First aid kit

Starting in my sophomore year in high school I worked with the Red Cross in a peer HIV/AIDS education program that lasted for three years. I visited classrooms and businesses to talk about HIV prevention and dispel many of the myths associated with the disease. I taught hundreds of my peers and presented at many local businesses. I asked both the students and adults to tell me what they knew about AIDS. Uneasy attendees often looked away when I asked the question. Many thought the disease…

HIV/AIDS PUBLIC HEALTH POLICIES 2 HIV/AIDS Public Health Policies The devastating impact of HIV/AIDS is experienced throughout the world. In order to conduct an in-depth examination of public health policies regarding this disease, the nations of Egypt and Tanzania were selected. These nations were chosen as while they are both located in the continent of Africa, they possess dramatically different rates of occurrence of HIV/AIDS. The prevalence of HIV as the percent of…

millions. While left untreated, HIV can develop into acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS). There is no definitive answer as to where the virus has originated. The public is unsettled by this, as unlike many other diseases, HIV does not leave the body. There are several strains of the virus, categorizing HIV into 3 distinct groups. As there are different strains, there are also many theories as to where AIDS has originated, such as the CIA creating the virus to target specific populations…

Fisher’s “A Whisper of AIDS” speech is arguably one of the most important speeches ever given in American history. When discussing the epidemic of AIDS, Fisher gives a voice to the victims who do not have the power to be heard, she makes the audience realize that change needs to be made because not addressing the problem just because it is not your problem, only makes it worse. She changes the mindset of many people as she gets her point across the audience that people with AIDS are human to.…

they fail to realize that it will eventually cause AIDS without the proper level of care. The level of health care a person who has contracted Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) will affect the quality of their life. According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary the definition of AIDS is a disease of the human immune system that is characterized cytologically especially by reduction in the numbers…

Sally and her boyfriend want to engage in sexual intercourse but are not sure where to get condoms. Jessica a junior in high school is pregnant because her boyfriend did not use a condom. Jerry is scared he may have gotten a sexually transmitted disease from the girl he hooked up with last night. These are examples of three high school students who could have avoided the situations that they are in, if high schools provided condoms to their students. After a two-year study in Philadelphia, the…

Douglas’s idea of pollution works at two levels. First are the social pressures that are used to influence one another’s behavior. One of the examples Douglas uses is the dying wish of an old man (Douglas, p. 3.) God was expecting them to follow the request of a now deceased person, if they didn’t follow…

A deadly virus that was originated in the early 80’s of the twentieth century has become a crisis for the whole world today. For a period of time it was known as a death sentence virus. There is a stage before AIDs which is known as HIV. HIV was first discovered in 1981. One in every six people are infected with HIV. The acronym HIV stands for human immunodeficiency virus. Unlike most viruses, HIV is one that your body can never nor will ever get rid of. So, once you have HIV you will have it…

constrains the national AIDS response. This creates difficulties for implementing and scaling up effective, evidence-based strategies and possibly rendering the law unresponsive to the current HIV/AIDS situations (UNDP, 2013). Enforcement of the law suffers from general unawareness of the law’s existence, underfunding, and inadequate monitoring and coordination (UNDP, 2013). Other important constraints are connected to national policies that negatively impact the HIV/AIDS response. Existing…

HIV and AIDS are a huge problem around the world. HIV/AIDS is a sexually transmitted disease that attacks the immune system. Many people around the world do not even know that they have the HIV/AIDS. HIV/AIDS was a huge epidemic back in 1981 and people thought it was just limited to the gay community, but now in 2010, it is a pandemic between all genders and is not as big as a deal as it used to be. The HIV/AIDS virus has changed a lot from 1981 to now. In 1981, HIV/AIDS was considered a huge…