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OverviewA moving collection of firsthand accounts of the HIV epidemic. Tremendous strides have been made in the prevention and treatment of HIV since the disease first appeared in the 1980s. But because many of the people who studied and battled the virus in those early days are now gone, firsthand accounts are at risk of being lost. In HIV Pioneers, Wendee M. Wechsberg collects 29 “first stories” from the outset of the AIDS epidemic. These moving personal narratives and critical historical essays not only shed light on the experiences of global health pioneers, prominent scientists, and HIV survivors, but also preserve valuable lessons for managing the risk and impact of future epidemics. With unprecedented access to many key actors in the fight against AIDS and HIV, Wechsberg brings to life the harrowing reality of those early days of the epidemic. The book captures the experiences of those still working diligently and innovatively in the field, elevating the voices of doctors, scientists, and government bureaucrats alongside those of survivors and their loved ones. Focusing on the impact that the epidemic had on careers, pieces also show how governments responded to HIV, how research agendas were developed, and how AIDS service agencies and case management evolved. Illuminating the multiple facets of the HIV epidemic, both in the United States and across the globe, HIV Pioneers is a touching and inspirational look into the ongoing fight against HIV. Contributors: Quarraisha Abdool Karim, Salim S. Abdool Karim, Lynda Arnold, Anne Jeanene Bengoa, Robert E. Booth, Barry S. Brown, Thomas Coates, Francine Cournos, James W. Curran, Don C. Des Jarlais, Jeffrey D. Fisher, William A. Fisher, Samuel R. Friedman, Robert C. Gallo, Mary Guinan, Gibbie Harris, Warren W. Hewitt Jr., Susan M. Kegeles, Rayford Kytle, Bishop Stacey S. Latimer, Robert Love, Duane C. McBride, Clyde B. McCoy, Carmen Morris, Willo Pequegnat, Mary Jane Rotheram-Borus, Jeffrey Samet, David Serwadda, Lorraine Sherr, James L. Sorensen, Jack B. Stein, Charles van der Horst, Wendee M. Wechsberg, Wayne Wiebel, William A. Zule Full Product DetailsAuthor: Wendee M. Wechsberg (Director, RTI International) , James W. CurranPublisher: Johns Hopkins University Press Imprint: Johns Hopkins University Press Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.70cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.386kg ISBN: 9781421425726ISBN 10: 1421425726 Pages: 272 Publication Date: 27 August 2018 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Tertiary & Higher Education , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock  We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of Contents"Foreword, by James W. Curran Introduction Patients, Physicians, and Hospitals The Healer, Dr. Beny Primm: Uncommon Man for Uncommon Times ""That AZT Kills Patients"": Learning from Lamar—A 25-Year-Long Patient-Doctor Relationship Unmoored Yet Another Stigma: HIV Strikes People with Severe Mental Illness AIDS Case Management: A Community Response Women and Pioneering Women Cherchez la Femme: Yes, the French Woman Did It. She Discovered the AIDS Virus. The Needlestick Accident That Launched Healthcare Worker Safety: A Nurse's HIV Journey HIV Takes Center Stage ""Don't Die of Ignorance"": A Scramble for Knowledge Methadone Treatment, Jessie Helms, and Reaching Women Who Use Drugs South Africa's Response to AIDS and Preventing HIV in Young Women Survivors Finding the Black Church in the Fight to End AIDS: My Story Finding My Calling in Hell: My Journey Through the Early Years of AIDS What Did You Learn, Dorothy? Once a Garden, Now a Wildflower Personal Turning Points Baltimore's HERO But You're Not Part of Our Community The Accidental Ethnographer People Who Use Drugs GRID: Gay-Related Immune Deficiency Stories and Lessons Learned Surrounding People Who Inject Drugs: The Early Days of the HIV/AIDS Epidemic Encounter With the Dark Side Junkiebonden and Users' Groups: Learning About the Collective Organization of People Who Use Drugs Social and Behavioral Science We're From the Government and We're Here to Help You First AIDS Grant, First Interviews with AIDS Patients, First Syringe Exchange Politics, First Syringe Research The Development, Testing, and Implementation of an Information-Motivation-Behavioral Skills Model for the Prediction and Promotion of HIV/AIDS Preventive Behavior Out of Suffering: New Directions in AIDS Behavioral Prevention Research From a Personal Perspective From the Many One: A Collaborative Approach Historical Perspectives The Beginning of Science in the HIV Epidemic: Eureka Moments ""Slim Disease"": A New Health Scare in Uganda Afterword Contributors Index Index"ReviewsAnyone interested in science, social history, communicable diseases or epidemiology would benefit from reading this topical, fascinating and inspirational book. -- Fay Hartley * British Society for the History of Medicine * I would recommend this book to anyone with an interest in HIV epidemiology, especially if they are keen to contribute to the broad-based scientific progress and the well-being of the population they are attempting to benefit. -- David Solomon * Nursing Times * Anyone interested in science, social history, communicable diseases or epidemiology would benefit from reading this topical, fascinating and inspirational book. -- Fay Hartley * British Society for the History of Medicine * I would recommend this book to anyone with an interest in HIV epidemiology, especially if they are keen to contribute to the broad-based scientific progress and the well-being of the population they are attempting to benefit. -- David Solomon, Anglia Ruskin University * Nursing Times * I would recommend this book to anyone with an interest in HIV epidemiology, especially if they are keen to contribute to the broad-based scientific progress and the well-being of the population they are attempting to benefit. --David Solomon, Anglia Ruskin University Nursing Times Anyone interested in science, social history, communicable diseases or epidemiology would benefit from reading this topical, fascinating and inspirational book. --Fay Hartley British Society for the History of Medicine Anyone interested in science, social history, communicable diseases or epidemiology would benefit from reading this topical, fascinating and inspirational book. -Fay Hartley, British Society for the History of Medicine I would recommend this book to anyone with an interest in HIV epidemiology, especially if they are keen to contribute to the broad-based scientific progress and the well-being of the population they are attempting to benefit. -David Solomon, Anglia Ruskin University, Nursing Times Author InformationWendee M. Wechsberg is the director and principal researcher of the Substance Use, Gender, and Applied Research Program at RTI International, where she is also the founding director of the Global Gender Center. She is the editor of Prevention Issues for Women’s Health in the New Millennium. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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