H-EtICt-8 (health education through ICT for K-8): Stop AIDS now!


DURSUN Ö. Ö., ŞAHİN M. C., Kavak E., Turuskan A.

ITI 4th International Conference on Information and Communications Technology, Cairo, Egypt, 10 - 12 December 2006, pp.207-208 identifier

  • Publication Type: Conference Paper / Full Text
  • City: Cairo
  • Country: Egypt
  • Page Numbers: pp.207-208
  • Keywords: health education, HIV/AIDS, ICT
  • Anadolu University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Modem societies are in danger of HIV/AIDS, the plague of the century. HIV/AIDS can not be recovered via current medical cures. The most effective prevention of the disease is early health education about HIV/AIDS. In this context, learning environments supported with information and communication technologies should be used. In order to make young people more conscious, it is important to educate them about HIV/AIDS disease and protection ways from the HIV/AIDS with learning environments supported by audio-visual components along with a variety of methods and contents.