Presented are the results of a survey of 18 to 34 year-old Americans regarding at-risk behaviors. Compares results to educational achievement. Predicts a widening gap between educated and non-educated Americans in terms of health related problems. (CW)

Focusing on ABC, NBC, and CBS's evening news broadcasts from January 1984 through February 1986, a study examined network news coverage of environmental risk--defined as manmade chemical, biological, and physical agents that create risk in the indoor, outdoor, and occupational environments. Using the Vanderbilt University "Television News…

The monograph examines objectives and preparation of environmental impact statements (EISs) and assesses the degree to which these documents are successful in monitoring the environmental impact of development in the United States. The document is part of a series of resource papers developed to supplement college-level geography textbooks. The…

This report studies patterns of violence among White youth, aged 15 to 24. Results show that youth death rates have been far higher in the rural West than in other areas of the country for most of the twentieth century. One possible cause may be the rural White ethos of the American West. (PS)

Identifies every environmental risk story broadcast by the 3 major television network nightly news programs during a 26-month period, and examines the extent to which the relative degree of risk affects coverage. Finds that sudden, violent risks receive much more coverage than chronic risks which are of equal consequence. (RS)

Associations between exercise and risky behaviors were examined. Runners, walkers, and tennis (RWT) players were less likely to be obese or have risky behaviors than participants in team and other sports, possibly because some team and exercise behaviors are part of riskier lifestyles, whereas RWT are integral to healthy lifestyles. (SM)