Download or read book Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome AIDS Among Blacks and Hispanics United States written by and published by . This book was released on 1986 with total page 8 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome AIDS Among Blacks and Hispanics United States written by and published by . This book was released on 1986 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book African Americans and AIDS the Untold Story written by Lessie Myles and published by . This book was released on 2018-01-28 with total page 167 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Untold Story of African-Americans and AIDS is, indeed, a story worth telling. It is a story long over-due. It took us nearly forty (40) years - AIDS' debut in (1981), until (2018), to get to where we are today where we can discuss HIV/AIDS openly and not at not at a whisper. That's because the AIDS epidemic is over in the United States (according to the CDC). So today, we are going to have an honest discussion about AIDS and the impact it has had on the African-American race of people. Since the medical breakthrough of the (mid-90s), we now have very effective treatment for those infected with HIV! Prior, the great fear surrounding the disease hampered our efforts to control the epidemic among Blacks during the entire earlier decade of the 80s. But now AIDS is no longer a death-sentence disease - but rather, a disease that falls into the category of many other none life-threating, treatable diseases, such as diabetes. The time is now ripe to expose all of the ugly and evil sides of HIV/AIDS, and how Black people have been used to economically enrich those who created it. TreatmentThe cost is the ugly and evil side of that breakthrough treatment for HIV/AIDS. This is the hidden, and rather a shameful side of the disease. Pharmaceutical conglomerates generate vast amounts of money at the expense of those who rely on these new anti-viral drugs to sustain life. This is the Economic side of AIDS! So, today, even though treatment is available, that treatment still holds Black people as victims in the big scheme of things. As usual, like most of what makes America a very rich country (feeding on those at the bottom), the same applies to treatment for HIV. In this case, it is the Black and Hispanic races who are at the bottom of the rich man's feeding trough. Pharmaceutical companies are ranking in such astounding amounts of money from the drugs they produce, it is unbelievable! But it is the truth! The general population is totally unaware that millionaires and billionaires are raking in this kind of cash at the expense of those infected with HIV. The facts about "Cost"! The cost for a 30-day prescription of the most popular "one-a-day" pills that treat HIV patients cost approximately $3,000. 00 per month. So, each person who becomes infected with HIV increases shareholders' profits by leaps and bound - making Blacks, and Hispanics victims (unaware)! Good News - Bad NewsThe good news for people of color is that after this new treatment became available, there has been a sharp decline in the overall HIV infection rate among Blacks in every area since the diseases' peak of the latter 1980s (heterosexuals, IV drug addicts, and blood contamination). However, there is one exception to this good news report - the African-American "Male" gay victims' group! Unfortunately, there has actually been an increase in infection rate among this group according to latest CDC Report (2017). And they are our new concern today! The pharmaceutical industry actually depends on these new victims to keep their shareholders happy. This is just a glimpse into the secret world of HIV/AIDS. To fully grasp and understand all of the aspects of AIDS and the devastating effects it has had on the Black race (origin, economics, biological warfare, and genocide), we must first examine how and when it all began.
Download or read book AIDS and HIV Infection in the African American Community written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Government Operations. Human Resources and Intergovernmental Relations Subcommittee and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Community centered Research and the AIDS Crisis in the Puerto Rican Community written by Merrill Singer and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Unequal Treatment written by Institute of Medicine and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2009-02-06 with total page 781 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Racial and ethnic disparities in health care are known to reflect access to care and other issues that arise from differing socioeconomic conditions. There is, however, increasing evidence that even after such differences are accounted for, race and ethnicity remain significant predictors of the quality of health care received. In Unequal Treatment, a panel of experts documents this evidence and explores how persons of color experience the health care environment. The book examines how disparities in treatment may arise in health care systems and looks at aspects of the clinical encounter that may contribute to such disparities. Patients' and providers' attitudes, expectations, and behavior are analyzed. How to intervene? Unequal Treatment offers recommendations for improvements in medical care financing, allocation of care, availability of language translation, community-based care, and other arenas. The committee highlights the potential of cross-cultural education to improve provider-patient communication and offers a detailed look at how to integrate cross-cultural learning within the health professions. The book concludes with recommendations for data collection and research initiatives. Unequal Treatment will be vitally important to health care policymakers, administrators, providers, educators, and students as well as advocates for people of color.
Download or read book The AIDS Epidemic written by William A Rushing and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2018-05-04 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This comprehensive introduction to the problem of AIDS lays out the medical facts and social epidemiology of the disease and illuminates the complex social problems this disease poses for the United States and other nations. Each chapter introduces a key sociological approach that clarifies how social scientists understand and explain important social dimensions of the AIDS epidemic. The authors use of historical comparisons with other deadly epidemics sets in relief the social problems presented by AIDS today. AIDS has become the most vexing medical crisis of our time. But the social aspects of the epidemic are just as complex as the biomedical aspects of the disease, sharing sociological characteristics with the Black Death, cholera, and other devastating epidemics of earlier eras.This comprehensive introduction to the problem of AIDS lays out the medical facts and social epidemiology of the disease and illuminates the complex social problems this disease poses for the United States and other nations. Each chapter introduces a key sociological approach that clarifies how social scientists understand and explain important social dimensions of the AIDS epidemic. The authors use of historical comparisons with other deadly epidemics sets in relief the social problems presented by AIDS today.
