Killing us quietly Native Americans and HIV/AIDS / Irene S. Vernon.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Vernon, Irene S., 1955-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

HIV-positive persons--Medical care--United States.

HIV-positive persons.

AIDS (Disease)--Patients--United States.

AIDS (Disease).

Indians of North America--Medical care.

Indians of North America.

Indians of North America--Health and hygiene.

Indians of North America--Health risk assessment.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xv, 147 p. ) ill. ;

Manufacture:

Baltimore, Md. : Project MUSE, 2012

Place of Publication:

Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, 2001.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Over the past five centuries, waves of diseases have ravaged and sometimes annihilated Native American communities. The latest of these silent killers is HIV/AIDS. The first book to detail the devastating impact of the disease on Native Americans, Killing Us Quietly fully and minutely examines the epidemic and its social and cultural consequences among three groups in three geographical areas. Through a series of personal narratives, the book also vividly conveys the terrible individual and emotional toll the disease is taking on Native lives. Exploring Native urban, reservation, and rural perspectives, as well as the viewpoints of Native youth, women, gay or bisexual men, this study combines statistics, Native demography and histories, and profiles of Native organizations to provide a broad understanding of HIV/AIDS among Native Americans. The book confronts the unique economic and political circumstances and cultural practices that can encourage the spread of the disease in Native settings. And perhaps most important, it discusses prevention strategies and educational resources. A much-needed overview of a national calamity, Killing Us Quietly is an essential resource for Natives and non-Natives alike.

Contents:

Native American Men and HIV/AIDS

Native American Women and HIV/AIDS

Native American Youth and HIV/AIDS

Native American Prevention.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (p. 123-137) and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9786610423576

9781280423574

1280423579

9780803202405

0803202407

0-8032-0240-7

1-280-42357-9

1-4962-4528-8

OCLC:

50699589