Washington state's experience with defeating an initiative that would have made fluoridation of water illegal is described. (JMF)

Analysis of the effects on nonsmokers of breathing exhaled smoke precedes recommendations for action to assert nonsmokers' rights to breathe clean air. (GW)

Health professionals should protect the rights of nonsmokers by banning smoking at health meetings and by not smoking themselves. (JD)

An historical perspective of community health education is presented, beginning with the 1921 Sheppard Towner Act, discussing some of the important figures in the area of community development, and ending with a discussion of tasks and directions for the future. (MB)

The significance, etiology, transmission, and distribution of arthropod-borne viral encephalitis (ABVE) is reviewed. Collaborative control measures are described. (MT)

There are various obstacles and opportunities in the delivery of rural health education. Resource networking can be an effective strategy for extending the health educator's expertise to the rural population. Examples of network structures are offered. (DF)

Results from a survey of 83 U.S. institutions indicate that the internship is an important component in most undergraduate and graduate community health education/promotion professional preparation programs. Data are also presented on intern supervision and policies relating to salaries for interns. (IAH)

This article identifies several advantages to utilizing a systems approach to achieve the nation's health objectives, particularly in school health education. Corresponding shortcomings of the epidemiological approach, which forms the basis of federal public health objectives for 1990, are discussed. (IAH)

Decentralizing health services is a good way to make community residents more aware of health problems that need attention and to provide health services that are more readily accepted. (MB)

This article discusses role delineation in the health education profession, defines and presents principles of health care marketing, describes marketing plan development, and examines major ethical issues associated with health care marketing when utilized by community health educators. A marketing plan format for community health education is…

Factual information dealing with the virus herpes is provided in hopes of allaying the public fears that have recently appeared because of misinformation presented by the media. Symptoms, types, and new developments in treatment are explored. Recommendations for obtaining additional information are offered. (DF)

An interdisciplinary team concept of health care provides health professionals a holistic solution to problems of patients, families, and communities. A case study that illustrates an operational interdisciplinary health team is presented. (DF)

Health educators should be able to use mass comunications media and should be knowledgeable about the most recent media theories, methods, and technologies. Suggestions for making effective use of television, newspapers, and other media for disseminating health information and for conducting media campaigns are given. (PP)

Consultation is a relationship between two or more professionals for the purpose of exchanging information and cooperation. Guidelines which define the consultation relationship include: (1) the job-centered relationship; (2) the strength-building relationship; (3) the communication relationship; and (4) the choice of action. (JN)