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Full-Text Articles in Public Health
Adapting The Health Knowledge Inventory For Use With High School Seniors, Cara Case
Adapting The Health Knowledge Inventory For Use With High School Seniors, Cara Case
Masters Theses & Specialist Projects
Knowledge alone is not enough to ensure that the individual will act in a healthy manner or choose positive health behaviors. However, knowledge may enable one to engage in sound health practices. Health education must respond to the changes in American culture by developing approaches that achieve maximum communication and learning. The purpose of this thesis is to assess the suitability of the Health Knowledge Inventory – High School Version (HKI-HS) for testing with high school seniors. A field test was performed to assess whether the HKI-HS is an appropriate measurement instrument of personal health knowledge among high school seniors. …
Ua12/2/1 Magazine, Wku Student Affairs
Ua12/2/1 Magazine, Wku Student Affairs
WKU Archives Records
Special magazine edition of the College Heights Herald:
- Summers, Kaye. Simple Gifts: The Shakers’ Story – South Union Shakers
- Albrecht, Dana. Western Graduate O’Brian McKinley Enjoys Thrill of Being Paramedic
Communication Barriers Between Teenagers & Parents About Sex & Sex-Related Topics: A Survey Of Teenagers In Sex Education Class, Karen Bonnell
Communication Barriers Between Teenagers & Parents About Sex & Sex-Related Topics: A Survey Of Teenagers In Sex Education Class, Karen Bonnell
Masters Theses & Specialist Projects
Public concern about teenage pregnancy and the threat of sexually transmitted diseases like AIDS make sex education information vital for today's teenagers. A 1986 Harris survey of 1,000 teenagers cited parents as their primary source of sex education information, but 42% said they would be too nervous or afraid to bring up the subject of contraception or birth control with their parents. States like Kentucky have mandated sex education courses for all public schools to provide necessary instruction for teenagers.
This study identifies communication barriers which teenagers say prevent communication with their parents about sex and sex-related topics. Questionnaires were …
Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 65, No. 34, Wku Student Affairs
Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 65, No. 34, Wku Student Affairs
WKU Archives Records
WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. This issue contains articles:
- Poynter, Chris. Pearce-Ford Tower Dwellers Asking for Breath of Fresh Air
- Howard, Laura. Still Here, Paul Cook’s Duties Mount
- Lockert, Anya. Officials Blame ’83 Act for Low Ratio of Blacks – Desegregation Plan
- Regents Ask for Students’ Opinions
- Bricking, Tanya. More Cooks to Stir Recipe for Budget – Thomas Meredith
- Committee Will Study Athletic Reports
- Rubber Ducky Business Has Holiday Boom
- Wessling, Susan. Group Works to Ban Public Smoking
- Students Need AIDS Education
- Chattin, John. Editorial Cartoon – AIDS Skeleton
- Bright Ideas Projecting New Image …