Compared health need perceptions of 269 community-based elderly persons and 80 health-care professionals. Found high degree of incongruence between perceptions of elderly and of professionals. Health professionals were not good predictors of the health status of the elderly, and they did not accurately predict the barriers faced by the elderly…

Examined congruence of health ratings among older adult patients and their primary care physicians and nurses. Congruence ranged from 29 to 69 percent across 14 health and treatment questions (N=108 patient/provider pairs). Patients appeared to be more favorable on most questions, and questions with a present orientation exhibited greater…

Interviewed 381 older adults participating in Area Agency on Aging meal programs in Florida. Found that only 10 percent were aware of dangers of accidental hypothermia. Many low-income elderly are vulnerable to cold because of poorly insulated homes, inadequate heating, and lack of warm clothing. States need initiatives to increase comfort levels…

A study examined the extent of usage regarding caffeinated and non-caffeinated beverages, perceptions individuals have involving these beverages, and differences between those people who choose caffeinated versus non-caffeinated beverages. Attitude and life-style differences were observed between those who drank caffeinated drinks and those who…

Examined the unique needs and developmental stage of adolescent females in the determination of health-protective behaviors and needs. Findings indicated a majority exhibited inadequate knowledge and use of basic health care practices. The health-teaching needs identified were: stress control; rape/suicide prevention; safety; and prevention/care…

College students who were enrolled in a personal health class were administered the Health Interest Inventory to ascertain their consumer health interests. Results are discussed. (Author/DF)

Uses statistics from the National Center for Health Statistics to show that rural elders have greater health needs than urban elders but receive less care. Barriers to adequate health care include ignorance and denial, a tendency to use lay rather than professional treatment, and financial and transportation difficulties. (JAC)

In spite of legislation mandating consumer participation in health care delivery, providers of care call the tune. This article analyzes the reasons for consumers' inability to make fundamental changes in professional priorities and their cooptation when they actually take part in decision making. (Editor)

A Health Opinionnaire'' was constructed to evaluate student concepts in nine areas of health education; results are given. (SP)

Elementary school students can learn about nutrition by preparing foods themselves; author quotes research linking malnutrition to developmental difficulties in school as reason for starting nutrition education in the early grades. (SP)

The author, who is Director of the National Committee on the Education of Migrant Children, reviews the history of child farm labor and the development of legal protection for them. (DM)

A Congressman recounts hearings and legislative progress relative to a House bill which he introduced in 1971 to ban child labor in agriculture altogether. (DM)

The expertise of Extension or community health educators can be used to mobilize actual and potential patients, professionals, lay people, community groups and specific agencies; program innovations at the state and local levels in Maryland are reviewed. (Editor)

The interval between births, as related to the nutritional status of children in a low-income community in Haiti, suggests the need to integrate education on child spacing into nutrition education programs. (BL)