The purpose of this study was to compare "expert" and "practitioner" evaluations of research questions in health education. The "expert" respondents consisted of 21 health educators identified by a panel of experts as significant contributors to the field of health education. The "practitioners" consisted of 722 health educators. The respondents…

The role of tutors is becoming increasingly important in preventive medicing correspondence courses in China's health program. (JR)

The paper demonstrates that fee schedules have quite large cost-reducing effects, that utilization rates are responsive to the availability of physicians, and that non-whites use fewer Medicaid-financed services than whites. (Author)

This article, the second taken from a workshop on "Campus Health Care Services," surveys the types of treatment and programs required on campuses and emphasizes the advantages of integrating the entire health care system into the basic structure of the institution. (Author)

Paper delivered to the Council of Teaching Hospitals at the 79th Annual Meeting of the Association of American Medical Colleges (Houston, Texas, November 1, 1969).

The Manpower Commission's Career Motivation Study and Recruitment Project was designed to implement and evaluate some specific methods of exposing high school students to career opportunities in mental health. School areas chosen for the study were 23 rural-urban units in 11 Kentucky counties with access to mental health facilities. The study was…

In this position paper of the American Public Health Association (APHA), emphasis is placed on the magnitude of the K-12 school community in both size and the duration of time individuals spend there and the subsequent need of good health education. The APHA states that it is concerned about the traditional crisis approach to health care, where…

The research fellow worked in the field of community mental health for one year learning the theory and practice through specific course work, field experiences, selected reading, and the development of several research designs. One field experience involved a 1-day-per-week assignment over an 8-month period during which a survey was made of the…

With the proliferation of new health programs, such as Health Maintenance Organizations (HMO's) and Professional Service Review Organizations (PSRO's), the task of evaluating the impact of such programs on the health delivery systems and on the health of the American people becomes more urgent. Thus far no experimental or quasi-experimental…

This bibliography is a supplement to one compiled in 1971 (ED 073 849) focusing on research with pre-adolescent children whose problems are typical of those which bring youngsters to outpatient mental health services. The studies included in this supplement were not included in the original compilation or appeared in the literature during 1971.…

This bibliography is the third in a series of compilations of research related to pre-adolescent problems commonly treated through outpatient mental health settings such as clinics and schools. The original document (ED 073 849) covered literature up to 1971, and the first supplement (PS 007 263) focused on research that appeared in 1971. This,…

The Kilander Health Knowledge Test is analyzed, based on responses of four independent groups, to determine if response tendencies to test items were peculiar to groups studied and if test items retained independence regardless of the population group. The 1969 edition of the Kilander Health Knowledge Test was administered to all ninth- and…

In addition to suggesting the influence of adult-adult transactions on consultation, this study offers insight to researchers seeking appropriate experimental designs for manipulating relevant process variables in consultation and detecting the effects of these manipulations. (Author)