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Meng, Hongdao; Friedman, Bruce; Wamsley, Brenda R.; Mukamel, Dana; Eggert, Gerald M. – Gerontologist, 2005
Purpose: We describe the impact of two interventions, a consumer-directed voucher for in-home supportive services and a chronic disease self-management-health-promotion nurse intervention, on the probability of use of two types of home care-skilled home health care and personal assistance services-received by functionally impaired Medicare…
Descriptors: Probability, Intervention, Diseases, Nurses
Belanger, Erin; Kielb, Christine; Lin, Shao – Journal of School Health, 2006
School-age children spend a significant portion of their day at school where they can be exposed to asthma triggers, but little information exists regarding potential relationships between childhood asthma and school environmental factors. This study examined patterns of asthma hospitalization and possible factors contributing to asthma…
Descriptors: Structural Elements (Construction), Statewide Planning, School Buildings, Diseases
Bonanno, George A.; Galea, Sandro; Bucciarelli, Angela; Vlahov, David – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 2007
A growing body of evidence suggests that most adults exposed to potentially traumatic events are resilient. However, research on the factors that may promote or deter adult resilience has been limited. This study examined patterns of association between resilience and various sociocontextual factors. The authors used data from a random-digit-dial…
Descriptors: Depression (Psychology), Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Personality Traits, Adults
Moreno, Claudia L.; El-Bassel, Nabila – Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences, 2007
This study compares demographic characteristics, sexual risk factors for HIV/STI, and cultural predictors of sexual risk among 254 Dominican and 1,012 Puerto Rican women using outpatient health care in New York City. More Dominicans were born outside continental United States and were employed, whereas more Puerto Ricans were single and less…
Descriptors: Females, Cultural Influences, Puerto Ricans, Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Markowitz, Dina G.; DuPre, Michael J.; Holt, Susan; Chen, Shaw-Ree; Wischnowski, Michael – Science Teacher, 2006
This article discusses "Family Secrets," a problem-based learning (PBL) curriculum module that focuses on the bioethical implications of genetic testing. In high school biology classrooms throughout New York State, students are using "Family Secrets" to learn about DNA testing; Huntington's disease (HD); and the ethical, legal,…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Diseases, Biology, Testing
McKee, M. Diane; Karasz, Alison – Journal of Adolescent Research, 2006
The considerable risk of negative consequences of unprotected intercourse underscores a need to better understand how Latina adolescent girls acquire the skills to manage the risks associated with sexuality. The authors used in-depth qualitative interviews with mothers and their daughters to examine communication related to sexuality with the goal…
Descriptors: Parent Child Relationship, Sexuality, Disease Control, Hispanic Americans
Mukherjea, Ananya; Vidal-Ortiz, Salvador – Qualitative Report, 2006
This article discusses racial-social-sexual categories as related to HIV prevention and traditional public health strategies, specifically, the Young Men's Study conducted during the 1990s. We critique the use of pan-ethnic categories such as Asian and Latino, and the often invisible position of Whiteness in race discussions. We also engage with…
Descriptors: Race, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Public Health, Sexuality
New York State Education Dept., Albany. Bureau of General Education Curriculum Development. – 1977
This syllabus begins with a list of program objectives and performance criteria for seven general topic areas related to the study of microorganisms and a list of 23 science processes. Following this information, concepts and understandings for subtopics within the general topic areas are listed as follows: (1) introduction; (2) the cell (basic…
Descriptors: Biological Sciences, Communicable Diseases, Course Descriptions, Culturing Techniques
Di Noia, Jennifer; Schinke, Steven P. – AIDS Education and Prevention, 2007
This study evaluates the efficacy of Keepin' It Safe, a theory-based, gender-specific, CD-ROM-mediated HIV prevention program for urban, early adolescent girls. Intervention effects were examined in a randomized, pretest-posttest wait-list control-group design. Changes in HIV/AIDS knowledge, protective attitudes, and skills for reducing HIV…
Descriptors: Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS), Females, Prevention, Sexually Transmitted Diseases

Des Jarlais, Don C.; Perlis, Theresa; Friedman, Samuel R.; Chapman, Timothy; Kwok, John; Rockwell, Russell; Paone, Denise; Milliken, Judith; Monterroso, Edgar – American Journal of Public Health, 2000
Assessed trends in HIV risk behaviors among New York City injection drug users from 1990-97. Interviews at a drug detoxification program and a research storefront in a high drug-use area showed continuing risk reduction among users that indicated a declining phase in the large HIV epidemic in New York City. HIV prevention programs appeared to be…
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Health Behavior, Illegal Drug Use, Public Health
Dozier, Ann; Aligne, C. Andrew; Schlabach, Mary Beth – Journal of School Health, 2006
National guidelines define asthma control as the prevention of asthma symptoms rather than the treatment of asthma exacerbations. We hypothesized that we would find a discrepancy between what parents consider adequate control compared to what health care professionals mean by "control." Data from a telephone survey conducted for the…
Descriptors: Parent Attitudes, Definitions, Telephone Surveys, Data Analysis
Ma, Grace X.; Shive, Steven S.; Toubbeh, Jamil; Wu, Dunli; Wang, Ping – International Electronic Journal of Health Education, 2006
Hepatitis B (HBV) infection is a serious health problem among Asian Americans, including Chinese Americans. This study was conducted to measure the perceptions of risk, barriers, and self-efficacy of HBV screening and vaccination in Chinese immigrants. A cross-sectional study was conducted among 429 Chinese Americans in New York City. A…
Descriptors: Self Efficacy, Physicians, Communicable Diseases, Chinese Americans
Dale, Nan; Baker, Amy J. L.; Anastasio, Emily; Purcell, Jim – Child Welfare, 2007
This study addresses three questions about the population of children and families served in the highest level of care in the child welfare system in New York State residential treatment centers (RTCs): (1) How prevalent are emotional and behavioral problems in the youth entering RTCs? (2) Has the proportion of youth with such problems increased…
Descriptors: Juvenile Justice, Child Welfare, Individual Characteristics, Institutionalized Persons
Strauss, Shiela M.; Astone-Twerell, Janetta M.; Munoz-Plaza, Corrine; Des Jarlais, Don C.; Gwadz, Marya; Hagan, Holly; Osborne, Andrew; Rosenblum, Andrew – Journal of Drug Education, 2006
Staff in drug treatment programs are in an optimal position to support the hepatitis C related needs of their patients. To do so effectively, however, staff need to have accurate information about the hepatitis C virus (HCV). This article examines the HCV knowledge of staff (N = 104) in two drug-free and two methadone maintenance treatment…
Descriptors: Communicable Diseases, Health Education, Drug Therapy, Metropolitan Areas
Mino, Milton; Deren, Sherry; Yeon-Kang, Sung – AIDS Education and Prevention, 2006
This study compared the associations between social support and HIV injection risk among Puerto Rican migrant (n = 221) and nonmigrant (n = 340) injection drug users in New York City. Practical and emotional support scales were developed from 8 items and examined by migrant status as predictors of risk. Bivariate and regression analysis were…
Descriptors: Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS), Hispanic Americans, Migrants, Puerto Ricans