Most adults would agree that the AIDS threat has reached crisis proportions and that strong measures are required to control the spread of HIV among adolescents. Although abstinence offers the best protection, teens exposed to risks must protect themselves with knowledge, skills, and access to latex condoms. High school condom distribution is…

Stresses the need for increased federal, state, and local support for child immunizations resulting from the alarming increases in the incidence of rubella and other infectious diseases, and endorses the Standards for Pediatric Immunization Practices recently published in the "Journal of the American Medical Association." (MDM)

At the UN Millennium Assembly in 2000 global leaders committed themselves to eight Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). Seven of these goals were set for achievement in 2015, including the achievement of universal primary education. Only one goal was set for 2005: the achievement of gender parity in primary and secondary education. There was good…

As a youth and community leader living in QwaQwa, the author would like to stress views and raise concerns about poverty and HIV/AIDS in the community and how this is making children and youth more vulnerable than anyone. As a young person, the author believes that HIV/AIDS affects us all, whether infected or not, young or old--it affects us the…

This document contains the texts of 10 panel discussions presented at a seminar designed to give the media an opportunity to learn about occupational health problems. Discussed first were protecting the American worker, and disease on the job. Personal testimony on worker health and a case study of the effects of asbestos were presented. Also…

Public-health specialists say colleges and universities could play a crucial role in halting the spread of AIDS by educating all their students about the disease and how to avoid becoming infected with the virus that causes it. Reaching minority groups and drug users, and "safe sex" kits are discussed. (MLW)

Discusses how conversation about AIDS affects the possibilities of developing a Christian sexual ethic. Examines how the AIDS crisis influences and directs discourse about sex and sexuality, arguing that although safe sex is a legitimate public health concern, it is not the same as a Christian sexual ethic. (GEA)

Urges Catholic schools and parish centers to take an immediate, honest, and proactive response to AIDS education; accept adolescents as a high-risk group presenting unique challenges for AIDS education; and adopt a moral stance rooted in gospel values. Proposes an ongoing agenda for AIDS education. (DMM)

Discusses a reasoned response by child care centers to the AIDS virus problem. Considers means of transmission and hygienic practice. Concludes that there is either an extremely low risk or no risk of transmission by children infected by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) to other children in a day care setting. (NH)

The decision-making process in treatment questions for seriously ill and handicapped neonates must focus on the best interests of the individual infant and maintain the responsibility for pursuing that interest within the parent-physician relationship. This goal is best served by mandating the development of policies for decision making and…

Care required by chronically ill children is often far more expensive and recurs over a far longer interval than for other children. Serious limitations exist in private insurance and serious inequities exist in eligibility criteria for Medicaid and other public programs. These and related issues must be addressed for more equal allocation of…

The author addresses rehabilitation professionals in elaborating on 10 observations of the complexities surrounding the illness/disability experience and suggests that health care professionals (and systems) as well as patients (and families) recognize their own limitations and one another's strengths to enable families to live as fully as…

Relates chronic illness in adolescents to a sociological model of deviance. Four situations are discussed in which the issues of prognosis, responsibility, and stigma elicit societal response. The usefulness of a sociological model consists in making vague societal perceptions and rules explicit. (JAC)

Describes a block nursing program established in St. Paul, Minnesota that focused on nursing care delivered by neighbor to neighbor, enabling older people to remain independent as long as possible through health education, disease prevention, and maintenance. (JOW)

Asserts that psychologists can contribute to a reduction in national health expenditures by focusing on such illness- and accident-causing behaviors as smoking, alcohol use, improper diet, and speeding and the nonuse of seat belts in cars. (GC)