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African Americans and HIV/AIDS Understanding and Addressing the Epidemic

African Americans and HIV/AIDS Understanding and Addressing the Epidemic Donna Hubbard McCree, Kenneth T. Jones, and Ann O’Leary, editors According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, nearly half of the more than one million Americans living with HIV/AIDS are African Americans, despit...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: McCree, PhD, MPH, RPh, Donna Hubbard (Editor), Jones, MSW, Kenneth Terrill (Editor), O'Leary, PhD, Ann (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY Springer New York 2010, 2010
Edition:1st ed. 2010
Subjects:
Medicine, Preventive
Public Health
Health Promotion And Disease Prevention
Health Promotion
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • The Contribution to and Context of Other Sexually Transmitted Diseases and Tuberculosis in the HIV/AIDS Epidemic Among African Americans
  • Context Chapters
  • Epidemiology and Surveillance of HIV Infection and AIDS Among Non-Hispanic Blacks in the United States
  • Racism, Poverty and HIV/AIDS Among African Americans
  • Organized Religion and the Fight Against HIV/AIDS in the Black Community: The Role of the Black Church
  • Disproportionate Drug Imprisonment Perpetuates the HIV/AIDS Epidemic in African American Communities
  • Violence, Trauma, and Mental Health Disorders: Are They Related to Higher HIV Risk for African Americans?
  • Countering the Surge of HIV/STIs and Co-occurring Problems of Intimate Partner Violence and Drug Abuse Among African American Women: Implications for HIV/STI Prevention
  • Childhood Sexual Abuse, African American Women, and HIV Risk
  • Interventions
  • A Systematic Review of Evidence-Based Behavioral Interventions for African American Youth at Risk for HIV/STI Infection, 1988–2007
  • HIV Behavioral Interventions for Heterosexual African American Men: A Critical Review of Cultural Competence
  • HIV Prevention for Heterosexual African-American Women
  • Formulating the Stress and Severity Model of Minority Social Stress for Black Men Who Have Sex with Men
  • HIV Prevention Interventions for African American Injection Drug Users
  • Structural Interventions with an Emphasis on Poverty and Racism
  • HIV Behavioral Interventions for Incarcerated Populations in the United States: A Critical Review
  • The HIV/AIDS Epidemic in the African American Community: Where Do We Go from Here?

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