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Category : AIDS (Disease)
Languages : en
Pages : 44
Book Description
Aids Crossing Borders
Author: Shiraz I. MishraPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 0429723814
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 176
Book Description
AIDS has crossed every international border and affects all populationsthroughout the world, including migrant workers. In the U.S.,migrant workers are a hidden and sometimes maligned population withlimited access to needed health and welfare services, including HIVprevention. Little, however, is krown about the impact of the HIV IAIDS epidemic oo Latino farmworkers. This absence of systematic researchwas the impetus for the preparation of this book.This book is the first collection of research studies focusing specificallym migrant Latino farmworkers. The book brings together sevenresearch studies to provide a profile of the HN prevention, surveillanceand treatment needs of migrant workers. The editors combinetheir own work with that of nationally and internationally recognizedexperts to provide a comprehensive analysis of different aspects of theHIV epidemic among migrant Latino workers. They examine issuessuch as the HN prevention needs of Latino farmworking women andtheir children, the sexual beliefs and behaviors of Latino migrantworkers, the effects of migration m changes in sexuality and sexualpractices, the risk for HN through use of sex workers, knowledge aboutthe HIV I AIDS epidemic, the effectiveness of prevention programs, andpolicies and programs that may stem the spread of HIV among thispopulation. The book is notable for including, in addition to researchers'views, the perspectives of migrant workers and policymakers mHN prevention policies and programs.
HIV Prevention With Latinos
Author: Kurt C. OrganistaPublisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0199764301
Category : Health & Fitness
Languages : en
Pages : 451
Book Description
This text, written by leading authorities on theory, research and practice in preventing HIV with diverse Latino populations and communities, responds to the diminishing returns of the behavioural model of HIV risk by deconstructing the many social ecological contexts of risk within the Latino experience.
Protecting the Health of Latino Communities
Author: The Challenge of HIV/AIDS in Communities of Color
Author: United States. National Commission on Acquired Immune Deficiency SyndromePublisher:
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Category : AIDS (Disease)
Languages : en
Pages : 116
Book Description
A National Perspective of the HIV/AIDS Epidemic on Hispanics/Latinos in the U.S.
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Languages : en
Pages : 6
Book Description
In the United States, the HIV/AIDS epidemic has adversely affected Latino/Hispanic communities, and its impact on Hispanics/Latinos continues to grow at disproportionate rates. As the youngest and fastest growing minority group in the U.S., the Hispanic/Latino population is witnessing the devastating effects of the HIV/AIDS epidemic. Several factors act as obstacles to prevention efforts and thus contribute to the high level of HIV infection. Latinos living in the U.S. experience cultural factors and familial norms that act as barriers to HIV prevention. They are exposed to cultural stressors -- discrimination, language barriers, and acculturation -- that make them more vulnerable to maladaptive behaviors, which increase their likelihood of becoming infected with HIV.
HIV/AIDS Work Group on Health Care Access Issues for Hispanic Americans
Author: HIV/AIDS Work Group on Health Care Access Issues for Hispanic AmericansPublisher:
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Category : AIDS (Disease)
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
Kaiser Family Foundation National Survey of Latinos on HIV/AIDS
Author: Latinos and HIV/AIDS
Author: Compañeros
Author: Jesus Ramirez-VallesPublisher: University of Illinois Press
ISBN: 025209347X
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 194
Book Description
Telling the affecting stories of eighty gay, bisexual, and transgender (GBT) Latino activists and volunteers living in Chicago and San Francisco, Compañeros: Latino Activists in the Face of AIDS closely details how these individuals have been touched or transformed by the AIDS epidemic. Weaving together activists' responses to oppression and stigma, their encounters with AIDS, and their experiences as GBTs and Latinos in North America and Latin America, Jesus Ramirez-Valles explores the intersection of civic involvement with ethnic and sexual identity. Even as activists battle multiple sources of oppression, they are able to restore their sense of family connection and self-esteem through the creation of an alternative space in which community members find value in their relationships with one another. In demonstrating the transformative effects of a nurturing community environment for GBT Latinos affected by the AIDS epidemic, Ramirez-Valles illustrates that members find support in one another, as compañeros, in their struggles with homophobia, gender discrimination, racism, poverty, and forced migration.
Latinos and AIDS
Author: Helen E. BanksPublisher:
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Category : AIDS (Disease)
Languages : en
Pages : 128
Book Description