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SAPhA: Attitudes on Student and Recent Graduate Involvement
SAPhA
Attitudes on Student and Recent Graduate Involvement
Attitudes exert a direct influence upon an individual's response. In addition, they are enduring predispositions, but ones which are learned rather than innate. One's attitude toward pharmacy associations comes from the following1. Cognitive component: the idea or belief about (pharmacy associations). 2. Affective component: the evaluation of (pharmacy associations). 3. Behavioral component: behavior directed towards (pharmacy associations). The attitudes pharmacists have will determine the type of influence they'll exert on pharmacy students and recent graduates and their involvement in local, state and national pharmacy associations. Practitioners' attitudes toward associations can motivate pharmacy's new and future professionals to belong to and participate in organized pharmacy groups. Pharmacists need to emphasize the impor-
National Center for Health Education Created A nationwide effort to help Americans regain control of their own health is being launched by a newly created National Center for Health Education (NCHE). The first organization of its kind in the health field, the new Center will serve as a national focal point for promoting, coordinating and upgrading programs which educate citizens on maintaining their own health and the health of their families, including proper use of health services and facilities. The Center marks the fulfillment of a recommendation by the President's Committee on Health Education, created four years ago to find more effective methods for motivating people to adopt healthful practices. The National Health Council, representing some 70 voluntary and professional agencies in the health field, including APhA, created the developmental plan for the NCHE during the past year. The Center, which will be located in New York initially, has as its chairman Fairleigh S. Dickinson Jr., who was elected by the Center's 20-
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tance of associations as the profession's only voice. In addition, an explanation of the significance of membership and participation is necessary. The benefits derived from association membership need to be presented. All of these will encourage student and recent graduate membership and participation in local, state and national associations. Pharmacists also can motivate students and recent graduates by appealing to their sense of self-preservation by emphasizing that associations are the best means pharmacists have to express their concerns for the profession's well-being. Pharmacy students and recent graduates learn many things from practitioners including-types of pricing, compounding and dispensing, how to maintain patient medication profiles, record-keeping and much more. Just as these examples influence pharmacy students' and recent graduates' practice, so do pharmacists' attitudes toward pharmacy associations influence involvement. First impressions may be lasting impressions! Negative comments and attitudes by pharmacists wi II not encourage
student and graduate activity. A positive attitude on the need for organ ized pharmacy, the benefits of membership and the importance of membership will be helpful in promoting participation. What can practitioners do to influence student and recent graduate involvement in pharmacy associations? 1. Demonstrate a need for organized pharmacy. 2. Explain the significance of membership. 3. Encourage participation. 4. Offer reinforcement to involvement. Are the students and recent graduates you know involved members in their local, state and national professional associations? What are their attitudes toward organized pharmacy? Are they aware of the significance of membership and participation? Do they know the services and benefits members receive? How has your attitude influenced student and graduate involvement in pharmacy associations? Mark A. Pulido SAPhA Vice President
member board of directors. Dickinson is chairman of the board of Becton, Dickinson & Co. In a statement following his election, Dickinson said the Center will develop a national strategy for health education. This will include activities to identify and evaluate what is already being -done by organizations and agencies at every level as well as to foster research and innovative demonstration programs designed to better achieve health education goals. The high priority of this effort, Dickinson pointed out, is further underscored by the inflation of health costs and an already overburdened health care delivery system. "The National Center for Health Education," he concluded, "has a commitment to overcome the apathy of the American people with respect to behavior that affects their health. This must be done without threatening personal choice or freedom. It must be done because people want to do it in their own best interests. If it is humanly possible through an all-out nationally unified effort to correct the deficiencies of health education and overcome the resistance of people to taking better care of themselves, the Center is determined to find the way.
The parents were angry when she was hired. Now they're glad she took the job.
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Attitudes on Student and Recent Graduate Involvement
Attitudes exert a direct influence upon an individual's response. In addition, they are enduring predispositions, but ones which are learned rather than innate. One's attitude toward pharmacy associations comes from the following1. Cognitive component: the idea or belief about (pharmacy associations). 2. Affective component: the evaluation of (pharmacy associations). 3. Behavioral component: behavior directed towards (pharmacy associations). The attitudes pharmacists have will determine the type of influence they'll exert on pharmacy students and recent graduates and their involvement in local, state and national pharmacy associations. Practitioners' attitudes toward associations can motivate pharmacy's new and future professionals to belong to and participate in organized pharmacy groups. Pharmacists need to emphasize the impor-
National Center for Health Education Created A nationwide effort to help Americans regain control of their own health is being launched by a newly created National Center for Health Education (NCHE). The first organization of its kind in the health field, the new Center will serve as a national focal point for promoting, coordinating and upgrading programs which educate citizens on maintaining their own health and the health of their families, including proper use of health services and facilities. The Center marks the fulfillment of a recommendation by the President's Committee on Health Education, created four years ago to find more effective methods for motivating people to adopt healthful practices. The National Health Council, representing some 70 voluntary and professional agencies in the health field, including APhA, created the developmental plan for the NCHE during the past year. The Center, which will be located in New York initially, has as its chairman Fairleigh S. Dickinson Jr., who was elected by the Center's 20-
Vol. NS 16. No. 2. February 1976
tance of associations as the profession's only voice. In addition, an explanation of the significance of membership and participation is necessary. The benefits derived from association membership need to be presented. All of these will encourage student and recent graduate membership and participation in local, state and national associations. Pharmacists also can motivate students and recent graduates by appealing to their sense of self-preservation by emphasizing that associations are the best means pharmacists have to express their concerns for the profession's well-being. Pharmacy students and recent graduates learn many things from practitioners including-types of pricing, compounding and dispensing, how to maintain patient medication profiles, record-keeping and much more. Just as these examples influence pharmacy students' and recent graduates' practice, so do pharmacists' attitudes toward pharmacy associations influence involvement. First impressions may be lasting impressions! Negative comments and attitudes by pharmacists wi II not encourage
student and graduate activity. A positive attitude on the need for organ ized pharmacy, the benefits of membership and the importance of membership will be helpful in promoting participation. What can practitioners do to influence student and recent graduate involvement in pharmacy associations? 1. Demonstrate a need for organized pharmacy. 2. Explain the significance of membership. 3. Encourage participation. 4. Offer reinforcement to involvement. Are the students and recent graduates you know involved members in their local, state and national professional associations? What are their attitudes toward organized pharmacy? Are they aware of the significance of membership and participation? Do they know the services and benefits members receive? How has your attitude influenced student and graduate involvement in pharmacy associations? Mark A. Pulido SAPhA Vice President
member board of directors. Dickinson is chairman of the board of Becton, Dickinson & Co. In a statement following his election, Dickinson said the Center will develop a national strategy for health education. This will include activities to identify and evaluate what is already being -done by organizations and agencies at every level as well as to foster research and innovative demonstration programs designed to better achieve health education goals. The high priority of this effort, Dickinson pointed out, is further underscored by the inflation of health costs and an already overburdened health care delivery system. "The National Center for Health Education," he concluded, "has a commitment to overcome the apathy of the American people with respect to behavior that affects their health. This must be done without threatening personal choice or freedom. It must be done because people want to do it in their own best interests. If it is humanly possible through an all-out nationally unified effort to correct the deficiencies of health education and overcome the resistance of people to taking better care of themselves, the Center is determined to find the way.
The parents were angry when she was hired. Now they're glad she took the job.
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