Increased emphasis on physical fitness, fitness within industry, and preventive medicine may encourage the integration of holistic health care programs into school health education. (LH)

Discusses different methods of treating disabilities, particularly the biochemical and environmental approaches. (HM)

A brief report on the rationale for and procedures involved in the development of a Heart Health Curriculum Guide by teachers of the Peabody Public Schools under a Massachusetts Public Health Grant is given. (YG)

The "Digging for Healthy Hearts" teaching technique uses an inquiry and problem-solving approach to educate high school and college students about risk factors and preventive health behaviors related to cardiovascular disease. (CB)

Describes cancer control activities by the Indian Health Service in North Dakota, South Dakota, Iowa, and Nebraska, including risk factor assessment and cancer screening using a modified Health Risk Appraisal; interventions to reduce smoking; community empowerment; development of health education materials; and clinical preventive services. (SV)

Describes the economic and demographic changes experienced by rural communities over the past few years and how they have increased rural health professionals' responsibilities. Presents the Community Wellness program and four case histories illustrating how it has strengthened community infrastructure, developed human capital, and created rural…

This monograph was designed for the high school biology curriculum. The first section reviews the major areas of importance in immunology. Section three contains six instructional activities for the high school classroom and the second section contains teacher's materials for those activities. The activities address for students some of the major…

The General Accounting Office (GAO) conducted a study in response to Senator Lawton Chiles' request that the GAO explore the adequacy of the funding levels proposed for the Department of Health and Human Services' Public Health Service and the appropriateness of priorities reflected in the administration's proposed budget for prevention of…

This monograph is the result of a conference on the role of preventive and community medicine in primary medical care and education. The following six papers were presented at the conference: (1) Roles of Departments of Preventive Medicine; (2) Competency-Based Objectives in Preventive Medicine for the Family Physician; (3) Preventive Medicine…

Speech delivered to Plenary Session on "Specific Needs for Medical Manpower at the annual meeting of the Association of American Medical Colleges (79th, Houston, Texas, Nov. 2, 1968.

Proceedings from the second session of hearings on the Maternal and Child Health Care Act are presented in this document. A copy of the bill (H. R. 1702) which proposes the provision of comprehensive health care services for pregnant women and children from birth to age 18 is included. Also included are testimony and statements of expert…

This pamphlet discusses the "unnatural" history of tobacco, the broadening medical indictment, world smoking trends, who profits, and public policy and public health. Equalling a fourth of the global military budget, consumer expenditure on cigarettes ensures that powerful, strongly motivated interests will struggle to keep global cigarette sales…

The hearings cover four bills, three of which deal with revision or amendment of the Public Health Service Act. The fourth concerns (1) the establishment of a National Health Center for Health Education; (2) health education to reduce illness and death, and to moderate self-imposed risks; and (3) consumer health education and preventive medicine.…

Using a stratified random sample of 12 of Ohio's 88 counties, this 1967 study had as its objectives (1) to measure the level of participation in selected health practices by Ohio's rural residents, (2) to compare the level of participation in selected health practices of farm and rural nonfarm residents, and (3) to examine levels of participation…