Dispatches from the AIDS Pandemic: A Public Health Story (EPUB)
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“Dispatches from the AIDS Pandemic” is a firsthand account from three public health leaders of CDC’s early response to AIDS, tracing the evolution of the disease from newly recognized to pandemic. The book covers the earliest days of the epidemic in the US, international work in Africa and Thailand, scientific and public health advancements, and community activism that led to funding and partnerships for life-saving interventions. The eBook has 384 pages, published by Oxford University Press on May 12, 2023, with ISBN-10 of 0197626521 and ISBN-13 of 978-0197626528.
Dispatches from the AIDS Pandemic: A Public Health Story (EPUB)
By Kevin M. De Cock, Harold W. Jaffe, James W. Curran, Robin Moseley
Dispatches from the AIDS Pandemic is a unique firsthand account from three public health leaders of CDC’s early response to AIDS. Drawing in part on interviews from the CDC’s AIDS oral history project, the authors trace the evolution of AIDS from newly recognized disease to pandemic. The first section outlines the earliest days of the epidemic within the United States and the initial prevention strategies. The second section expands the borders of the response to Africa and Thailand, where CDC conducted its first international work on AIDS. The final section closes with an overview of the scientific and public health advancements that followed and the historic community activism that spurred essential funding and partnerships for the development of life-saving interventions. Authentic and insightful, Dispatches from the AIDS Pandemic provides an authoritative account of an epidemic and its central role in the expansion of global public health.
Product Details
- Publisher : Oxford University Press (May 12, 2023)
- Language : English
- eBook Digital : 384 pages
- ISBN-10 : 0197626521
- ISBN-13 : 978-0197626528
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