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Direct linkHagen, Kimberly Sessions – New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education, 2005
For African Americans, medical research often connotes exploitation and cruelty, making recruiting African Americans to participate in HIV vaccine trials particularly daunting. But infusing adult education principles into such efforts is both increasing African American participation and helping heal the legacy of the Tuskegee experiment.
Descriptors: Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Recruitment, Medical Research, African Americans
Download full textRudd, Rima E.; Moeykens, Barbara A.; Colton, Tayla C. – Office of Educational Research and Improvement, 1999
In this chapter, the authors share their examination of the medical and public health literature regarding links between health and literacy and identify trends in research and practice. They note the connection between educational attainment and health, as education may influence lifestyle behaviors, problem-solving abilities and values. In…
Descriptors: Health Education, Educational Attainment, Public Health, Patients
