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Peer reviewedKeeling, Richard P. – Science, Technology, & Human Values, 1987
Discusses the importance of education as the primary response of higher education to the epidemic associated with acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS). Focuses on the personal, social and institutional issues that bear on AIDS education on college campuses and the important features of AIDS education programs. (TW)
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, College Science, Disease Control, Disease Incidence
Peer reviewedRussell, Nancy K. – Academic Medicine, 1991
A study assessed the usefulness of unannounced standardized patients to assess the skills of 284 physicians enrolled in a continuing medical education program in control of sexually transmitted diseases and human immunodeficiency virus. Significant discrepancies were found between physician-reported performance and actual performance, as found in…
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Communicable Diseases, Disease Control, Higher Education
Download full textMontana Office of Public Instruction, 2005
The Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System is an epidemiologic surveillance system that was established by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to help monitor the prevalence of behaviors that not only influence youth health, but also put youth at risk for the most significant health and social problems that can occur during…
Descriptors: High Risk Students, Older Adults, Social Problems, Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Peer reviewedFreimuth, Vicki S.; And Others – Science, Technology, & Human Values, 1987
Reports on a study designed to provide insight on college students' perception about acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS). Focuses on students knowledge about AIDS, their perceptions about their own risk, and any change in behavior they have made in response to the AIDS risk. (TW)
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Behavior Change, College Students, Disease Control
Aronson, Susan S. – Child Care Information Exchange, 1987
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)
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Attitudes, Communicable Diseases, Day Care Centers
Environmental Education Report and Newsletter, 1985
Summarizes health hazards associated with air pollution, highlighting the difficulty in establishing acceptable thresholds of exposure. Respiratory disease, asthma, cancer, cardiovascular disease, and other problems are addressed. Indicates that a wide range of effects from any one chemical exists and that there are differences in sensitivity to…
Descriptors: Air Pollution, Cancer, Cardiovascular System, Diseases
Roehrig, Karla L. – 1985
Nutrition is well-recognized as a necessary component of educational programs for physicians. This is to be valued in that of all factors affecting health in the United States, none is more important than nutrition. This can be argued from various perspectives, including health promotion, disease prevention, and therapeutic management. In all…
Descriptors: Cancer, Cardiovascular System, Dietetics, Disease Control
