Health and Sexuality Education in Schools
Health and Sexuality Education in Schools

Author: Steven Ridini

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA

Published: 1998-10-28

Total Pages: 224

ISBN-13: 0313005303

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Recently there has been much debate over the adoption, implementation, and maintenance of comprehensive health and sexuality education programs in Massachusetts public schools. Advocates of school-based comprehensive health education programs often use a public health approach to substantiate their position. They cite national and statewide statistics about adolescent sexual activity and unsafe sexual practice as a basis for providing students with the facts and the skills to make decisions to prevent pregnancy and the transmission of sexually-transmitted diseases. Opponents often speak about the parents' role in educating their sons and daughters and object to public school instruction that regards homosexuality and safe sex as acceptable choices. In the literature, many models of community organization focus on the decision-making structure within the community, rather than on the process of social change. Therefore, we often know who makes community decisions, without knowing much about how and why these decisions are made. In this study the process of social change is explored by conducting comparative case studies of two Massachusetts communities.

A Sourcebook of HIV/AIDS Prevention Programs
A Sourcebook of HIV/AIDS Prevention Programs

Author: Alexandria Valerio

Publisher: World Bank Publications

Published: 2008

Total Pages: 270

ISBN-13: 0821374419

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Abstract: This Sourcebook aims to support efforts by countries to strengthen the role of the education sector in the prevention of HIV/AIDS. It was developed in response to numerous requests for a simple forum to help countries share their practical experiences of designing and implementing programs that are targeted at school-age children. The Sourcebook seeks to fulfill this role by providing concise summaries of programs, using a standard format that highlights the main elements of the programs and makes it easier to compare the programs with each other. A Sourcebook of HIV/AIDS Prevention Programs, 2nd Edition documents 13 education based HIV/AIDS prevention programs targeting children and youth from 7 sub-Saharan African countries. It is sponsored by UNAIDS, UNICEF, UNESCO, UNFPA, DFID, USAID, Ireland Aid and the World Bank. The Sourcebook represents the work of many contributors, and was developed by the Partnership for Child Development with the World Bank.

School Based HIV Education Affecting Girls in Selected Countries in Sub-Saharan Africa
School Based HIV Education Affecting Girls in Selected Countries in Sub-Saharan Africa

Author: Musa Charmaine

Publisher: African Books Collective

Published: 2022-10-13

Total Pages: 153

ISBN-13: 177927257X

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An in-depth, accessible study of school based intervention programs that affect girls in Kenya, South Africa and Zimbabwe, as a representative subset of Sub Saharan Africa. This book indulges in the reasons why HIV goals are lagging behind particularly with adolescent girls and young women. It tackles issues such as access to quality HIV education and delivery methods used by teachers. It discusses culture and religion as barriers to HIV education. It concludes by suggesting ways for a multi-sectoral approach and transformational change in order to reach the Sustainable Development Goals 2030 and the 90-90-90 targets.

Community Health Education Methods
Community Health Education Methods

Author: Robert J. Bensley

Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Learning

Published: 2003

Total Pages: 444

ISBN-13: 9780763718015

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Community Health Education Methods: A Practical Guide is designed to assist you in effectively communicating messages and impacting norms and behaviors of individuals and communities. It is a book about the methods we use as health educators-the ways in which we tell a story and empower others to seek healthy lifestyles.