Described are the results of a nationwide survey, conducted in 1975, to collect data concerning the extent of health authority involvement in checking school plans, inspecting construction, surveillance of school facilities; and the depth and scope of school environmental health and safety programs on a national basis. (BT)

Examines the impact of decentralized decision making for HIV prevention from the Centers for Disease Control to the state and local level. Reviews change management strategies necessary to make the transition to community planning for HIV prevention. (SK)

Provides a description and evaluation of a community-wide implementation of a parenting program. Results indicate that it is possible to take a population health approach to parenting, successfully involve multiple services and professionals in the delivery of the program, and maintain the effectiveness of the parenting intervention in a…

A nursing school-clinic partnership was designed to teach nursing students community health practice skills. A longitudinal evaluation is being conducted to ensure that it meets the goals of baccalaureate education and urban health nursing and that it follows a multilevel process model of organizational socialization. (Contains 37 references.) (SK)

Describes current perspectives on evidence-based practices in psychology, medicine, and education; discusses challenges in the implementation and dissemination of research-based findings into schools; describes differences between current models of organizational behavior as studied in children's mental health services and in education; and…

Presents commentary in response to the main articles of this target issue. Suggests that the recommendations of the authors are unrealistic for school psychology, given practical resource limitations. Or conversely, perhaps the recommendations speak to a needed role that is not currently being filled, which school psychologists are better prepared…

At the request of nursing students, a course on rural community health was developed, exploring measurement of health status and comparison of urban and rural community health status and resources. Rural development students were invited to enroll, lending an interdisciplinary perspective to the course. (SK)

Explored the relationship between the 1998 National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) weight guidelines and concurrent medical costs among 177,971 employees, retirees, and adult dependents from a nationwide manufacturing corporation. Results indicated that the six weight groups defined by the NHLBI guidelines were consistent with concurrent…

The role of public health nurses in the health care of infants and children prenatally exposed to drugs is discussed. Such nurses work in the family setting to promote health and prevent disease. Concepts of Kathryn Barnard have been used to develop policies and protocols for services to families with infants exposed to controlled substances. (GH)

A course in health care law organized around the special institutions of the industry and related public policy concerns is described. The course is seen as an opportunity to examine the interplay of law and policy and to address ethics, professionalism, and profession regulation in this and other professions. (MSE)

Resistance to organ donation and the continuing shortage of donated organs is discussed and four legal approaches to organ acquisition are examined. A fifth, based on the principle of supported individual autonomy, is proposed. (MSE)

Proposes domestic pests as ideal material for ecological studies to provide readily accessible and relatively simple communities. Describes the booklouse and a number of other suitable species. Suggests the use of the students' own homes as habitats to investigate and for use in teaching the principles of population dynamics. (RT)

Argues that applied research has potential for making important theoretical contributions. Demonstrates the potential contribution of practical applications to theoretical development by discussing the procedures employed and difficulties encountered in developing and assessing Iowa's Program Against Smoking (I-PAS), an adolescent smoking…

Examines issues in care provision by social workers to individuals affected by Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) in rural communities during each stage of HIV infection. Describes psychosocial features, client fears, and appropriate social worker responses. Considers caregivers' personal issues, including fear of contagion and exposure to…

The means available to educators to communicate the uncertain but real risks of toxic substance exposure are examined and analyzed, and a pedagogical model designed to stimulate all segments of society to act is proposed. (MSE)