| When Communities Assess their AIDS Epidemics: Results of Rapid Assessment of HIV/AIDS in Eleven U.S. Cities Contributor(s): Bowser, Benjamin P. (Editor), Quimby, Ernest (Editor), Singer, Merrill (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0739107526 ISBN-13: 9780739107522 Publisher: Lexington Books OUR PRICE: $124.74 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: April 2007 Annotation: When Communities Assess their AIDS Epidemics is a detailed ethnographic description of the AIDS epidemic in ten U.S. cities and the U.S. Virgin Islands. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Medical | Aids & Hiv - Medical | Epidemiology |
| Dewey: 614.599 |
| LCCN: 2006102794 |
| Physical Information: 0.98" H x 6.35" W x 9.01" (1.17 lbs) 264 pages |
| Themes: - Demographic Orientation - Urban - Cultural Region - Caribbean & West Indies |
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| Publisher Description: When Communities Assess their AIDS Epidemics is a detailed ethnographic description of the AIDS 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 RARE (Rapid Assessment, Response, and Evaluation) efforts. These RARE projects examine the moving edge of the AIDS 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 HIV 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 RARE. When Communities Assess their AIDS Epidemics is a powerful and engaging text that will appeal to those interested in public health and anthropology. |
Contributor Bio(s): Singer, Merrill: - Merrill Singer is a professor of anthropology and senior research scientist at the Center for Health, Intervention and Prevention at the University of Connecticut. He is the author, co-author, or editor of 24 books, including Killer Commodities: Public Health and the Corporate Production of Harm and The War Machine and Global Health. |