Program goals, content, and methods are described for the Cambridge and Somerville Alcohol Program for Alcoholism Rehabilitation (CASPAR), a community-school collaborative effort stressing alcohol education as opposed to alcoholism education. (MJB)

A model is presented for screening procedures identifying preschool children in need of immediate intervention, further evaluation, and/or treatment, as well as setting up methods for monitoring all children designated "at risk" (having special mental health needs) on a long-term basis. (MJB)

Assessment of the Montgomery County (Maryland) preschool health roundup indicated that this standardized screening program is cost-effective for early identification of preschool children who will need health and/or educational intervention to achieve their maximum potential. (MJB)

A number of ways are suggested in which peer pressure may be used to influence personal behaviors of group members. (MJB)

Established public and medical policies continue to focus on and support the health needs and diseases of the rich, while for Americans on the lower socioeconomic rungs, prevention is a myth, or at best something one does for oneself that doctors sanction. (MJB)

In order to avoid endlessing recurring "crises cycles" in the areas of physical and mental health, programs dealing with problems in these areas must be comprehensive, humanistically oriented, and encourage the development of mental health skills. (MJB)

High levels of mental health might result from accepting the dissolution of external as well as internal security objects and accepting death as a reality in life. (MJB)

The author discusses death and the dying process, the psychological needs of a person who is faced with his or her imminent death, and the five stages of emotional response through which a dying person goes in coping with the fact of death. (MJB)

The author discusses the content of two college courses in death education, designed to encourage a heightened awareness of the value of life, and as a result, to live life more fully. (MJB)

A death education unit taught in a health class needs to be implemented in order to furnish youth with a more comprehensive view of what death really means, how they can cope with a death when it occurs, and why it is important for them to carry on and live a more fulfilled life. (MJB)

A scope and sequence chart is presented for elementary and secondary education concerning aging and death, as well as (1) suggestions for integrating gerontology issues into commonly taught subjects, (2) selected issues for gerontology studies, and (3) resources for gerontology curriculum development. (MJB)

Suicide statistics in the United States are analyzed according to various demographic characteristics; diagnosis and behavioral patterns of potential suicides are discussed; and various crisis intervention techniques are presented. (MJB)

The author discusses conceptual differences among nonassertiveness, assertiveness, and aggression and presents suggestions for developing assertion skills in the nonsmoker. (MJB)

Textbook evaluation guidelines are presented for the selection of health texts for use in elementary-secondary school classes. (MJB)

The authors describe a study undertaken at the State University of New York at Buffalo which sought to develop an effective Alcohol Instruction Model and to develop an Alcohol Behavior Inventory that would measure the drinking severity and the severity of alcohol-related behavior of university students. (MJB)