Bibliography: AIDS. (2012). U.S. Statistics. Retrieved from Aids.gov: http://aids.gov/hiv-aids-basics/hiv-aids-101/statistics/ Bonita‚ R.‚ Beaglehole‚ R.‚ & Kjellstorm‚ T. (2006). Basic Epidemiology. China: World Health Organization. CDC. (2011). HIV Among Youth. USA: CDC. Health Knowledge. (2012). The Steps in Outbreak Investigation Including the Use of Relevant Epidemiological Methods. Retrieved from HealthKnowledge
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Electronic Medical Records and Confidentiality Issues Abstract Electronic Medical Records save health care facilities thousands of dollars every year‚ and this accounts for the cost of the electronic system itself! Major disasters such as Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans Louisiana‚ showcase the benefits of the electronic medical record system. Electronic medical records are stored throughout the country so that if a tragic/unplanned event occurred‚ it won’t destroy the health care
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Abdalla A. Bafagih Professor Trent Newmeyer Sociology of AIDS Soc 309Y1F June 21‚ 2004 Impact of Culture on the Spread of HIV/AIDS in Kenya a national culture is not a folklore‚ nor an abstract populism that believes it can discover the people’s true nature….a national culture is the whole body of the efforts made by a people in the sphere of thought to describe‚ justify and praise the action through which that people has created itself and keeps itself in existence
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The Secret Origin of AIDS & HIV ...to promote a multidisciplinary view of the religious‚ spiritual and esoteric phenomena. What´s New About Us Links Search Contact Religion home Science home Back to Secret Societies The Secret Origin of AIDS & HIV by ALAN CANTWELL JR.‚ MD Many people have heard the theory that AIDS is man-made. Thirty percent of New York City blacks polled by The New York Times (October 29‚ 1990) actually believe AIDS is an "ethnic weapon" designed in a laboratory to infect
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Demographics of HIV/AIDS in the United States of America HCS/490 Health Consumer Trends and Marketing January 21‚ 2013 Jennifer Pharr Demographics of HIV/AIDS in the United States of America “Every 9.5 minutes someone in the United States is infected with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV).” According to the Center for Disease Control (CDC)‚ there are approximately 1.5 million people living with HIV‚ and one out of five is not aware they are infected (CDC‚ 2011). The first documented case
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There is health crisis among young African Americans‚ and prudishness‚ politics‚ and lack of focused resources is damaging our ability to respond. The salient facts are these: one in four new HIV infections in the United States occur in people under the age of 22. AIDS is already the sixth leading cause of death among 15 to 24 year olds in the United States (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention‚ 1996) and the leading cause of death among 25 to 44 year olds. In the 12 month period preceding
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Running Head: Face of AIDS: Gender Inequality and HIV/AIDS 1 Face of AIDS: Gender Inequality and HIV/AIDS Introduction The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)‚ which eventually develops into acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) is a devastating disease that has reached pandemic levels‚ affecting all populations worldwide. Since the first reported case of HIV/AIDS in the early 1980s‚ HIV/AIDS has become one of the leading causes of mortality across the globe in the history of mankind (U
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to achieve prosperity? When we talk about drugs‚ we cannot ignore one of the deadliest diseases which still has no cure: HIV/AIDS. Based on WHO‚ HIV/AIDS killed 1.5 million people in 2012 and be the top six major killers during the past decade. A lot of research has been conducted to find the cure: not a little of money and time
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Maintaining Confidentiality in a Group Deborah Norton BSHS/ 481 August 11‚ 2014 Carlos Flores Maintaining Confidentiality in a Group Maintaining a level of confidentiality‚ in a group‚ is an important component. It is always best to be up front with group members about the level of confidentiality that is expected from each member. This writer has facilitated many groups. Some of these groups were in an institutional setting and some were in public places such as a park. There are many aspect
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The public health problem I select is HIV/AIDS WITHIN THE African American population. The HIV epidemic in United States in alarming‚ however it is becoming particularly alarming more so within the African American community. It is not long ago since the first case of HIV/AIDS among the African American community was identified. The first case was identified in the 1980’s. HIV/AIDS was thought to be a disease that doesn’t exist in the African American community it was initially thought to be mainly
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