Urbana 06 Track - Mission Through the Lens of AIDS - Seminars
AIDS Track |
An AIDS Perspective
Sex, sexuality and gender
A theology informed by AIDS
An overview of the pandemic
Social forces affecting the pandemic
Living positively (with HIV)
Hot topics Q&A
Particular Populations
AIDS and children
Human sex trafficking
Loving homosexuals well
Working with drug users
AIDS and the African American community
Responses
Caring for people with AIDS
Addressing AIDS through church partnerships
Addressing AIDS through income generation
Being a change agent
Options for AIDS advocacy
Engaging a college campus
AIDS Overview
This seminar will cover the basics of HIV epidemiology and biology and then focus on HIV treatment with a focus on antiretroviral drugs. Specific topics to be covered include the impact and limitations of treatment, the role of treatment in the bigger picture of global HIV/AIDS and missions, and the future of treatment.
Caring for People with AIDS
What is like to actually care for people with HIV/AIDS day-to-day? This seminar will provide stories and experiences from people taking care of persons with HIV/AIDS both domestically and internationally.
Working with Drug Users to Address AIDS
HIV/AIDS and drug use have always been strongly linked, particularly in the United States. This seminar will present the stories of people with both a history of drug use and HIV with a focus on understanding both how the two are connected and ways to minister to drug users with HIV/AIDS.
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