UPC: 9783319562384 | Hiv/AIDS in Rural Communities: Research Education and Advocacy (Hardcover)

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This wide-ranging volume reviews the experience and treatment of HIV/AIDS in rural America at the clinical care system community and individual levels. Rural HIV-related phenomena are explored within healthcare contexts (physician shortages treatment disparities) and the social environment (stigma the opioid epidemic) and contrasted with urban frames of reference. Contributors present latest findings on HIV medications best practices and innovative opportunities for improving care and care settings plus invaluable first-person perspective on the intersectionality of patient subpopulations. These chapters offer both seasoned and training practitioners a thorough grounding in the unique challenges of providing appropriate and effective services in the region. Featured topics include: Case study: Georgia s rural vs. non-rural populations HIV medications: how they work and why they fail Pediatric/adolescent HIV: legal and ethical issues Our experience: HIV-positive African-American women in the Deep South Learning to age successfully with HIV Bringing important detail to an often-marginalized population HIV/AIDS in Rural Communities will interest and inspire healthcare practitioners including physicians nurse practitioners physician assistants pharmacists case managers psychologists social workers counselors and family therapists as well as educators students persons living with HIV advocates community leaders and policymakers.