An advanced training program for graduate students in health education who wish to become school-community health coordinators is described. (JD)

Three professional associations (American Nurses Association, American School Health Association, and Department of School Nurses/NEA) endorse an expanded role for the traditional school nurses--that of school nurse practioners--and define guidelines for their educational preparation, expanded roles, and functions. (MM)

The objectives of health instruction are achieved equally well through the use of values clarification and lecture techniques. (MM)

School administrators should develop a set of written policies and procedures to handle in-school medical emergencies until such time as a nurse or physician can be contacted or physically present. If medications are to be given during school hours, the school board should provide a clearly defined policy in this area. (MM)

This paper reviews a few studies, both in animals and humans, that are relevant in helping us to understand factors affecting infant-mother interaction. (MM)

There are numerous and complex events taking place during brain maturation that provide the biologic underpinnings of learning and behavior. (MM)

To understand the meaning of a teenager's behavior, it is necessary to have an overall understanding of psychological development. (MM)

Sex education can help handicapped individuals in finding sexual satisfaction and may foster self-responsibility, maturity, and positive actions towards other rehabilitation goals. (MM)

In order to help improve the effectiveness of birth control education programs, a film was produced focusing on the psychological motives involved in the nonuse of birth control among teenagers. (MM)

Of all chronic diseases, asthma is the leading cause of school absenteeism. (MM)

The importance and unique responsibilities of school health personnel are stressed. (MM)

The convictions of health educators concerning the discipline of health science are explored, and several issues currently facing the field of health science are uncovered. (MM)

This study evaluated the health knowledge of a selected population of 12th grade students. The findings revealed that students' health knowledge was weak. (MM)

Findings of this study indicate that in health education classes more time is spent teaching about the cardiovascular system than about the disease and risk factors. (MM)

In this study of the relationships between reported sexual behaviors of college students and their perceptions of the sexual behaviors of their peers, the attitude that "everyone else is more sexually active than I" prevailed. (MM)