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BOOKS AND EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS This section of the "Nutrition at the Worksite" Supplement to the Journal of Nutrition Education provides reviews, summaries, and listings of materials pertinent to health promotion and nutrition programs in workplace settings. The topics covered include: health promotion and education in general; worksite health promotion; and adult nutrition education for disease prevention and risk reduction. In preparation of this section, we found that few worksite-specific nutrition education curricula currently exist. However, many ofthe materials developed for community settings are easily adapted for workplace use. In addition, this is not meant to be exhaustive but rather a sampling of resources available for worksite nutrition educators, with emphasis on identifying materials that readers may not be familiar with. Readers can obtain the materials listed here by directly contacting the sources listed after the titles. We have not included any proprietary materials which are available only through registration for commercial programs. Inclusion of any book or materials in this section does not imply endorsement by the Society for Nutrition Education. Reviews are the opinion of the reviewer when signed. Unsigned summary statements are provided by the editorial assistants and guest editor when materials are not reviewed. Development of this section was coordinated by Editorial Assistants Janet Seay and Barbara Linton. The assistance and advice of Sarah A. Berkowitz, Journal Reviews Editor, was invaluable throughout its preparation. K. Glanz, Guest Editor
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BOOKS L - PROFESSIONALIREFERENCE ] Behavioral Health: A Handbook of Health Enhancement and Disease Prevention, Matarazzo, J. et aI., 1984. From John Wiley and Sons, 1 Wiley Dr., Somerset, NY 08873, 1245 pp., hardcover, $75. The title of this book suggests a rather ambitious undertaking, both for its authors and its readers. Written by more than 140 prominent researchers and practitioners, this book combines practical techniques for health promotion with overviews of some relevant theories in application to health promotion activities. Its intent is to provide the reader with a thorough reference for strategies for health promotion, and not to be a repository of theory unlinked to practice. Much of the book is devoted to major lifestyle issues in chronic disease prevention: exercise; healthful diet; smoking prevention; blood pressure control; dental health; safety; and prevention of alcohol abuse. Additional sections link educationallbehavioral strategies for effective intervention to these lifestyle issues and, further, place them in a variS76
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ety of settings-including worksite, school, community, and medical care settings. The book concludes with a review of issues involved in training for health promotion. This book is an excellent resource for health educators and behavioral scientists engaged in designing health promotion programs. It earns a prominent place in the library of the reader who has a need for a broad base of strategies related to those risk factors that command the greatest portion of our limited health promotion resources. Unfortunately, its bulk and cost are likely to prevent its use as an academic text or as a reference for practitioners working in just one of the areas covered. Michele M. Demak, M.P.H., Office of Consumer Health Education, Dept. of Environmental and Community Medicine, UMDNJ-Hutgers Medical School, Piscataway, NJ 08854. Corporate Health Management, Fielding, J. E. From Addison-Wesley Publishing Co., Inc., Reading, MA 01867, 416 pp., hardcover, $29.95. This book provides a comprehensive overview of medical issues affecting the workplace and discusses approaches to controlling costs. It covers
health benefits, cost containment through utilization review and second opinion surgery programs, health care competition, mental health and Employee Assistance Programs, and disability and workers' compensation. One section of the book is devoted to disease prevention and health promotion, within the context of corporate health management strategies. This book is by a leading expert in the area of worker health and will give health and nutrition educators a broad understanding of health care and cost containment in business and industry. The Hardy Executive: Health under stress, Maddi, S. R., and S. C. Kobasa, 1984. From Dow-Jones Irwin, 1818 Ridge Rd., Homewood, IL 60430, 131 pp., hardcover, $19.95. This book reports on a study of business executives and reviews elements that enable professionals to combat stress, including lifestyle, personality type, social support, and health care practices. The most important resource for resisting stress that the authors identify is a personality style they define as "hardiness." They present several case studies of executives at Illinois Bell. This book may be useful backVOLUME 18 NUMBER 1
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BOOKS L - PROFESSIONALIREFERENCE ] Behavioral Health: A Handbook of Health Enhancement and Disease Prevention, Matarazzo, J. et aI., 1984. From John Wiley and Sons, 1 Wiley Dr., Somerset, NY 08873, 1245 pp., hardcover, $75. The title of this book suggests a rather ambitious undertaking, both for its authors and its readers. Written by more than 140 prominent researchers and practitioners, this book combines practical techniques for health promotion with overviews of some relevant theories in application to health promotion activities. Its intent is to provide the reader with a thorough reference for strategies for health promotion, and not to be a repository of theory unlinked to practice. Much of the book is devoted to major lifestyle issues in chronic disease prevention: exercise; healthful diet; smoking prevention; blood pressure control; dental health; safety; and prevention of alcohol abuse. Additional sections link educationallbehavioral strategies for effective intervention to these lifestyle issues and, further, place them in a variS76
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ety of settings-including worksite, school, community, and medical care settings. The book concludes with a review of issues involved in training for health promotion. This book is an excellent resource for health educators and behavioral scientists engaged in designing health promotion programs. It earns a prominent place in the library of the reader who has a need for a broad base of strategies related to those risk factors that command the greatest portion of our limited health promotion resources. Unfortunately, its bulk and cost are likely to prevent its use as an academic text or as a reference for practitioners working in just one of the areas covered. Michele M. Demak, M.P.H., Office of Consumer Health Education, Dept. of Environmental and Community Medicine, UMDNJ-Hutgers Medical School, Piscataway, NJ 08854. Corporate Health Management, Fielding, J. E. From Addison-Wesley Publishing Co., Inc., Reading, MA 01867, 416 pp., hardcover, $29.95. This book provides a comprehensive overview of medical issues affecting the workplace and discusses approaches to controlling costs. It covers
health benefits, cost containment through utilization review and second opinion surgery programs, health care competition, mental health and Employee Assistance Programs, and disability and workers' compensation. One section of the book is devoted to disease prevention and health promotion, within the context of corporate health management strategies. This book is by a leading expert in the area of worker health and will give health and nutrition educators a broad understanding of health care and cost containment in business and industry. The Hardy Executive: Health under stress, Maddi, S. R., and S. C. Kobasa, 1984. From Dow-Jones Irwin, 1818 Ridge Rd., Homewood, IL 60430, 131 pp., hardcover, $19.95. This book reports on a study of business executives and reviews elements that enable professionals to combat stress, including lifestyle, personality type, social support, and health care practices. The most important resource for resisting stress that the authors identify is a personality style they define as "hardiness." They present several case studies of executives at Illinois Bell. This book may be useful backVOLUME 18 NUMBER 1
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