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This chartpack is a supplemental report based on a subset of the Survey of Americans on HIV/AIDS and provides additional analysis on the opinions and experiences of 18- to 25-year-olds on HIV/AIDS. A full survey report, including full question wording for results presented in this report is available here. Chartpack (.pdf)
This new chartpack provides an overview of major trends in the HIV/AIDS epidemic in the United States. Chartpack (.pdf)
This report focuses on how national media campaigns on HIV/AIDS have evolved over the last 25 years in the U.S., reflecting the changing nature of the disease as awareness and treatment have progressed. It also provides insight on the approaches, historical context and impact of leading national public education campaigns. Report (.pdf)
June 5, 2006, marks twenty-five years since the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued its first warning about an emerging illness that soon became known as AIDS. In recognition of this day, the Kaiser Family Foundation is releasing several new and updated resources: Evolution of an Epidemic: 25 Years of HIV/AIDS Media Campaigns in the U.S. AIDS at 25: An Overview of Major Trends in the U.S. Epidemic The Global HIV/AIDS Timeline is…
These toplines provide the complete survey questions and responses to the Survey of Americans on HIV/AIDS conducted between March 24 and April 18, 2006. The survey covers a variety of topics including HIV/AIDS as a problem for our nation, knowledge and perceptions about HIV/AIDS, domestic HIV spending and program priorities, views on the global HIV epidemic, and African Americans and HIV. Toplines (.pdf)
This national survey released by the Kaiser Family Foundation finds that Americans increasingly believe the U.S. should be a global leader on HIV/AIDS, including spending more money to fight the epidemic abroad and at home. This comes despite an American characteristic distaste for foreign aid and at a time when there is a growing budget deficit. Six in ten Americans agree that the U.S. is a global leader and has a responsibility to help fight…
Chartpack: 2006 Survey of Americans on HIV/AIDS These charts highlight data from the Survey of Americans on HIV/AIDS conducted between March 24 and April 18, 2006. The survey covers a variety of topics including HIV/AIDS as a problem for our nation, knowledge and perceptions about HIV/AIDS, domestic HIV spending and program priorities, views on the global HIV epidemic, and African Americans and HIV. Chartpack (.pdf)
Policy makers frequently turn to media-based public education campaigns as a way to address public health issues of all kinds, from childhood obesity to enrolling seniors in prescription drug plans. In order to help assess the effectiveness of recent efforts, the Kaiser Family Foundation hosted a forum featuring the authors of three major studies evaluating campaigns on smoking, childhood obesity and youth STD and HIV prevention. The forum featured presentations by: Donna Vallone, associate vice…
These toplines provide the complete survey questions and responses to the September/October 2005 Kaiser Health Poll Report, a bimonthly report designed to provide key tracking information on public opinion about health care topics to journalists, policymakers and the general public. It includes a series of questions on how the public views the HIV/AIDS epidemic in the United States. Survey Toplines (.pdf)
An informative booklet on preventing unintended pregnancies, HIV and AIDS and other STDs, this brochure was produced by the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation as a project of the Foundation and MTV. It's Your (Sex) Life: Your Guide to Safe & Responsible Sex (.pdf)
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