State of Prevention in Allied Health Education and Practice, The

Journal of Allied Health, Fall 2004 by Sportsman, Susan, Hawley, Linda J, Bowles, Betty

All allied health students must be aware of clinical prevention standards and recognize how these can be integrated in the practice of their discipline. To do otherwise is to miss the opportunity to encourage integration of prevention into the care delivery system and to improve the overall health of the U.S. population.

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Susan Sportsman, RN, PhD

Linda J. Hawley, RNC, MS, FNP

Betty Bowles, RNC, MSN

Dr. Sportsman is Dean, College of Health Sciences and Human Services; Ms. Hawley is Coordinator, Family Nurse Practitioner Program, Department of Nursing; and Ms. Bowles is Coordinator, Professional Outreach Center, Midwestern State University, Wichita Falls, Texas.

Ms. Hawley died in July 2003.

Received November 14, 2002; accepted May 8, 2003.

Address correspondence and reprint requests to: Susan Sportsman, RN1 PhD, College of Health Sciences and Human Services, Midwestern State University, 3410 Taft Boulevard, Wichita Falls, TX 76308; telephone: (940) 397-4594; fax: (940) 397-4513; e-mail: susan.sportsman@mwsu.edu.