In this book, health education is conceived not only as a broad curriculum embracing all the elements relating to the improvement of the quality of life but also as a series of health-related experiences under the direction of physicians, nurses, dentists, teachers, and other professional personnel. The book is intended for college and university…

This paper examines the 1972 and 1973 bills to revise the Michigan Dental Practice Act and investigates the reactions of several groups affected by the proposed changes. Emphasis is placed on initial efforts to revise the Dental Act, the need to revise the Dental Act, Michigan Dental Association (MDA) efforts to expand duties for dental hygienists…

The study examined 7 demographic and ecological variables that influence the distribution of physicians in North Carolina: population size; percent change in population size; per capita income (population composition); "medical environment" - hospital facilities (number of hospitals and beds); physicians' proximity to a hospital center;…

The Student Health Projects (SHPs) were conceived more than 3 years ago by students in the health sciences as a primary step in their efforts to enhance the quality of their educational experience. The Chicago Student Health Project was devised, organized, and directed by members of the Student Health Organization. The format of this report is as…

This study attempted to examine dental manpower and variables related to it in Pennsylvania in the context of the national dental manpower. Findings include: (1) Optimum demand, based on dental care for all in the next decade, would require 2,495 additional dentists. (2) Women find a career in dentistry to be very satisfactory but only one-half…

This second volume of the series of the Albany Regional Medical Program represents a condensation of the collected data relating to the health manpower inventory of the Region and the presently available educational facilities for training health care personnel. Six sections of this volume include: manpower directions in New York State: 1965-1975;…

This document describes new health programs with the purpose of strengthening the ways in which health care is organized and delivered in communities. These programs include the National Center for Health Services Research & Development, Community Health Service, National Health Service Corps, National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health,…

During the past 5 years, the National Fund for Medical Education has viewed with concern the deepening crisis in medical education. The purpose of this book is to inform people of the need for a change in policy that the crisis might be alleviated. Chapter 1 deals with public policy and medical education and includes a history of the role of the…

This booklet is a programmed self-instructional guide for the computation of arithmetic mean. Developed to serve the needs of public health professionals, it is not an exhaustive or technical treatment of statistics. It is limited, first, to descriptive statistics (tables, graphs, descriptive ratios, measures of central tendency, and measures of…

The Allied Health Professions Projects (AHPP) of the Division of Vocational Education, University of California, Los Angeles, are currently conducting research and development in the allied health occupations in order to design instructional materials of a unique and innovative nature for use in preparing workers for a veriety of allied health…

Summarized are the outcomes of an 8-day conference held in Atlanta during April, 1973 on administrative planning for allied health occupations. A total of 86 participants from each of the eight states in Region IV, Department of Health, Education, and Welfare attended the conference. Activities included: (1) information dissemination discussions…

This course is designed to acquaint the student with the preparation needed, job opportunities, salaries, and fringe benefits of health-related occupations. The course helps the student to become aware of the various career opportunities in this field. The course requires no special skills or previous knowledge. The 45-hour course utilizes a…

Designed for both hospital personnel interested in television and audiovisual personnel entering the medical field, this handbook is a verbal and pictorial survey of what is being done with TV within the medical profession. After an introduction which answers technical questions about medical TV posed during the American Hospital Association's…

A questionnaire survey was conducted to determine whether or not the need for training in continuing education was perceived by those working in the field. This determination of need was undertaken to determine the feasibility of offering programs of professional preparation in continuing education for persons engaged in continuing education in…

A study developed a format for the programed instruction of various physical therapy skills to paramedical personnel. Principles of motor learning and programed instruction served as a guide. An effective first practice and several formats for a second practice evolved. Mandatory second practice with a branching format that allowed students to…