January 2003, Vol 8, No. 1

ISSN 1540 5372
January 2003, Vol. 8, No. 1

“Impact Beyond the Profession”

A refereed e-journal designed to integrate, apply, and transmit knowledge about issues of current interest in Family and Consumer Sciences.

Feature Article

Cremation: History, Process, and Regulations
Marsha A. Goetting and Claire DelGuerra, Montana State University

Applied Research

Assessing Decision-making Skills of Youth
Claudia C. Mincemoyer and Daniel F. Perkins, Penn State University

Use of Kitchen Ventilation: Impact on Indoor Air Quality
Kathleen Parrott, JoAnn Emmel, and Julia Beamish, Virginia Tech

Programs to Showcase

Navigating the Resource Maze: A Simulation of Resource Finding for Families of Young Children with Special Needs
Sally Bowman and Sharon Rosenkoetter, Oregon State University

Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service and the Oklahoma Marriage Initiative
Rachel A. Neal and Lynda C. Harriman, Oklahoma State University

Perspectives

Calling All Caregivers: The Caregiving Crisis in America
Katherine Brandt, The Hospice of the Florida Suncoast

Book Review

The Worst Day of My Life, So Far by M.A. Harper
Reviewed by Edna L. Ballard, Duke University Medical Center

Recent Developments
Updates in resources for job hunters and home modifications for older adults.

Editor’s Corner
Ethical Issues of Advance Directives
Carol A. Schwab, Editor FFCI

Abstracts
A summary of the articles published in this issue.

Feature articles, applied researach articles, and program articles are refereed. Contributions to Recent Developments are screened. Reviews, Perspectives, and the Editor’s Corner reflect the opinions of the authors and do not necessarily represent the opinions of the individuals or organizations who support FFCI.

Editor-in-Chief
Carol Schwab

Consulting Editor
Sandra A. Zaslow

Executive Board
Sarah Ash
Lucille B. Bearon
Angela M. Fraser
Jacquelyn W. McClelland

Associate Editors
Robert H. Flashman
Patricia A. Kendall
Sarah D. Kirby
Anna Mae Kobbe
April C. Mason

Editorial Associate
Jill H. Steffey

Editorial Board
Shirley L. Baugher
Sherry C. Betts
Lynne M. Borden
Cathy Faulcon Bowen
Bonnie Braun
Donald W. Cobb
Glennie Daniels
Karen DeBord
Evelyn D. DeLoatch
Beth Duncan
Theodore A. Feitshans
Millie Ferrer
Linda Kirk Fox
Sammie G. Garner
Marsha A. Goetting
Jon Peter Hesseldenz
Stephen Lilley
Linda L. Manikowske
Michael J. McCann
Mary Clayton-McGlauflin
Judy E. Mckenna
Lydia C. Medeiros
Barbara M. O’Neill
Karen Lynn Poff
Nancy M. Porter
Sam Quick
Jesse J. Richardson, Jr.
Michael Rupured
Alma M. Saddam
Christine W. Smith
Kathleen M. Stadler
Dena B. Targ
Judith L. Warren
Sue E. Williams
Read Next Issue
Read Previous Issue