Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : AIDS (Disease)
Languages : en
Pages : 220
Book Description
Wisconsin AIDS/HIV Update
Author: Wisconsin AIDS Update
Author: HIV and Disability
Author: Institute of MedicinePublisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 030917712X
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 217
Book Description
The Social Security Administration (SSA) uses a screening tool called the Listing of Impairments to identify claimants who are so severely impaired that they cannot work at all and thus qualify for disability benefits. In this report, the Institute of Medicine (IOM) makes several recommendations for improving SSA's capacity for determining disability benefits more accurately and quickly using the HIV Infection Listings.
Update--HIV/AIDS in Correctional Facilities
Author: Whose Agency
Author: Megan HersheyPublisher: Africa and the Diaspora: Histo
ISBN: 0299321703
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 221
Book Description
Drawing on deep fieldwork, this political study of HIV-prevention NGOs in Kenya serves as a much-needed case study for understanding the web of political and economic pressures local development programs must navigate--and why that matters when "success" is based on prioritizing donor-set goals over locally identified needs.
Understanding AIDS
Author: Seymour BakermanPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 218
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.
Issues in AIDS, HIV, and STD Research and Treatment: 2013 Edition
Author: Publisher: ScholarlyEditions
ISBN: 1490105727
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 355
Book Description
Issues in AIDS, HIV, and STD Research and Treatment: 2013 Edition is a ScholarlyEditions™ book that delivers timely, authoritative, and comprehensive information about AIDS Patient Care. The editors have built Issues in AIDS, HIV, and STD Research and Treatment: 2013 Edition on the vast information databases of ScholarlyNews.™ You can expect the information about AIDS Patient Care in this book to be deeper than what you can access anywhere else, as well as consistently reliable, authoritative, informed, and relevant. The content of Issues in AIDS, HIV, and STD Research and Treatment: 2013 Edition has been produced by the world’s leading scientists, engineers, analysts, research institutions, and companies. All of the content is from peer-reviewed sources, and all of it is written, assembled, and edited by the editors at ScholarlyEditions™ and available exclusively from us. You now have a source you can cite with authority, confidence, and credibility. More information is available at http://www.ScholarlyEditions.com/.
Healthiest Wisconsin 2010
Author: Birth in the Age of AIDS
Author: Cecilia Van HollenPublisher: Stanford University Press
ISBN: 0804786143
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 289
Book Description
Birth in the Age of AIDS is a vivid and poignant portrayal of the experiences of HIV-positive women in India during pregnancy, birth, and motherhood at the beginning of the 21st century. The government of India, together with global health organizations, established an important public health initiative to prevent HIV transmission from mother to child. While this program, which targets poor women attending public maternity hospitals, has improved health outcomes for infants, it has resulted in sometimes devastatingly negative consequences for poor, young mothers because these women are being tested for HIV in far greater numbers than their male spouses and are often blamed for bringing this highly stigmatized disease into the family. Based on research conducted by the author in India, this book chronicles the experiences of women from the point of their decisions about whether to accept HIV testing, through their decisions about whether or not to continue with the birth if they test HIV-positive, their birthing experiences in hospitals, decisions and practices surrounding breast-feeding vs. bottle-feeding, and their hopes and fears for the future of their children.