African Americans in Health Education: Issues and Solutions.

Price, James H.; Oden, Lorette

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Publication Date: 1996

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African Americans in Health Education: Issues and Solutions.

Price, James H.; Oden, Lorette

Health Educator: Journal of Eta Sigma Gamma, v27 n2 p19-23 Spr 1996

Few traditionally black colleges offer health education classes or majors. This results in a dearth of African American graduate students and college level health faculty. The article reviews these problems and suggests steps predominantly white colleges can take to improve the recruitment and retention of African American students and faculty. (SM)

Descriptors: Black Colleges, Black Students, Black Teachers, College Faculty, College Students, Graduate Study, Health Education, Higher Education, Mortality Rate, Racial Factors, School Holding Power, Student Recruitment, Teacher Recruitment

Publication Type: Information Analyses; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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