Download or read book HIV AIDS written by and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Social Impact of AIDS in the United States written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 1993-02-01 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
Download or read book Communities in Action written by National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2017-04-27 with total page 583 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the United States, some populations suffer from far greater disparities in health than others. Those disparities are caused not only by fundamental differences in health status across segments of the population, but also because of inequities in factors that impact health status, so-called determinants of health. Only part of an individual's health status depends on his or her behavior and choice; community-wide problems like poverty, unemployment, poor education, inadequate housing, poor public transportation, interpersonal violence, and decaying neighborhoods also contribute to health inequities, as well as the historic and ongoing interplay of structures, policies, and norms that shape lives. When these factors are not optimal in a community, it does not mean they are intractable: such inequities can be mitigated by social policies that can shape health in powerful ways. Communities in Action: Pathways to Health Equity seeks to delineate the causes of and the solutions to health inequities in the United States. This report focuses on what communities can do to promote health equity, what actions are needed by the many and varied stakeholders that are part of communities or support them, as well as the root causes and structural barriers that need to be overcome.
Download or read book Minority AIDS Initiative written by Government Accountability Government Accountability Office and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2014-10-31 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: MAI was established in 1998 in response to growing concern about the impact of HIV/AIDS on racial and ethnic minorities in the United States. According to the most recent CDC data, there were an estimated 23,734 AIDS diagnoses in 2011 among persons of minority races/ethnicities, accounting for 74 percent of total AIDS diagnoses in the United States and dependent areas; these data reflect an overall trend present since 1994. National HIV/AIDS data indicate that since 1994 minorities have become a significant majority of persons with HIV/AIDS. In 2011, Blacks/African-Americans accounted for 13 percent of the U.S. population, but accounted for 49 percent of AIDS diagnoses; Hispanics/Latinos accounted for 17 percent of the population, but accounted for 21 percent of AIDS diagnoses; and Caucasians/Whites accounted for 74 percent of the population, but accounted for 26 percent of AIDS diagnoses.
Download or read book AIDS and Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection in the United States written by and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book HIV AIDS in U S Communities of Color written by Valerie Stone and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2009-05-28 with total page 309 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: More people in communities of color are contracting, living with, and being treated for HIV/AIDS than ever before. In 2005, 71% of new AIDS cases were diagnosed in people of color. The rate of HIV infection in the African-American community alone has increased from 25% of total cases diagnosed in 1985 to 50% in 2005. Latinos similarly comprise a disproportionate segment of the AIDS epidemic: though they make up only 14% of the U.S. population, 20% of AIDS cases diagnosed in 2004 were Latino/a. Though the number of racial and ethnic minority HIV/AIDS cases continues to grow, the health care community has been unable to adequately meet the unique medical needs of these populations. African-American, Latino/Latina, and other patients of color are less likely to seek medical care, have sufficient access to the health care system, or receive the drugs they need for as long as they need them. HIV/AIDS in Minority Communities acknowledges the prevalence of HIV/AIDS within minority communities in the U.S. and strives to educate physicians about the barriers to treatment that exist for minority patients. By analyzing the main causes of treatment failure and promoting respect for individual and cultural values, this book effectively teaches readers to provide responsive, patient-centered care and devise preventive strategies for minority communities. Comprehensive chapters contributed by physicians with extensive experience dealing with HIV/AIDS in minority communities cover issues as far-reaching as: anti-retroviral therapy; dermatologic manifestations and co-morbidities of the disease in patients of color; unique risks to women and MSMs of color; participation of minority cases in HIV research; and substance abuse and mental health issues.
Download or read book Behavioral Health written by Joseph D. Matarazzo and published by Wiley-Interscience. This book was released on 1984 with total page 1324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Abstract: A collection of the most significant behavioral and biomedical findings on disease prevention and health enhancement intended for an audience of health professionals is presented by 95 prominent researchers in their respective but interrelated fields of endeavor. There are 12 categorical topics including general and age-related (prenatal, neonatal, adolescence, adulthood) features of behavioral health; health enhancement models; health enhancement strategies; the benefits and considerations of exercise and physical fitness; healthful diets, nutrition and weight control; smoking prevention; blood pressure and hypertension interventions; dental health enhancement; bodily injury and safety; alcohol abuse prevention; various settings for health promotion (e.g. workplace; hospitals; communities) and health promotion training. A discussion of the future prospects of behavioral health also is included. (wz).
Download or read book How Did Cause of Death Contribute to Racial Differences in Life Expectancy in the United States in 2010 written by Kenneth D. Kochanek and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 12 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Minority AIDS Initiative written by U.s. Government Accountability Office and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-08-03 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: " According to CDC data, racial and ethnic minorities in the United States-particularly Blacks/African-Americans and Hispanics/Latinos-have been disproportionately affected by HIV/AIDS, representing 72 percent of new HIV infections and 74 percent of all AIDS diagnoses in 2011. In addition to core funding programs through CDC and HRSA that are intended to provide services to all qualifying individuals affected by HIV/AIDS, MAI seeks to improve HIV-related health outcomes and reduce health disparities for minority communities through the provision of grant funds. MAI grants are distributed to a variety of entities. The Ryan White HIV/AIDS Treatment Extension Act of 2009 required GAO to (1) examine the services provided, population served, and administrative challenges faced by MAI grantees, and (2) describe the best practices identified by grantees and other stakeholders for community outreach and capacity building. GAO conducted a review of services reported in fiscal year 2011 MAI grantee annual reports from a generalizable sample of 100 grantees, and interviewed agency officials and other stakeholders. GAO also reviewed grant administrative requirements, and data on MAI grant amounts and populations served. "
Download or read book Life Skills Counseling with Adolescents written by Steven Paul Schinke and published by . This book was released on 1984 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
