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Seal, David Wyatt; Belcher, Lisa; Morrow, Kathleen; Eldridge, Gloria; Binson, Diane; Kacanek, Deborah; Margolis, Andrew D.; McAuliffe, Tim; Simms, Rodney – Health Education & Behavior, 2004
The article describes men's perceptions of and experience with substance use and sexual behavior during incarceration. Grounded theory content analyses were performed on qualitative interviews conducted with 80 men, aged 18 to 29, in four U.S. states. Participants believed that drugs were easily available in prison. Half reported using substances,…
Descriptors: Grounded Theory, Correctional Institutions, Prevention, Risk
Salazar, Laura F.; Crosby, Richard A.; DiClemente, Ralph J.; Wingood, Gina M.; Lescano, Celia M.; Brown, Larry K.; Harrington, Kathy; Davies, Susan – Health Education & Behavior, 2005
Theories of health behavior posit that change is accomplished by modifying factors deemed as mediators. A set of mediators from several theoretical models used in sexual risk reduction programs was assessed among a sample of 522 African American female adolescents. The goal was to determine whether self-esteem was associated with sexually…
Descriptors: Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Health Behavior, Pregnancy, At Risk Persons
Marks, Ray – Health Education, 2005
Purpose: The first aim of this review article is to systematically summarise, synthesise, and critically evaluate the research base concerning the use of two art forms, namely, dance-based exercises and Tai Chi, as applied to people with arthritis (a chronic condition that results in considerable disability and, particularly in later life,…
Descriptors: Intervention, Well Being, Art, Foreign Countries
Rubin, Marcia A., Ed.; Wooley, Susan F., Ed. – American School Health Association (NJ3), 2006
This resource describes how pregnancy prevention efforts can be integrated into the various components of a school health program (the linkages between classroom instruction to prevent adolescent pregnancy and the school's health and mental health services, the necessary administrative policies, the type and extent of faculty and staff…
Descriptors: Health Services, Program Evaluation, Prevention, Mental Health Programs
Progress of Nations, 1995
This report brings together the latest available statistics on national achievements in child survival, health, nutrition, education, family planning, and progress for women. Each section contains a commentary, a presentation of related statistics, and a discussion on achievement and disparity. The sections are: (1) Introduction, "Social…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Child Health, Child Neglect, Child Welfare
Oklahoma State Dept. of Vocational and Technical Education, Stillwater. Curriculum and Instructional Materials Center. – 1993
This publication is designed to provide students with the knowledge they need to pursue a career in medical-surgical nursing. Eight units are provided. Each instructional unit includes some or all of the basic components of a unit of instruction: performance objectives, suggested activities for the teacher, information sheets, job sheets, written…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Cancer, Competency Based Education, Curriculum Guides
Meyer-Weitz, A.; Steyn, M. – 1992
This publication reports on a pilot program on Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) and life skills training implemented in 12 schools in Pretoria, Laudium, Cape Town, and Soweto (South Africa). Data were collected through pre- and post-questionnaires and focus group interviews. The purpose of the program was to provide adolescents with…
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Decision Making Skills, Foreign Countries, Health Behavior
Academy for Educational Development, Inc., New York, NY. – 1991
This booklet contains excerpted remarks by government and public health officials concerning social marketing and its use. It is noted that the agencies they represent are among those that are considered pioneers in applying social marketing to some of the toughest problems facing America. Topics concerning government, public health, and the use…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Behavior Change, Disease Control, Federal Government
World Health Organization, Geneva (Switzerland). – 1992
This guide provides a framework within which education authorities can work with teachers, parents, and community leaders to help young people learn the facts about Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) and Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs). It emphasizes the importance of education about human behavior and sexuality that is appropriate to…
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Cultural Awareness, Curriculum Development, Elementary Secondary Education
Attawell, Kathy, Comp. – 1997
This briefing paper focuses on children ages birth to five years and is intended primarily for health workers in developing countries who are responsible for the management of young children with HIV and AIDS. It provides practical information on: (1) how HIV is transmitted to infants and young children; (2) how transmission can be prevented; (3)…
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Child Health, Clinical Diagnosis, Developing Nations
Lammers, Jane W. – 1991
This handbook discusses the most common childhood conditions that teachers, parents, and caregivers see in children between the ages of 4 and 10; describes signs and symptoms of over 30 common childhood health problems; provides practical strategies for getting children back to the well state once they are ill; and offers guidance as to when…
Descriptors: Allergy, Child Caregivers, Child Health, Chronic Illness
Pan Atlantic Consultants, Portland, ME. Strategic Marketing Services. – 1992
The Maine Department of Education conducted a survey in the spring of 1992 to determine the level of AIDS/HIV education in the State's schools. This report, consisting largely of statistical tables, reflects data collected from 561 respondents (91 percent) of high schools, combination junior and senior high schools, combination secondary and…
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Curriculum Development, Elementary School Students, Elementary Secondary Education
Glosser, Guila; And Others – 1991
Single word oral reading was systematically examined in a 6-year-old hyperlexic boy with mental retardation, attention deficit disorder, and hyperactivity. Reading performances were compared to those of normally developing readers and to those of patients with adult-onset alexias to test three hypotheses regarding the mechanisms of reading in…
Descriptors: Adventitious Impairments, Alzheimers Disease, Attention Deficit Disorders, Case Studies
Gentry, Curtis – 1982
This manual is designed to assist Peace Corps volunteers in the development and implementation of small-scale beekeeping programs as a tool for development. Addressed in the individual chapters are bees and humans; project planning; the types and habits of bees; the essence of beekeeping; bee space and beehives; intermediate technology beekeeping;…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Agricultural Production, Agricultural Skills, Animal Husbandry
Mingie, Walter – 1984
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…
Descriptors: Air Pollution, Conservation Education, Diseases, Educational Responsibility