Depoliticize Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection: A Commentary

Depoliticize Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection: A Commentary

Public-health policy is inconsistent in its approach to the sexually transmitted disease human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Nearly every health agency has politicized the reporting, finding, and contacting of HIV cases. There is also no consistency among the various state health departments and t...

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Main Author: Marvin S. Amstey
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 1994-01-01
Series:Infectious Diseases in Obstetrics and Gynecology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/S1064744994000426
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spelling doaj-5421f93cb69b4c71b32f425c9f67cc522020-11-24T23:30:06ZengHindawi LimitedInfectious Diseases in Obstetrics and Gynecology1064-74491098-09971994-01-0122717510.1155/S1064744994000426Depoliticize Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection: A CommentaryMarvin S. Amstey0Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Rochester, School of Medicine and Dentistry, Highland Hospital, 1000 South Avenue, Rochester 14620, NY, USAPublic-health policy is inconsistent in its approach to the sexually transmitted disease human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Nearly every health agency has politicized the reporting, finding, and contacting of HIV cases. There is also no consistency among the various state health departments and the various federal health agencies. Until we have a uniform health policy that treats HIV infection as every other reportable sexually transmitted disease, we will make little progress toward controlling its inevitable increase in both cases and costs.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/S1064744994000426
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description Public-health policy is inconsistent in its approach to the sexually transmitted disease human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Nearly every health agency has politicized the reporting, finding, and contacting of HIV cases. There is also no consistency among the various state health departments and the various federal health agencies. Until we have a uniform health policy that treats HIV infection as every other reportable sexually transmitted disease, we will make little progress toward controlling its inevitable increase in both cases and costs.
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