| AIDS Education: Reaching Diverse Populations Contributor(s): Forst, Martin (Author), Moore, Melinda (Author) |
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ISBN: 0275949044 ISBN-13: 9780275949044 Publisher: Praeger OUR PRICE: $94.05 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: July 1996 Annotation: 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. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Medical | Health Care Delivery - Health & Fitness | Diseases - Aids & Hiv |
| Dewey: 362.196 |
| LCCN: 95049715 |
| Series: Culture; 55 |
| Physical Information: 0.85" H x 6.36" W x 9.5" (1.08 lbs) 248 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |