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Category : AIDS (Disease)
Languages : en
Pages : 72
Book Description
How Has Federal Research on AIDS/HIV Disease Contributed to Other Fields?
Author: AIDS-related Issues: how Has Federal Research on AIDS/HIV Disease Contributed to Other Fields?.
Author: How has federal research on AIDS HIV disease contributed to other fields?
Author: Publisher: DIANE Publishing
ISBN: 1428921931
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 58
Book Description
How Has Federal Research on AIDS/HIV Disease Contributed to Other Fields?
Author: Jane E. SiskPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : AIDS (Disease)
Languages : en
Pages : 50
Book Description
The Social Impact of AIDS in the United States
Author: National Research CouncilPublisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309046289
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 337
Book Description
Europe's "Black Death" contributed to the rise of nation states, mercantile economies, and even the Reformation. Will the AIDS epidemic have similar dramatic effects on the social and political landscape of the twenty-first century? This readable volume looks at the impact of AIDS since its emergence and suggests its effects in the next decade, when a million or more Americans will likely die of the disease. The Social Impact of AIDS in the United States addresses some of the most sensitive and controversial issues in the public debate over AIDS. This landmark book explores how AIDS has affected fundamental policies and practices in our major institutions, examining: How America's major religious organizations have dealt with sometimes conflicting values: the imperative of care for the sick versus traditional views of homosexuality and drug use. Hotly debated public health measures, such as HIV antibody testing and screening, tracing of sexual contacts, and quarantine. The potential risk of HIV infection to and from health care workers. How AIDS activists have brought about major change in the way new drugs are brought to the marketplace. The impact of AIDS on community-based organizations, from volunteers caring for individuals to the highly political ACT-UP organization. Coping with HIV infection in prisons. Two case studies shed light on HIV and the family relationship. One reports on some efforts to gain legal recognition for nonmarital relationships, and the other examines foster care programs for newborns with the HIV virus. A case study of New York City details how selected institutions interact to give what may be a picture of AIDS in the future. This clear and comprehensive presentation will be of interest to anyone concerned about AIDS and its impact on the country: health professionals, sociologists, psychologists, advocates for at-risk populations, and interested individuals.
How Has Federal Research on Aids/HIV Disease contributed to other fields?
Author: unknownAIDS and the Social Sciences
Author: Richard UlackPublisher: University Press of Kentucky
ISBN: 0813164761
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 192
Book Description
Though more than 150,000 AIDS-related deaths have been reported worldwide and between 5 and 10 million people are now infected with its precursor, HIV-1, the deadly and relatively new AIDS virus is still a mystery. AIDS and the Social Sciences: Common Threads, an enlightening examination of the AIDS epidemic from the viewpoints of various social sciences, provides us with clues to that mystery. The essays' original research and firsthand accounts from social scientists offer an excellent overview of the research agendas and directions for a disease that is an increasing presence in our society. Sociologists, geographers, anthropologists, psychologists, social workers, and people in government agencies converge in this book to discuss the social, political, economic, legal, moral, and ethical issues related to AIDS. Their methods of approaching the study of AIDS range from a case study approach to survey research to participant observation. Among the topics examined in this distinctive collection are the geographic origins of AIDS, the psychosocial aspects of AIDS, the impact of AIDS on women and children, and the federal funding patterns of AIDS-related research. One chapter traces the diffusion of the pandemic in major urban areas, smaller cities, and finally rural America. Another documents the devastating impact the disease has had on central and East Africa, some areas of which have as many as one in four adults who are HIV-infected. AIDS and the Social Sciences could serve as a primary or supplemental text for college courses and is an important resource for anyone interested in social science or public health.
Review of the Public Health Service's Response to AIDS.
Author: United States. Congress. Office of Technology AssessmentPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : AIDS (Disease)
Languages : en
Pages : 170
Book Description
AIDS Issues
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Energy and Commerce. Subcommittee on Health and the EnvironmentPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : AIDS (Disease)
Languages : en
Pages : 384
Book Description
No Time to Lose
Author: Institute of MedicinePublisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309171555
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 253
Book Description
The United States has spent two productive decades implementing a variety of prevention programs. While these efforts have slowed the rate of infection, challenges remain. The United States must refocus its efforts to contain the spread of HIV and AIDS in a way that would prevent as many new HIV infections as possible. No Time to Lose presents the Institute of Medicine's framework for a national prevention strategy.