This Area Health Education Centers (AHEC) directory catalogues the Federal, State, local, and private decentralized professional health education programs initiated in direct response to the recommendations of the 1970 "Carnegie Commission Report of Higher Education and the Nation's Health." The introductory section briefly presents the…

This paper discusses the rationale for initiating group psychotherapy and a group program for the elderly in a private psychiatric hospital setting. The problems encountered and solutions found for patients, group therapists, and attending psychiatrists, and the therapeutic value of group therapy for the elderly psychiatric patient are examined.…

Three strategies for evaluating training programs for paraprofessional human service workers are offered. The first concerns the assessment of the differential usefulness of selection versus training of helpers. The second focuses on factors producing effective training. The final strategy entails an evaluation of the impact of systematically…

A study of the perceived effectiveness of a mental health service at a large university is described. Results indicate that brief psychotherapy with college students increased both positive feelings about self and others and academic standing, while lowering anxiety levels. (JMF)

Describes the successful joint programing efforts of a public school system and community centers for mental health in providing comprehensive educational services to emotionally disturbed students. (Author)

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)

Discusses the flaws in nutrition education as presented by the National Dairy Council (NDC). Those discussed include the presentation of diets that contain high amounts of sugar and cholesterol and the failure to connect diet to heart disease. Suggests ways of monitoring these materials in the schools. (MA)

The client-oriented cost outcome system provides feedback of the data generated by or for consumers for a program's service planning, delivery, quality control, and evaluation methods. The system's conceptual framework, necessary components, and applications for program evaluation are described. Available from: Pergamon Press, Maxwell House,…

A model for the evaluation of patient education programs is proposed. (MM)

The main needs can be summarized as how to get adequate communication with consumers of all ages so that there can be an early impact on health-related behavior. Current Health Education Programs are reviewed and evaluated for effectiveness. (Author/MA)

Developing a group structure that would be self-sustaining without a program staff was a major objective of this project. Techniques of member involvement, positive reinforcement, and information sharing were important factors leading to weight control group success. (Author/BB)

The findings of a recent study of the approach taken by Sweden to a perceived problem in that nation's child health care system are reviewed. (Author)

Multitudinous brands of therapies and therapists now promise to fulfill Western man's historic longing for self-knowledge. Yet no technique bears a warranty, and self-anointed practitioners carry on without sanctions. Here are some guidelines for consumers and professionals. (Editor/RK)

Because of their traditional base as the primary available emergency "field" service in a community, a mental health emergency program must have a cooperative working relationship with law enforcement. Presented at the Ninth Annual Meeting of the American Association of Suicidology, Los Angeles, California, April 29-May 2, 1976. (Author)

This article identifies various kinds of therapies used with low income, disadvantaged groups for which there is available empirical evidence of success. (Author/AM)