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EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS DIRECTORIES Encyclopedia of Associations: Association periodicals, vol. 2: Science, medicine, and technology publications, Allard, D., and R. Thomas, eds., 1987. From Gale Research Co., Book Tower, Detroit, MI 48226, 989 pp., hardcover, $60. Also available: Newsletters Directory, 3d. ed., Darnay, B., and J. Nimchuck, eds., 1987, 1162 pp., hardcover, $140. Did you ever wonder where to find current, nationwide periodicals or newsletters published by societies or associations? These are two up-to-date volumes assembled by Gale Research Company. Volume 2 of the Association Periodicals Directory covers nearly 3600 periodical publications of U.S. nonprofit membership organizations in the areas of science, medicine, and technology. The periodicals are arranged alphabetically within subject categories. Among the plethora of subject categories included are the following: cancer, diabetes, hospice, nutrition, and stress. Each entry in the directory includes the periodical title, society/aSSOciation affiliation and address, frequency of publication, price, and a brief description of the publication. This directory comes in a three-volume set volume 1 covers business, finance, industry, and trade, and volume 3 covers the social sciences, education, and humanities. The association index and the title and keyword index found at the end of this volume include volumes one and two. The Newsletters Directory lists over 8000 newsletters produced throughout the United States. The three main criteria for selection were as follows: 1) the newsletter must be published in the standard newsletter format, 2) it must be published and readily available in the U.S., and 3) it must reflect more than a local interest. Listings are presented in seven major categories: business and industry, everyday living, information and communications, agriculture and life sciences, community and world affairs, science and technology, and liberal arts. The majority of the entries list title, publisher's address, frequency of publication, circulation, price; a description of the newsletter's purpose, its target audience, and the editorial policies regarding submission and acceptance of articles for publication. Another 500 entries contain only the title and publisher's address. Entries are cross-indexed by "newletters available online by title," publishers, and subject matter. Some examples of the more unusual VOLUME 20 NUMBER 3 1988

titles and their subject headings found in this directory are: Needle News (Acupuncture), Ghost Trackers Newsletter (Phenomena), and Student Aid News (Education). Stefani Striegel, B.S., Editorial Assistant, Journal of Nutrition Education. EDUCATION KIT Go for Your Goal: Be a champion of control, National High Blood Pressure 12month kit, National High Blood Pressure Education Program, 1988. Limited copies available from the SNE Resource Lending Service, 320 Wallace Ave., Vallejo, CA 94590, $3.00 handling charge. Single copies available free from the High Blood Pressure Information Center, 120/ 80 National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892. This annual educational kit from the National High Blood Pressure Education Program provides health professionals with program ideas, suggested activities, and resources for implementing clinical and community-based hypertension control programs. The kit presents kick-off activities to be held in conjunction with National High Blood Pressure Month in May, as well as programming suggestions for a year of related activities. S.A.B. SURVEY REPORT A National Survey of Nutritional Risk among the Elderly, Food Research and Action Center, 1987. From FRAC Publications, 1319 F St. NW, #500, Washington, DC 20004,52 pp., Softcover, $6.

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This publication reports the findings of a national survey conducted to identify elderly people who are at nutritional risk. The survey was developed by the Food Research and Action Center with the assistance of nutrition experts. Surveys were administered to 3,602 senior citizens in 21 states.

The report contains ten chapters. The opening chapters provide the rationale for the study by discussing the elderly population as a group that is increasingin terms of numbers and health-care costs. The report discusses the impact of current policy decisions on older people, lack of standards to measure the nutritional status of the elderly population, and the need for indirect measures of nutritional risk. The heart of the report is the two chapters that describe the survey and then present and discuss the survey results. Final chapters deal with recommendations for action and include several appendices. This report is an excellent resource for documenting nutritional risk among the elderly population. It shows that 21. 7% of the participants were at risk of undernutrition and the most common risk factors were 1) do not always have enough money to buy food, 2) live alone, 3) eat fewer than three meals a day, 4) do not feel like eating anything at all at least one day a month, 5) have no one to help me when I am sick in bed, and 6) have an illness that interferes with eating. The study also indicates that few of the respondents were taking advantage of the programs that provide nutritional assistance such as food stamps and congregate meals. The report is easy to read, it contains tables, and it offers many creative ideas for using survey results. All those involved in community health will find it helpful. Grace Falciglia, Ed.D., R.D., Associate Professor and Director, Graduate Program in Nutrition, 502 Dyer Hall, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH 45221-0002. CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS Nutrition Concerns of Women, 1987. From Continuing Dental Education, University of Washington School of Dentistry, SC-62, Seattle, WA 98195, 101 pp., softcover, $30. These proceedings cover current and popular issues that are of interest to women and likely to be mentioned in newspaper headlines or magazines like McCalls, Vogue, or Ladies Home Journal. The articles are revised from the proceedings of a conference held at the University of Washington in 1982, and so presume more than a basic knowledge of nutrition and physiology. Because all of the articles have been contributed by specialists on each subject, the writing is not uniform. Many articles include reference lists and question-and-answer JOURNAL OF NUTRITION EDUCATION

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