When Communities Assess Their AIDS Epidemics: Results of Rapid Assessment of HIV/AIDS in Eleven U.S. Cities - Rilegato

Bowser, Benjamin; Quimby, Ernest; Singer, Merrill

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ISBN 10: 0739107526 ISBN 13: 9780739107522

Casa editrice: Lexington Books, 2007

Riassunto

When Communities Assess their AIDS Epidemics is a detailed ethnographic description of the AIDS epidemic in ten U.S. cities and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Employing a rapid ethnographic assessment methodology, cities from the Atlantic to the Pacific have implemented Project RARE (Rapid Assessment, Response, and Evaluation) efforts. These RARE projects examine the moving edge of the AIDS epidemic through descriptions of high-risk sites and identifications of segments of the populations at greatest risk. Utilizing a series of focus groups and street interviews, local field research teams gain an insider's perspective on HIV risk within social contexts. Dr. Benjamin P. Bowser, Dr. Ernest Quimby, and Dr. Merrill Singer have compiled these critical studies that analyze current conditions, challenges, and recommendations encountered by RARE. When Communities Assess their AIDS Epidemics is a powerful and engaging text that will appeal to those interested in public health and anthropology.

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Informazioni sull?autore

Benjamin P. Bowser is professor of sociology and social services at California State University at Hayward. Ernest Quimby is graduate associate professor of sociology at Howard University. Merrill Singer is professor of anthropology and senior research scientist at the Center for Health, Intervention, and Prevention at the University of Connecticut.

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Lexington Books
• Data di pubblicazione: 2007
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0739107526
• ISBN 13: 9780739107522
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 258
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
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