Synopses & Reviews
Since the time AIDS and HIV infection were first discovered, no medical cures have been developed. It became clear early on that education would be the cornerstone in the fight against AIDS, and that assessment remains true in the 1990s. This book describes how to tailor HIV education and prevention efforts to specific communities, including how to identify those most at risk, what types of interventions are most appropriate to those communities, how to "engage" those most at risk, and the role of participatory evaluation in determining the effectiveness of community education efforts.
Review
...The book is designed to challenge the present strategy regarding HIV prevention education and to highlight the work of those who have used special approaches for individuals who have been identified as difficult to reach or at increased risk. The book describes how to tailor HIV education and prevention efforts to specific communities, what types of interventions are most appropriate to those communities, how to engage individuals most at risk, and the role of participatory evaluation in determining the effectiveness of community education efforts. An insightful and useful perspective on HIV prevention efforts.Choice
Synopsis
Since the time AIDS and HIV infection were first discovered, no medical cures have been developed. It became clear early on that education would be the cornerstone in the fight against AIDS, and that assessment remains true in the 1990s. This book describes how to tailor HIV education and prevention efforts to specific communities, including how to identify those most at risk, what types of interventions are most appropriate to those communities, how to engage those most at risk, and the role of participatory evaluation in determining the effectiveness of community education efforts.
Synopsis
Since the time AIDS and HIV infection were first discovered, no medical cures have been developed. It became clear early on that education would be the cornerstone in the fight against AIDS, and that assessment remains true in the 1990s. This book describes how to tailor HIV education and prevention efforts to specific communities, including how to identify those most at risk, what types of interventions are most appropriate to those communities, how to "engage" those most at risk, and the role of participatory evaluation in determining the effectiveness of community education efforts.
Synopsis
Challenges the current "state of the art" with regard to HIV-prevention education and highlights the work of a few of the many dedicated, pioneering health educators working to stop the spread of HIV.
Description
Includes bibliographical references (p. [221]-228) and index.
Table of Contents
Introduction: Targeting AIDS Education and Prevention Programs by Melinda K. Moore and Martin L. Forst
Successes and Failures in the Gay Community: HIV Prevention Workshops at Gay Men's Health Crisis by James M. Holmes and Steven Humes
Building a Proud Gay Identity: Adult Responsibility for Ending the Expanding HIV Epidemic Among Gay Male Youth by Brian T. Byrnes
Targeting Education for Women Who Have Sex with Women by Mary K. Irvine
Red Clay and Rednecks: HIV Prevention in Rural Southern Communities by Robert Barret and Adam Robinson
HIV/AIDS Education and Prevention in the Asian-American and Pacific-Islander Communities by Michael Jang
Evolution of a Model of Popular Health Education for Environmental Change in the Latino Community by Susana Hennessey Toure and Cassandra Hernandez Vives
HIV Prevention Strategies with Homeless and Street Youth by Meredith Larson and Melissa Schatz
AIDS Education: Innovative Methods for Adolescents in New Orleans by Lillian Lioeanjie
Contextualizing the Development of Adolescent Girls: The Missing Piece in HIV Education by Mary Bentley and Kathryn Herr
HIV Education and the Sexual Assault Survivor by Elizabeth R. Cocina and Cassandra R. Thomas
Reaching In: The Challenge for HIV/AIDS Educators in the Criminal Justice System by James F. Duffield
Maestro: A Cross-Cultural HIV/AIDS Training Curriculum for Diverse Disciplines and Communities by Chris Sandoval
Effective Program Evaluation by Martin L. Forst and Melinda K. Moore
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Index