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Prisons and AIDS
Ronald L. Braithwaite
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Description for Prisons and AIDS
Hardcover. Through case studies and survey research from a variety of US facilities, this work reveals information about the proliferation of HIV and AIDS in the prison population, covering such topics as frequency of sexual contact, the use of condoms, amount of sexual activity among inmates, and drug use. Num Pages: 247 pages, tabs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFH2; JKVP; JKVQ1; MBN; MJCJ2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 161 x 21. Weight in Grams: 488.
A Growing Health Crisis
?An illuminating discussion of the complex problems of HIV/AIDS within the correctional setting, including its impact on the families and communities of those incarcerated.--Mervyn F. Silverman, M.D., MPH, former director of health, San Francisco, former president, American Foundation for AIDS Research (AmFAR)
The first book to offer critical information on the proliferation of HIV and AIDS among prison populations, this is a much-needed resource for the design and implementation of education and prevention programs within correctional facilities.
A Growing Health Crisis
?An illuminating discussion of the complex problems of HIV/AIDS within the correctional setting, including its impact on the families and communities of those incarcerated.--Mervyn F. Silverman, M.D., MPH, former director of health, San Francisco, former president, American Foundation for AIDS Research (AmFAR)
The first book to offer critical information on the proliferation of HIV and AIDS among prison populations, this is a much-needed resource for the design and implementation of education and prevention programs within correctional facilities.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
Number of pages
247
Condition
New
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780787903084
SKU
V9780787903084
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99-50
About Ronald L. Braithwaite
RONALD L. BRAITHWAITE Ph.D., is an associate professor at the Rollins School of Public Health of Emory University and adjunct associate professor in the Department of Community Health and Preventive Medicine at Morehouse School of Medicine where he formerly directed a Health Promotion Resource Center. He is the co-editor of Health Issues in the Black Community (1992, Jossey-Bass). THEODORE M. ... Read more
Reviews for Prisons and AIDS
?Drs. Braithwaite, Hammett and Mayberry clearly paint the picture of what can happen in a society when it politicizes a major health issue and allows young people to perish for lack of knowledge. . . . We must decide if we want to build bigger, better incubators for crime, tuberculosis and HIV to release in society or if we want ... Read more