Page 10 University Daily Kansan, September 8; 1982
KU offers new health degree
By VICKY WILT Staff Reporter
KANSAS CITY, Kan. — Response to a new program offering an unusual master's degree in community health has been unexpectedly good, Tom Chin, professor and chair of the community health department at Kansas Medical Center, said recently.
KU is one of four to six universities in the country that offer this degree, Chin said. He said he was surprised 10 people had enrolled in the program, because this was its first semester and it had not been publicized widely. He said he had expected about five students to enroll in the course.
THE INTEREST in the program for next year already is showing, he said.
"We don't want to have so many students, in the area to flood the hills," said Phil.
The program, which requires a minimum of 36 credit hours, is
concerned broadly with community health but focuses on epidemiology, Chin said. Epidemiology is the study of endemic diseases.
Chin said he was interested in starting the program because there was no such degree offered in a school of medicine in Kansas or Missouri. The degree is equal to a master's degree and is offered through schools of public health, he said.
MEDICAL schools have shown increased interest in offering the degree. Chim said, because a number of schools to train people in environmental health.
Positions as evaluators of health programs or in health agencies are available to holders of the degree, Chin said. In community medicine, much of the work involves analyzing data from various health programs instead of working directly with patients on a one-to-one basis, he said.
Research in epidemiology is another option for people who earn the degree, he said.
Several physicians are enrolled in the program, which they need to fulfill the American Board of Preventive Medicine requirements, Chin said.
THE PROGRAM is open to people who already have professional degrees, Chim said. It is also open to people who require a degree in biology or in a social science.
During the review process, the program met some objections, Chin said. Some people thought that other members of the organization offered would serve the same purpose.
1975, Chin proposed to a committee at the Med Center the idea of offering the degree. After the committee approved it, it was sent to a committee at the Lawrence campus and then to the Board of Regents for final approval.
This degree is different from other degrees because it offers more training in skills used to diagnose community infections and is needed for preventive medicine, Chin said.
Traffic board hears range of excuses
Imagine a student taking his date back to a residence hall after a romantic evening of dinner and dancing. He parks his car in the west entrance fire lane and walks her to the door.
By VERONICA JONGENELEN Staff Reporter
SOME places around campus are more troublesome and result in more appeals, he said.
This and many other excuses are heard every year by the University of Kansas Board of Parking and Traffic Appeals, Scott Stockwell, chairman of the board and second-year law student, said yesterday.
He returns later than the five minutes he had planned and finds a parking ticket.
He appeals because he had not intended to be there for long.
One such place is the area behind Strong Hall, which is restricted to faculty and staff 24 hours a day, he said. The area behind Dahlman Hall is also restricted, other spaces along Lilac Lane are not, resulting in confusion, he said.
"They really run the gamut," he said. "A lot of them are from people who have violated a parking regulation or something." They think that's a balancing equity."
Those appealing this year will find some changes in the board, he said. For one, those hearing appeals will not be called luctious anymore.
"The change was made to reflect the fact that the board is a board and not a committee."
The chairman and vice chairman also receive pay for their services this year, he said. Last year, no one was paid, he said.
HE CAN have his case heard ex parte, in which three board members review his appeal and reach a decision, said Stockwell. He can also request a hearing before three board members to answer a new student arising his case, he said.
To begin the appeal process, the offender must take his ticket to the parking services office in Hoch Auchtorium within 14 days of receiving it, he, he fills out an appeal form and requests one of two types of hearings.
About 80 law students will act as counsels this semester, he said. Each will argue a total of four to five cases in the semester, he said.
If a student wishes to appeal the board's decision, he can petition to have his case heard by the Court en
THERE also will be 18 board members and no alternates as compared to last year's 15 members with two alternates, he said.
"Any law student can participate," he said. "Personally, I think it's an
exciting experience to plead a case for someone else."
"THEY decide whether the person raises a point of substantial merit," Stockwell said.
The board will begin hearing appeals Sept. 16, he said, and will hear about eight to 10 cases a night.
From there, the appeal can go to the state district court, he said.
The FTC passed the rule July 28 and submitted it to a congressional committee. If Congress does not act on the rule, in 100 days, the rule will become law.
Thompson said that according to a NFDA newsletter he received this weekend, if the rule were approved by the agency, it would be used it to the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals.
Funeral directors association plans to battle proposed FTC regulations
By DONNA KELLER Staff Reporter
"KANSAS IS considered a well-regulated state for the funeral industry. The FTC ruling is another burdensome bureaucracy play. How will they piece it
"THE MAIN objection is that the region or state should be allowed to set up its own rules. Locally, it's better to do this," Thompson said. "Many of the FTC rules are redundant, and we already have them in Kansas. It will make it much easier for government work to keep that the government will require. That will increase our costs, and the consumer will end up paying for it.
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sentation of goods and services, definitions of funeral goods and services, ethics and documentation of funeral records.
Thompson said that self-regulating groups could provide the necessary controls over the industry without the help of the federal government.
- THE PEOPLE don't want all the information about the industry (before the funeral). They start to question the ability and integrity of the industry.
The main purpose of the FTC rule is to prevent misrepresentation of merchandise and services.
ThanaCAP, a nationwide organization sponsored by the NFDA, was created in April of this year. The name of the group comes from "thana," the Greek word for death, and CAP, consumer action panel.
The rule requires funeral homes to provide information about prices before and after the funeral service. The rule also regulates misrepre-
"A lot of people think ThanaCAP was created to fight the FTC rule, but the idea is an extension of one that was already in place, to give a nationwide response to consumer affairs and the funeral industry." Thompson said. "We were operating in consumer affairs where there were consumer advocates."
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THE MAIORITY of ThanaCAP members are consumer advocates not involved directly with the funeral industry, Thompson said.
Thompson, who is a former president of the Kansas Funeral, Directors Association and who now serves on the NFDA board, said the FTC rule was based on a small number of complaints received by the FTC over the last few years, and many of those dead others outraged. The service over which the director had no control, such as flowers or cemetery arrangements.
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"A good, comprehensive rule is important," Chapman said. "The problem is that funeral homes don't want to be regulated." CHAPMAN said the FTC had received about 200 complaints in the last 10 years.
"ThansCAP in no way addresses the issues of the FTC rule," Chapman said. "We can't make funeral directors comply with any guidelines. We can take no legal action other than as a board."
"The FTC rule provides clear guidelines for the funeral industry to follow. Consumers will also be able to understand their rights, and go ahead and perform a service. If something goes wrong, they have something to fall back on."
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