African Americans and HIV/AIDS Understanding and Addressing the Epidemic Donna Hubbard McCree, Kenneth T. Jones, and Ann O'Leary, editors According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, nearly half of the more than one million Americans living with HIV/AIDS are African Americans, despite the fact that they comprise only thirteen percent of the US population. Incidence among African Americans is estimated to be approximately 8 times that of European Americans. HIV/AIDS disparities have existed across this diverse group, and continue to take a devastating toll. To intervene effectively, public health professionals must understand the context in which high-risk behavior occurs, and have access to relevant and current prevention strategies. African Americans and HIV/AIDS succeeds on both counts by providing an analysis of the historical, psychosocial, economic, and political issues related to HIV transmission in the black community, and offering a wealth of evidence-based and emerging interventions (including behavioral interventions, and counseling and testing strategies) tailored to specific subpopulations. This dual perspective gives readers the widest understanding of these and other key areas including: .The relationship between poverty, discrimination, and other social disparities to HIV. .The evolving response of the black church to the HIV/AIDS epidemic. .HIV/AIDS in the context of other sexually transmitted infections. .HIV/AIDS prevention strategies specifically targeting heterosexually active men, and women, men who have sex with men, injection drug users, and adolescents. .Prison-based intervention programs. .Structural interventions emphasizing social conditions. Practitioners, researchers, and graduate students in public health, disease prevention, health disparities, and minority health will find African Americans and HIV/AIDS a ready source of valuable background and practical knowledge.
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From the reviews:
"This book reviews the history and context of HIV/AIDS in African Americans and discusses interventions targeting specific subpopulations. ... The authors intend this book for anyone interested in a greater understanding of HIV among African Americans and it is appropriate for health workers, researchers, academics, students, and activists. Each chapter is written by leading experts in the area. ... This is an expertly written body of work that superbly summarizes some key areas for understanding the HIV/AIDS epidemic disparity among African Americans." (Basmattee Boodram, Doody's Review Service, January, 2011)
"This wide-ranging text compiled by experts at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) addresses many of the key issues associated with this disparity while making an important contribution to the field of HIV prevention. ... Readers who believe this epidemic can be stopped by more creative approaches to increasing consistent condom use or that the disparity is because African Americans engage in more risk behaviors than whites owe it to themselves to pick up this engaging book." (Eve D. Mokotoff, Journal of the American Medical Association, May, 2011)
"This book reviews the history and context of HIV/AIDS in African Americans and discusses interventions targeting specific subpopulations. ... The authors intend this book for anyone interested in a greater understanding of HIV among African Americans and it is appropriate for health workers, researchers, academics, students, and activists. Each chapter is written by leading experts in the area. ... This is an expertly written body of work that superbly summarizes some key areas for understanding the HIV/AIDS epidemic disparity among African Americans." (Basmattee Boodram, Doody's Review Service, January, 2011)
"This wide-ranging text compiled by experts at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) addresses many of the key issues associated with this disparity while making an important contribution to the field of HIV prevention. ... Readers who believe this epidemic can be stopped by more creative approaches to increasing consistent condom use or that the disparity is because African Americans engage in more risk behaviors than whites owe it to themselves to pick up this engaging book." (Eve D. Mokotoff, Journal of the American Medical Association, May, 2011)