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Speizer, Ilene S.; White, Justin S. – AIDS Education and Prevention, 2008
Although unwanted pregnancies can cause social and economic problems for Sub-Saharan African youth, the consequences of "intended" adolescent pregnancies have gone unnoticed. Rarely do studies recognize that youth who desire a pregnancy are less likely to practice safe sex and, therefore, are at greater risk of contracting sexually…
Descriptors: Disease Control, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Pregnancy, Foreign Countries
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Baggerly, Jennifer N.; Rank, Michael G. – Professional School Counseling, 2005
To ensure the safety of school-aged children and adolescents, school counselors must not ignore or deny the public health threat of bioterrorism (Henderson, 1998). Rather, school counselors must be prepared with knowledge about bioterrorism and intervention skills. Bioterrorism within the United States is a continuing threat. Because children and…
Descriptors: Disease Control, Terrorism, Public Health, National Security