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HIV/AIDS and Education: A Strategic Approach

Publication date: 
2003
Author(s): 
DFID, EDC (C. Vince Whitman and I. Birdthistle), Education International, European Commission, ILO, UNESCO, UNAIDS,UNDCP, UNDP, UNFPA, UNICEF, USAID, WHO, and World Bank

As a member of the IATT, EDC/HHD contributed to IATT’s policy and this practice framework document. The paper presents an overview of the relationship between HIV/AIDS and the education sector.

For more information or to obtain: 

Download a copy of HIV/AIDS and Education: A Strategic Approach (PDF, 439 KB).

  • HIV and Sexually Transmitted Infections
  • Capacity Building
  • Curricula and Training Materials
  • Global
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PEACE: Social Marketing as a Key Communication Strategy

Publication date: 
2003
Author(s): 
Education Development Center & United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime

This document provides an awareness and understanding of the drug problem through the designing of public communication strategies.

For more information or to obtain: 

Download a copy of PEACE: Social Marketing as a Key Communication Strategy (PDF, 578 KB).

  • Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drugs
  • Capacity Building
  • Global
  • ShareThis

A Call to Action: HIV/AIDS, Health, Safety, and the Youth Employment Summit

Publication date: 
2002
Author(s): 
Franz, R., Vince Whitman, C., Santis, W., Pulizzi, S., Aldinger, C., & Rosati, M.

This paper was prepared for the 2002 Youth Employment Summit (YES) and discusses five important questions:

For more information or to obtain: 

Download a copy of A Call to Action: HIV/AIDS, Health, Safety, and the Youth Employment Summit (PDF, 379 KB).

  • HIV and Sexually Transmitted Infections
  • Capacity Building
  • Global
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Proceedings: First Meeting and Creation of the Caribbean Network of Health Promoting Schools

Publication date: 
2002
Author(s): 
Pan American Health Organization, World Health Organization, & Education Development Center, Inc.

The document includes a summary of school health activities and status of Health and Family Life Education in each of the 14 Caribbean countries.

For more information or to obtain: 

Download a copy of Proceedings: First Meeting and Creation of the Caribbean Network of Health Promoting Schools (PDF, 86 KB).

  • Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drugs
  • HIV and Sexually Transmitted Infections
  • Injuries
  • Mental Health
  • Nutrition and Fitness
  • Post traumatic stress disorder
  • Reproductive Health
  • Suicide
  • Violence
  • Capacity Building
  • Caribbean
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Health and Human Development Programs: Research, Innovation, Results

Publication date: 
2006

This brochure offers examples of some of HHD's many accomplishments.

For more information or to obtain: 

Download a copy of Health and Human Development Programs: Research, Innovation, Results (PDF, 5 MB).

  • Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drugs
  • HIV and Sexually Transmitted Infections
  • Injuries
  • Mental Health
  • Nutrition and Fitness
  • Post traumatic stress disorder
  • Reproductive Health
  • Suicide
  • Violence
  • Capacity Building
  • Global
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WHO Information Series on School Health: Skills-Based Health Education and Life Skills

Publication date: 
2003
Author(s): 
World Health Organization, Aldinger, C., & Vince Whitman., C.
Project Name: 
WHO Collaborating Center to Promote Health Through Schools and Communities
Funder: 
World Health Organization

This document can be used to orient education and health workers to improve health among youth through skills-based health education, including life skills.

For more information or to obtain: 

Download a copy of WHO Information Series on School Health: Skills-Based Health Education and Life Skills (PDF, 550 KB).

Arabic, Chinese, and Russian versions of this document are available on the WHO website.

  • Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drugs
  • HIV and Sexually Transmitted Infections
  • Injuries
  • Mental Health
  • Nutrition and Fitness
  • Post traumatic stress disorder
  • Reproductive Health
  • Suicide
  • Violence
  • Capacity Building
  • Curricula and Training Materials
  • Global
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State Suicide Prevention Web Pages

Author(s): 
Suicide Prevention Resource Center
Project Name: 
National Suicide Prevention Resource Center
Funder: 
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Center for Mental Health Services

These Web pages have been created to support state efforts and to foster collaboration by serving as a central collection of information about suicide prevention efforts in each state.

For more information or to obtain: 

View the State Suicide Prevention Web Pages.

  • Suicide
  • Capacity Building
  • Project Design and Management
  • United States
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Suicide Prevention: The Public Health Approach to Suicide Prevention

Publication date: 
2002
Author(s): 
Suicide Prevention Resource Center
Project Name: 
National Suicide Prevention Resource Center
Funder: 
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Center for Mental Health Services

This chart and corresponding text define the public health approach as it applies to suicide prevention.

For more information or to obtain: 

Download a copy of Suicide Prevention: The Public Health Approach to Suicide Prevention (PDF, 209 KB).

  • Suicide
  • Capacity Building
  • United States
  • ShareThis

Presidential Profiles

Author(s): 
Higher Education Center for Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse and Violence Prevention
Project Name: 
Higher Education Center for Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse and Violence Prevention
Funder: 
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools

Presidents profiled for their leadership on the issue of high-risk drinking include Jessica Kozloff, Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania; Sidney Ribeau, Bowling Green State University; David Roselle

For more information or to obtain: 

Obtain a copy of Presidential Profiles,/a. from the Higher Education Center for Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse and Violence Prevention.

  • Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drugs
  • Capacity Building
  • United States
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At-a-Glance: Safe Reporting on Suicide

Publication date: 
2005
Author(s): 
Suicide Prevention Resource Center
Project Name: 
National Suicide Prevention Resource Center
Funder: 
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Center for Mental Health Services

A two page summary of the 2001 publication, Reporting on Suicide: Recommendations for the Media, that present guidelines for the media around reporting suicide safely without encouraging contag

For more information or to obtain: 

Download At-a-Glance: Safe Reporting on Suicide (PDF, 273 KB)

  • Suicide
  • Capacity Building
  • United States
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