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Record Nr.

UNINA9910437991103321

Titolo

The new public health and STD/HIV prevention : personal, public and health systems approaches / / Sevgi O. Aral, Kevin A. Fenton, Judith A. Lipshutz, editors

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Springer, 2013

ISBN

1-283-93362-4

1-4614-4526-4

Edizione

[1st ed. 2013.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (439 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

AralSevgi O

FentonKevin A

LipshutzJudith A

Disciplina

614.5

614.5/47

614.547

Soggetti

Sexually transmitted diseases - Prevention

HIV (Viruses) - Prevention

HIV infections - Prevention

AIDS (Disease) - Prevention

Public health

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

pt. I. Socio-demographic societal and supra-societal determinants and influences -- pt. II. Critical factors in approaches to prevention -- pt. III. Critical reviews : new public health focus for populations at risk for STI/HIV -- pt. IV. Critical reviews : new public health STD/HIV prevention.

Sommario/riassunto

Despite effective approaches to prevention, STD and HIV infection rates remain fairly constant. Targeting, implementation, and monitoring of interventions have posed widespread problems, and the recent spate of cuts to prevention budgets has made these roadblocks even more challenging. It is clear that working in sexual health requires both a deeper understanding of STI/HIV epidemiology and an ongoing quest for up-to-date, realistic prevention strategies.   The New Public Health



and STD/HIV Prevention offers readers leading-edge access to both. Focusing on social determinants of sexual health, at-risk populations, critical factors in approaches to prevention, and reviews of new research, this authoritative volume explores areas as varied as HPV prevention, technology-based interventions, migration as a factor in disease transmission, and competencies key to effective leadership in the field. Dispatches from the frontlines of theory, research, and practice in the U.S. and abroad include:   Personal risk, public impact: balancing individual rights and STD/HIV prevention. Distribution of prevention resources and its impact on sexual health. Prevention measures in diverse populations of women. Toward a better approach to preventive interventions with men who have sex with men. Adolescent sexual health and STIs. Reducing disparities in sexual health: lessons from the campaign to eliminate infectious syphilis.   Public health professionals of all backgrounds interested in or working in improving sexual health will find The New Public Health and STD/HIV Prevention an indispensable guide to conceptualizing the problems and clarifying possible solutions.