HIV, Health and Your Community: A Guide for Action (2)
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[This is additional information from the authors of the book. DN Mod.]
Greetings,
We would like to draw your attention to our new book "HIV, Health, and
Your Community: a guide for action". We think that you and your organi-
zation may find it useful. We have constructed a website featuring the
book:
http://sites.netscape.net/hivbookusa/
The book is a comprehensive, easy-to-understand guide for people work-
ing with HIV and AIDS throughout the world. It would be equally useful
in a rural village in southern Africa, a major city in Thailand or the
United States, or a Peace Corps Volunteer's backpack. It is designed as
a manual for people confronting the HIV epidemic in their communities,
and is easily accessible to those without medical or technical knowl-
edge and without prior training in the prevention of HIV or the care of
those with AIDS.
Topics discussed in the book range from the biology of the virus to de-
signing prevention programs, from the epidemiology of the disease to
writing grant proposals. We explicitly discuss the risk factors for in-
fection and suggest helpful methods for explaining them and assisting
people to change their behavior. We focus on public health interven-
tions that are possible in economically disadvantaged settings. We also
include an appendix aimed at readers with medical training discusses
common HIV-related illnesses and their treatment.
The book is published by Stanford University Press and Cambridge Uni-
versity Press and the paperback is available for US$ 14.95. Non-profit
organizations ordering in bulk will be offered a 40% discount. We are
donating all of the author's proceeds to non-profit AIDS organizations.
We have been working on this project for quite some time and are very
interested in making sure the book gets out to people who can really
use it. Please contact either of us should you have any ideas about how
the book might best be distributed or improved.
Sincerely,
Reuben Granich, MD, MPH
Berkeley, California
mailto:RGranich@dhs.ca.gov
Jonathan Mermin, MD, MPH
Kampala, Uganda
mailto:JMermin@dhs.ca.gov
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