AEGiS-14IAC: Defining coordinated activities surrounding HIV prevention, research, and healthcare.

14th International AIDS Conference


Barcelona, Spain - July 7-12, 2002

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Defining coordinated activities surrounding HIV prevention, research, and healthcare.

Int Conf AIDS 2002 Jul 7-12; 14:(abstract no. F11791)

Silver S, Frank L
George Washington University Medical Center, Washington, DC, United States

ISSUES: Prevention, care of those infected, and research into all areas surrounding HIV/AIDS involves coordinated efforts between many U.S. public and private institutions. However, this has taken time, and organizational skills to devise and maintain a community planning process that includes a multitude of individuals and different institutions. Communities beginning to deal with the medical and social consequences surrounding HIV may benefit from these methods and partnerships in confronting their epidemics.

DESCRIPTION: This paper presents a model that has matured alongside the epidemic in a large metropolitan area. It presents various activities attempted early in the epidemic, to more recent efforts. The model evolved from a community task force to advise on prevention activities, and has evolved to assist in coordination of healthcare, research, and education. Individuals involved encompass students, faculty, researchers, community and organizational physicians, and of course, those infected. The model confirms that integration, rather than isolation of agencies and institutions, optimizes efforts in the confrontations with this virus. The model proposes several strategies and methodologies for recourse distribution that will reduce confrontation between diverse groups.

ISSUES: A more coordinated response to the consequences of infection with HIV has been made possible due to the utilization of both individuals representing public and private organizations. Not only have infected individuals gained from this alliance, but education, research, social services, and health care have also experienced positive effects. RECOMMENDATION: Communities beginning their confrontations with HIV will be able to adapt this model and use it with other emerging infections.

Keywords: AEGIS, Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome, HIV Infections, Research, Delivery of Health Care, Health Education, Organizations, HIV Seropositivity, Disease Outbreaks, Sex Education, United States, prevention & control, EducationKWDaegis,acquiredimmunodeficiencysyndrome,hivinfections,research,deliveryofhealthcare,healtheducation,organizations,hivseropositivity,diseaseoutbreaks,sexeducation,unitedstates,prevention&control,education

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