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Gilley, Brian Joseph; Keesee, Marguerite – American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research: The Journal of the National Center, 2007
This article presents the results of a pilot study on the use of conspiracy beliefs by American Indian (AI) men who have sex with men and their peers to explain the origins of HIV/AIDS. We found that one-third (N = 15) of the individuals surveyed believed that HIV/AIDS was intentionally created by "Whites, White Christians, or the Federal…
Descriptors: Whites, Etiology, Public Health, Males
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Ka'opua, Lana Sue I.; Diaz, Tressa P.; Park, Soon H.; Bowen, Talita; Patrick, Kevin; Tamang, Suresh; Braun, Kathryn L. – American Journal of Health Education, 2014
Background: The incidence of non-AIDS-defining cancers has increased significantly among persons living with HIV (PLHIV). Screening education is recommended. Purpose: Social learning, minority stress, and cultural safety theories informed this pilot to assess the feasibility of a colorectal cancer screening intervention targeted to PLHIV, with…
Descriptors: Screening Tests, Cancer, Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS), Hawaiians
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Ramisetty-Mikler, Suhasini; Ebama, Malembe S. – Journal of School Health, 2011
Background: Migration of the native populations from reservations to the urban areas has resulted in mixed ethnicities of American Indian/Alaskan Native (AIAN) children. Minority youth require special attention and services in urban schools as they disproportionately experience poverty, low educational attainment, unemployment, and single-parent…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, Health Needs, Prevention, Urban American Indians
Randall-David, Elizabeth – 1994
This manual is designed to aid health care practitioners in providing culturally appropriate HIV/AIDS (Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome) education, counseling, and care. Cultural competency is defined as the ability to work effectively with culturally diverse clients and communities because the individual agency or…
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Adults, American Indians, Asian Americans
Pedersen, Paul B., Ed.; Locke, Don C., Ed. – 1996
Counseling has been culturally diversified for a long time, but only in recent years have counselors become aware of their clients' cultural diversity. This collection of articles addresses a growing need for specific information on multicultural concerns in counseling. The emphasis here is on the importance of the client and client's special…
Descriptors: Client Characteristics (Human Services), Counseling, Counseling Effectiveness, Counseling Techniques
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The Health Education Monograph Series, 1996
This issue presents 11 research papers submitted by students: (1) "An Exploration of Problem-Behavior Theory" (Casey Ann Reeves); (2) "HIV/AIDS Prevention, Intervention, and Education Techniques Used within the American Indian Population" (Ursule R. Smith); (3) "Parent-to-Child Conflict Tactics in Late Adolescence"…
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Adults, American Indians, Class Size
Resources for Educators, 1990
This compilation of educational resources is designed for communities which have been either overlooked in Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) education efforts or disproportionately affected by Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infection. The materials listed target Blacks, Latinos, Asians and Pacific Islanders, Native Americans, young…
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Adolescents, American Indians, Annotated Bibliographies
Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication. – 1997
The Minorities and Communication section of the Proceedings contains the following seven papers: "HIV/AIDS Video Programming for Latino Youth" (Hilary N. Karasz); "Use of Asian American History in the News Media: The Discourse of 'Model Minority'" (Chiung Hwang Chen and Ethan Yorgason); "No Racism Here: News Coverage of…
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, American Indians, Asian Americans, Blacks
Taylor, Ronald W., Ed.; Wang, Margaret C., Ed. – 1997
Taking its departure from a conference hosted by the National Center on Education in the Inner City (Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), this collection considers developing a research base for preventive and intervention-oriented efforts to foster resilience and educational success for minority students from disadvantaged backgrounds.…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Black Students, Disadvantaged Youth, Economic Factors
Dupuis, Mary M., Ed. – 1992
The papers in this monograph reflect doctoral candidates' efforts to understand and influence teacher education and the changes through which it is going. Following an introduction, papers are presented as follows: (1) "Reflective Inquiry in Teacher Education" (Lynn Zeltzer); (2) "Creating a Reflective Practitioner in the Social…
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, American Indians, Beginning Teachers, Early Childhood Education