The author describes the psychological phases of crisis and discusses ways in which health service personnel may help counselors in crisis intervention. The key to crisis intervention is not the nature of the event, but the perceptions of the individual experiencing the event and his ability to cope with it. (MJB)

Materials are categorized according to: (1) books for children; (2) audiovisual suggestions (elementary); (3) books for teenagers, lay adults, and/or professional educators; and (4) audiovisual suggestions (secondary). (MJB)

The author examines sex education in schools, deviant sexuality and contraceptive use in the Soviet Union, and compares the sexual standards in Russia to those in the United States at the turn of the century. (MJB)

The authors describe a public relations effort undertaken to promote the awareness of the school nurse's role on the part of school district officials and community. (MJB)

The authors describe an inservice program designed to assist elementary school personnel in the implementation of mandated health education programs in New York state. (MJB)

When drugs are prescribed, school personnel who are working with the medicated child should assist the physician or clinic in assessing their value as well as communicate the finding and their best judgment to both the parent and physician. (Author)

Improvement of federal effectiveness in the fields of health care and preventive medicine involves pressure by the public directed toward appropriation of monies, as well as their preliminary authorization. (MJB)

Capitalizing on the combined resources of all the members of the education team, including the food service staff and manager, can help to develop good eating habits. (MJB)

Expanding the role of the high school nurse through pediatric nurse practitioner training, the addition of a full-time health aide, and the use of clinic management holds promise as one method of improving total health care for adolescents. (MJB)

Mental health education should deal with relationships between the cognitive, affective, and behavioral domains, with the affective domain being dominant. Study indicates that audiovisual presentations provide more changes in directions indicating affective learning. (MJB)

Study of the School Health Curriculum Project for fifth-grade students revealed no apparent effect on students' perceived vulnerability to illnesses and accidents but substantially improved knowledge and attitudes toward cigarette smoking, though there were differences due to variables such as sex, ethnicity, income, and reading levels. (MJB)

The report presents a descriptive analysis of nonmedical drug use over a six-year period among college students enrolled in selected health science classes at five American universities. (Author/MJB)

This study focuses on teenagers seeking care from a public venereal disease clinic and describes selected demographic characteristics, identifies reasons and factors causing them to seek clinic care, and identifies sources from which they received information concerning the clinic. (MJB)