Community Interventions and AIDSEdison J. Trickett, Willo Pequegnat As news headlines report staggering numbers of people infected with HIV or AIDS across the globe and as stereotypes of typical AIDS patients become less and less specific to particular sexual orientations and ethnic backgrounds, the AIDS pandemic shows little sign of relenting. AIDS crosses geopolitical and social barriers, and social and behavioral scientists are confronted with the new challenge of developing scientific inquiry and corresponding interventions around participatory, community-based, and community-focused methods. These interventions are increasingly targeting the contextual influences on individual behavior, such as peer groups, social networks and support systems, and community norms. Community-level interventions also draw on local resources and are respectful of sociocultural circumstances and traditions. This book articulates how the social and behavioral sciences can respond to HIV/AIDS. It is written for all who have a stake in AIDS research, stimulating discussion and debate about the natures of community research and intervention broadly across such disciplines as public health, community health education, urban planning, psychology, sociology, anthropology, and philosophy of science. The book proposes alternative perspectives on means of ascertaining knowledge about the HIV/AIDS pandemic and the inclusion of community collaboration in interventions. |
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... role of context in defining the meaning of and options for behavior (Kingry-Westergaard & Kelly, 1990). Furthermore, it has coincided with movements in other fields toward a unified commitment to community-based participatory research ...
... role of context in defining the meaning of and options for behavior (Kingry-Westergaard & Kelly, 1990). Furthermore, it has coincided with movements in other fields toward a unified commitment to community-based participatory research ...
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... role of long-term institutional commitment in achieving community impact of interventions through a description of a model developed by the Hispanic Health Council and Institute for Community Research in Hartford, Connecticut, over a 20 ...
... role of long-term institutional commitment in achieving community impact of interventions through a description of a model developed by the Hispanic Health Council and Institute for Community Research in Hartford, Connecticut, over a 20 ...
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... role of citizens in implementing and adopting programs. The economic image suggested by “buy-in” is telling in that it suggests that the role of the researcher is to get the community to agree to buy something, a kind of product ...
... role of citizens in implementing and adopting programs. The economic image suggested by “buy-in” is telling in that it suggests that the role of the researcher is to get the community to agree to buy something, a kind of product ...
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... role of the researcher as the “doting naturalist,” attempting to understand how the community functions as a community. It is designed to serve as a guiding orientation for how to approach community intervention instance of community ...
... role of the researcher as the “doting naturalist,” attempting to understand how the community functions as a community. It is designed to serve as a guiding orientation for how to approach community intervention instance of community ...
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... role of local norms in promoting or preventing risky behavior, as do efforts to alter norms in the social networks and support systems of at-risk individuals (Latkin, 1998; Latkin et al., 1995; Power, Jones, Kearns, Ward, & Perera, 1995) ...
... role of local norms in promoting or preventing risky behavior, as do efforts to alter norms in the social networks and support systems of at-risk individuals (Latkin, 1998; Latkin et al., 1995; Power, Jones, Kearns, Ward, & Perera, 1995) ...
Contents
Multiple Pathways to CommunityLevel Impacts in | |
HIV Circulating Knowledges | |
The State of the Art in Community HIV Prevention | |
Implications | |
Promise | |
Merrill Singer Margaret Weeks | |
Sustainability in HIV Prevention Research | |
Transferring HIV Prevention Technology to Community | |
Theoretical | |
Comprehensive Dynamic Trial Designs for Behavioral | |
Toward the Next Generation of AIDS Interventions With | |
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