Describes a series of health studies courses for teacher trainees and outlines a health studies secondary methods course. (GS)

Describes a course at Michigan State University in which students carry out self-experiments in nutrition. Self-experiments help to impress students with importance of human nutrition and offer insights into problems associated with altered dietary patterns. A number of possible self-experiments in nutrition are listed. (JR)

Describes a revised chemistry sequence, designed for paramedical students, which does not require a high school chemistry prerequisite. The major thrust of the revision is toward the use of biochemically significant substances and phenomena as a framework to describe chemical principles. (GS)

Describes the phased development of a program in Blood Transfusion Technology at Staten Island Community College of the City University of New York. Presents a detailed outline of the instructional content of the course. (SL)

Bulk of the course deals with reactions of the carbonyl group. Topic selection and ordering were based on the need to prepare the students for a succeeding biochemistry course, and the lecture-test method of instruction was adopted because of efficiency demands of teaching. (GS)

Describes a course in which pollutant health impacts are discussed in the context of unifying concepts such as threshold v nonthreshold responses. (CS)

This guide focuses on the content and methodological approaches useful in teaching basic and applied science courses from a feminist perspective. Course content and pedagogical methods for including the feminist perspective are discussed for different curricula, including biology, women's studies, and health. A discussion of approaches for…

Presents a topical outline for a course in chemistry for students in the health professions, as recommended for use by a committee of the American Chemical Society. States that there are several appropriate texts written for courses of this type. (TW)