The current status of research in cardiovascular disease education is reported for asymptomatic youth, symptomatic adults, and ongoing efforts. (JMF)

Researchers have repeatedly found negative attitudes toward the aged among health professionals. Evaluates the impact of oral health status upon dental student attitudes toward the aged. Suggests that attitudes of students may become initially more negative due to exposure to generally poor oral conditions of elderly patients. (Author)

Suggests that public health nurses at work act neither completely on the basis of conformity to external organizational restraints, nor wholly on the basis of internalized professional constraints, but on the basis of selected aspects of their environment which take into account their own situational interests. (Author/AM)

Health educators were reminded at the American Vocational Association (AVA) in Houston that the health of their programs depends in part on their participation in interpreting the Education Amendments of 1976. Juliette Lester, who is chairing the Regulations Task Force in USOE's Bureau of Occupational and Adult Education said she can see many…

An interdisciplinary team-taught course used a life-course approach to human development. Teaching strategies included elder reminiscence, life histories, and case studies. It is designed to prepare various health care professions for future roles on multidisciplinary team. (Contains 26 references.) (SK)

Discusses the importance of getting and retaining the right people as faculty members if research and scholarship in the allied health professions are to be enhanced. (JOW)

Discusses a survey to ascertain the prevalence and types of education programs to prepare multiskilled health practitioners in the United States. Presents information such as level of diploma awarded, length of study, certification eligibilities; skills combines, curriculum format, instructional personnel, and graduate employment and functioning.…

Discusses the importance and provides a method of informing biology college students of their career choices after graduation. Includes a list of some of the education requirements and salary ranges of health-related careers. (ZWH)

Responses from 47 percent of 310 deans/directors of allied health education programs revealed an average of 35.5 percent of allied health faculty achieving tenure, compared to 58.2 percent for campuses generally. Most noted a trend toward more rigorous tenure criteria. (SK)

Andreassen and Berman suggest that more investment in the nation's infrastructure would result in new jobs in construction-related industries, although the impact on total employment would not be large. Pfleeger and Wallace examine industry and occupational employment alternatives for the health care field. (JOW)

Barriers to interdisciplinary teamwork in allied health education include loss of revenue, schedule conflicts, differences in degree level, identity and status protection, and content control issues. Ways to foster teamwork include all-inclusive cross-enrollment, web-based curricula, and hiring of faculty across disciplinary lines. (SK)

A proceedings summary of the American Association of Dental Schools' 76th annual meeting lists and abstracts 247 presentations on a wide variety of topics related to dental education and dental practice. Presentations are also indexed by author, subject, and keyword. (MSE)

A survey at Armstrong Atlantic State University (South Carolina) obtained responses from 167 students and 24 faculty in an allied-health occupations interdisciplinary core curriculum. Both groups agreed the courses had a positive impact on students. Faculty enjoyed interdisciplinary teaching despite increased workload and had opportunities for…

A survey of 430 allied-health preceptors found they were rewarded by seeing students grow in the clinical setting; low student motivation and poor behavior frustrated them; they expected students to have appropriate skills; and health care restructuring is decreasing their internal rewards. (Author/JOW)

National Vocational Qualifications (NVQs) were used to train 17 nurses' aides. Compared to conventionally trained aides, the NVQ group performed considerably better and in some cases outperformed qualified nurses in the quality of patient care. (SK)