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Direct linkMcSpirit, Stephanie; Scott, Shaunna L.; Hardesty, Sharon; Welch, Robert – Journal of Appalachian Studies, 2005
In the previous article, the authors described the 300 million gallon coal waste spill in Martin County, Kentucky and the interviews that they had with thirty-two area residents in the aftermath of the release (Scott, McSpirit, Hardesty, and Welch 2004 --this issue). Many of these interviewees charged MCCC-Massey and federal, state, and local…
Descriptors: Public Agencies, Pollution, Crisis Management, Activism
Sechena, Ruth – Education Digest: Essential Readings Condensed for Quick Review, 2005
Recent accidents highlight that chemical, biological, and radiological (CBR) agent exposure risk isn't just about terrorism. In this article, the author, a parent and public health physician, wrestles with the fact that total protection from CBRs is probably not feasible in her son's or in the majority of American schools. Capital investments, for…
Descriptors: Poisoning, Educational Planning, Schools, Terrorism
Havens, Jennifer R.; Talbert, Jeffrey C.; Walker, Robert; Leedham, Cynthia; Leukefeld, Carl G. – Journal of Rural Health, 2006
Context: Prescription opioid abuse has emerged as a public health problem, particularly in rural America. Purpose: To examine temporal and geographic trends in rates of controlled-release oxycodone (OxyContin) prescribing for Kentucky Medicaid recipients. Methods: A cross-sectional analysis was completed in which the state was divided into 3…
Descriptors: Drug Abuse, Public Health, Rural Areas, Trend Analysis
Koch, Tom; Denike, Ken – Journal of Geography, 2004
As a result of advances in GIS, students from a range of disciplines (epidemiology, public health, medical sociology, and anthropology) are seeking to learn how to apply a mapped, spatial perspective to issues of disease and health. This paper describes a pilot program whose intent has been to develop an interdisciplinary, skill-based course in…
Descriptors: Epidemiology, Public Health, Sociology, Anthropology
Download full textGifted Child Today, 2004
It all started with a night of bowling in Austin, Texas, when fifth-grade student Amit had an evening of fun with his grandparents. When Amit returned to his home in Lubbock, TX, and tried to replicate his newfound recreation, his night of bowling fun ended after 10 minutes in an asthma attack. His second attempt at Lubbock bowling also brought a…
Descriptors: Grade 5, Smoking, Health Promotion, Public Health
Barlow, J. H.; Bancroft, G. V.; Turner, A. P. – Health Education Research, 2005
Chronic disease is a public health issue that could be addressed, in part, by increasing the ability of individuals to better manage their condition and its consequences on a day-to-day basis. One intervention designed to facilitate this is the Chronic Disease Self Management Course (CDSMC) that is delivered by volunteer, lay tutors who themselves…
Descriptors: Intervention, Self Management, Public Health, Chronic Illness
Miles, A.; Waller, J.; Hiom, S.; Swanston, D. – Health Education Research, 2005
The incidence of skin cancer has risen rapidly in the UK over the last 20 years, prompting public health organizations to try and raise awareness of the dangers of sun exposure and the need to practice sun-safe behaviour. This study aimed to assess baseline levels of sun-safe knowledge and behaviour in a British population-representative sample,…
Descriptors: Incidence, Legislators, Public Health, Cancer
Ostroth, D. David; Frias, Mary Lou; Turrentine, Cathryn G. – College Student Affairs Journal, 2006
Public health experts project a strong possibility that an avian flu pandemic will occur in the next 4 years, and the federal government has already warned that states and localities must make their own plans for this event since such a broad scale public health crises would far outstrip federal capacity to respond. Colleges and universities are…
Descriptors: Colleges, Public Health, Federal Government, Emergency Programs
Macintyre, Sally; McKay, Laura; Ellaway, Anne – Health Education Research, 2006
There is an extensive literature within anthropology, sociology and psychology about lay concepts of determinants of health and illness. Many of these studies have used single sex or social class samples, often in narrow age bands, and many are qualitative in approach. We asked respondents in a health survey to say how important (on a five-point…
Descriptors: Social Class, Health Education, Health Promotion, Public Health
Wallis, Lisa C. – Acquisitions Librarian, 2004
Public health librarians face many challenges in collection development because the field is multidisciplinary, the collection's users have varied needs, and many of the essential resources are grey literature materials. Further, little has been published about public health selection tools. However, librarians responsible for these areas have a…
Descriptors: Selection Tools, Public Health, Librarians, Library Materials
Peer reviewedSmith, David J. – Social Education, 2005
It may surprise students to realize that health problems in other countries affect them, too. Where people live and the conditions under which they live directly affect their health. The health of a population can also offer insight into a region's social, political, and economic realities. As a powerful lens into how human societies function,…
Descriptors: Public Health, Social Studies, Water Quality, Water Pollution
Rapee, Ronald M.; Kennedy, Susan; Ingram, Michelle; Edwards, Susan; Sweeney, Lynne – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 2005
This article reports results from an early intervention program aimed at preventing the development of anxiety in preschool children. Children were selected if they exhibited a high number of withdrawn/inhibited behaviors--one of the best identified risk factors for later anxiety disorders--and were randomly allocated to either a 6-session…
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Public Health, Preschool Children, Anxiety
Zieff, Susan G. – Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 2006
From the 1920s through the early 1940s, school-based programs in both health and physical education--mandated by government legislation and hailed by the public--increased in scope and complexity. By 1937, the assumption of the interconnectedness of the two fields was institutionalized in the merger of the American Physical Education Association…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Health Education, National Organizations, Hygiene
Walsh, Patricia Noonan; Linehan, Christine; Kerr, M. P.; van Schrojenstein Lantman-de Valk, H. M. J.; Buono, Serafino; Azema, Bernard; Aussilloux, Charles; Maatta, Tuomo; Salvador-Carulla, Luis; Garrido-Cumbrera, Marco; van Hove, Geert; Bjorkman, Monica; Ceccotto, Raymond; Kamper, Marion; Weber, Germain; Heiss, Cecilia; Haveman, Meindert; Jorgensen, Frank Ulmer; O'Farrell, Lisa – Journal of Policy and Practice in Intellectual Disabilities, 2005
The European Commission's Health Monitoring Programme culminated in the development of a set of European Community Health Indicators (ECHI) for the general population. Despite evidence of marked disparities between the health of people with intellectual disabilities (ID) and their peers in the general population, the ECHI contain no significant…
Descriptors: Mental Retardation, Public Health, Foreign Countries, Standards
Hughes, Rhidian – Journal of Offender Rehabilitation, 2003
In recent years, disrupting the supply of illicit drugs and injecting equipment inside Her Majesty's (HM) prisons has become an important focus for prison drug policy. This paper presents findings from qualitative research, which invited 24 drug injectors with prison experience to discuss the role and operation of illicit drug and injecting…
Descriptors: Qualitative Research, Narcotics, Correctional Institutions, Public Health
