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ERIC Number: EJ554727
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1997
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ISSN: ISSN-1055-6699
Premises, Promises, and Potential Payoffs of Responsible Health Education.
Seffrin, John R.
Journal of Health Education, v28 n5 p298-307 Sep-Oct 1997
This paper examines the history and future of health education. Data from an American Cancer Society study exemplify how well-designed, carefully conducted research can impact current understanding and future decisions in health education. Health educators' roles in making health education a national priority are discussed. (SM)
Descriptors: Adults, Comprehensive School Health Education, Eating Habits, Elementary Secondary Education, Exercise, Health Promotion, Higher Education, Life Style, Mortality Rate, Obesity, Smoking, Teacher Role
Publication Type: Information Analyses; Journal Articles; Speeches/Meeting Papers
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Language: English
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Identifiers: American Cancer Society; Risk Reduction
Note: AAHE Scholar Address presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Association of Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance (St Louis, MO, March 22, 1997).