Oversight Hearing on Education on Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) in Elementary and Secondary Schools: Hearing Before the Committee on Education and Labor, House of Representatives, One Hundredth Congress, Second Session, Hearing Held in Washington, DC, February 3, 1988 |
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Page 80 - Centers for Disease Control. Public Health Service. US Department of Health and Human Services, Atlanta, Georgia 30333.
Page 86 - About 1 to 1.5 million of the total population of approximately 240 million Americans currently are infected with the AIDS virus and consequently are capable of infecting others. People who are infected with the AIDS virus live in every state in the United States and in most other countries of the world. Infected people live in cities as well as in suburbs, small towns, and rural areas. Although most infected people are adults, teenagers can a/so become infected.
Page 93 - Burke DS, Brundage JF, Herbold JR, et al. Human immunodeficiency virus infections among civilian applicants for United States military service, October 1985 to March 1986.
Page 80 - MMWH 1988;37 (suppl. no. S-2):[inclusive page numbers]. Centers for Disease Control James 0. Mason, MD,, Dr.PH Director Gary R. Noble, MD Deputy Director (AIDS) The material in this report was developed (in collaboration with the Center for Infectious Diseases and the Center for Prevention Services) by: Center for Health Promotion and Education Dennis D. Tolsma, MPH Director Division of Health Education Marshall W. Kreuter, Ph.D. Director Office of School Health and Special Projects Lloyd J. Kolbe,...
Page 82 - Administrators American Public Health Association American School Health Association Association for the Advancement of Health Education Association of State and Territorial Health Officers Council of Chief State School Officers National Congress of Parents and Teachers National Council of Churches 2 MMWR January 29, 1988 National Education Association National School Boards Association Society of State Directors of Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance US Department of Education US Food...
Page 90 - Introduction Since the first cases of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) were reported in the United States in 1981, the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) that causes AIDS and other HIV-related diseases has precipitated an epidemic unprecedented in modern history. Because the virus is transmitted almost exclusively by behavior that individuals can modify, educational programs to influence relevant behavior can be effective in preventing the spread of HIV (7-5). The guidelines below have been...
Page 86 - Islanders. The AIDS virus can be transmitted by sexual contact with an infected person; by using needles and other injection equipment that an infected person has used; and from an infected mother to her infant before or during birth. A small number of doctors, nurses, and other medical personnel have been infected when they were directly exposed to infected blood. It sometimes takes several years after becoming infected with the AIDS virus before symptoms of the disease appear. Thus, people who...
Page 90 - Any health information provided by the Federal Government that might be used in schools should teach that children should not engage in sex and should be used with the consent and involvement of parents" (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly [January 1988], p.
Page 80 - Director This report was prepared by: Epidemiology Program Office Carl W. Tyler, Jr., MD Director Michael B. Gregg, MD Editor, MMWR Editorial Services R. Elliott Churchill, MA Chief Ruth Greenberg Editorial Assistant Use of trade names is for identification only and does not constitute endorsement by the Public Health Service or the US Department of Health and Human Services. Vol. 36 /No.
Page 90 - Any health information developed by the Federal Government that will be used for education should encourage responsible sexual behavior- based on fidelity, commitment, and maturity, placing sexuality within the context of marriage.