At the national level, the Centers for Disease Control

At the national level, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has provided funding to several organizations to aid in preventing serious health problems, including HIV disease, among college students. Both the American Association for Health Education (AAHE) and the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE) are engaged in projects that involve teacher education students.

AAHE, in the third year of its project, is developing model programs for infusing HIV prevention education into preservice teacher preparation and is working to establish state policies that promote health education for elementary and middle school teachers. For additional information, contact AAHE, 1900 Association Drive, Reston, VA 22091; 703-476-3420; http://www.hiv@aahperd.org

AACTE, with over 700 schools, colleges, and departments of education (SCDE) as members, is in the second year of a 5-year initiative to influence the institutionalization of HIV/AIDS prevention education in SCDEs. Among activities planned for AACTE's Build a Future Without AIDS project are development of various types of educational materials for teacher education faculty to incorporate into their classes; sponsored discussions of the role of health education in standards for teacher preparation and licensure; dissemination of resources electronically; and provision of HIV/AIDS resource materials to faculty and deans.