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Kalantari, Annahieta; Kass, Lawrence – New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education, 2023
"I got the vaccine, and it gave me COVID!" said the elderly woman who was vaccinated the day prior to her emergency department visit. A woman in her 50s, sitting at the bedside of her husband who is profoundly short of breath and barely able to speak due to COVID, states that neither of them will ever get vaccinated because "We…
Descriptors: Physicians, Role, Pandemics, COVID-19
Sandlin, Jennifer A.; Gómez, Alan Eladio – New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education, 2023
In this article, we trace the throughline of conspiracy thinking from QAnon to Pastel Q to conspirituality (a term that combines "conspiracy" + "spirituality"). We also explore how many in the wellness community have monetized conspirituality, using conspiracy theories about health, vaccines, COVID-19, and more to connect with…
Descriptors: Critical Theory, Beliefs, Misconceptions, COVID-19
Baumgartner, Lisa M. – New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education, 2011
Nearly half the U.S. population copes with a chronic disease or condition. A chronic disease is "one lasting three months or more that generally cannot be prevented by vaccines or cured by medication." Heart disease, cancer, diabetes, and obesity are the most common chronic diseases in developed countries. By 2030, it is estimated that…
Descriptors: Patient Education, Chronic Illness, Adult Learning, Coping
Hagen, Kimberly Sessions – New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education, 2005
For African Americans, medical research often connotes exploitation and cruelty, making recruiting African Americans to participate in HIV vaccine trials particularly daunting. But infusing adult education principles into such efforts is both increasing African American participation and helping heal the legacy of the Tuskegee experiment.
Descriptors: Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Recruitment, Medical Research, African Americans