Ten Consequences of the AIDS Crisis for the Health Education Profession

Abstract:
[Archived] The article discusses potential consequences the AIDS crisis may have on the health education profession: the impact on professional preparation programs, influence on development of human sexuality curricula, exploration and development of new ways to present the health message, increased emphasis on accuracy and currency of information, examination and discussion of ethical issues, increased availability of job opportunities, displacement of resources, increased opportunity for collaboration with other disciplines, increased awareness of the role of education in disease prevention, and the saturation effect.

Author(s): Rienzo, Barbara A.; Dorman, Steve M.

Publication: Journal of School Health (JOSH), Vol. 58, No. 8


Date Published: 10/1/1988

Pages: 4

Location Code: 11001