This article reports on an international study program for health educators and its effect on the previously held attitudes of the participants. (JD)

This article reviews four strategies employed to remediate obesity: diet restriction, use of drugs, surgical treatment, and behavior modification. The conclusion is reached that behavior modification is the most effective strategy. (JD)

The newly emerging ecologic approach to health education is focused on the man-environment complex, in terms of not only personal health but of awareness of man's position in the scheme of evolution and his responsibility for the environment of the world. (JD)

Although the school has an important role in teaching children good dental care habits, the example and guidance of parents is of first importance in helping children to develop the right attitudes toward dental health and the proper care of their teeth. (JD)

When students are provided a wide variety of snack foods of which a greater percentage are nutritious, they tend to select nutritious snacks. (JD)

A comparative survey of university students who had taken a course on alcohol education and those who had not indicated that alcohol education has some effect in modifying behavior and attitudes toward drinking. (JD)

The findings of this study indicate that much more must be learned and accurately recorded about the professional course taken by health educators; little is known about their employment patterns, and data related to their movement in and out of the profession are sparse. (JD)

A test administered before and after university students took the American Red Cross first aid course yielded gratifying statistics indicating a high level of achievement and comprehension of the course contents. (JD)

This article traces the dramatic expansion of knowledge in the field of medicine over the past two hundred years in the United States. (JD)

A survey of school clinic visits during one school year revealed the most frequent complaints or reasons for visits of school children in grades kindergarten through twelve; a decline of visits appeared at the junior high level, and some relationship was found between visits and socioeconomic background. (JD)

This article explores the possibility that the hyperactive child may be reacting to a home or school situation. (JD)

A questionnaire given to high school students revealed that there is a wide difference between males and females and between caucasians and ethnic groups of knowledge and understanding of birth defects, conception, and childbearing. (JD)

A program of cooperation between teachers and professional consultants in the field of mental health made possible the identification of children with problems and the successful modification of their behavior. (JD)

A dental health program in an elementary school succeeded in identifying children considered to be "high risk" in oral health and, through treatment and education, significantly improved their dental health. (JD)