The Federal Response to the AIDS Epidemic: Information and Public Education : Hearing Before a Subcommittee of the Committee on Government Operations, House of Representatives, One Hundredth Congress, First Session, March 16, 1987U.S. Government Printing Office, 1987 - 313 pages |
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ADAMHA AIDS education AIDS information AIDS virus antibody antibody testing areas blood campaign clinics colleges condoms contract COORDINATE develop dissemination distributed DOWDLE drug users education about AIDS education efforts education programs educational materials epidemic Federal Government FRASER funding health departments HEALTH WORKERS hemophiliacs heterosexual high risk Hispanic hotline HRSA human T-lymphotropic virus increased risk information about AIDS information and education information/education intravenous drug LEAD PHS AGENCIES major mass media messages million minority MMWR needle sharing NIDA OASH ORGANIZATIONS NATIONAL outreach patients percent PERSONS AT INCREASED population prevention profes professional projects Public Health Service radio recommendations response risk groups risk of infection risk reduction safe sex seropositive serve youth sex partners sexual activity sexually transmitted diseases specific spread target audience target groups tion transmission treatment programs voluntary organizations WEISS Whitman-Walker Clinic WINDOM York City
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Page 258 - to the educators and others, not mandating a specific school curriculum on this subject and trusting the American people to use this information in a manner appropriate to their community's needs. • Any health information developed by the Federal Government that will be used for education should encourage responsible sexual behavior—based on fidelity, commitment and maturity, placing sexuality within the context of marriage. • Any
Page 260 - agencies: the Alcohol . Drug Abuse, and Mental Health Administration, the Centers for Disease Control, the Food and Drug Administration.
Page 259 - information provided by the federal Government that might be used in schools should teach that children should not engage in sex. and should be used with the consent and involvement of parents.
Page 23 - Health Administration, Centers for Disease Control, Food and Drug Administration. Health Resources and Services Administration, National Institutes of Health, and
Page 266 - Centers for Disease Control (CDC). Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA). and the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
Page 14 - of these patients have died. It is estimated that by the end of 1991, the cumulative total of AIDS cases in the United States will reach 270,000 and result in nearly 180,000 deaths.
Page 260 - Food and Drug Administration. Health Resources and Services Administration, the National Institutes of Health, and the Office of the Surgeon General.
Page 14 - Complicating the picture is the fact that infected persons are capable of spreading the virus to others for years before experiencing the signs or symptoms of AIDS. At this time, information and education,
Page 4 - AIDS education should be pursued with a sense of urgency and a level of funding that is appropriate for a life-or-death situation. Greatly expanded educational
Page 107 - at risk. Testing in New York City is available through free, anonymous test sites established in the City by the City and State Health Departments; through any licensed physician in New York City, using a laboratory with a special permit issued by the New York City Health Department if counseling, consent, and confidentiality are guaranteed by the lab; and at