A series of evening supper-seminars, launched as a voluntary extracurricular educational experience, were used to teach one aspect of community medicine in an informal setting at the University of Arizona. The area addressed was community medicine as an interface between medical practitioners and community activities and organizations concerned…

This annotated bibliography of health promotion materials describes pamphlets, films, and posters for the general public and contains program guidelines, directories, and technical papers of interest to health professionals. To compile this volume, each Public Health Service agency selected, from among its publications, those which offer…

This guide replaces the 1975 publication "A Guide for Developing a Comprehensive K-12 School Health Instruction Program." It is designed to provide a framework for local curriculum development by identifying knowledge and skills students should master at each of four levels--grades K-3, 4-6, 7-9, and 10-12. At each level, the…

A review of optometry's twentieth-century history looks at curriculum standardization and recognition of the doctorate in Optometry, federal legislation, public health movement, optometry in universities, use of pharmaceuticals, the primary care concept, Optometry in group health care, growth of professional publications, and entry into health…

Ways to improve the training of undergraduate medical students in primary health care are identified, based on a seminar organized by the World Health Organization Regional Office for Europe and the Government of the United Kingdom. Primary health care is concerned with preventing and treating illness and promoting health, based on applying…

This booklet, intended primarily for the trainers of middle-level community health workers in underdeveloped countries, is designed to help such workers present the topic of diarrhea treatment and prevention in training courses. Divided into five sections, the booklet gives guidelines on treatment and prevention, with particular emphasis on the…

This collection of 34 papers from various nations reflects the state of the art in the development of community-based medical educational programs. Papers are grouped into the following topical areas: (1) community-oriented education, (2) evaluation, (3) innovation and change, (4) problem-based learning, (5) administration of education, and (6)…