Rural schools bear a responsibility for taking all appropriate measures to protect their youth from the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). A national survey of 400 rural schools, with 100 responding schools, reveals that the HIV education offered in most rural schools does not meet the standards health educators suggest. Recommends a community…

Of 100 rural school districts surveyed, 80 percent provided some HIV/AIDS education, but offerings often were brief and poorly evaluated. Only 45 percent involved parents, students, and community in program development. Educational objectives, program length and content, placement in the curriculum, policy issues, and related programs are…

Survey questionnaires concerning the response of rural schools to the Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) epidemic were sent to administrators of 400 randomly selected rural school districts in the United States. Of the 100 respondents, 80% provided some form of HIV/AIDS education. These programs varied greatly in goals, placement, length,…