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Family and HIV/AIDS: Cultural and Contextual Issues in Prevention and Treatment

Family and HIV/AIDS: Cultural and Contextual Issues in Prevention and Treatment

Hardcover

Medical ReferenceGeneral PsychologyPoverty & Social Work

ISBN10: 146140438X
ISBN13: 9781461404385
Publisher: Springer
Published: Oct 21 2011
Pages: 364
Weight: 1.56
Height: 0.88 Width: 6.14 Depth: 9.21
Language: English
Three decades into the HIV pandemic, the goals remain clear: reduce the number of infections, improve the health outcomes of those who are infected, and eliminate disparities in care. And one observation continues to gain credence: families are a powerful resource in preventing, adapting to, and coping with HIV. Recognizing their complex role as educators, mentors, and caregivers, Family and HIV/AIDS assembles a wealth of findings from successful prevention and intervention strategies and provides models for translating evidence into effective real-world practice. Chapters spotlight the differing roles of mothers and fathers in prevention efforts, clarify the need for family/community collaborations, and examine core issues of culture, ethnicity, gender, and diagnosis (e.g., minority families, adolescents with psychological disorders). Throughout, risk reduction and health promotion are shown as a viable public health strategy A reference with considerable utility across the health, mental health, and related disciplines, Family and HIV/AIDS will be a go-to resource for practitioners working with families, researchers studying at-risk populations, administrators seeking to create new (or evaluate existing)prevention and care programs, and policymakers involved in funding such programs.

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