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

Softcover

ISBN 10: 073912949X ISBN 13: 9780739129494

Publisher: Lexington Books, 2008

Synopsis

When Communities Assess their A.I.D.S. Epidemics is a detailed ethnographic description of the A.I.D.S. 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 R.A.R.E. (Rapid Assessment, Response, and Evaluation) efforts. These R.A.R.E. projects examine the moving edge of the A.I.D.S. 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 H.I.V. 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 R.A.R.E. . When Communities Assess their A.I.D.S. Epidemics is a powerful and engaging text that will appeal to those interested in public health and anthropology.

About this title

About the Author:

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.

Review:

These detailed portraits of the AIDS epidemic in 11 US cities help us understand the dire consequences of failing to control a deadly disease. This book is must reading for those interested in AIDS as well as all who are concerned by threats to America's health. (Mindy Thompson Fullilove, Columbia University)

About this edition

• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 073912949X
• ISBN 13: 9780739129494
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 264
• Editor: Bowser Benjamin P., Quimby Ernest, Singer University Of Connecticut Merrill