Wellness has emerged as a new goal of health education and allied health professionals. Development of the wellness movement and distinctions between wellness education and health education are explored. (DF)

There are various obstacles and opportunities in the delivery of rural health education. Resource networking can be an effective strategy for extending the health educator's expertise to the rural population. Examples of network structures are offered. (DF)

The health, physical education, recreation, and dance professions have tended to neglect the frail aged and dying aged person in the provision of training, programs, and research. The Adults Health and Developmental Program is offered as a model to help improve the quality of life for this population. (DF)

This article suggests programs and educational approaches in which safety belt and child restraint use are promoted as preventive health practices. Health educators are encouraged to view these protective behaviors as part of a healthy life-style and promote occupant protection as a life-style behavior. (Author/CT)

This article reviews the major features of the "Seat Belts Pay Off" campaign and its evaluation and considers both theoretical and pragmatic issues pertinent to replicating the program in other community settings. (CT)

Data from an employee health survey on 3,947 employees at Control Data Corporation were examined in 1982-83 to determine the relationship between safety belt use and other health habits. Comparisons between participants in the Stay Well Program (a health promotion program) and nonparticipant and control groups were analyzed. (Author/CT)

Health education specialists were surveyed to discover which topics and sub-topics of health-related content were considered to be important in health education. A comparison between major health content areas in 1961 and 1981 is presented. (DF)

Surveys the effect of legislation mandating health instruction within schools and the value of this legislation during a period of fiscal crisis using information from Massachusetts school systems. Attempts to discover the extent to which schools offered health programs, effect of the 1974 law on health education programs, and value of this law…

The Alcohol Metabolism Program, a computer program used to compute peak blood alcohol levels, is expanded upon to include a cover page, brief introduction, and techniques for generalizing the program to calculate peak levels for any number of drinks. (DF)

Employee health promotion and wellness programs have become a popular method of decreasing employee health care costs. The characteristics of worksite health-promotion programs were surveyed in a study of Fortune 500 companies. This study also served to examine the extent of activities offered in these programs. (DF)

Wellness in the Workplace offers a health risk reduction program to the work environment through use of existing health promotion community services. Historical development, services provided, and potential benefits to other communities are discussed. (DF)

Methods of aligning health education with the goals and functions of employee assistance programs are discussed. The role of the health educator in developing these programs is explained in a description of employee assistance program service standards and specific sub-tasks. (DF)

The effectiveness of a one-semester health education course for preservice elementary school teachers that would explore the philosophy and trends of health education while developing a personal philosophy of wellness is examined. Course design, goals, scope, and sequence of a preservice health course are presented. (DF)

Field experiences that provide preservice teachers with the opportunity to work beyond the school setting offer insight into the "real world" of teaching. Suggestions for organization and implementation of field experiences dealing with learning centers, health fairs, and youth organizations are discussed. (DF)

Trends in professional preparation of health educators are explored. Options to be considered for future decisions include generic health educators, specialists for a variety of settings and functions, implementation of the ladder concept, and credentialing systems. (DF)