Discussion 1
The Focus on Youth + ImPACt intervention was based on the African Americans. As the National Center for Cultural Competence (National Center for Cultural Competence, n.d.) reveled is true that the HIV and other transmitted diseases were present in a higher percentage among African American racial and ethnic group but the promotion and knowledge and information sharing should focus on all youth regardless of the community. As stated by the center the prevention is the key to prevent and contain the epidemic should than the focus on prevention of transmitting diseases among all ethnicities to reduce the threat? The target population should also be spread on other groups. The statistic for U.S. about AIDS and HIV shows that about one in 4 new HIV infections is between 13-24 years old and that 1 in 8 are unaware of their infections and that the percentage of newly affected is also high among other subpopulation and within the other infections (AIDS.gov, n.d.). More raising awareness campaigns are needed and promotion of testing for possible infections among all groups.
Discussion 2
The question is how to address a target population of homosexuals, gays and bisexuals that are the most vulnerable to the HIV infection based on the reports on CDC (2015) since the 3MC technique is effective on reducing the sexual risk practices but only if the group has been identified? The CDC has reported (2015) that higher risks of HIV infections lie among the unemployment, under educated, imprisonment, economic status and insurance. Aren’t than all strategies to prevent infection focused more on the curative and not, as would be wise on the prevention and reduction of risks?
Discussion 3
Culturally appropriate interventions such as Caudate that focused on the Latino youth was based on the cultural values, social norms, behavior and attitudes to reduce cultural based HIV sexual Risk reduction is a good example of providing the information to the youth by using linguistic and cultural materials and activities in order to promote safer sex behavior. The knowledge was increased and the promotion of the use of condoms and was focused on small groups (CDC, n.d.). The question does the statistic changed among the target group and newly affected and what are the future predictions of success?
Discussion 4
With the information given by that not on all demographic groups the technique of target population would be recommended. Which group has been therefore identified as potential for the RESPECT approach? How do you measure the target population and how can you say that with only one strategy the reduction of risks was made as the complex combination of various strategies across the country could have that effect (Coates, 2008).
Discussion 5
With RESPECT intervention based on individual levels showed the efficiency of the intervention in higher report of usage of condoms (Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, 2015). If such a technique proved to be successful, why is it not more spread? What are the costs of potential individual counseling about particular risks among the youth? I believe that this tactic could not be used for the whole country.
Work cited
AIDS.gov. (N.d). AIDS, HIV statistics U.S. retrieved https://www.aids.gov/hiv-aids- basics/hiv-aids-101/statistics/
Center for Disease Control and Prevention - CDC. (N.d.). Replication Effective Programs Plus. Retrieved from http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/prevention/research/rep/packages/cuidate.html
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - CDC. (2015). RESPECT. Retrieved from http://effectiveinterventions.cdc.gov/en/HighImpactPrevention/Interventions/RESPEC T.aspx
Coates, Thomas. (2008). Behavioral Strategies to Reduce HIV Transmission: How to Make them Work Better. Retrieved from http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2702246/
National Center for Cultural Competence - NCCC. (n.d). Retrieved from http://nccc.georgetown.edu/
