B.S. 1937 College of the City of New York - Psychology/Chemistry
---- 1941-1951 Morale Attitude Research Branch, Armed Forces
Information and Education Division, War Dept. Department of Defense
---- 1941-2 U.S. Dept. of Agriculture Graduate School - Statistics
---- 1945 Catholic University - Psychology
M.A. 1946 George Washington University- Psychology
Ph.D. 1954 George Washington University - Social Psychology

Current Interests

Evaluation of health action programs: impact on health-related quality of life; public perception of health risks; public priorities with respect to health status; the social environment and health; assessment of unmet needs for health care in low-income populations.

Publications

Trussell R E and Elinson J (1959) Chronic Illness in a Rural Area. (Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press)

Elinson J and Siegmann A E (1979). Sociomedical Health Indicators. (Farmingdale, NY, Baywood)

Rothwell D and Elinson J (1992) Eli Samplin Marks, 1914-1990) Public Opinion Quarterly 56: 100-101

Elinson J (1992) Methodology Issues In Sheatesley P B and Mitofsky W J (Eds.) A Meeting Place: The History of the American Association for Public Opinion Research U.S.A: AAPOR

Wasson J, Bruskewitz R C, Elinson J et al. (1993) A Comparison of Quality of Life with Patient- Reported Symptoms and Objective Findings in Men with Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia. Journal of Urology Nov.

Elinson J and Liberatos P (1994) Effect of Comprehensive Pediatric Care on the Health of Poor, High-Risk Puerto Rican and Black Children in New York City. In Lamberty G and Coll C G (Eds.) Puerto Rican Women and Children: Issues in Health, Growth and Development (New York: Plenum) 229-253

Elinson J (1994) Foreword. In Garfield R M and Abramson D M (Eds.) Washington Heights/Inwood: The Health of a Community New York: The Health of the Public Program, Columbia University

Elinson J et al. (1994) In Memoriam: Don Cahalan, 1912-1992 Public Opinion Quarterly 58:274-276

Elinson J (1994) In Memoriam: Samuel Wolfe, 1921-1923 American Journal of Public Health 84:1348-49

Wasson J, Reda D J, Bruskewitz R C, Elinson J, Keller A M and Henderson W G (1995) A Comparison of Transurethral Surgery with Watchful Waiting for Moderate Symptoms of Benign Prostatic Hyper-Plasia. New England Journal of Medicine 332:75-79

Colombotos J, Messeri P, McConnell M B, Elinson J, Gemson D and Hynes M. (1995) Physicians, Nurses and AIDS: Findings from a National Study Rockville, MD: Agency for Health Care Policy and Research

Elinson J (1995) Chairman's Introductory and Closing Remarks. In Schechter S (Ed.) Proceedings of The 1993 Conference on the Cognitive Aspects of Self-Reported Health Status Hyattsville, MD: National Center for Health Statistics

Gemson D H and Elinson J et al (1995) Putting Prevention into Practice: Impact of a Multifaceted Physician Education Program on Preventive Services in the Inner City Archives of Internal Medicine 155: 2210-2216