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Haffner, Alden N. – Optometric Education, 1991
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…
Descriptors: Curriculum Design, Doctoral Degrees, Drug Therapy, Educational History

Metler, Russ; And Others – American Journal of Public Health, 1991
Studying the prevalence of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) among American Indians and Alaskan Native populations reveals a low 1990 case rate but a rapid increase in diagnosed cases, at a rate higher than any other racial/ethnic group. Culturally sensitive prevention programs are required. (SLD)
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Alaska Natives, American Indians, Asian Americans

Stotts, R. Craig; And Others – Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved, 1991
Lung cancer is a serious health problem among blacks, with a mortality rate of 119 per 100,000 black males, compared to 81 per 100,000 for white males. Smoking cessation efforts are most successful when tailored to the black community, using black community networks and broadcast media for black audiences. (SLD)
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Behavior Patterns, Black Community, Cancer

Belgrave, Faye Z.; Randolph, Suzanne M. – Journal of Black Psychology, 1993
Articles in this special issue are devoted to psychosocial aspects of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) prevention in the African-American community. The core assumption is that the values, beliefs, and world views of people of African descent must be understood for AIDS prevention to be effective. (SLD)
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Beliefs, Black Community, Blacks

Jenkins, Bill; And Others – Journal of Black Psychology, 1993
Provides an overview of the history of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) in the United States. Surveillance data are given for several groups of African Americans, including women and men who have sex with men. AIDS cumulative incidence among African Americans in the next several years is projected. (SLD)
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Blacks, Disease Control, Disease Incidence

Maver, Irene – Paedagogica Historica, 1997
Profiles the influential and predominantly middle-class reform movement that initiated public health-and-education programs in 19th-century Glasgow, Scotland. Specifically analyzes the portrayal of slum children as moral innocents corrupted by an unhealthy environment and in need of moral regeneration. Discusses the evangelical protestant ideology…
Descriptors: Advocacy, Child Health, Child Welfare, Disease Control

Weindling, Paul – Paedagogica Historica, 1997
Explores the efforts of the German public-health authorities to cleanse occupied areas of formerly Russian Poland of pathogenic hazards during the First World War. The program used sanitary measures and educational programs to encourage a more hygienic lifestyle. Originally sympathetic to the Jewish population, it grew increasingly anti-semitic.…
Descriptors: Advocacy, Anti Semitism, Communicable Diseases, Disease Control

Pridmore, Pat; Yates, Chris – Comparative Education Review, 2005
This article examines the potential for open, distance, and flexible learning (ODFL) to mitigate the impact of HIV and AIDS on young people. Based on experience from a field study in Mozambique and South Africa, the authors show how ODFL can support and extend the work of existing infrastructures supporting vulnerable youth. As neighboring…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Open Education, Communicable Diseases
Rye, James A.; Zizzi, Samuel J.; Vitullo, Elizabeth A.; Tompkins, Nancy O'Hara – Journal of Science Education and Technology, 2005
The United States is experiencing an obesity epidemic: A science-technology-society public health issue tied to our built environment, which is characterized by heavy dependence on automobiles and reduced opportunities to walk and bicycle for transportation. This presents an informal science education opportunity within "science in personal…
Descriptors: Science Education, Public Health, Obesity, Physical Activities
Johnston, Francis E.; Harkavy, Ira; Barg, Frances; Gerber, Danny; Rulf, Jennifer – Michigan Journal of Community Service Learning, 2004
The Urban Nutrition Initiative (UNI) is a University of Pennsylvania/West Philadelphia schools academically-based community service program that integrates academics, research, and service through service-learning and participatory action research. UNI is based academically within Penn's Department of Anthropology and administratively within the…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Nutrition, Urban Areas, School Community Relationship
Finn, Emanuel; Wolpin, Scott – Zero to Three (J), 2005
This article describes the consequences of dental disease among children under age 3. "Early childhood carries" (ECC) is preventable but is still a major public health problem--especially in poor and medically underserved communities--due to lack of awareness about prevention. The authors explain that in transdisciplinary care, practitioners work…
Descriptors: Public Health, Dental Health, Caregivers, Diseases
Randall, Leslie L.; Krogh, Christopher; Welty, Thomas K.; Willinger, Marian; Iyasu, Solomon – American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research: The Journal of the National Center, 2001
Of all Indian Health Service areas, the Aberdeen Area has consistently had the highest infant mortality rate. Among some tribes in this area the rate has exceeded 30/1000 live birth and half the infant deaths have been attributed to Sudden Infant Death Syndrome, a rate four to five times higher than the national average. The Indian Health Service,…
Descriptors: American Indians, Prevention, Mortality Rate, Child Health
Powell, Robyn; Gilbert, Sheldon – National Council on Disability, 2006
This paper focuses on the effects of the hurricanes on people with all types of disabilities. The National Council on Disability (NCD) released another report that addressed in detail the specific challenges for people with psychiatric disabilities. Please refer to "The Needs of People with Psychiatric Disabilities During and After Hurricanes…
Descriptors: Position Papers, Quality of Life, Disabilities, Natural Disasters
White, Louellyn; Stauss, Joseph H.; Nelson, Claudia E. – American Indian Culture and Research Journal, 2006
This article provides a review and summary of six years of research on food assistance and nutrition issues on Indian reservations across America that was carried out by tribal college faculty, staff, and students through a federal small grants program. An assessment of the impacts and implications of this unique research program on the tribal…
Descriptors: Health Behavior, Health Promotion, Dietetics, Nutrition
Lishner, Kris Miller; Bruya, Margaret Auld – 1994
This book provides an organized, systematic overview of the basic aspects of health program management, nursing practice, and human relations issues in camp nursing. A foremost assumption is that health care in most camps needs improvement. Good health is dependent upon interventions involving social, environmental, and lifestyle factors that…
Descriptors: Accident Prevention, Child Health, Communicable Diseases, Disease Control