Shaping AIDS Education and Prevention Programs for African Americans amidst Community Decline.

摘要: Race, culture, geography, and gender all are critical factors in understanding the epidemic of AIDS-Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome. Among African Americans, however, there two striking features AIDS that deserve special notice. First, is part a general pattern excessive risk mortality observed among Americans (Secretary's Task Force, 1986). More recently, McCord Freeman's (1990) examination rates Harlem (NY) underscores how dramatically health nation's best-known Black community has been affected: The rate survival American men beyond age 40 lower than Bangladesh, one poorest nations on earth. joined an extensive list problems (including cancer, heart disease, violent! accidental death, liver disease) which together result life expectancy higher illness Americans. second noteworthy feature infection with causative virus-Human Virus (HIV)-is preventable. In adults, exception those infected via blood transfusions, HIV results from choices people make about their sexual behavior use illicit drugs. On hand, we practitioners educators can be optimistic will eventually able to assist adults making informed behaviors affect health. other must also recognize simply educating individuals relationship between