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Koutoubi, Samer; Huffman, Fatma G.; Ciccazzo, Michele W.; Himburg, Susan P.; Johnson, Paulette – Health Education Journal, 2005
Objectives: Coronary heart disease (CHD) is the leading cause of death in the United States and Europe. This study identified and compared nutritional knowledge associated with CHD risk factors among tri-ethnic college students. Design: A quantitative, cross-sectional, observational study using questionnaires. Setting: University laboratory.…
Descriptors: College Students, Heart Disorders, At Risk Persons, Foreign Countries
John, Robert; Kerby, Dave S.; Hennessy, Catherine Hagan – Gerontologist, 2003
Purpose: The purpose of this study is to suggest a new approach to identifying patterns of comorbidity and multimorbidity. Design and Methods: A random sample of 1,039 rural community-resident American Indian elders aged 60 years and older was surveyed. Comorbidity was investigated with four standard approaches, and with cluster analysis. Results:…
Descriptors: American Indians, American Indian Culture, Quality of Life, Multivariate Analysis
Leadley, Samuel M.; And Others – 1977
Focusing on heart disease and cancer, the study compared the preventive health education needs of farm and nonfarm rural adults. During July and August 1975, face-to-face interviews were conducted with 57 men and 161 women living in Armstrong and Butler Counties, Pennsylvania. The sample included 119 commercial farm households and 99 rural nonfarm…
Descriptors: Adults, Attitudes, Cancer, Comparative Analysis
Patt, Madhavi Reddy; Yanek, Lisa R.; Moy, Taryn F.; Becker, Diane M. – Health Education & Behavior, 2004
To better understand obesity and overweight among urban African American women, the authors examined sociodemographic, behavioral, and psychological factors within body mass index (BMI) categories. A total of 496 women were recruited for cardiovascular risk factor screening from 20 urban African American churches. Study participants had a mean age…
Descriptors: African Americans, Obesity, Body Composition, Marital Status
Blai, Boris, Jr. – 1981
Information from the American Institute of Medical Climatologists on human responses to weather and climatic conditions, including clouds, winds, humidity, barometric pressure, heat, cold, and other variables that may exert a pervasive impact on health, behavior, disposition, and the level of efficiency with which individuals function is reviewed.…
Descriptors: Climate, Diseases, Elementary School Science, Elementary Secondary Education

Perlman, Leonard G. – Journal of Rehabilitation, 1979
Summarizes and discusses the action papers presented at the Third Annual Mary E. Switzer Memorial Seminar held in Denver, Colorado, June 5-7, 1978. The papers provide recommendations for vocational rehabilitation and other services, primarily by hospital professional staffs, to patients with cancer, cardiac illness, and epilepsy. (MF)
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Cancer, Conference Reports, Counseling Services
Green, John S.; Grant, Melinda; Hill, Kathy L.; Brizzolara, Jeff; Belmont, Barbara – Journal of American College Health, 2003
The authors sought to assess the perception of risks for coronary heart disease (CHD) in college men and women. They surveyed 470 undergraduates from 2 major 4-year institutions who completed a questionnaire that measured perceived risks for heart disease. Sixty-eight percent of the respondents rated their risks as lower or much lower than those…
Descriptors: Females, Diseases, At Risk Persons, Males
Department of Health and Human Services, Washington, DC. – 1985
This volume presents major findings and recommendations of the Department of Health and Human Service's (DHHS) Task Force on Black and Minority Health. The recommendations, which are based on data collected from a number of sources, are intended to guide DHHS in developing programs and policies that address the continuing disparity in the burden…
Descriptors: Alcoholism, American Indians, Asian Americans, Blacks
Shaw, Frederic E., Ed. – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2008
The "Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report" ("MMWR") Series is prepared by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Data in the weekly "MMWR" are provisional, based on weekly reports to CDC by state health departments. This issue of "MMWR" contains the following studies: (1) Youth Risk Behavior…
Descriptors: Death, Heart Disorders, Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS), Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Gaarder, Lorin R.; Cohen, Saul – 1982
This guide is an outline for developing and presenting programs in self health care for senior citizens. The guide is presented in two sections. The first section provides background information about elderly self-care and tips on teaching it and developing a program. Sample letters to prospective enrollees and sample news releases are included.…
Descriptors: Cancer, Classroom Techniques, Diabetes, Disabilities
Balling, Allison; Grunbaum, Jo Anne; Speicher, Nancy; McManus, Tim; Kann, Laura – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2005
To monitor priority health-risk behaviors among youth and young adults, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention developed the Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS). The YRBSS includes national, state, territory, and local school-based surveys of high school students in grades 9-12. In addition, some states, territories, and cities…
Descriptors: Death, Heart Disorders, Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS), Diseases
Heck, W. H., Comp. – United States Bureau of Education, Department of the Interior, 1915
Medical journals are not often accessible to students and practitioners of education, and therefore the wealth of material in these journals regarding the health of school children is mainly lost to the educational world. The present bulletin is the result of a desire to put this material at the disposal of superintendents, principals, professors,…
Descriptors: Hygiene, Periodicals, Child Health, Young Children