Let's just say that this week I was able to get a true picture of what HIV Disease is like and how people deal with it daily in their lives. I watched the two required movies and then I picked Age of AIDS. All three movies were very good and I learned alot. When I first read the assignment description I thought great four movies! How do they expect us to find the time? Granted I knew about the movies since August. I am glad I watched them though and since they were so interesting it did not feel like time was dragging on forever.
The Questions of the Week have been thought provoking and I like that! I like the fact that they put us into real life situations and force us to make a decision. For QOTW #5 I am against the Wellness Center disclosing students' status regardless of the situation. As college students this QOTW opens up our eyes to alot of the issues and should make us all want to make better decisions. QOTW #6 brought me back to times in my life where I did pull over at the scene of an accident. This is why I know that I can't just say 'oh this could never happen to me.' I am learning so much and growing in this course and I look forward to future questions of the week.
Every week I make sure that I share something I learned with someone. I know that I was unaware of alot of facts about HIV before taking this course. I know that knowledge is power so I am making sure that more people become aware. This way they can share their knowledge with others and they can make more informed choices.
Did You Know?
There is a National HIV Prevention Conference (NHPC) every year. This year the convention was in Atlanta, Georgia. There were more than 2600 attendees who participated in 43 roundtables, 140 sessions and 65 exhibits (NHPC, 2009). Preventive research was a huge part of the conference. It focused on the biological, behavioral and social factors that influence HIV transmissions (NHPC, 2009). Many interventionists and public health counselors attend the conferences. I know that this will ensure that they are able to stay up to date with all the latest research and technology. They will then be able to pass this information along to their patients. The Program Collaboration was also apart of the conference. In my opinion this will be the best way for public health counselors to network and be able to find new avenues for helping people in their communities. I know that this conference has had a tremendous impact on HIV and I hope it continues for years to come. I looked online, but did not find anything about local conferences in Central Florida. I think this would have a positive impact on our community.
Web: National HIV Prevention Conference. August 2009. Retrieved October 5, 2009 from, http://www.2009nhpc.org/
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These movies this week have been so difficult to watch. I have been so saddened by them but it only makes me want to learn more and more about the disease.
ReplyDeleteI am hoping that the International AIDS conference will return to the US soon. Obama needs to see that the government lifts the ban on travel to the US if you are HIV infected. Once that happens the conference will once again return to this country. I miss not going to get the latest information, but travel outside of the US is very expensive and so I wait.
ReplyDeleteWhat was some of the stuff presented at the conference you found? Did they discuss any of the presentations?