An elementary health education program focusing on maintaining good health habits is described. (JD)

A health education lesson should be designed as part of a planned curriculum. The curriculum components need to be organized around health topic areas and health concepts. An identification of long range goals needs to be made. (JN)

If competence is the outcome of a set of carefully designed behavioral objectives, then the form, generality, and focus of these objectives must be impeccable. Eight guidelines that eliminate the weaknesses in existing competency statements are presented. (CMJ)

Five different perspectives on creativity in teaching are examined: (1) Creativity is developed by making teaching methods from almost nothing. (2) Creativity is fostered by idealizing without constraint. (3) Creativity can be developed through analogs. (4) Creativity can mean to reorganize or modify. (5) Creativity can be fostered using a forced…

Student needs are often overlooked in textbooks and packaged health curricula in which topics have been assigned by curriculum developers rather than by students. The Nominal Group Technique is a group exercise which can be used to clarify health problems by actively involving students. (JN)

Histories of alcohol use and of alcohol education indicate that the teaching of responsible drinking for those who choose to drink is a more relevant model of alcohol education. (JN)

One method of eliminating the restrictions of the traditional classroom is the mobile seminar, a traveling class designed to provide students and faculty with new opportunities for professional and personal growth. (JN)

The Vermont Lung Association's School Health Education project evaluated the use of a mobile unit in conjunction with and in comparison to a more traditional classroom curriculum. (JN)

A cookbook approach is taken to health education programs. The ingredients for an effective health and safety fair include a slice of color, one barrel of laughs, a bunch of hard work, and a measure of knowledge. (JN)

Gaming activities increase a student's motivation to learn cognitive material, develop a student's sensitivity to the way media works, and improve the student's decision making skills. The game presented is based on the television program "To Tell the Truth," and centers on questions concerning arthritis. (JN)

Grant seeking has become a crucial component in the continuation of support for research and program development. A model which could serve as the prototype for resource consolidation is described. (JN)

As the competition for grants has steadily intensified and available funds have begun to level off, the role of a grants office in the university has become increasingly important. (JN)

The concept of National Health Insurance (NHI) as one of several strategies for resolving health problems in the U.S. is discussed. NHI goals include comprehensive health care, quality health care, efficient delivery systems, phased-in benefits, and consumer representation. (JD)

Suggestions are made for publicizing health programs and activities in the community through the use of newspapers and other publications, radio and television, exhibits, contests, luncheons and banquets, and personal communication. (JD)

Factors influencing a teenager's decision to smoke or not to smoke are discussed. Differences between smoking and nonsmoking students and their parents' attitudes about smoking are examined. (JD)