Old Paradigms and New Programs: The Need for an Interactive Device for Promoting Health and Preventing Disease

To understand the complexities of creating an effective health promotion and disease prevention strategy, conventional wisdom in this field must be assessed critically and thoroughly. The rapidity of change—scientifically, clinically, and politically—in the health care sphere, requires a holistic understanding of the health of the public, the evolving patterns of disease, and the efficacy of the health care system. This paper provides a framework for assessing the current state of disease prevention and health promotion, integrating traditional paradigms into new programs for confronting changing socio-cultural as well as biomedical forces. Particular eras and paradigms in public health will be examined and discussed. The interdependency of human phenomena—biological, psychological, socio-cultural, and behavioral—is explained. Misconceptions of aspect of how individuals respond to the theory and practice of health behavior such as the health belief model will be discussed. Building on classic conceptual schemes in social medicine in conjunction with the health care ecology model will be explored in terms of a potential synthesis of concepts and applications. The aim of this proposal is to update and reinvigorate disease prevention and health promotion perspectives by demonstrating the significant role they play for improving the health of the public

Old Paradigms and New Programs: The Need for an Interactive Device for Promoting Health and Preventing Disease

To understand the complexities of creating an effective health promotion and disease prevention strategy, conventional wisdom in this field must be assessed critically and thoroughly. The rapidity of change—scientifically, clinically, and politically—in the health care sphere, requires a holistic understanding of the health of the public, the evolving patterns of disease, and the efficacy of the health care system. This paper provides a framework for assessing the current state of disease prevention and health promotion, integrating traditional paradigms into new programs for confronting changing socio-cultural as well as biomedical forces. Particular eras and paradigms in public health will be examined and discussed. The interdependency of human phenomena—biological, psychological, socio-cultural, and behavioral—is explained. Misconceptions of aspect of how individuals respond to the theory and practice of health behavior such as the health belief model will be discussed. Building on classic conceptual schemes in social medicine in conjunction with the health care ecology model will be explored in terms of a potential synthesis of concepts and applications. The aim of this proposal is to update and reinvigorate disease prevention and health promotion perspectives by demonstrating the significant role they play for improving the health of the public

Hypertension in Holmes County, Mississippi / CAC No. 138

Includes bibliographic references (p. 10-11)

Personality indicators of psychosocial adjustment in first-year medical students

One aspect of the Rush Medical College Longitudinal Study is concerned with the identification of personality traits that predict various kinds of psychosocial adjustments and impairments among medical students and physicians. Two orthogonal traits, masculinity and femininity, were selected for study as independent variables because of their implications for mental health and their relevance to the work of physicians. Ninety percent (N = 106) of a class of first-year medical students completed measures of masculinity and femininity during orientation and, 8 months later, completed a broad array of dependent measures of psychological well-being, interpersonal satisfaction, humanistic attitudes and alcohol consumption. Analyses of the data revealed strong and consistent main effects of masculinity on depression, confidence, pleasure capacity, extraversion, locus of control, neuroticism and interpersonal satisfaction. Femininity was associated with depression, pleasure capacity, extraversion, neuroticism, interpersonal satisfaction, concern for the opinion of others and humane attitudes toward patient care. Low femininity was also associated with high alcohol consumption. These results suggest that masculinity and femininity scores may help to identify at the outset medical students at risk for impairment, and that androgynous individuals (who are high in both masculinity and femininity) may be especially well-suited to assume the demanding and varied roles that physicians are called on to play.

Community conrol, Holmes County, Mississippi / CAC No. 144

Includes bibliographic references.Working for human needs in Holmes County : a grassroots view. Bernice Montgomery.Biosocial assessment of a population : a tool for research and health action. Demitri B. Shimkin.Community organizations and effective health research : operationalizing the program. Dennis A. Frate and William I. Peltz.Recruiting, hiring and training of the local staff : a combined effort. Eddie W. Logan and Erma Jean Polk.The endemic nature of hypertension and the pilot program for community control : from research to service. Edward J. Eckenfels and James A. Schoenberger