Today, there are significant risks to the health of teenagers. Drugs (tobacco, alcohol, steroids
and others), sex (pregnancy, STDs, date rape), nutrition (obesity and eating disorders), and …

Background: Clinics interested in pursuing community-oriented primary care (COPC) have
struggled with the implementation of its theory. Although we are still early in the COPC …

School-based clinics provide important access to health care for adolescents. For the past
20 years in St. Paul, Minnesota, Health Start has been a nonprofit organization providing …

Participation of pharmacist volunteers in the medication program of a countrywide health
care program for homeless persons is described. Pharmacist volunteers were brought in to …

BACKGROUND In 1989, Ramsey Family and Community Medicine Residency adopted a
population-based focus for teaching and clinical activities based on the principles of community…

This report describes health promotion counseling attitudes and practices in a family
medicine residency that attempted to encourage such counseling. A patient “Health Habits …

A 10-item patient" Health Habits Questionnaire" was developed that included counseling
topics recommended by the US Preventive Services Task Force. Patient education brochures …

Parasites other than Trichomonas vaginalis may occasionally present in Pap tests obtained
during gynecologic examination. We present a case of Loa loa found on a Pap test from an …

A Community Oriented Primary Care (COPC) methodology can assist Family Practice faculty
in implementing clinical and teaching activities designed to address interpersonal violence …

… The potential usefulness of companion animals is discussed here [see also Reif et al. (47-49…
Reynolds PM, Reif JS, Ramsdell HS, Tessari JD. Canine exposure to herbicide-treated …