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Adapting The Health Knowledge Inventory For Use With High School Seniors, Cara Case
Adapting The Health Knowledge Inventory For Use With High School Seniors, Cara Case
Masters Theses & Specialist Projects
Knowledge alone is not enough to ensure that the individual will act in a healthy manner or choose positive health behaviors. However, knowledge may enable one to engage in sound health practices. Health education must respond to the changes in American culture by developing approaches that achieve maximum communication and learning. The purpose of this thesis is to assess the suitability of the Health Knowledge Inventory – High School Version (HKI-HS) for testing with high school seniors. A field test was performed to assess whether the HKI-HS is an appropriate measurement instrument of personal health knowledge among high school seniors. …
A Survey Of Health Promotion Activities Of Health Systems Agencies, Norma Schira
A Survey Of Health Promotion Activities Of Health Systems Agencies, Norma Schira
Masters Theses & Specialist Projects
The National Health Planning and Resources Development Act. Public Law 93-641, the last major step in the regulation of the health care system, created a network of health system agencies and state level health planning agencies. Subsequent legislation, the Health Planning and Resources Development Amendment 1929, Public Law 96-79, amended 1974 Law and changed the role and function of health systems agencies to include more regulatory activities. By 1981, the activities of Health System Agencies were being curtained by the action of the Reagan administration.
The Health promotion/wellness movement which seeks to improve health has been developing as a compliment …