Health promotion for aging adults.

This article describes the essentials of health promotion, aging in America, and factors to consider when developing health promotion materials for elders. It also provides a checklist to evaluate materials for appropriateness.

What if you don't get well after an accident.

The author shares her experience three years following a life-threatening accident. Many individuals must learn to live with long-term disability. Maximizing assets can facilitate optimal quality of life in spite of limitations.

Humor: don't manage people without it.

Almost 400 years ago, the English writer and clergyman Robert Burton observed that "humor purges the blood, making the body young and lively, and fit for any manner of employment." Centuries later, Charles Darwin and Sigmund Freud interpreted laughter as a means of releasing surplus tension or mental anxiety. For radiology administrators, an understanding of humor and laughter from the historical, biological and psychological perspectives provides the basis for developing successful management strategies.

Model for cultural diversity in the radiology department.

This article describes a model used in the nursing profession to promote an understanding of cultural diversity among employees and patients of health care facilities. The model addresses six factors important in cultural expression: communication, space, social organization, time, environmental control and biological variations. Managers in radiology departments can use the model as the basis for an educational in-service for employees and to build diverse, yet cohesive, work teams.