Biomedical subjects

D R Schoeberlein

Publications and source records attributed to D R Schoeberlein.

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PubMed2000

School-based HIV prevention. A promising model.

This article explores connections between the mental health and educational systems by profiling the Redefining Actions and Decisions (RAD) curriculum, a theory-based, developmentally informed HIV education program for middle and high schools. RAD was developed by Deborah R. Schoeberlein and evaluated by Dr. John Brett. RAD's public health approach, which has gained considerable attention at the national level, argues that HIV prevention, either through risk-abstinence or risk-reduction techniques, is an appropriate strategy for safeguarding community health.

Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome↗

PubMed1999

The status of middle level HIV/STD education as assessed by state and local education agencies.

During spring 1998 RAD Educational Programs, in cooperation with the National Middle School Association, conducted a needs assessment of middle level HIV/STD prevention programs from the perspective of representatives from state education agencies (SEA) and local education agencies (LEA). Data were collected from 84% of states (SEAs) and 88% of cities (LEAs) funded by CDC to conduct HIV/STD prevention activities. A range of activities are occurring in school-based HIV/STD prevention for early adolescents in grades 5-8. However, a prevailing characteristic among states was the high degree to which local control and local decision making affects programming in schools. Needs of SEAs and LEAs are similar as reflected by the need for continued improvement of middle level HIV/STD prevention education. A concrete result was the multitude of requests for effective HIV/STD curricula for middle level students. In addition, administrators shared similar needs for an increase in time allotment for health instruction. Most SEAs (65%) and LEAs (77%) believed that time for health education in the classroom would increase if a nation-wide mandate existed resulting in appropriate standards and assessments for all middle level and high school students.

Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome↗

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HIV prevention for teenage girls: relationships are the medium and the message.

HIV is a growing problem among young black and Hispanic women. Teenage girls' risk of HIV infection is primarily social in nature because sexual and/or needle-sharing behaviors typically occur in the context of relationships. Without cure or vaccine, the practice of safe or protected personal behaviors is absolutely critical to prevent new HIV infections. To optimize HIV-prevention efforts, clinicians can form caring and developmentally appropriate relationships that address HIV education. Medical HIV prevention for teenage girls is fundamentally about healthy relationships.

Adolescent↗