A model self-care nursing plan which helps school children with handicaps participate in their own health maintenance and, in the process, become more reliant in self-care is described. The pilot program outlined trains school nurse practitioners to staff a clinic to assist handicapped children identify and achieve appropriate self-care goals.…

An approach to sequencing curriculum in health education based on group development is presented. The plan relates five developmental issues to be covered to various health education topics which may represent these issues. (JMF)

An expanded role, greater participation, visibility, and publicity would help to obviate the adverse stereotypes of the school nurse and would provide a foundation to address tasks and issues that adolescents and educators find pressing. (CJ)

The results of a study done on college women who smoke cigarettes indicate that those who smoke have completely different beliefs about smoking than those who don't. In spite of the efforts invested in health education, the smokers only slightly believed that smoking is harmful to their health. (JN)

High school sex education courses appear to facilitate attitudinal change in student tolerance of the sexual practices of others, but the personal value system of the student remains intact. Such programs appear to have little effect on the amount of sexual behavior while increasing the use of contraceptive methods among sexually active students.…

In an attempt to develop appropriate health habits in early childhood, a program includes three comparative approaches. The first approach involves the use of a mobile unit. The traditional approach relies on a standard package designed to be used by the classroom teacher, and the third approach involves a combination of the original two. (JN)

Health education curriculum has responded to the need to include teacher preparation experiences in death education. While death education is gaining wide acceptance, little effort has been made to guarantee quality instruction. A list of competencies are provided for the edification of the effective death educator. (JN)

The purpose of this research project was to determine the effectiveness of a school-based dental health education program which included a parental support component. It was hypothesized that changes in dental health attitudes would be positively affected by the outreach effort to educate parents on the importance of dental health. (JN)

The Brookline Early Education Project (BEEP) is a demonstration model in which a public school system assumes responsibility for the health education of children from birth to five years. This early school health program was designed to work collaboratively with existing health care facilities in the community. (JN)

Allergies have recently been related to the development of speech, language, and hearing problems in students. Diagnosis and treatment is compounded by multiple complaints or the absence of complaints. (Authors/CJ)

To evaluate the use of expanded role skills by nurse practitioners in a school setting, the activities on which they spend their time must be examined. A study was conducted to examine questions concerning the nurse's amount of time spent in problem oriented assessment, in expanded-role activities, and on delegated activities. (JN)

Physical, social, and psychological environments have had substantial impact on the hearing efficiency of youth. During the neonatal, preschool, and school years, environmental factors have exposed youth to auditory damage. School administrators can plan and should implement acoustical measures in the design of their school buildings. (JN)

An effective way to prevent coronary heart disease in later life is to concentrate on preventive measures in the early years before coronary heart disease becomes established. Project SuperHeart, a heart disease intervention program for young children, includes physical fitness and classroom activities emphasizing basic nutritional habits. (JN)

Student health aide programs for college students have been instrumental in nutrition improvement, medication compliance, general preventive medicine, and in aiding in the mental health delivery system. In this study, headaches and upper respiratory infections constituted a significant percentage of the total visits to the health aide. (JN)

Three articles presented at the 54th Annual Convention of the American School Health Association discuss: understanding stress with an emphasis on environmental factors; stress management techniques; and questions from the audience pertaining to stress management. (JN)