Factors contributing to the evolution of fitness are discussed, and some of the challenges these hold for those in the fields of food and nutrition are identified. This includes a discussion of basic concepts of nutrition and exercise, misconceptions of nutrition and exercise, and fitness instructors as nutrition educators. (Author/CT)

A discription of teaching activities and seeing distances makes it easier to prescribe correct lenses. (AP)

Examines health care information given to patients and concludes that most of the material is too difficult for patients to read easily. (AEA)

This new addition of a government pamphlet is a guide offering advice and information to new parents. Sections include: You and Your New Baby (handling the baby, care of the mother, feeding, etc.); First Weeks at Home (equipment, formula preparation, bathing, sleeping, crying, colic, etc.); After the First Weeks (temperament, "difficult" babies,…

An illustrated book describing sickle cell anemia, its symptoms, effects, and causes is presented. (CK)

This training guide was created by the National Center for the Study of Adult Learning and Literacy (NCSALL) to help connect research and practice in the field of adult education and family literacy. A Health and Adult Literacy and Learning (HALL)/NCSALL Health Literacy Study Circle+ is a professional development activity for adult basic education…

In this article, the authors proposed a distillation and matching model (DMM) that describes how evidence-based treatment operations can be conceptualized at a lower order level of analysis than simply by their manuals. Also referred to as the "common elements" approach, this model demonstrates the feasibility of coding and identifying the…

This inventory contains summary abstracts of 305 current (1976-1987) non-bibliographic machine-readable databases and national health care data that have been created by public and private organizations throughout the United States. Each of the abstracts contains pertinent information on the sponsor or database, a description of the purpose and…

This is the report of House hearings on H.R. 17131, the "Youth Safety Act." and H.R. 17307, the "Youth Camp Safety Survey Act." The purpose of the "Youth Safety Act" is identified: to protect and safeguard the health and well-being of the youth of the nation attending camps by providing federal standards for safe operation of camps and federal…

Presented in this document are several articles concerning recommendations about the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (OSHA) and its implications for higher education. It is time for an educated look at facilities and programs and the beginning of plans which, in the long run, will bring colleges and universities into compliance with…

With cook books published in 1969-1970 totaling over 500, many readers will find this evaluation of 78 cook books a most useful guide. (MF)

The suicide rate for children aged 10 to 14 has doubled over the last 10 years, making suicide the fourth leading cause of death for that age group. Offers important information on suicide prevention for educators. (ASK)

Concurring with Cunningham's assessment of the need for a counter-hegemonic vision of critical pedagogy in adult education thought and practice, this article theorizes a coalition-engendered education as a specific type of emancipatory pedagogy common in North America. Examining the Boston Women's Health Book Collective's body education as an…