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by: Deborah Holtzman, Brenda Z. Greene, Gwendolyn C. Ingraham, Lisa A. Daily, David G. Demchuk, Lloyd J. Kolbe  Availability: Available for download now
Brand: The Gale Group Format: HTML Label: American School Health Association Manufacturer: American School Health Association Number Of Pages: 18 Publication Date: November 01, 1992 Publisher: American School Health Association Release Date: July 28, 2005 Studio: American School Health Association Browse for similar items by category: Click to Display Editorial Review: Product Description: This digital document is an article from Journal of School Health, published by American School Health Association on November 1, 1992. The length of the article is 5295 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser. From the author: To determine the extent to which HIV education and health education policies and practices are required by school districts in the United States, a national probability sample of public school districts was surveyed by mail in 1990. Of 2,150 districts selected, 78.1% responded. HIV education was required by 66.9% of districts. Of these, the percentage requiring HIV education increased by grade level from 29.7% in kindergarten to 82.3% in 7th grade, then declined to 37.3% by 12th grade. Districts that required HIV education most often addressed HIV-related prevention skills in the upper grade levels. Similar to requirements for HIV education, health education requirements also declined from 7th to 12th grade, reaching even lower levels than HIV education by the last two years of high school. These declines are of particular concern given that students are most likely to engage in risk behaviors when HIV and health education is least likely to be required. Other practices and policies that support HIV and health education also were lacking in many districts. (J Sch Health. 1992;62(9):421-427) From the supplier: US public school policies on the inclusion of AIDS education in their health program were evaluated. This was done through mail correspondence and 66% of public schools responded to the survey. The survey consisted of a questionaire aimed to evaluate the need and methods of educating children from various age levels about AIDS and the implementation of health programs by public schools. It was shown that preventive measures for AIDS as in the avoidance of intercourse and sharing intravenous needles are better discussed with older children from the 6th grade and above. Citation Details Title: HIV education and health education in the United States: a national survey of local school district policies and practices. Author: Deborah Holtzman Publication: Journal of School Health (Refereed) Date: November 1, 1992 Publisher: American School Health Association Volume: v62 Issue: n9 Page: p421(7) Distributed by Thomson Gale 
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