HIV and AIDS by Kylee https://padlet.com/kyleeschmaus/nr8m3abxaa9v Global Health Issue en-us 2017-02-19 17:48:06 UTC 2025-10-07 03:36:01 UTC hello@padlet.com Thesis kyleeschmaus https://padlet.com/kyleeschmaus/nr8m3abxaa9v/wish/154812733 HIV and AIDS are sexually transmitted diseases and have become a global health issue affecting millions of people around the world lowering the body's ability to fight disease.]]> 2017-02-19 18:16:52 UTC https://padlet.com/kyleeschmaus/nr8m3abxaa9v/wish/154812733 What is it? kyleeschmaus https://padlet.com/kyleeschmaus/nr8m3abxaa9v/wish/154812796 Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) is a chronic, potentially life-threatening condition caused by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). By damaging your immune system, HIV interferes with your body's ability to fight the organisms that cause disease. HIV is a sexually transmitted infection.]]> 2017-02-19 18:18:00 UTC https://padlet.com/kyleeschmaus/nr8m3abxaa9v/wish/154812796 Who is affected? kyleeschmaus https://padlet.com/kyleeschmaus/nr8m3abxaa9v/wish/154812847 HIV can affect anyone practicing unsafe sex. 1 in 8 people living with HIV are unaware they have it, therefore transmitting the disease from person to person. However, certain people are at a higher risk of accumulating the disease. HIV infections are increasing among young men who have sex with men, especially young, black men who have sex with men (ages 13-24). Gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men, for example, account for the majority of new HIV infections in the U.S. each year despite making up only 2% of the population.]]> 2017-02-19 18:18:54 UTC https://padlet.com/kyleeschmaus/nr8m3abxaa9v/wish/154812847 How does it vary among countries/continents? kyleeschmaus https://padlet.com/kyleeschmaus/nr8m3abxaa9v/wish/154813498 HIV can affect anyone, however there are countries, like Africa, that don't have access to healthcare to help treat their condition. These countries have a lower life-expectancy and are at a higher risk of contracting diseases that often lead to death due to the body's lowered ability to fight disease. There are no countries that have "solved" this problem. As of now, there is no cure for HIV, however, there have been medications developed to help fight the disease.]]> 2017-02-19 18:29:35 UTC https://padlet.com/kyleeschmaus/nr8m3abxaa9v/wish/154813498 Life expectancy kyleeschmaus https://padlet.com/kyleeschmaus/nr8m3abxaa9v/wish/154813867 HIV is no longer considered a death sentence. People who have been diagnosed with this disease have been known to live a healthy life and reach old age. With certain medications, they can live normal lives.]]> 2017-02-19 18:35:02 UTC https://padlet.com/kyleeschmaus/nr8m3abxaa9v/wish/154813867 Economic impacts kyleeschmaus https://padlet.com/kyleeschmaus/nr8m3abxaa9v/wish/154814693  The AIDS epidemic will slow or reverse growth in the labor supply. The economic impact can vary according to the sector of the economy, the degree to which HIV/AIDS affects hard-to-replace skilled labor and whether or not there is a substantial pool of “surplus labor”. 
 Savings and investments of families will be reduced owing to the increase in HIV/AIDS-related health expenditures. If children’s education, health and nutrition suffer as a result, prospects for longer-run economic growth and development will decline. 
 The AIDS epidemic may also divert public spending from investments in physical and human capital to health expenditures, leading over time to slower growth of the gross domestic product. Foreign and domestic private investment might also decline if potential investors become convinced that the epidemic is seriously undermining the rate of return to investment.]]> 2017-02-19 18:48:29 UTC https://padlet.com/kyleeschmaus/nr8m3abxaa9v/wish/154814693 Social Stigmas kyleeschmaus https://padlet.com/kyleeschmaus/nr8m3abxaa9v/wish/154814704 Many people living with HIV/AIDS also have to live with the social stigmas that come with that burden. People who don't have the disease don't know what it's like to go through it and therefore create social stigmas against people living with HIV. This is basically a disapproval or discrimination. When people find out that a certain person has contracted HIV, they develop ideas of how it came to be. They'll think you weren't being mature and were having unsafe sex and weren't taking the necessary precautions. People with HIV have a fear of social stigmas all around them but as they go through this disease, they'll need all the support they can get.]]> 2017-02-19 18:48:44 UTC https://padlet.com/kyleeschmaus/nr8m3abxaa9v/wish/154814704 Strategies kyleeschmaus https://padlet.com/kyleeschmaus/nr8m3abxaa9v/wish/154815210 The National HIV/AIDS Strategy is a five-year plan that details principles, priorities, and actions to guide our collective national response to the HIV epidemic.
The United States will become a place where new HIV infections are rare and when they do occur, every person regardless of age, gender, race/ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity or socio-economic circumstance, will have unfettered access to high quality, life-extending care, free from stigma and discrimination.
Strategy goals include:
  1. Reduce New Infections
  2. Increase Access to Care and Improve Health Outcomes for People Living with HIV
  3. Reduce HIV-Related Health Disparities and Health Inequities
  4. Achieve a More Coordinated National Response to the HIV Epidemic
]]> 2017-02-19 18:57:13 UTC https://padlet.com/kyleeschmaus/nr8m3abxaa9v/wish/154815210 Role of Government kyleeschmaus https://padlet.com/kyleeschmaus/nr8m3abxaa9v/wish/155926238 A number of United States government agencies have come together in the common cause of turning the tide against the HIV/AIDS pandemic. They support a range of activities—from research to technical assistance and financial support to other nations—to combat the global HIV/AIDS pandemic. These global activities are coordinated with PEPFAR.
The agencies involved are 
- Department of State
- Department of Health and Human services (CDC, FDA, Health resources and services administration global HIV/AIDS program, NIH, Office of global affairs, SAMHSA)
- Department of commerce
- Department of defense
- Department of labor
- Peace Corps
- USAID
- Implementing agencies]]> 2017-02-23 23:21:25 UTC https://padlet.com/kyleeschmaus/nr8m3abxaa9v/wish/155926238 Non-governmental organizations kyleeschmaus https://padlet.com/kyleeschmaus/nr8m3abxaa9v/wish/155927179 Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) - An innovative partnership that leads and inspires the world in achieving universal access to HIV prevention, treatment, care and support.

]]> 2017-02-23 23:31:51 UTC https://padlet.com/kyleeschmaus/nr8m3abxaa9v/wish/155927179 Reflection kyleeschmaus https://padlet.com/kyleeschmaus/nr8m3abxaa9v/wish/155927309 Throughout this project, I was able to better understand HIV and AIDS and because of that, I'm more aware of the possible treatments out there. I enjoyed my experience researching this topic because there is so much information out there and so many different opinions on this issue. This issue is not just in one area. It's all over the world which is why I chose this topic. It can affect anyone at any time when practicing unsafe sex and I think it's important for people to be aware of the risks.]]> 2017-02-23 23:33:06 UTC https://padlet.com/kyleeschmaus/nr8m3abxaa9v/wish/155927309