This article describes a teaching technique based on a method intended to develop skills among junior and senior high school youth to resist pressure to use smokeless tobacco. This method is referred to as "inoculation" and "resistance training." (IAH)

Institutions offering programs in health education are listed by state, and information is provided on specializations and degrees offered. (IAH)

Synthesizes 10 school- and family-based studies of cardiovascular health behaviors in youth, including sociodemographic characteristics, study designs, interventions, measures, and results. Use of results as components of school health programs is addressed. (SK)

Long-term outcomes of a school-based program (2,250 third-graders in 31 schools) were compared with an equivalent home-based program (1,000 families) involving parents. Students in the home-based program reported more behavior change in the reduction of fat and increase of carbohydrates in their diet. (SK)

An elementary school program included classroom health education and environmental changes in school lunch and physical education to encourage healthful diet and exercise habits. Interventions based on social learning theory and organizational change resulted in statistically significant changes in diet behavior, self-efficacy, use of salt, and…

The classroom-based Know Your Body program focuses on diet, physical activity, and smoking prevention in elementary schools. Longitudinal testing in two New York City schools found significant favorable changes in blood cholesterol, dietary intake of fat and carbohydrates, health knowledge, and reduction in the initiation of smoking. (SK)

A longitudinal study of the effectiveness of the Know Your Body program in Washington, D.C., involved measuring 1,041 Black students in grades four-six for heart disease risk factors. The intervention resulted in significant changes in blood pressure, cholesterol, fitness, and serum thiocyanate. Intervention students who had the best teachers…

Participants were 206 low-to-middle-income Mexican-American and non-Hispanic families (623 individuals) recruited through their children's elementary school. Half the families undertook yearlong programs to decrease high salt and fat food intake and increase exercise. Two years later, experimental groups gained more knowledge of dietary and…

Physical fitness is now concerned with health related components and plays a significant role in minimizing the risks of hypokinetic diseases. There is a need for an interdisciplinary approach to physical fitness involving collaboration of the health educator and the physical educator. (JD)

Health promotion is defined as "any combination of educational, organizational, economic, and environmental supports for behavior conducive to health." This paper examines current efforts in health promotion, their goals, activities, settings, and research activities. (JD)

Relaxation and biofeedback have been established as being effective in reducing high blood pressure over both the short and long term. A study found that biofeedback, progressive relaxation, and biofeedback/relaxation combined were all effective treatments for borderline hypertension. (JD)

A simple instrument was used to measure both the favorite foods of some rural Southwestern children and their intake of food relevant to cardiovascular health with a view to designing and pilot-testing a culturally appropriate health curriculum. Pilot-testing indicated several significant changes in eating behavior were achieved. (JD)

Eight papers presented at the Fourth Delbert Oberteuffer Symposium are reprinted. The topic of the symposium was the role of the administrator in planning and implementing health education programs in the schools. The papers cover a variety of problems as well as suggestions for improving the quality of school health education. (JD)

The article considers possible health education uses for microcomputer authoring systems in such areas as instructional, questioning, and feedback strategies; answer judging capabilities, frame displays and design, student recordkeeping, and performance tracking. Also considered are documentation/user support, technical quality, and ease of…

The article describes current state of the art capabilities and uses of computer-assisted video in the health sciences, covering such aspects as interactive education, technological developments, program development, and future potential. A brief listing is provided of videodisc-related resources. (CB)