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Somers, Anne R.; Hayden, Mary C. – Health Education (Washington D.C.), 1978
The right to needed health care is a practical, implementable concept, but it must be balanced by an equal emphasis on the responsibility of individuals for maintaining good health habits. (MJB)
Descriptors: Health Needs, Health Programs, Social Responsibility
Wilson, Mark – Health Education (Washington D.C.), 1986
Nineteen occupational nurses employed by federal government agencies were surveyed to determine the extent of health promotion programs in the public sector. Results are discussed. (DF)
Descriptors: Federal Government, Health Programs, Occupational Safety and Health
Health Education (Washington D.C.), 1985
Three articles suggest that the roots of health promotion in business and industry extend back into the early twentieth century: (1) "Health Programs of Business Concerns" (Schirmer); (2) "Teach Health, Not Disease" (Bauer); and (3) "A Leader in Health Education: Metropolitan Life Insurance Company" (Means). (CB)
Descriptors: Business Responsibility, Fringe Benefits, Health Education, Health Programs
Dedmon, Robert – Health Education (Washington D.C.), 1979
A complete health service including physical examinations and medical care is offered to employees by a corporation. (JD)
Descriptors: Employees, Health Education, Health Programs, Medical Services
Thomas, Susan E. – Health Education (Washington D.C.), 1988
Weight loss clinics based on scientific fact and containing diet therapy, exercise therapy, and behavior modification components can be effective vehicles for weight loss among the mildly to moderately obese. Health educators are called on to disseminate the information necessary to establish scientifically based criteria and program evaluation…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Body Weight, Dietetics, Exercise
Cook, Ronald J.; And Others – Health Education (Washington D.C.), 1979
A comprehensive physical fitness program maintained for employees by a corporation is described. (JD)
Descriptors: Employer Employee Relationship, Exercise (Physiology), Health Programs, Physical Fitness
Romer, Kenneth G. – Health Education (Washington D.C.), 1987
This futures study develops three probable alternative corporate health promotion scenarios within the framework of a post-industrial society. Each forecast offers an historical review, a statistical treatment, and a scenario narration. (MT)
Descriptors: Adults, Fringe Benefits, Futures (of Society), Health Programs
Wolfe-Lavery, Sally M. – Health Education (Washington D.C.), 1985
This article describes a community-conceived health education program for grades K through six developed by the local United Way Health Foundation in cooperation with the schools and parents. Since 1973, these groups have participated in the design, development, implementation, and evaluation of the health program through a community involvement…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Elementary Education, Health Education, Health Programs
Hillman, Kathleen S.; And Others – Health Education (Washington D.C.), 1985
This study assessed the long term effects of the fifth and sixth grade units of the School Health Curriculum Project (SHCP) by investigating the seventh-grade student's health knowledge, health-related attitudes, health-related practices, and health locus of control. Results are presented and conclusions are discussed. (MT)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Health Education, Health Programs, Locus of Control
Richardson, Glenn E.; And Others – Health Education (Washington D.C.), 1986
Comprehensive wellness programs, offered in hospitals, universities, and large and small businesses, generally involve a health assessment followed by intervention. This article describes assessment tools and procedures recommended for health enhancement programs. (MT)
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Evaluation Methods, Health Programs, Needs Assessment
McKenzie, James F. – Health Education (Washington D.C.), 1981
A cookbook approach is taken to health education programs. The ingredients for an effective health and safety fair include a slice of color, one barrel of laughs, a bunch of hard work, and a measure of knowledge. (JN)
Descriptors: Exhibits, Health Education, Health Programs, Program Design
McInerney, Joseph D.; And Others – Health Education (Washington D.C.), 1978
Health education programs must begin to emphasize the relationship between genetic constitution, environment, and lifestyle if significant progress is to be made in the prevention of chronic disease. (DS)
Descriptors: Diseases, Environmental Influences, Genetics, Health Education
Heit, Phil; Gibson, Jim – Health Education (Washington D.C.), 1978
A model smoking cessation clinic for students is described. (MM)
Descriptors: Clinics, Health Needs, Health Programs, Medical Services
Papenfuss, Richard L.; And Others – Health Education (Washington D.C.), 1977
GAS (Goal Attainment Sealing) is an administrative technique used to determine program success through defining and measuring program goals. (MB)
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Educational Administration, Evaluation Methods, Health Programs
Markellis, Victoria C. – Health Education (Washington D.C.), 1986
Epidemiology has been used historically to reduce the incidence of communicable diseases and is used presently to study chronic conditions, environmental conditions, and social conditions. Its analytical method is necessary for health educators to evaluate tactics and recommend programs. (MT)
Descriptors: Allied Health Personnel, Disease Control, Disease Incidence, Health Conditions
