HIV FINAL GREENgroup
HIV-Human Immunodeficiency Virus
Green Group:
Leah Goldman
Saramma Koshy
Deirdre Lagewaard
Cherie MacAllister
Rebecca Mesa
Lorie Rodriguez
Objective:
• How does HIV effect the individual, family and community? • Ways to identify enhance or optimize health in HIV infected people.
• Health disparity in specific populations.
• Profile of an HIV health-related organization.
• Community resources and websites for further information Healthy People 2020- HIV:
• HIV epidemic has been a major public health crisis in the
United States. While 1.1 million Americans are living with HIV, 1/5 doesn’t even know that they have it. There are approximately 56,000 new cases of HIV each year. 1
• Ways to prevent/monitor HIV:
-finding and staying in treatment
- increasing availability of ongoing HIV prevention techniques -providing prevention services for the infected patient’s partners Transmission
•Bodily fluid
•Pregnancy
•Dirty needles
Effects of HIV
Individual :
• HIV affects the individual, physically, mentally and emotionally. • In relationships, the diagnosis of HIV may reveal aspects of a person 's behavior that they may have wanted to keep private. This may include infidelity or sexuality (such as male homosexuality) or intravenous drug use. This can result in feelings of guilt, blame and lead to a relationship breakdown. • The stress of the illness can make a person have other medical issues such as anxiety and depression.
Effects of HIV
Family:
• The family may have to face bereavement.
• With HIV, more than one person in a family may be unwell which can add to the burden of care and cause additional emotional and financial problems.
• Parents may find it difficult to discuss sexual behavior and risk with their young children. This could have prevention implications for the next generation. Effects of HIV
Community:
• HIV/AIDS has documented negative effects on economic growth that have undermined efforts to widen economic opportunity and inclusion. It
Green Group:
Leah Goldman
Saramma Koshy
Deirdre Lagewaard
Cherie MacAllister
Rebecca Mesa
Lorie Rodriguez
Objective:
• How does HIV effect the individual, family and community? • Ways to identify enhance or optimize health in HIV infected people.
• Health disparity in specific populations.
• Profile of an HIV health-related organization.
• Community resources and websites for further information Healthy People 2020- HIV:
• HIV epidemic has been a major public health crisis in the
United States. While 1.1 million Americans are living with HIV, 1/5 doesn’t even know that they have it. There are approximately 56,000 new cases of HIV each year. 1
• Ways to prevent/monitor HIV:
-finding and staying in treatment
- increasing availability of ongoing HIV prevention techniques -providing prevention services for the infected patient’s partners Transmission
•Bodily fluid
•Pregnancy
•Dirty needles
Effects of HIV
Individual :
• HIV affects the individual, physically, mentally and emotionally. • In relationships, the diagnosis of HIV may reveal aspects of a person 's behavior that they may have wanted to keep private. This may include infidelity or sexuality (such as male homosexuality) or intravenous drug use. This can result in feelings of guilt, blame and lead to a relationship breakdown. • The stress of the illness can make a person have other medical issues such as anxiety and depression.
Effects of HIV
Family:
• The family may have to face bereavement.
• With HIV, more than one person in a family may be unwell which can add to the burden of care and cause additional emotional and financial problems.
• Parents may find it difficult to discuss sexual behavior and risk with their young children. This could have prevention implications for the next generation. Effects of HIV
Community:
• HIV/AIDS has documented negative effects on economic growth that have undermined efforts to widen economic opportunity and inclusion. It
References: (2011). HIV quality performance measures in a large integrated health care system. Unrisd.(2005). Community responses to HIV/AIDS. Retrieved from http://www.unrisd.org Yehia, B.,& Frank, I. (20110. Battling AIDS in America: An evaluation of the national HIV/AIDS strategy