Joyce Hopp
Joyce Hopp, Ph.D., is professor emeritus, School of Public Health, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, California, United States.
Articles by Joyce Hopp
School Health: A Cooperative Venture
December 1958
Pastors, church school teachers, physicians, dentists, nurses—all realize that something more should be done about the health of the children in our church schools. How to do that "something" is the question. Most…
Rest in Peace, Richard
April 1975
AFTER a refreshing, Spirit-filled five-day ministerial seminar at Camp Berkshire, I was returning to my home on Cape Cod. It was about 9:00 p.m., on January 10, and I knew my wife and three young sons would be anxiously waiting to greet me.
As…
The Clergyman as Health Educator
March 1977
THE CLERGYMAN, a traditional community leader in many countries, is in a unique position to be a health-education leader. His educational preparation in communication skills, and the respect with which he is usually held in the…
Challenges of the AIDS Epidemic
March 1989
Acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) has spread worldwide and, because of its inevitably fatal end, has left fear, rumors, and panic in its wake. Fear of the disease has robbed many Christians of their compassion, health workers of…
AIDS and Adventist youth
July 1996
The acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) has become a major global threat. Worldwide, millions of persons have been diagnosed with and died of this dreaded disease. In the United States as of October 1995, a…
Journey: the role of faith organizations in youth behavior
September 2006
The adolescent years can no longer be categorized as “the age of romance.” Today, youth live in a zone of unprecedented warfare— physically, mentally, and spiritually. From drugs to high-risk sexual behavior to the…