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Summerfield, Liane – 1990
A brief overview is presented on the incidence of AIDS among the adolescent population. Some recommendations are included on promoting behavior change through educational intervention. References from the ERIC data base are included. (JD)
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Adolescents, At Risk Persons, Communicable Diseases
Bosworth, Kris – 1997
This Digest discusses the role of the school, the community, and teacher preparation programs in alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs (ATOD) prevention among adolescents. It proposes that a comprehensive drug abuse prevention curriculum should incorporate: (1) normative education to help students realize that use of ATOD is not the norm for…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Community Role, Curriculum Design, Drug Abuse
Summerfield, Liane M. – 1991
This digest discusses the issue of safe, disciplined, drug-free schools, one of the six national goals for American education established as a result of the February 1990 education summit. The importance of including substance use in comprehensive school health education (as well as other content areas of the curriculum) is stressed, noting that…
Descriptors: Alcohol Education, Community Involvement, Curriculum Development, Drug Abuse