discuss the government policies on HIV/AIDS‚ prevention and control (20mks) Definition of terms Government policies- These are the course of actions or inactions taken by the state with regard to a particular issue. HIV- This is the virus that destroys the human immune system leaving the body defenseless hence vulnerable to other infections. AIDS- The disease presents itself as a collection of signs and symptoms resulting from lowered immunity mostly due to HIV hence referred to as a syndrome.
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Light in The Sight Of Tragedy: AIDS/HIV in Theatre The AIDS/HIV virus is a very destructive disease it sees no race‚ no age‚ no gender‚ and no economic background this can affect anyone‚ at any time. AIDS stands for what is called acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. The virus causes the body’s immune system to break down and become useless in fighting illness and bacteria. In the 1980s and 1990s AIDS and HIV was a very controversial topic‚ but no one spoke about it and was usually swept under the
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How Mosquitos Cannot Transmit HIV/AIDS Many people were concerned that diseases such as HIV and AIDS can be transmitted to another person by mosquitos. The media released the subject concerning the possibility of mosquitoes transmitting AIDS/HIV were common when the disease was first recognized. The media was quick to jumping into conclusions without having their facts straight. That’s why many people believe mosquitos are the main reason for spreading AIDS/HIV. However‚ it is not true. The
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HIPAA stands for Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act. In 1996 the US Congress authorized this to regulate the disclosure of a person’s health information. Privacy Rule defines how covered entities use individually-recognizable health information or the PHI (Personal Health Information). Covered entities’ is a term often used in HIPAA-compliant guidelines. A covered entity can be a provider or insurance company. HIPAA laws are designed to simplify administrative side of the healthcare
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heterosexual intercourse with her partner like so many other women have gotten HIV. She had obtained the disease through intravenous means. Mary’s husband and son are not HIV positive. Mary has been living with HIV for the past six years. Throughout the interview‚ Mary had a very wise and warm aurora about her. Her cheery and positive attitude and optimistic outlook on life was evident. I questioned Mary of her understanding of HIV/AIDS before and after her diagnosis six years ago. She had explained that
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individual’s confidential information is not only an ethical violation‚ it is considered illegal. This is called a violation of Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) of 1996. The HIPAA act is a law that was enacted by The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issued the Privacy Rule to implement the requirement of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996‚ to keep the welfare of people’s health insurance and health care information confidential and private
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IMPACT OF LIFE SKILLS TRAINING ON HIV AND AIDS PREVENTION. AN EVALUATION OF FOUR SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN MASVINGO URBAN‚ ZIMBABWE. Abstract: The Zimbabwe schools’ curriculum stipulates that life skills and HIV and AIDS education programmes be taught in schools as a strategy to combat the spread of HIV and AIDS among school-going young people in Zimbabwe. This study sought to evaluate the implementation of this prevention strategy among four secondary schools in Masvingo Urban. This was a
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Confidentiality of Health Information‚ HIT 109 Research Project Number: 40903400 In the American Medical Associations or AMA website under the‚ “ AMA Code of Medical Ethics‚ Opinion 5.07” a number of important issues are discussed regarding the confidentiality of medical records on computers. The information in computers is a vital point when it comes to confidentiality and the issues discussed are used to in order to maintain‚ organized and ensure the confidentiality of medical information. I
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Project ‚ Confidentiality of the health Information 1. Should corrections be date and time stamped? Yes‚ it is very important to keep track of when changes are made to an individual’s medical records. Any correction made to confidential medical information should be time and date stamped. In addition‚ the name of the person who makes the changes should be recorded with the time and date change. should there not be a note of who makes changes to the medical record. An example of the negative
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Activity Assignment Responses HIPAA Rules Privacy Rules: The privacy rule is a standard rule that addresses the use and disclosure of individual healthcare information. Your job as a health care organization is to implement‚ enforce‚ and protect the individual private information. They are important because it the organization responsibility to understand and control how the individual health information is well protected‚ while allowing the flow of health information needed to provide and promote
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