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Author Granich, Reuben, 1963-

Title HIV, health, and your community : a guide for action / Reuben Granich, Jonathan Mermin ; illustrations by Mona Sfeir ; with contributions by Suzan Goodman
Published Stanford, Calif. : Stanford University Press, [1999]

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 MELB  362.1969792 Gra/Hha  AVAILABLE
Description ix, 245 pages : illustrations, maps ; 27 cm
Contents 1. What is HIV? HIV biology -- 2. What are the symptoms of HIV infection? -- 3. Who has HIV? The epidemiology of HIV -- 4. Where are people with HIV? A global picture -- 5. How can people avoid HIV? Counseling about sexual behavior -- 6. Can I get HIV from going to the clinic? The spread of HIV by ways other than sex -- 7. How does the test work? Understanding the HIV test -- 8. Should I take the HIV test? Counseling people about HIV testing -- 9. How can I counsel someone who is different from me? Social and cultural factors that affect the spread of HIV -- 10. How can I help? Supporting a person with HIV -- 11. How can I be a better teacher? Training HIV health workers -- 12. How can we start our own HIV project? Designing HIV prevention programs -- 13. How can we get help to start a project? Funding strategies -- App. Treating advanced HIV disease
Summary "This book is a comprehensive, easy-to-understand guide for health workers throughout the world, notably in areas with few medical resources. It could be equally useful in a rural village in southern Africa, a major city in Thailand, or a Peace Corps worker's backpack. Designed as a manual for people confronting the HIV epidemic in their communities, it has been written to be easily accessible to those without medical or technical knowledge and without prior training in the prevention of HIV and the care of those with AIDS."--BOOK JACKET. "Topics range from the biology of the virus to designing prevention programs, from the epidemiology of the disease to writing grant proposals. The authors discuss explicitly the risk factors for infection and suggest helpful methods for explaining them and assisting people to change their behavior. They avoid extensive discussions of medical treatments not available to the vast majority of the people in the world who have HIV, focusing instead on public health interventions that are possible in less industrialized settings. However, an appendix aimed at readers with medical training discusses common HIV-related illnesses and their treatment."--BOOK JACKET
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 237-238) and index
Subject AIDS (Disease)
Community health aides.
Author Mermin, Jonathan, 1965-
LC no. 99012967
ISBN 0804733503 cloth alkaline paper
0804733511 paper al. paper
Other Titles HIV, health & your community