[PDF] Home Based Care For People Living With Hiv Aids eBook

Author : Institute of Medicine
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 114 pages
File Size : 50,89 MB
Release : 2011-04-21
Category : Medical
ISBN : 0309212928

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Increased HIV screening may help identify more people with the disease, but there may not be enough resources to provide them with the care they need. The Institute of Medicine's Committee on HIV Screening and Access to Care concludes that more practitioners must be trained in HIV/AIDS care and treatment and their hospitals, clinics, and health departments must receive sufficient funding to meet a growing demand for care.

Author : National Research Council
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 337 pages
File Size : 46,26 MB
Release : 1993-02-01
Category : Medical
ISBN : 0309046289

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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.

Author : Peter Oino
Publisher : LAP Lambert Academic Publishing
Page : 100 pages
File Size : 37,56 MB
Release : 2012
Category : AIDS (Disease)
ISBN : 9783659292804

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People Living with HIV/AIDS require significant care and support. However, health facility based-care for people living with HIV/AIDS continues to pose many challenges including high costs, inadequate physical facilities, equipment and health personnel. This has led to a paradigm shift that culminated in the emergence of Community Home-Based Care services. This book thus, examines the effectiveness of Community Home Based Care Programmes as an alternative approach for people living with HIV/AIDS.

Author : Peace Corps (U.S.). Information Collection and Exchange
Publisher :
Page : 60 pages
File Size : 34,86 MB
Release : 2008
Category : AIDS (Disease)
ISBN :

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[Kit] provides session plans, fact sheets, and other resources to help tailor HIV/AIDS training in pre-service training and in-service training to the needs of various groups of trainees and Volunteers.