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Articles 301 - 321 of 321
Full-Text Articles in Community Health and Preventive Medicine
Implications For Child Welfare Teaching And Human Services Personnel Perspectives Experiences Of Children With Special Needs, Sarah Huesmann
Implications For Child Welfare Teaching And Human Services Personnel Perspectives Experiences Of Children With Special Needs, Sarah Huesmann
Honors Capstones
Capstone submitted as a graduation requirement for the BSU Honors Program.
2008 - 2009 Touro College Project Aspire Yearbook, Touro College Project Aspire
2008 - 2009 Touro College Project Aspire Yearbook, Touro College Project Aspire
Yearbooks and Newsletters
With the support of Touro College's School of Health Sciences and the Touro University College of Osteopathic Medicine, Project Aspire is a program offered for pre-kindergarten through first grade students and their families at P.S. 197 in Harlem, New York. The program provides basic education on health and promotes healthy lifestyle choices including proper nutrition and exercise.
Ua12/4 Stall Street Journal, Vol. 1, Wku Health Services
Ua12/4 Stall Street Journal, Vol. 1, Wku Health Services
WKU Administration Documents
Broadsides developed by WKU Health Services to convey public health information in students in bathroom stalls. Incomplete run.
Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 83, No. 8, Wku Student Affairs
Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 83, No. 8, Wku Student Affairs
WKU Administration Documents
WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news.
'Science Of Trivalency', Kwaku L. Carlisle Woods Rn Md Metd1, Dr. Kwaku L Carlisle Woods Rn Md Metd1
'Science Of Trivalency', Kwaku L. Carlisle Woods Rn Md Metd1, Dr. Kwaku L Carlisle Woods Rn Md Metd1
Walden Faculty and Staff Publications
Due to mine cross cultural living, (I was born in the U.S. but grew in Southeast Asia), I became very interested in the Anthological, Social and Scientific difference between cultures. This led to a historical meta evaluation of humanity in general. Using the principals of Noetic Science, this evaluation reviled the ignorance and down right absence of any educational opportunities to learn the true functional abilities of mankind.
Nsucommuniversity Link - January 2003, Nova Southeastern University
Nsucommuniversity Link - January 2003, Nova Southeastern University
NSU Digital: Communiversity
No abstract provided.
Report On A Formative Evaluation Conducted For The Youth Against Tobacco Counter Marketing Campaign, Lorelei Cropley, F Mitchell, Peter B. Anderson
Report On A Formative Evaluation Conducted For The Youth Against Tobacco Counter Marketing Campaign, Lorelei Cropley, F Mitchell, Peter B. Anderson
Educational Leadership, Counseling, and Foundations
This paper reports the formative evaluation findings of a tobacco counter-marketing campaign and recommendations based on those findings. Focus groups were used w determine reactions to four messages for the Youth Against Tobacco (YAT) campaign. Participants aged eleven to eighteen years old, who resided in the metropolitan New Orleans area. were selected from area schools usiNg convenience sampling. Results indicated that while reactions w the messages were positive overall, some aspects of the messages seemed too complex to be used effectively in the campaign. These results helped to guide modification and selection of messages prior to use in the campaign.
Childhood Obesity And Its Relationship To Sedentary Behavior Patterns Vs. Other Independent Risk Factors Of Obesity Among Navy Dependent Adolescents, Shaye Lauren Arluk
Childhood Obesity And Its Relationship To Sedentary Behavior Patterns Vs. Other Independent Risk Factors Of Obesity Among Navy Dependent Adolescents, Shaye Lauren Arluk
Human Movement Studies & Special Education Theses & Dissertations
Background According to data gathered in the NHANES 1999 survey 14% of American children are now classified as obese, a 60% increase in prevalence from the NHANES II survey in 1976. Multiple research studies have looked at the role of dietary intake, heredity, and physical activity participation as independent risk factors of obesity with mixed results. However, sedentary behavior patterns, which have markedly increased in the past ten years, have not been extensively studied in relation to childhood obesity. The goal of this study was to focus on the relationship between various sedentary behaviors and childhood obesity.
Methods Two descriptive …
Breadth Of Program And Outcome Effectiveness In Drug Abuse Prevention, C. Anderson Johnson, David P. Mackinnon, Mary Ann Pentz
Breadth Of Program And Outcome Effectiveness In Drug Abuse Prevention, C. Anderson Johnson, David P. Mackinnon, Mary Ann Pentz
CGU Faculty Publications and Research
The most popular school programs for tobacco and other drug abuse prevention address a variety of substances from tobacco to alcohol to other drugs. It is not uncommon for the same school program to address an even broader range of health and social objectives including exercise and nutrition promotion, pregnancy and HIV prevention, and violence prevention. In this article, the authors address the question of whether it is more effective to target a narrow range of objectives (e.g., smoking prevention) or a wider range of related behaviors (e.g., tobacco, alcohol, and other drug abuse). First, they consider a range of …
Ua1b3 Western Kentucky University As A Drug-Free Institution, Wku Health & Safety Committee
Ua1b3 Western Kentucky University As A Drug-Free Institution, Wku Health & Safety Committee
WKU Administration Documents
WKU brochure outlining policies regarding drug and alcohol abuse and resources available to students.
Ua1b3 Aids & You, Wku Health & Safety Committee
Ua1b3 Aids & You, Wku Health & Safety Committee
WKU Administration Documents
WKU policies and procedures on acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, HIV infection and related issues.
Ua12/4 Commuter Link, Vol. 2, No. 2, Wku Health Services
Ua12/4 Commuter Link, Vol. 2, No. 2, Wku Health Services
WKU Administration Documents
Newsletter created for non-traditional students returning to WKU.
