The Guiding Hand

Abstract:
[ARCHIVED] For Native American teens at the junior high school level, this comic book is comprised of two stories that present educational information about HIV and AIDS. The stories focus on presenting factual information about how HIV is and is not transmitted so that adolescents and preadolescents will not unnecessarily fear contracting HIV or fear being around infected persons or their loved ones. In the first story, two Native American doctors and their larger than life flying robotic educational device (FRED) allay the unnecessary fears of three teens by teaching them about how HIV infects the immune system, how the virus is and is not transmitted and the importance of taking care of themselves. In the second story, a group of boys alienate a schoolmate because his brother has AIDS. A fourth boy teaches the others about how the virus is transmitted and is not transmitted, addressing their misunderstanding about the safety of casual contact. Condom use is mentioned. Native American lingo used.


Date Published: 1/1/1989

Pages: 17

Location Code: 3017