy (NCSALL), 2004
This guide provides suggestions and materials for the development and implementation of a Health Literacy Forum to be coordinated by a local, county, or state Department of Public Health. Health Literacy Forums, already implemented in several cities and states, have increased awareness about literacy skills of U.S. adults and health implications.…
Descriptors: Program Development, Program Implementation, Conferences (Gatherings), Public Agencies
Lising, Mimi – 1998
In keeping with its priority to reduce the disproportionate burden of heart, lung, and blood diseases in minority populations, the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute has established an outreach project called Building Healthy Hearts for American Indians and Alaska Natives. This background report provides an overview of the cardiovascular…
Descriptors: Alaska Natives, American Indian Education, American Indians, At Risk Persons
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