AEGiS-07IAC: A multidisciplinary and intersectoral roundtable discussion of actions to promote effective school-and community-based health education to prevent HIV infection among youth.

7th International AIDS Conference


Florence, Italy — June 16-21, 1991

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A multidisciplinary and intersectoral roundtable discussion of actions to promote effective school-and community-based health education to prevent HIV infection among youth.

Int Conf AIDS 1991 Jun 16-21; 7:443 (abstract no. W.D.4221)
O'Bryne D, Yao F, Kolbe L, Meyers A, Kolybine VA, Feek W, Chui J; HED, WHO/HQ

OBJECTIVE: To discuss actions, needs and resources for implementing and improving school- and community-based health education to prevent HIV infection among youth.

METHODS: A work session will be held prior to the roundtable discussion for international and national program leaders who have responsibility for improving school health education and/or promoting health among youth. Deliberations from the work session will be presented by roundtable participants.

RESULTS: Multidisciplinary and intersectoral efforts are described that can strengthen programs for youth. Ways are identified in which health and education leaders can plan and work together in improving such efforts. Information is presented about: 1) the extent to which HIV education is provided in schools; 2) the availability of HIV education for youth through National AIDS programs; 3) strategies that are improving the implementation of HIV education for youth in a developed country; 4) experiences in building partnerships to prevent HIV infection among youth in developing countries; 5) lessons gleaned from community-based projects to educate youth in developing countries about HIV; 6) methods and benefits of helping youth design and manage their own HIV prevention programs; and 7) applying family life and sex education strategies in preventing HIV infection among youth.

DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSIONS: Schools can prepare a significant proportion of the world's population to avoid HIV infection. Comprehensive school health education programs are viable public health interventions, yet their viability is under-recognized and too few youth have access to such programs. Community-based health education programs are necessary to reinforce and supplement school health education; and to reach out-of-school youth who may be most vulnerable to the risks of HIV infection. Resources and capacities to implement such programs are sorely lacking in developing countries. Increased collaboration between the education and health sectors, and assistance from local, national and international organizations, policy-makers, funding sources and nongovernmental organizations is needed to improve school- and community-based education to prevent HIV infection among youth.

Keywords: AEGIS, Health Education, Schools, HIV Infections, School Health Services, Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome, Counseling, Public Health, Organizations, Faculty, Health Services Needs and Demand, Sex Education, Health Planning, education, ICA7KWDaegis,healtheducation,schools,hivinfections,schoolhealthservices,acquiredimmunodeficiencysyndrome,counseling,publichealth,organizations,faculty,healthservicesneedsanddemand,sexeducation,healthplanning,education,ica7
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