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Maness, Sarah B.; Wilson, Kelly L.; Thompson, Erika L.; Rosen, Brittany L.; Zingg, Taylor – Sex Education: Sexuality, Society and Learning, 2020
In the USA, persons of Hispanic ethnicity experience higher rates of adolescent pregnancy and STIs than non-Hispanic white youth and there exists a lack of research concerning the sexuality education preferences of Hispanic adolescents. This study describes sexual health education preferences by Hispanic ethnicity among a high-risk sample of young…
Descriptors: Sexuality, Sex Education, At Risk Persons, Puberty
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Roncancio, A. M.; Ward, K. K.; Carmack, C. C.; Muñoz, B. T.; Cribbs, F. L. – Health Education Research, 2017
Rates of human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine series completion among adolescent Hispanic females in Texas in 2014 (~39%) lag behind the Healthy People 2020 goal (80%). This qualitative study identifies Hispanic mothers' salient behavioral, normative and control beliefs regarding having their adolescent daughters complete the vaccine series.…
Descriptors: Hispanic Americans, Adolescents, Females, Mother Attitudes
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Shegog, Ross; Rushing, Stephanie Craig; Jessen, Cornelia; Lane, Travis L.; Gorman, Gwenda; Gaston, Amanda; Revels, Taija Koogei; Torres, Jennifer; Williamson, Jennifer; Baumler, Elizabeth; Addy, Robert C.; Peskin, Melissa F.; Tortolero, Susan R.; Markham, Christine M. – Journal of Applied Research on Children, 2017
Background: Few HIV/STI and pregnancy prevention programs for youth in American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) communities have been rigorously evaluated despite sexual health disparities in this population. This study reports the evaluation of a culturally adapted Internet-based HIV/STI and pregnancy prevention program for AI/AN youth, Native…
Descriptors: Prevention, Pregnancy, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Self Efficacy
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Toews, Michelle L.; Yazedjian, Ani – Journal of Family and Consumer Sciences, 2012
This study examined gender differences in college students' knowledge, attitudes, and sexual behaviors of 1,004 predominantly heterosexual students. Results indicated that students had limited knowledge about contraceptives and sexually transmitted infections (STIs). Females had a more positive view about contraceptives and males had more…
Descriptors: Sexuality, Females, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Males
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Borja, Mary C.; Amidon, Christine; Spellings, Diane; Franzetti, Susan; Nasuta, Mary – Journal of School Nursing, 2009
This article features school nurses from across the country who are championing for school-located influenza immunization within their communities. These nurses are: (1) Mary C. Borja; (2) Christine Amidon; (3) Diane Spellings; (4) Susan Franzetti; and (5) Mary Nasuta. (Contains 6 figures.)
Descriptors: School Nurses, Communicable Diseases, Immunization Programs, Prevention
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Woolery, Danielle N.; Woolery, Jesse A. – Texas Music Education Research, 2013
Public school band directors face many work-related hazards in their grueling, yet rewarding job. As a school year progresses, directors are expected to work long hours, while trying to balance professional and personal responsibilities. A band director whose career spans multiple decades can potentially face a number of serious medical problems.…
Descriptors: Health, Risk, Music Education, Music Activities
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Hill, Mandy J.; Hallmark, Camden J.; McNeese, Marlene; Blue, Nike; Ross, Michael W. – Sex Education: Sexuality, Society and Learning, 2014
The goal of this paper was to determine the effectiveness of the HIP HOP for HIV Awareness intervention, an innovative model utilising an exchange of an HIV test for a hip hop concert ticket, in a metropolitan city among African American youth and young adults. A subset of intervention participants participated in standardised testing, sex…
Descriptors: African American Culture, Popular Culture, Health Promotion, Prevention
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Zavrel, Erik; Herreid, Clyde Freeman – Journal of College Science Teaching, 2008
