Showing papers by "Ohio Department of Health published in 1988"

Effectiveness of Four School Health Education Projects Upon Substance Use, Self-Esteem, and Adolescent Stress

Abstract: The purpose of this investigation was to evaluate the effectiveness of school health education projects on substance use, self-esteem, and stress. The subjects were 161 adolescents in fifth through eighth grades in four school health education projects funded through the Ohio Department of Health. Data collection included pretest/post test questionnaires on self-report use of tobacco products, alcohol, marijuana, and other drugs. In addition, the Hare Self-Esteem and the Adolescent Stress Sympto mology Scales were utilized. There was a six-week interval between pretest and post test administration. MANCOVA, with age as a covariate, was used to compare pretest/ posttest scores for self-esteem and stress symptomology. Furthermore, interviews were conducted with project staff about the educational methodology of their inter vention. The results revealed that the predominate educational method used by the projects was lecture/discussion. There were no significant differences between pretest/ posttest question...

Usefulness of a Local Oral Health Survey in Program Development

Abstract: In 1986, the Columbus (Ohio) Health Department conducted an oral health survey of children in grades 1, 2, 6, and 7. The World Health Organization's Pathfinder methodology served as the basis for survey design. The survey was made possible through collaboration and sharing resources among the local and state health departments and two universities. The findings of the children's portion of the survey proved useful in program planning, marketing (including resource procurement), constituency building, and educating the dental profession and the public. The data were used to support successful grant requests that led to the implementation of a school-based dental sealant program. The local government expanded the health department's dental budget to continue the sealant program beyond the grant period. The state health department considered the survey to be a pilot for a statewide effort.

Development of an Oral Health Survey: Columbus, Ohio

Abstract: This article describes the method used to develop and implement a local oral health survey (Columbus, Ohio) conducted in 1986. With the shift in the national dental disease pattern in the past decade, local oral health information is essential for program planning purposes. A collaborative effort by a city health department, a state health department, a dental school, and a school of public health demonstrated how this group worked harmoniously in a relatively inexpensive venture to determine the oral status of various age groups (grades 1–2, grades 6–7, age 35–44, and age 65 +). This information provided part of the framework for a five-year dental plan at the Columbus Health Department. The survey design will serve as a basis for conducting a similar survey statewide. Modifications of existing oral health survey instruments are discussed.

Records of imported tire-breeding mosquitoes in Ohio.

Abstract: The staff of the Vector-borne Disease Unit, Ohio Department of Health, in cooperation with the staff of local health departments and other mosquito control agencies, engaged in a statewide survey for Aed.es albopictus (Skuse) during the summers of 1986 and 1987. It was performed at the request of the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), Arbovirus Ecology Branch, Ft. Collins, Colorado, following the discovery of this mosquito species in Houston, Texas and other southeastern states (Moore 1986, Monath 1986, Sprenger and Wuithiranyagool 1986). Our search, following CDC recommendations, concentrated on the used tire industry-those businesses which remanufacture or recycle tires, and locations which store or dispose of waste tires. Among the remanufacturing companies, we concentrated on those which deal with truck tires or off-road vehicle tiresWe were especially interested in companies which imported tires from out of the state or country, since it was believed that Ae. ahopictus could be transported to Ohio via used tire commerce. It has been postulated that Ae. albopictus was originally introduced into the U.S. in used truck tire casings since, on October 6-7, 1986, the species was found in a shipment of tires from Japan which arrived at the Port of Seattle, Washington (Moore 1986, Centers for Disease Control 1986). In 1986, 92 sites were screened by telephone; 44 of these in 15 counties were visited. In 1987, 56 sites in 25 counties were visited. Mosquitoes were collected by taking samples of larvae and pupae from tires, adults with mechanical aspirators and CDC miniature light traps supplemented with dry ice, and collecting eggs in ovitraps using muslin cloth as an egg-laying substrate. Immature specimens were reared to the adult stage in the laboratory. Most specimens were identified as adults. The following are new state, county, and locality records resulting from these and previous surveys. These and previously reported locality records are shown in Fig. 1 (Restifo and Lanzaro 1980, Berry and Craig 1984).

The State Planning Committee for Health Education in Ohio.

Abstract: The State Planning Committee for Health Education in Ohio (SPCHEO) developed and applied a model for improving comprehensive school health programs that can be adapted and facilitated by health education coalitions or professional associations in any state. The model is based on development of a well-rounded school-community health team. SPCHEO members who assume the role of team organizers facilitate a planning process that includes building a school-community health team, assessing and analyzing school health instruction, services, environment, and administration, establishing priorities, goals, and objectives, identifying resources, implementing strategies, and evaluation. The model stimulates action toward improved comprehensive school health programs. A new adaptation of the model is being explored to expand its impact.