One part of a model health career information center was a toll-free health careers hotline which provided information to high school and college students, parents, counselors, and teachers. Evaluation of the hotline indicates that it fills a need, is considered useful by callers, and is of relatively small cost. (Author/CT)

Students in two predominantly black colleges were surveyed as to their feelings about opportunities in the health professions and about barriers to entering these professions. The data indicate that the lack of academic preparation and career counseling are major reasons for the limited number of blacks in these fields. (LBH)