The health care system in Hong Kong has historically been steeped in the biomedical paradigm. Health care reform, however, is finally putting health promotion on the agenda of governments and health care providers. As the largest group of providers in Hong Kong, nurses must assume a leadership role in the transition of the current illness-focused system to one that emphasizes health and promotes wellness. For nurses to take up the challenge of health promotion, they need to acquire the requisite knowledge and skills. Nursing curricula must emphasize this new paradigm and provide opportunities for students to develop expertise in health promotion and disease prevention. This article describes a health-promotion initiative carried out by 1st-year students in an undergraduate nursing program in Hong Kong. The health-promotion project aims to prepare graduates who will be able to meet health care needs and function effectively in the future health care system. Not only will these nurses be capable of becoming future leaders of the health-promotion movement in Hong Kong, they are also contributing to the health and wellness of Hong Kong citizens.
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The purpose of this study was to assess HIV/AIDS knowledge among male and female high-risk adolescents in Hong Kong and to assess the impact of an HIV/AIDS awareness program. The intervention involved an intensive seven-hour program about HIV/AIDS which utilized interactive learning techniques within small groups. The participants included 127 (50 male and 77 female) Chinese adolescents between 13 to 16 years of age residing in group homes for juvenile delinquents in Hong Kong. Findings revealed that participants rated themselves as having significantly more knowledge after the HIV/AIDS program as compared to before the program. Findings also revealed that the intervention resulted in significant changes in HIV/AIDS knowledge regarding modes of transmission, facts and personal vulnerability; however, participants reported no significant attitudinal change toward HIV/AIDS. Over 70% of participants stated that the program changed their perceptions of HIV/AIDS and that they would practice safer sex in the future. Implications for HIV/AIDS education are discussed.
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Academics are increasingly expected to be research productive. An impressive research output requires the ability to communicate in sophisticated written English in order to ensure that a publication is of an acceptable standard. In response to the demands for advanced writing skills to maintain high standards in research publications, a pilot online writing network of information (OWN) has been developed to provide academics in the School of Nursing at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University with research writing support in English. In this paper the OWN database is introduced with an explanation of the theoretical foundations and the needs analysis that shaped each link. Then, with data from two questionnaires completed by the users and interview of four users, I present a user evaluation of OWN. The questionnaires suggest that users see certain links as more useful in providing individualised writing support, while the interviewees most appreciate the complete privacy in which support could be sought. Through this description and user evaluation, I argue that academics could benefit from English language support when writing for publication, and computer technology may offer both flexibility and privacy.
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文章指出健康教育的重要性及其未被重視的問題。事實上，在香港推行健康教育，有種種阻力和障外，作者亦在這方面發表了幾個不同的觀點。由於香港醫學會和香港中文大學教育學院深感健康教育的推廣刻不容緩，雙方於1980年10月開始設立健康教育專科，於1981年開講，文中亦有略述其中的課題和講者。

此文探討性教育的定義，性教育的目標，性教育的範疇和推行，最適合推行性教育的人選，和在學校裡籌劃性教育的原則和程序。文章最後總結：在個體的行為中，性是貫穿人生中的其中一環，在學校推行性教育，千萬要慎重，其中課程的安排和教學法固然重要，但教師本身的質素和修養亦不能掉以輕心。

With the rapid development in technology and learning methods, delivery of content is becoming more computer-dependent. Learning has advanced to interactive learning, problem-based learning (PBL), self- and peer-teaching, and web-based learning among others. The Hong Kong Polytechnic University hosted its low vision rehabilitation course on its in-house website in collaboration with the University of Houston, College of Optometry. Web course tools (WebCT) was used to stimulate students and deliver content on the subject of low vision rehabilitation. The site acts as a reference sourse for course material and laboratory instruction. It includes self-tests, quizzes, diagrams, photos, and some animated simulations for students to better understand and assimilate low vision rehabilitation concepts and principles. With web-based learning, low vision concepts and become easier and more fun. Data gathering, grading, and analysis can be more efficiently performed with advance planning and programming. The use of WebCTt and similar platforms holds promise for greater accessibility to low vision rehabilitation content worldwide.
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