Sport and recreational activity is a vital part of today's society, and athletic training researchers are playing an important role in gaining a better understanding of how to promote safe and healthy participation for athletes of all ages. This article aims to illustrate the importance of research to prevent and effectively treat sport and…

A study of the Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN), Nurse Aide (NA), and Homemaker-Home Health Aide (H-HHA) occupations was conducted during 1972-73 in Metropolitan Washington, D.C. Questionnaires were administered to 600 LPNs, NAs, and H-HHAs in 30 health facilities who rated the frequency and importance of 346 tasks. Usable questionnaires numbered…

The curriculum for the training of the entry level health workers (referred to as nursing aid, assistant, or basic health care worker) is organized with a modular approach and designed within the framework of a humanistic learning growth model. Module 1, The Health Core, provides basic education for any health care worker. Module 2, The Patient…

A number of factors make continuing education in the allied health professions a unique category of adult education. The mandatory nature of continuing allied health education violates two of the basic tenets of adult learning theory--that adults voluntarily participate in learning to satisfy personal needs and that adults are generally not…

This learning activity package on confidentiality is one of a series of 12 titles developed for use in health occupations education programs. Materials in the package include objectives, a list of materials needed, a list of definitions, information sheets, and answers to reviews. These topics are covered: confidentiality, when not to discuss…

This instructor's manual and student learning guide comprise a module on medical asepsis for a secondary-level health occupations program. The six activities in the module cover medical asepsis terms; ways organisms spread; types of medical asepsis; aseptic equipment care; proper handwashing; and procedures for using masks, gloves, and gowns.…

The topic covered at the 1984 annual meeting of the National Society of Allied Health (NSAH) was networking among schools of allied health and health related professionals concerned with increasing the numbers of minorities (Blacks, Hispanics, Native Americans) in the allied health and health related fields. This booklet is a compilation of the…

Designed to emphasize the acquisition of job skills, job-practical knowledge, job-theoretical knowledge, and associative needs, this curriculum guide for health occupations education utilizes principles of competency-based education and is reflective of a training model approach to health occupations education. The first of three major parts…

THIS GUIDE TO THE PREPARATION OF A 2-YEAR COLLEGE PROGRAM IN HEALTH TECHNOLOGY LISTS CERTAIN NECESSARY PRE-CONDITIONS. BEFORE THE COURSE CAN BE ESTABLISHED, THE ADMINISTRATION MUST (1) DEFINE THE SCOPE OF THE PROGRAM, (2) BE AWARE OF ACCEPTED STANDARDS FOR TECHNICIANS IN THE HEALTH FIELD, (3) NOTE THE POSSIBLE IMPACT OF THE PROGRAM ON THE…

The directory provides a comprehensive list of programs for training physician support personnel and reflects increasing interest in efforts to train new types of physician support personnel to perform tasks that significantly extend the services of physicians. The programs in this directory are arranged by State, city, and program title within…

This paper reviews some of the things that can and need to be done in the area of allied health professions. The federal government must be willing to commit funds in the direction of the allied health fields. A start has been made, but more help is needed. Aid must also come from state governments and private sources. The colleges and…

This study seeks to obtain baseline information about the relationships among medical technology education, certification, and job performance. The sample was 1,861 technologists who filed for the July 1962 certification examination. Information concerned: (1) performance in preclinical and clinical study, and in the certification examination, (2)…

The purpose of the study was to obtain possible insights into the substantive or procedural facets associated with the proposed development in the United States of intermediate health professionals (defined as personnel involved in diagnosis and treatment of disease through direct patient contact who have had less than the professional education…

This study's objectives were to explore and analyze task interrelationships among department personnel; determine what specific tasks are currently performed in inhalation therapy/respiratory care departments; propose a series of appropriate tasks for occupational titles; and report future plans of the AHPP in the area of study. Contents include…

The first 40 pages contain lists of health and hospital occupations, professional health organizations in Kansas, national health professional organizations, educational institutions in the State of Kansas, general hospitals in Kansas, and licensing boards for health professions in Kansas. Where applicable, names of officers, mailing addresses,…