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Introduction As the HIV/AIDS problem has reached epidemic or pandemic proportions, states are becoming more concerned about education as a means of informing people about the dangers. HIV/AIDS is a [...]

This article discusses the need for targeting adults age 50 and older for HIV/AIDS prevention education. First, the authors consider a variety of educational strategies that can address both primary prevention (risk reduction) and secondary prevention (prompt identification and treatment) with regard to older adults. Examples of existing prevention education programs designed for older adults are presented together with a discussion of what has been learned about effective educational strategies and interventions among other targeted groups. Finally, suggestions are made for future research needed to help design and implement effective HIV/AIDS education programs for older adults., There is no question about the importance of education in HIV/AIDS prevention. However, if it is to be effective in preventing and controlling the spread of the disease, education must [...]

'I'm sitting in the back row.' 'Well, I'm just going to be absent that day.' These were typical student responses upon learning that their school would be visited by a [...]

Researchers examined individual characteristics and peer influences related to adolescents' sexual behavior, taking gender and sexual experience into account. As part of a larger, longitudinal study investigating youth health awareness, 8th, 9th, and 10th graders reported their intentions to engage in sexual activity and use condoms in the next year, the amount of pressure they felt to engage in sexual activity, and their perceptions about the number of their peers engaging in sexual activity. Findings suggest intentions to engage in sexual behavior and use condoms, feelings of pressure to have sex, and perceptions about the number of friends engaging in sexual intercourse differ by gender and sexual experience status. Implications of these findings for health and sexuality education, as well as HIV prevention programs targeted at adolescents, are discussed. (J Sch Health. 2001;71(4):153-158), The prevalence of sexual activity, pregnancy, and STDs among US adolescents has caused some alarm. Researchers have described outcomes associated with adolescent sexual behavior in terms varying from 'a public [...]

With the recent death of Ryan White, we have an opportunity to reflect on how schools have dealt with AIDS and HIV. Not even 10 years ago, aides in the [...]

'The future impact of the AIDS epidemic will be determined not by what happens in the laboratory or in the surgery but by what happens in the bedroom.' The speaker [...]

AIDS and discrimination WHO has taken a series of strong and proactive stands to help protect the rights of, and prevent discrimination against, persons infected with the human immunodeficiency virus [...]