Prevention Programming in the U.S. Virgin Islands

Although sometimes described as paradise, the prevalence of substance use and high rate of HIV infection in the Virgin Islands are alarming. The University of the Virgin Islands Substance Abuse and HIV Prevention Program was designed to reduce drug use and prevent HIV infection among college student...

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Published inJournal of health care for the poor and underserved Vol. 28; no. 2; pp. 16 - 23
Main Authors Battiste, Doris C, Ryan, Alyssa C, Engerman, Kimarie
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States Johns Hopkins University Press 2017
Subjects
Acquired immune deficiency syndrome
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome - epidemiology
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome - prevention & control
Adolescent
AIDS
Alcohol use
College campuses
College students
Colleges & universities
Communication
Community-Institutional Relations
Disease prevention
Drug abuse
Drug use
Female
Health Promotion - organization & administration
HIV
HIV Infections - prevention & control
Human immunodeficiency virus
Humans
Infections
Islands
Male
Prevalence
Prevention
Prevention programs
Preventive medicine
Program Evaluation
Public health
Public Service Announcements as Topic
Students
Substance abuse
Substance use
Substance-Related Disorders - epidemiology
Substance-Related Disorders - prevention & control
United States Virgin Islands - epidemiology
Universities - organization & administration
Young Adult
Young adults
Virgin Islands-US
United States > US
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Summary:Although sometimes described as paradise, the prevalence of substance use and high rate of HIV infection in the Virgin Islands are alarming. The University of the Virgin Islands Substance Abuse and HIV Prevention Program was designed to reduce drug use and prevent HIV infection among college students and young adults.
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ISSN:1049-2089
1548-6869
1548-6869
DOI:10.1353/hpu.2017.0049