International Journal of Adolescent Medicine and Health
Volume 11, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 93-102

The long and narrow bridge: Health education for ethiopian adolescent immigrants in youth villages in israel 1986 - 1998 (Article)

Chigier E. , Nudelman A. , Cohen E. , Goldman S.
  • a Youth Aliyah, 17 Kaplan Street, Tel Aviv 64734, Israel
  • b Youth Aliyah, 17 Kaplan Street, Tel Aviv 64734, Israel
  • c Youth Aliyah, 17 Kaplan Street, Tel Aviv 64734, Israel
  • d Youth Aliyah, 17 Kaplan Street, Tel Aviv 64734, Israel, Administration for Settlement Education and Youth Aliyah, Ministry of Education, Israel

Abstract

A comprehensive, culturally-oriented health education program, planned and directed by a multi-disciplinary team, has been provided to Ethiopian adolescent immigrants in youth villages in Israel from 1984 until the present. The program includes education with regard to physical, sexual and mental health, and has totalled 22,000 hours of education in forty youth villages in the field of health promotion and education. © 2011, by Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co. All rights reserved.

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male female health program immigrant normal human adolescence Israel health promotion sexual behavior Article Ethiopia health mental health human health education Adolescent
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DOI: 10.1515/IJAMH.1999.11.1-2.93
ISSN: 03340139
Original Language: English