Asserts that education is the best long-term answer to hunger and disease. Poor families, which have 2.2 times higher the high school dropout rate than do nonpoor families, are much more susceptible to disease, accidents, death, and hunger. The U.S. and Canada have the highest level of poor children among industrialized countries. (DG)

The best solution to the problems of increased pollution of Quebec lakes and rivers with toxic wastes and increased incidence of pollution related diseases is to educate children, to make them aware of the environment and man's interrelationship with it. Attitudes of concern, based on knowledge, must be developed so that as adults, they will take…

Discusses the questions of if, what, when, and how to teach about acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS). Describes a pilot project in AIDS education conducted in Vancouver, British Columbia (Canada), which used interactive video as the method of addressing those questions. Warns of several issues that need to be considered in such a program.…