Condensed from a presentation at the New York State School Nurse Teachers Association Third Annual Conference, Whiteface Inn, Lake Placid, Whiteface, New York, May 18, 1968.

A study conducted to investigate possible health problems resulting from employees' use of visual display units (VDUs) in the library of North Carolina State University at Raleigh used a survey to identify the kinds of tasks performed at each VDU workstation and the rate of health complaints. Analysis of the tasks performed in the library…

This document provides guidelines for individuals giving health care to adolescents through the Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnosis and Treatment (EPSDT) Program. Chapter One briefly indicates needs of adolescents and outlines legal aspects of health care for adolescents such as age of majority, informed consent, confidentiality, disclosure of…

Text, illustrations, and exercises are provided in this set of learning modules to teach nurses and nursing students various patient care skills. The first module, "How to Write a Nursing Care Plan" by Dorcas S. Kowalski, discusses three tasks in developing patient care plans: identifying and prioritizing a patient's needs, gathering…

This interim report is an updating of the 1977 Statistical Profile of Children and Mothers in Afghanistan. The interim report reflects the significant changes in policies brought about by the Saur Revolution establishing the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan in 1978. A comprehensive revision of the report is expected when the new government's…

THIS GUIDE PRESENTS A SET OF REGULATIONS FOR PLANNING AND CONSTRUCTING PUBLIC SCHOOL BUILDINGS. THE AREAS COVERED ARE--(1) DRAWING REQUIREMENTS, (2) POLICIES GOVERNING SCHOOL SITES, MINIMUM FACILITIES, AND SPACE ALLOWANCE, (3) DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION STANDARDS RELATING TO HEATING, AIR CONDITIONING, AND VENTILATION, (4) ELECTRICAL, INCLUDING…

THIS STUDY ATTEMPTED TO FIND OUT WHETHER (1) THE METHODS FOR ATTAINING NEUROMUSCULAR RELAXATION THAT HAVE PROVED FRUITFUL IN THE ONE-TO-ONE RELATIONSHIP OF THE CLINIC CAN BE SUCCESSFULLY ADAPTED TO THE TEACHER-CLASS RELATIONSHIP OF THE CLASSROOM AND GYMNASIUM, AND (2) NEUROMUSCULAR RELAXATION CAN BE TAUGHT SUCCESSFULLY BY AN APPROPRIATELY TRAINED…

HEALTH AND SAFETY CONSIDERATIONS FOR EXISTING SCHOOL BUILDINGS HAVE BEEN DEVELOPED, BASED ON REGULATIONS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK. MAIN AREAS OF CONSIDERATION INCLUDE--(1) EXITS, (2) HARDWARE, (3) STAIRWAYS, (4) SMOKE AND FIRE CONTROL, (5) HEATING AND VENTILATING, (6) SANITARY FACILITIES, AND (7) ELECTRICAL. RECOMMENDATIONS INCLUDE MATERIAL AND…

The report of the Washington State migrant program's sixth year gave evidence of progress in providing educational and health services to migrant children. During Fiscal Year 1972, the program served more than 8,700 migrants in 197 schools in 43 districts. Funded by Title I, Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), program objectives were to…

This document, the second of three volumes, summarizes and compares detailed case studies of behavioral science programs in nine medical schools: University of Connecticut, Duke University, Harvard University, University of Kentucky, Michigan State University, University of Missouri, Pennsylvania State University, Stanford University, and the…

This publication from the Division of Health Services in the Denver Public Schools details new projects initiated in 1970-71. Some of these projects include a) extension of dental care in kindergarten through seventh grade and among pupils in the Neighborhood Youth Corps, b) initiation of rubella immunization centers in the elementary schools, c)…

This study provides information to those concerned with the planning, teaching, and evaluation of health courses in inner city high schools. The objectives of the study were to: (1) determine biology concepts associated with health, (2) develop an instrument that would reveal the rank of interests that inner city high school studetns have in…

This issue is devoted to a report of the proceedings of the Fifty-Sixth Annual Meeting of the American College Health Association. Abstracts of scientific programs instituted by the Association are included. (JD)

A national personal interview survey, repeating some questions asked eight-10 years earlier on post-retirement experiences, finds current retirees somewhat less satisfied with life after retirement than ones interviewed in the 1960s. Dissatisfaction with retirement experience continues to be associated with health problems and to some extent low…

Discusses the need to apply modern scientific management to health administration in order to effectively manage programs utilizing increased preventive and curative capabilities. The value of having maximum information in order to make decisions, and problems of determining information content are reviewed. For journal availability, see SO 506…