Based on an analysis of socio-economic frameworks in the United States and Atlanta, Georgia, this essay works to identify different tactics in response to the HIV crisis and highlight those most relevant to the social situation of those most vulnerable in Atlanta, the HIV hotspot of the United States. The purpose of this research project is to unpack the social factors of HIV in Black America with a focus on Atlanta, Georgia, the area with the highest rates of infection in the country. It will analyze the social and systemic factors of the affected communities against the available programming and responses in Atlanta for HIV/AIDS. Unpacking systemic issues within Black Atlanta shows that the perpetuation of Black vulnerability to HIV/AIDS is due, in part, to a clear disconnect between what those communities need and what is being done in effort to help them at various levels. The national government is too distant from the local situation and responds with broad programming; local organizations are more particular about their responses, but still tend to leave out important factors like racial, religious, and gendered socialization.

"This report analyzes the complex mechanics of the epidemic, its seriousness, and the threat it poses in the future. It draws upon a range of data to synthesize an explanation of the current crisis and the national response that has been launched. It assesses the institutional arrangements, political commitment, enabling legal environment, government program, resource availability, and donor and civil society engagement." "The study provides projections of possible whys in which the epidemic might develop without interventions and the potential implications on population demography, outlining the possible development of the epidemic by 2015. If also examines the impact of the epidemic on households and orphans as well as the economic impact on agriculture, transport, labor, health care, social security, and the deepening of poverty. The paper outlines the main barriers to the development of a comprehensive multi-sectoral national action plan and defines options for World Bank involvement." --Résumé de l'éditeur.

It is universally agreed that HIV/AIDS constitutes one of the most serious threats to human life in our era. The immigration of Zimbabwean people into America plays a major role in the socialization of Zimbabwean adolescents. Zimbabwean adolescents are exposed to the Western culture of sexual socialization, which is different from the African culture. The social bonds and traditions that used to shape Zimbabwean young people's behavior and help them make the transition to adulthood have weakened in the face of migrating to Western countries. The main problem is the transition and loss of cultural identity that affect Zimbabwean adolescents' knowledge of HIV/AIDS transmission and sexual behavior.

Excerpt from Southeastern Conference on Rural Hiv/Aids, August 1997, Atlanta, Georgia: Issues in Prevention and Treatment (Conference Report) Faced with growing numbers of hiv and aids cases, service providers and volunteers in the rural Southeast have been forced to seek cre ative ways of building hiv service networks from meager resource bases. Although these net works are much smaller and less specialized than urban networks, they may ultimately be more enduring because they are part of the exist ing health and social structure rather than sup plements to it. Rural service providers have had to forge multiple linkages to be able to provide the array of services that are readily available from multipurpose clinics anol aids service organizations in large cities. In this sense, they are much more complex systems than their urban counterparts. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

This book describes the characteristics of the HIV/AIDS epidemic in Georgia and assesses it's potential effect on the country's economic growth and on sectors, such as agriculture, transport, labor markets, health care and social security. It carefully analyses the strengths and shortcomings of the National Response and identifies potential areas and strategic actions for strengthening National Response capabilities. The book also provides projections of prevalence rates for 2000-2015 and their impact on population demographics. The paper outlines the main barriers to the development of a comprehensive multi-sector national action plan and defines options for World Bank involvement.