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Grose, Rose Grace; Halden Brown, Emily; Roth Bayer, Carey; Paulk, Eric – Health Education Journal, 2022
Background: In 2018, Georgia ranked fourth in the USA for the number of people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) and first for rate of new HIV diagnoses. Structural barriers to HIV prevention and care include homelessness, inadequate access to healthcare, insufficient sexual health education, HIV criminalisation and incarceration. Objective: Georgia…
Descriptors: Public Policy, Change Agents, Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS), Clinical Diagnosis
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Thomas, Tami L.; DiClemente, Ralph; Snell, Samuel – Health Education Journal, 2014
Objective: To discuss how the effects of culture, economy, and geographical location intersect to form a gestalt triad determining health-related disparities in rural areas. Methods: We critically profile each component of the deterministic triad in shaping current health-related disparities in rural areas; evaluate the uniquely composed…
Descriptors: Geographic Location, Economic Factors, Cultural Influences, Rural Areas
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Schober, Daniel J.; Fawcett, Stephen B.; Thigpen, Sally; Curtis, Anna; Wright, Renee – Health Education Journal, 2012
Objective: This empirical case study describes Prevent Child Abuse Georgia's effort to prevent child sexual abuse (CSA) by educating communities throughout the state on supporting preventive behaviour. The initiative consisted of three major components: (1) dissemination of CSA prevention messages and materials; (2) a statewide helpline that…
Descriptors: Human Services, Child Abuse, Incidence, Prevention