This case study is centered upon the recent debate concerning the decision by Texas Governor Rick Perry to mandate the compulsory vaccination of girls in the Texas public school system against the human papillomavirus (HPV) prior to entering the sixth grade. The interrupted case method is particularly appropriate for this subject with the case…
Descriptors: Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Disease Control, Grade 6, Public Schools
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Scott, Amanda R.; Pope, Paul E.; Thompson, Britta M. – Journal of Food Science Education, 2009
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimate that there are 76 million cases of foodborne disease annually. Foodborne disease is usually associated with beef, poultry, and seafood. However, there is an increasing number of foodborne disease cases related to fresh produce. Consumers may not associate fresh produce with foodborne disease…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Longitudinal Studies, Instructional Effectiveness, Pretests Posttests
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Hernandez, Belinda F.; Peskin, Melissa; Shegog, Ross; Markham, Christine; Johnson, Kimberly; Ratliff, Eric A.; Li, Dennis H.; Weerasinghe, I. Sonali; Cuccaro, Paula M.; Tortolero, Susan R. – Journal of Applied Research on Children, 2011
Background: Despite effective solutions to reduce teen birth rates, Texas teen birth rates are among the highest in the nation. School districts can impact youth sexual behavior through implementation of evidence-based programs (EBPs); however, teen pregnancy prevention is a complex and controversial issue for school districts. Subsequently, very…
Descriptors: Sex Education, Adolescents, Pregnancy, Prevention
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Polacek, Georgia Johnston N. L.; Hicks, Jennifer A.; Oswalt, Sara B. – Journal of Hispanic Higher Education, 2007
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection rates in the United States continue unabated among some groups, with young adults of color at greater risk than others. This study sought to determine college students' knowledge, perceptions, and behaviors related to HIV/AIDS. Undergraduate students (N = 443) at a large, urban Hispanic-serving…
Descriptors: Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Communicable Diseases, At Risk Persons, Student Attitudes
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Tortolero, Susan R.; Hernandez, Belinda F.; Cuccaro, Paula M.; Peskin, Melissa F.; Markham, Christine M.; Shegog, Ross – Journal of Applied Research on Children, 2010
Texas is home to over one million Latino teens who are at risk for negative reproductive health outcomes, such as teen pregnancy and STIs. Teen pregnancy disproportionately impacts the health of Latino teens in Texas and places them at risk of continued high rates of poverty, school dropout, and unemployment unless Texas makes a concerted effort…
Descriptors: Hispanic Americans, Adolescents, Pregnancy, At Risk Persons
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Jones, Lisa H.; Ficca, Michelle – Journal of School Nursing, 2007
Acanthosis nigricans (AN) is a thickening and hyperpigmentation of the skin commonly found on the neck, axilla, or groin and is generally caused by hyperinsulinemia, a consequence of insulin resistance associated with obesity. Insulin resistance is a primary risk factor for the development of type 2 diabetes, hypercholesterolemia, and…
Descriptors: Disease Control, Obesity, School Nurses, Diabetes
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Boerm, Melynda; Gingiss, Phyllis; Roberts-Gray, Cynthia – Journal of School Health, 2007
Background: Texas does not require health education or tobacco use prevention education (TUPE) in its middle schools. During planning for the Texas Tobacco Prevention Initiative, this baseline research was conducted to (1) describe tobacco prevention and control practices in middle schools prior to the pilot, (2) analyze implementation of a state…
Descriptors: Middle Schools, State Legislation, Prevention, Intervention
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Lederman, Regina P.; Chan, Wenyaw; Roberts-Gray, Cynthia – Behavioral Medicine, 2008
The first author recruited parent-adolescent dyads (N = 192) into after-school prevention education groups at middle schools in southeast Texas. This author placed participants in either (1) an Interactive Program (IP) in which they role-played, practiced resistance skills, and held parent-child discussions or (2) an Attention Control Program…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Self Control, Prevention, Social Control
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