The Effect Of Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome Education Program On Knowledge, Attitudes And Sexual Behavior Of Selected College Students, Arlene Jaine Jackson Montgomery
The Effect Of Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome Education Program On Knowledge, Attitudes And Sexual Behavior Of Selected College Students, Arlene Jaine Jackson Montgomery
Health Services Research Dissertations
The problem studied in this investigation was whether a behaviorally focused Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)/Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) Program affects the knowledge, sexual attitudes and sexual behavior of college students.
Three hundred and six first-and third-year college students were included in the study from one university located in Southeastern Virginia. The sample was predominately female, African-American and mainly between the ages of 16-22 years of age.
Freshmen students were presently enrolled in the institution's HIV/AIDS education program, which was a part of a required course. The class sessions consisted of a pretest prior to student's completing the reading assignment …
Ua12/4 Commuter Link, Vol. 1, No. 1, Wku Health Services
Ua12/4 Commuter Link, Vol. 1, No. 1, Wku Health Services
WKU Administration Documents
Newsletter created for non-traditional students returning to WKU.
Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 65, No. 34, Wku Student Affairs
Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 65, No. 34, Wku Student Affairs
WKU Administration Documents
WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. This issue contains articles:
- Poynter, Chris. Pearce-Ford Tower Dwellers Asking for Breath of Fresh Air
- Howard, Laura. Still Here, Paul Cook’s Duties Mount
- Lockert, Anya. Officials Blame ’83 Act for Low Ratio of Blacks – Desegregation Plan
- Regents Ask for Students’ Opinions
- Bricking, Tanya. More Cooks to Stir Recipe for Budget – Thomas Meredith
- Committee Will Study Athletic Reports
- Rubber Ducky Business Has Holiday Boom
- Wessling, Susan. Group Works to Ban Public Smoking
- Students Need AIDS Education
- Chattin, John. Editorial Cartoon – AIDS Skeleton
- Bright Ideas Projecting New Image …
Ua12/4 Apple Tips, Vol. 1, No. 2, Wku Health Services
Ua12/4 Apple Tips, Vol. 1, No. 2, Wku Health Services
WKU Administration Documents
Newsletter of the APPLE Project - A Planned Project for Life Enrichment created by WKU Health Services.
Oral History Interview: Josephine R. Gorby, Josephine R. Gorby
Oral History Interview: Josephine R. Gorby, Josephine R. Gorby
0064: Marshall University Oral History Collection
Josephine Gorby was born on February 24, 1908. She began her teaching career in a one-room school in Wimmer, McDowell County, WV. In 1931 she began teaching in Lawrence County, OH. Mrs. Gorby’s interview focuses on growing up on a farm near Proctorville, OH, her experiences as an educator, her family’s experience during World War I, and the 1937 flood of the Ohio River and its tributaries. In the audio clip provided, Mrs. Gorby discusses the impact of the 1937 flood on the school house in Athalia, OH. During her interview, she also focuses on the construction and use of …
Oral History Interview: Dr. Don V. Hatton And Jane Hatton, Don V. Hatton, Jane Hatton
Oral History Interview: Dr. Don V. Hatton And Jane Hatton, Don V. Hatton, Jane Hatton
0064: Marshall University Oral History Collection
Dr. Don V. Hatton was a physician and public health specialist in both West Virginia and Kentucky beginning in the 1930s. During his interview, Dr. Hatton discusses Appalachia and focuses on the definition of the region and what it means to be Appalachian. He also discusses his transition from being a public health specialist focused on preventative medicine to a practicing internal medicine physician. In the audio clip provided, he compares and contrasts his public health work in West Virginia and Kentucky through a focus on physical environment, education, and socioeconomic status. Throughout this interview, Dr. Hatton’s wife, Jane Hatton, …
Barriers To Attainment Of Health Care In West Central Maine : A Critique By The Poor, Health Facilities Planning Council
Barriers To Attainment Of Health Care In West Central Maine : A Critique By The Poor, Health Facilities Planning Council
Maine Collection
Barriers to Attainment of Health Care in West Central Maine : A Critique by the Poor
"Conducted by the Health Facilities Planning Council, 11 Parkwood Drive, Augusta, Maine under contract to Maine Department of Health and Welfare, June, 1969."
Contents: Foreword / Table of Contents / Introduction / Map / Franklin County / Housing / Dental Rot / Franklin County Memorial Hospital / Family Planning / RN's / State Public Health Nurses / Unmet Health Needs / The Last Outpost / Home Visit in Farmington Falls / Home Visit in Industry / Home Visit in Rangeley Area / Conversations on …
Ua3/1/2/1 Correspondence - Ashcraft, Wku President's Office - Cherry
Ua3/1/2/1 Correspondence - Ashcraft, Wku President's Office - Cherry
WKU Administration Documents
Correspondence between C.A. Ashcraft and Henry Cherry regarding the bout of scarlet fever Eva Ashcraft endured.
Transcript of C.A. Ashcraft's letter:
Brandenburg, Ky.
Jan. 9, 1926
Pres. H.H. Cherry
Bowling Green, Ky.
Dear Sir:
I write to you concerning my daughter Eva who is attending your school. You know I wrote to you last summer to know if you would make any concession in charges for this years term because of the fact she go so little good from last spring's term. You know she had Scarlet fever and it dug deep on her finances as we could not come …
Ua45/2 Student Register 1912-1913 Index, Wku Registrar
Ua45/2 Student Register 1912-1913 Index, Wku Registrar
WKU Administration Documents
Index to WKU Registrar’s Student Register 1912-1913. The book records the following information:
- Date
- Student name
- Number
- Post Office
- County
- Appointee from
- State
- Enrollment I/S
- Days Taught
- Vaccinated
- Tuition & Fees Paid
- Number of Terms Enrolled
- Remarks