FAMILY AND HIV/AIDS (H/C)

THREE DECADES INTO THE HIV PANDEMIC, THE GOALS REMAIN CLEAR REDUCE THE NUMBER OF INFECTIONS,IMPROVE THE HEALTH OUTCOMES OF THOSE WHO ARE INFECTED, AND ELIMINATE DISPARITIES IN CARE. AND ONE OBSERVATION CONTINUES TO GAIN CREDENCE FAMILIES ARE A POWERFUL RESOURCE IN PREVENTING, ADAPTING TO, AND COPING WITH HIV. RECOGNIZING THEIR COMPLEX ROLE AS EDUCATORS, MENTORS, AND CAREGIVERS, FAMILY AND HIV/AIDS ASSEMBLES A WEALTH OF FINDINGS FROM SUCCESSFUL PREVENTION AND INTERVENTION STRATEGIES AND PROVIDES MODELS FOR TRANSLATING EVIDENCE INTO EFFECTIVE REAL-WORLD PRACTICE. CHAPTERS SPOTLIGHT THE DIFFERING ROLES OF MOTHERS AND FATHERS IN PREVENTION EFFORTS, CLARIFY THE NEED FOR FAMILY/COMMUNITY COLLABORATIONS, AND EXAMINE CORE ISSUES OF CULTURE,ETHNICITY, GENDER, AND DIAGNOSIS (E.G., MINORITY FAMILIES, ADOLESCENTS WITH PSYCHOLOGICAL DISORDERS). THROUGHOUT, RISK REDUCTION AND HEALTH PROMOTION ARE SHOWN AS A VIABLE PUBLIC HEALTH STRATEGY A REFERENCE WITH CONSIDERABLE UTILITY ACROSS THE HEALTH, M