HIV, Health, and Your Community: A Guide for Action [Paperback]

Reuben Granich (Author), Jonathan Mermin (Author), Mona Sfeir (Illustrator)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0804733511 | ISBN-13: 978-0804733519 | Publication Date: October 15, 1999 | Edition: 1

Easy-to-understand guide for health workers in areas with few medical resources, such as rural Africa or Thailand. Designed as a manual for those confronting the HIV epidemic in their communities and without medical or technical knowledge or prior training in the prevention of HIV. Uses contemporary examples and halftone line drawings. Softcover, hardcover available.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"This book is a comprehensive and well illustrated manual on HIV and AIDS" -- Aryn Faur, The Hesperian Foundation

"This book is clear, concise, and accessible for the target audience." -- — Bunmi Makinwa, Communications Adviser, UNAIDS

"This excellent work will be of great importance as a guide and manual for primary health care workers" -- — B. D. Schoub, Director, National Institute for Virology, — B. D. Schoub, Director, National Institute for Virology, — B. D. Schoub, Director, National Institute for Virology, South Africa

"This wonderful, readable, beautifully illustrated book is a must for any community AIDS project." -- Abraham Verghese, author of

his book is easy to read and understandable. It provides useful data related to HIV/AIDS in a simple terminology." -- — Dr. Khanchit Limpakarnjanarat, The HIV/AIDS Collaboration

From the Author

We dedicated this to the many people throughout the world who face the challenge of working and living with HIV every day. The authors' proceeds from this book will be donated to community-based AIDS organizations. Thank you for buying and using our book. Reuben Granich

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Product Details

• Paperback: 245 pages
• Publisher: Hesperian Foundation; 1 edition (October 15, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0804733511
• ISBN-13: 978-0804733519
• Product Dimensions: 10 x 7.2 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,329,940 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Book on HIV!, December 20, 1999

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This review is from: HIV, Health, and Your Community: A Guide for Action (Paperback)

This book is an easy-to-understand guide for health workers throughout the world, notably in areas with few medical resources. It could be equally useful in a rural village in southern Africa, a major city in Thailand, or a Peace Corps worker's backpack. Designed as a manual for people confronting the HIV epidemic in their communities, it has been written to be easily accessible to those without medical or technical knowledge and without prior training in the prevention of HIV and the care of those with AIDS. Topics range from the biology of the virus to designing prevention programs, from the epidemiology of the disease to writing grant proposals. The authors discuss explicitly the risk factors for infection and suggest helpful methods for explaining them and assisting people to change their behavior. They avoid extensive discussions of medical treatments not available to the vast majority of the people in the world who have HIV, focusing instead on public health interventions that are possible in less industrialized settings. However, an appendix aimed at readers with medical training discusses common HIV-related illnesses and their treatment. The authors use contemporary examples, most drawn from actual experience, to emphasize the growing prevalence of HIV and to reflect successful prevention efforts by health workers around the world. Illustrations are used throughout the book to highlight important topics and to increase the accessibility of the text.

5.0 out of 5 stars Understandable & Sharable, July 18, 2001

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Jill B "casegirl78" (Northeast Tennessee) - See all my reviews

This review is from: HIV, Health, and Your Community: A Guide for Action (Paperback)

I've been involved with domestic AIDS work for a few years now, but this book helped even me to understand some things better. It has a very easy-to-read-format, quick reference for specific topics, and addresses foreign issues very well. There are some helpful tips and advice that you can apply in real-life settings. I would (and have) reccommend this book to anyone who wants to learn, or already has.