Background: US schools employ an estimated 6.7 million workers and are thus an ideal setting for employee wellness programs. This article describes the characteristics of school employee wellness programs in the United States, including state-, district-, and school-level policies and programs. Methods: The Centers for Disease Control and…

This study evaluated the efficacy of 2 programs for preventing depressive symptoms in adolescents. Participants were 380 high school students randomly assigned to a cognitive-behavioral program (CB), an interpersonal psychotherapy-adolescent skills training program (IPT-AST), or a no-intervention control. The interventions involved eight 90-min…

Content for wellness-learning games aimed at youth was derived from the professional judgment of an advisory panel composed of experts in preventive medicine, health education, and adolescent development using a Delphi-like series of structured inquiries. Thirty-nine attributes considered important in the development of healthy adolescents were…

Comprehensive wellness programs, offered in hospitals, universities, and large and small businesses, generally involve a health assessment followed by intervention. This article describes assessment tools and procedures recommended for health enhancement programs. (MT)

Describes how to organize and facilitate a jogging group, combining jogging and group counseling as an important intervention strategy for positive wellness. Describes client selection, medical clearance, liability, meeting times and places, as well as group work. (JAC)

Considers the concept that education and learning are physiological events worthy of classification within the health and wellness movement of health care. Discusses the meaning and purpose of education; education in transition; the need for a new paradigm; learning and health, including Alzheimer's disease; and language development and the…

Presents integrated paradigm for wellness and prevention over the life span for purpose of theory building, research, clinical application, education, advocacy, and consciousness raising. Model described includes 11 characteristics desirable for optimal health and functioning. Notes characteristics are expressed through five life tasks of…

Encourages practicing counselors and researchers to consider career development as a key ingredient in the conceptualization of wellness. Considers it imperative to begin to assist clients in achieving this aspect of occupational wellness through the integration of career identity and personal identity. (Author/NB)

An undergraduate nursing course explores healing strategies based on mind-body-spirit connections. It examines research on the efficacy of these alternative/complementary methods and their health care policy implications. (SK)

Examined age, source, accuracy, and impact of initial sexuality information on lifetime wellness in males and females ranging from 9 to 73 years. While age for obtaining sexual knowledge was similar, parents were never reported as primary information sources. Young participants citing teachers and siblings as primary information sources achieved…

Colleges are building luxurious wellness, fitness, and recreation centers in part to attract and retain students. They offer such features as rock-climbing walls, water slides, hot tubs, elevated tracks, massage rooms, racquetball courts, and wellness resource laboratories. Many college officials believe that investments in recreation are…

A risk behaviors survey was administered to students in a rural West Virginia high school. Findings indicate that some issues of national concern (tobacco and steroid use) were not confirmed in this sample. Suicide and food choices were areas of concern. Nutrition education and methods of coping with depression were targeted for curriculum…

The Perceived Wellness Survey (PWS; T. Adams, 1995; T. Adams, J. Bezner, & M. Steinhardt, 1997) is a recently developed instrument intended to operationalize the comprehensive Perceived Wellness Model (T. Adams, J. Bezner, & M. Steinhardt, 1997), an innovative model that attempts to include the balance of multiple life activities in its evaluation…

Objective: The purpose of this study was to explore the underlying structure of participation in a worksite wellness programme, and to examine the relationship between the demographic and quality of life (QOL) characteristics of employees, and the wellness programme offerings in which they choose to participate. Design: The cross-sectional design…

A description is given of the work and resources of the Wellness Councils of America, a national umbrella organization established to provide direction and support services to community-based Wellness Councils. A Wellness Council is a membership organization made up of employers that promote wellness programs at the worksite. (JD)