Surgeon General’s Report on Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
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The Surgeon General’s Report on Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome is a landmark 1986 U.S. public health document that provided clear, science-based information on HIV/AIDS to the American public and helped shape national awareness and policy during the early years of the epidemic.
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| instanceOf |
HIV/AIDS policy document
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government document → public health report → |
| addressesTopic |
blood transfusion safety
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intravenous drug use and HIV → modes of HIV transmission → prevention of HIV infection → public health education campaigns → sexual behavior and AIDS risk → stigma and discrimination related to AIDS → |
| aim |
to guide national policy on HIV/AIDS
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to provide clear science-based information on HIV/AIDS to the American public → to reduce fear and misinformation about AIDS → |
| associatedWith |
Reagan administration
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federal response to AIDS in the 1980s → |
| author |
C. Everett Koop
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| authorRole |
Surgeon General of the United States
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| characterizedAs |
landmark public health document
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| clarified |
HIV is not spread by casual contact
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| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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| distributedBy |
U.S. Public Health Service
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| emphasized |
non-casual transmission of HIV
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science-based information over moral judgment → the importance of sex education in AIDS prevention → use of condoms to reduce HIV transmission risk → |
| field |
medicine
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public health policy → |
| focusesOn |
Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
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human immunodeficiency virus → |
| historicalContext |
early years of the HIV/AIDS epidemic in the United States
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| influenced |
U.S. HIV/AIDS prevention policy
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U.S. public awareness of HIV/AIDS → public discourse on sexuality and disease → |
| language |
English
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| notableFor |
direct discussion of sexual practices in an official U.S. government document
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helping to normalize public discussion of AIDS → |
| publicationDecade |
1980s
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| publicationYear |
1986
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| publisher |
Office of the Surgeon General of the United States
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| shortName |
1986 Surgeon General’s AIDS Report
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| subject |
HIV/AIDS
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epidemiology → health education → public health → |
| targetAudience |
general American public
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health educators → policymakers → |
| timePeriodCovered |
early HIV/AIDS epidemic in the United States
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| title |
Surgeon General’s Report on Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
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C. Everett Koop
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Surgeon General’s Report on Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
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Surgeon General’s Report on Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
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