Nursing training in Brazil in the 1970's

The objective of this study is to revisit the period of time between 1975 and 1979, and, within it, the history of the implantation of nursing graduation courses in federal universities and in geo-educational districts. It presents the development of a project called Projeto de Enfermagem no Grupo Setorial de Saúde--(Nursing Project in Health) SESU/DAU/MEC (ministry of culture and education), and points out the social and political determinants of the, so planned, qualitative and quantitative development of the courses mentioned before. The research clarifies the proposal, process and accomplishments of the Superior Nursing Project of Education, which was predominantly private until 1974 and became predominantly public from 1976 on. Furthermore, it also indicates implications such as: the Commission of Nursing Education Specialists (CEEEnfermagem), which was linked to ABEn and was the first collective proposal of Areas and Lines of Research in Nursing (CNPq/CAPES/DAU/ABEn); as well as the introduction of institutionalized study fields in the academic institutions.     

嵊泗县90年代与70年代恶性肿瘤死亡比较

目的比较嵊泗列岛不同年代恶性肿瘤死亡水平。方法应用死亡率和潜在寿命损失年数(YPLL)对嵊泗县不同年代恶性肿瘤死亡水平进行分析、比较。结果不同年代恶性肿瘤前三位均为肝癌、胃癌、肺癌。90年代恶性肿瘤粗死亡率220.76/10万,占同期全死因的31.40％,较70年代高出20.73％,有明显上升。90年代1～70岁男性女性和合计恶性肿瘤标化减寿率为33.97‰、14.93‰和23.97‰,分别为70年代标化值的1.04、0.99、1.02倍(x2=5.55、0.07、1.96,P＜0.05、＞0.05、＞0.05)。结论嵊泗县为恶性肿瘤高发县。肝癌对居民寿命的威胁更加严重。     

The popular approach to women's health issues: a content analysis of women's magazines in the 1970's

This study reports the results of a content analysis of three "established" and three "new" popular women's magazines. A sample of 203 articles/features on women's health topics was drawn from a stratified systematic random sample of 157 issues over a ten year period. The two types of magazines were compared for amount of coverage given to women's health issues and specific health-related themes. Health themes covered in the magazines were also compared with statistical data on serious health conditions experienced by women, and leading causes of mortality and morbidity. Established magazines were found to give more overall coverage to women's health than did the new magazines, particularly focusing on diet and exercise. However, little attention was given to the serious health problems women actually experience. Implications of results are discussed and directions for future research outlined.     

Information planning for the 1980's and 1990's

With the shift in reimbursement, new medical technology, and increased competition, hospitals must be managed more effectively. Management information systems are being developed to meet these new challenges. This article provides an overview of the types of information needed and outlines the development of a comprehensive information systems plan.     

Influences in child growth associated with poverty in the 1970's: an examination of HANESI and HANESII, cross-sectional US national surveys

This research examines associations between various measures of child growth (height, weight, triceps skinfold thickness, subscapular skinfold thickness), dietary variables, and poverty status in a sample of 13,750 black and white children aged 1 to 17 yr. The data used in this survey were collected in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys I and II (HANESI, 1971-1975, and HANESII, 1976-1980). In general, lower mean values for all the growth measures examined were found in children living below the defined poverty threshold in comparison with those above the poverty threshold. The magnitude of these poverty-associated differences tended to decrease between the times of the HANESI and HANESII surveys, though not sufficiently to be statistically significant. These differences in growth were not consistently associated with differences in dietary intake of energy between poverty groups or surveys.