The role of the teacher and administrator in fostering positive mental health is to provide successful experiences for students and to avoid instilling negative self-concepts. (MM)

The systems approach model described here may assist providers of mental health services to develop skills that will enable them to more effectively design, collect, and analyze information pertaining to current program needs for planning, implementation, and renewal. (MM)

There is no component of the school program that has as its declared objective the enhancement of the health and quality of life of the child, the elimination of health problems that impede learning, and the prevention of disease and illness. The author finds this situation objectionable. (MM)

Information is given in question and answer format on the objectives of school health programs and the American School Health Association and on the required competencies of school health personnel. (PBS)

A case history exemplifies a situation in which a combination of interpretive medical services available in the school and primary health care service from community physicians provided effective care for a multiply handicapped child in a preschool program. (MM)

A course was developed to deal with the concerns teachers have about the health needs of students in their classrooms. (MM)

A school nurse who is confronted each day with requests relating to health issues from parents, school staff, and students must have adequate preservice and inservice training. (MM)

The results of a mail survey of pediatricians' views of TV programing policy as it relates to children are reported. (MM)

The need for alcohol education today is as great as it was nearly 100 years ago when Mary Hunt convinced her local school board to initiate instruction in temperance education. (MM)

Information regarding critical factors in drug therapy is presented with the hope that it will enable individuals to better monitor the effects of prescribed medication. (MM)

A prenatal training program as described here can help to prevent some birth defects by providing important information. (MM)

This article addresses the possible causes of discipline problems in the classroom. (MM)

A more lasting change in smoking behavior and attitude results from a smoking intervention program that uses affective educational activities such as values clarification and discussions pertaining to feelings and emotions as they relate to cigarette smoking. (MM)

Statistical analysis of the data in this research project indicates that neither the physical, emotional, nor intellectual cycles can be used to predict suicide behavior and also that biorhythms are influenced by environmental variations. (DS)

Three questions are addressed here: What is a modular format in the context of primary teaching? Why is it preferred over the usual teacher lesson plans or textbooks? How should health concept modules be preapred for primaries? (DS)