Ways in which affective measurement and evaluation techniques could be used for health instruction include: (1) determining student behavioral information and assisting in the removal of barriers to smooth classroom functioning; (2) attitude measurement; and (3) evaluation of classroom learning. Several types of affective measurement techniques…

Rational Self-Counseling, a variation of rational-emotive therapy, is a self-help therapeutic technique in which students are encouraged to be responsible for their own behavior and emotions. The primary function of self-counseling is to evaluate whether thoughts are rational. A list of questions which students might ask themselves is presented.…

An understanding of events, individuals, and philosophies that preceded present-day health education will help to contribute to the health education profession. Biographical research helps to present a realistic account of the accomplishments of individuals in the past. Guidelines are presented for selecting a research subject. (JN)

To provide health education majors with high quality internships, a study was done to evaluate the internship experience in community health education. Results indicate that economic factors, such as the cost to the student, inhibit high-quality fieldwork experiences. Alternative methods of enriching the curriculum need to be developed in light of…

This elaboration of the Dietary Goals for the United States, set by the U.S. Senate and Select Committee on Nutrition and Human Needs in 1977, details all seven dietary goals and includes a discussion of possible risk factors associated with certain chronic diseases. (JN)

Both the Department of Agriculture and the Department of Health and Human Services conduct research related to food and human nutrition. Several federal programs supporting nutrition research and education are reviewed. Footnotes provide addresses and ways to obtain more detailed information about nutrition related programs. (JN)

Department of Education programs and policies relating to nutrition indicate that nutrition in education is more than a curriculum about nutrition. Nutrition is as vital a factor in learning behavior as it is in physical health. (Author/CJ)

New nutrition curricula represent a total nutrition education program which includes a curriculum, statement of objectives, and a means for evaluating student achievement. Curriculum evaluation studies need to incorporate the best of evaluation research methodology. (JN)

A nutrition unit developed for inclusion in the high school health education curriculum contains a training packet that provides information about how best to implement the unit. Three major topics form the core of the nutrition unit: nutrient needs, qualitative evaluation of foods, and weight control. (JN)

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the major public health problem in the U.S. today. Health education teachers should take the initiative to teach others about the relationships of diet, personal attributes, metabolic disorders, and lifestyle characteristics to CVD. (JN)

A comparison of the premarital contraceptive attitudes and practices of college females with problem (unwanted) pregnancies and those of sexually active, nonpregnant college females was made in two samples taken from a large midwestern university. Findings reveal that ineffective contraceptive practices are a contributing factor to the occurrence…

The demand for health manpower is rapidly outgrowing the nation's supply. Guidance of students into health occupations in the past has been minimal. Health teachers, especially at the elementary and secondary levels, need to assume more responsibility for introducing students to and preparing them for health careers. (JN)

Subintentional suicide is a classification that refers to ill-defined deaths and practices that lead toward death. Types of subintentional suicide among adolescents include drug abuse and risk taking when driving automobiles. (JN)

The options for the possible articulation between the behavioral sciences and health education are examined. Health and illness trends, the evolution, strengths, and weaknesses of the behavioral sciences and health education, and points of commonality and differences are discussed. (JN)

There are seven important steps in the development of a communications campaign to promote public health: (1) analyzing the situational realities; (2) axiological examination of proposed targets; (3) describing the sociocultural context; (4) mapping the psychological matrix; (5) selecting the campaign theme; (6) constructing persuasive…