Health Campaign Research Paper

Health Campaign II

University of Phoenix
Rebecca Brown
April 15, 2013

Health Campaign II
In the US, HIV/AIDS is a major concern and about 1.1 million people are affected with the condition. About 20% of the HIV patients may actually not know about their HIV status. Every year more than 56,000 new patients get infected with the disease. One of the measures of the Healthy People 2020 is to develop preventive strategies for better management of HIV illnesses and deaths. This is because currently, the problems due to HIV/AIDS are resulting in several health problems, the cost of care is rising and human resources are being lost. Several agencies in the US are taking care of managing problems due to HIV/AIDS. These include
Some of the measures that are required include mobilization of initiatives, capacity-building, campaigns and spreading awareness, etc. Mobilization initiatives include greater education of Women Of Color , encouraging and motivating testing for the disease, preventive strategies, reducing the stigma associated with the disease, removing the barriers that are present with HIV/AIDS testing, stimulate the plan towards disproportionate impact of HIV/AIDS, HIV prevention through work, learn and play processes, connecting the women with the resources, providing the community with resources that are required for effective response and improving the women 's ability to take care of their general and sexual health better. Community leaders can play a vital role in the program and help to build faith within the group. Besides, men can also be involved in the program who can contribute immensely towards improving the status of women 's health. A community workstation needs to be launched, which would provide a one-stop solution for all the HIV/AIDS needs of the target population. Events can be chalked out by the community workstation. Community planning should ideally be evidence-based, which depends on qualitative, quantitative, epidemiological, and evaluation data of various health programs. In such a circumstance, the interventions would be more
There is a need for well-trained leaders in healthcare in various sectors including clinical, research, development, program management, policy, advocacy, etc. In countries that have a high prevalence of HIV/AIDS and where the population is at a risk for developing the disorder, community leaders are required. Leaders may be required at various levels and may be having different types of policies of leadership. One area where leadership is critical is the training of healthcare personnel who would be ultimately responsible for managing the disease in patients. Whenever leadership changes occur, the transition should be smooth. Leaders may be found at the community level and at the institutional level. The community leaders are more effective and they would be leading a bigger population compared to institutional leaders. On the other hand, institutional leaders would interact with the population at the personal level and would be providing customized solutions for the management of the condition. Community level leaders would operate at the general level and would be tackling issues that are affecting the community as a whole (Szekeres,