International Studies 400B - Fighting HIV/AIDS:Medical,Political and Social Strategies 1,x Nyrop

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Whitman College

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This mini-course (4 lectures) focuses on changes in public health policy and practice in response to the HIV/AIDS pandemic. In particular the course will concentrate on responses such as syringe exchange, peer driven outreach efforts, and the rise of what has come to be known as harm reduction. Policies in the United States will be contrasted with those in Australia, Canada, Iran, the Netherlands, and Russia. Importance will be given to demonstrating that responses to the HIV/AIDS pandemic have resulted in dramatic shifts in public health approaches to other diseases and in working with stigmatized and marginalized population groups (e.g., racial and ethnic minority groups, drug users, prostitutes). This course will demonstrate the links between anthropological/sociological research and public health policy. (Offered Oct. 21-Oct. 30)

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4.00

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Institution Website:

www.whitman.edu

Phone Number:

(509) 527-5111

Regional Accreditation:

Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities

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Semester

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