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Young, Michael – American Journal of Health Education, 2011
This article is based on the AAHPERD Research Consortium Scholar Lecture delivered at the 2010 AAHPERD National Convention in Indianapolis, Indiana. Dr. Young's various projects are five-time winners of the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services Award for Outstanding Work in Community Health Promotion. His drug education program, Keep A Clear…
Descriptors: Conferences (Gatherings), Health Services, Substance Abuse, Recognition (Achievement)
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Leston, Jessica D.; Jessen, Cornelia M.; Simons, Brenna C. – American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research: The Journal of the National Center, 2012
Background: The disparity in rates of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), HIV/AIDS, and unplanned pregnancy between Alaska Native (AN) and non-AN populations, particularly among young adults and females, is significant and concerning. Focus groups were conducted to better understand the knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs of rural Alaska youth…
Descriptors: Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS), Rural Youth, Alaska Natives, Focus Groups
Lord, Alexandra M. – Johns Hopkins University Press, 2009
This history of the U.S. Public Health Service's efforts to educate Americans about sex makes clear why federally funded sex education has been haphazard, ad hoc, and often ineffectual. Since launching its first sex ed program during World War I, the Public Health Service has dominated federal sex education efforts. Alexandra M. Lord draws on…
Descriptors: Health Services, Sex Education, Public Health, Federal Government
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Edmunds, Lena; Rink, Elizabeth; Zukoski, Ann P. – Prevention Researcher, 2004
The sexual health needs of young males have been largely ignored in the field of reproductive health. Until recently, the health care needs of females have received the vast majority of attention from public health professionals and organizations with services focused on the prevention of teen pregnancy, sexually transmitted infections, and…
Descriptors: Health Services, Health Needs, Health Education, Sex Education