AIDS and American Values: Presented to the World Affairs Council, Los Angeles, California

AIDS and American Values: Presented to the World Affairs Council, Los Angeles, California

Contributor(s):
Koop, Charles Everett, 1916-2013
Publication:
Produced: 21 September 1987
Language(s):
English
Format:
Text
Subject(s):
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
Global Health
Health Care Costs
Communicable Disease Control
Refusal to Treat
Developing Countries
Genre(s):
Archival Materials
Speeches
Abstract:
While in his early speeches on AIDS Koop focused on educating the American people about the nature of AIDS and on ways to protect themselves from infection--the most immediate goal of any public health official--in later speeches he increasingly explored the social, economic, and legal ramifications of the disease. The effect of AIDS on health insurance, employment, education, and housing became more pronounced and more troubling as growing scientific understanding of the disease and the development of the first anti-retroviral drugs in the late 1980s helped AIDS carriers live longer. Koop pleaded with Americans not to discriminate against AIDS patients out of fear of the disease, and instead appealed to their sense of fairness and empathy in helping carriers to adjust to life with AIDS.
Copyright:
The National Library of Medicine believes this item to be in the public domain. (More information)
Extent:
29 pages
NLM Unique ID:
101584930X96 (See in Profiles in Science)
Profiles in Science ID:
QQBBGR
Permanent Link:
http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101584930X96
Archival Collection:
The C. Everett Koop Papers (Profiles in Science)