This work is designed to help introduce students in the Master of Public Administration program at Auburn University to the major types of research material that are available in the Ralph Brown Draughon Library. The exercise simulates a typical research process by posing a series of questions about a specific issue in the public administration…

Provisions of the Health Professions Educational Assistance Act of 1976 (PL 94-484), which amends Title VII of the Public Health Service Act and other laws, are explained. Most existing authorities are extended without change through FY77. Most new authorities go into effect in FY78 for a three year period. The provisions explained cover the…

A formal course on human ecology in the Himalayas is described that had a profound impact in U.S. students in terms of career goals, orientation toward the problems of poverty in the U.S., and a changed appreciation of the need for preventive measures and a community approach. (Author/LBH)

The attitudes of faculty members toward international students were studied through comparative case studies of four academic departments at three professional schools of a Midwestern university. The focus was on graduate students because most international students at a 4-year institution study at the graduate level. In all 54 faculty members in…

This paper presents the case for furthering the profession of counseling psychology by affiliating with a department of medicine and not working only within traditional graduate programs. Counselor training programs have explicit expectations for faculty to execute a research program that makes a unique contribution to the field. Medical schools…

Summarized are some of the concepts, historical precedents, and pertinent data which explain the existing structure of environmental engineering education in the U.S. Identified are the main issues which must be considered in planning the future directions of academia in educating the environmental engineer. (Author/SMB)

A survey of student characteristics and attitudes toward nonspecialist general practice was undertaken in order to supply an input into the teaching strategies of the Department of Community Health at the University of Melbourne. The results include an indication that students interested in general practice need stronger training in the importance…

An undergraduate health education program at Montclair State College combines a series of specialization and collateral courses plus a professional work sequence which includes an observation of health agencies and field study in health. (JN)

Argues that, in the context of the present health care system, interdisciplinary service-learning holds promise for equipping future health professionals with collaborative problem-solving skills needed to effect change in community health care. Describes three models of interdisciplinary service-learning in health professions education, explores…

Since establishment of formal dental education in Southeast Asia, changes stemming from research and technology have led to dental curriculum changes. Development of the dental curriculum can be divided into three phases: disease oriented; health oriented; and community oriented. Evolution of these phases is traced in the dental curricula of Laos,…

Reviews evidence from research, attempting to reconcile the reports into a unified recommendation for the type and amount of physical activity necessary for health and function. The paper focuses on moderate intensity and moderate amounts of physical activity, accumulation of physical activity, and exercise training intensity. (SM)

Relates the story of when Mexico's Yaqui Indians split into two different agricultural camps in the 1950s, their children became a test group for the effects of pesticide exposure. (Author/DDR)

Describes the Entry-Level Skills Portfolio (ELSP) as a repository to enable students to document and develop their employability skills and to foster their awareness of the occupational relevance of the guidelines developed by the National Task Force on the Preparation and Practice of Health Educators. (SM)

Evaluation of an intensive community health project by three medical school classes (n=240) found the project was rated more favorably (1) with each succeeding class, (2) by students planning to enter primary care specialties, and (3) by students who invested more time in the project. (Author/DB)

Ideas from social cognitive psychology with potential for oral health promotion are presented, and a project to promote oral health at the individual level, offering a method adaptable to any behavior that should become habit, is described. Suggestions for placing this material in behavioral sciences and dentistry curricula are made. (MSE)