{"product_id":"9780792318958","title":"Future Health Scenarios: Epidemiological, Sociocultural and Economic Scenario Analysis, Scenario Report Commissioned by the Steering Committee on Future Health Scenarios","description":"\u003ch1\u003eFuture Health Scenarios: Epidemiological, Sociocultural and Economic Scenario Analysis, Scenario Report Commissioned by the Steering Committee on Future Health Scenarios\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch2\u003eScenario Committee on AIDS; Ruitenberg, E.J.; van den Boom, F.M.L.G.; de Jager, J.C.; Reinkind, D.P.; Postma, M.J.; Albers, C.E.S.\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn March 1983 the Secretary of State for Welfare, Health and  Cultural Affairs appointed the Steering Committee on Future Health  Scenarios (STG). The task of the STG is to advise the Minister on the  future of public health and health care in the long term in the  Netherlands with a view to increasing the anticipatory capacity of  government policy. Since 1983 the STG has set up a number of  committees, including the Scenario Committee on AIDS, with a view to  mapping out possible scenarios in their particular field of interest.  The committees report in the form of scenario reports, which are of  relevance not just to the national government but also to others  involved in policy development and opinion formation in the field in  question. \u003cbr\u003e  What proportions will the HIV\/AIDS epidemic assume and how many new  HIV infections can be averted by HIV\/AIDS prevention campaigns? How  much care and support will people with HIV and AIDS need and what  successes can be expected within the care sector? What will be the  social consequences of AIDS and how can ostracism and the social  isolation of people with HIV and AIDS be avoided? \u003cbr\u003e  These and other related questions form the subject of this book, which  examines the sociocultural and economic impact of AIDS in the  Netherlands up to the year 2000. The book presents a study carried out  by the Netherlands Institute of Mental Health (NcGv) and the National  Institute of Public Health and Environmental Protection (RIVM), under  the direction of the STG Scenario Committee on AIDS. \u003cbr\u003e  The researchers look back at the epidemiological, sociocultural and  economic impact of AIDS in the Netherlands during the first decade of  the epidemic and, on the basis of this, use scenario analysis to  project the impact of AIDS up to the year 2000. \u003cbr\u003e  The future projections relate both to the impact of AIDS and the  maximization of efforts to combat the disease. In addition to a  scenario exploring the impact of AIDS if developments continue  unchanged, alternative scenarios are also put forward. These focus on  the impact of significant changes in such diverse fields as sexual  behaviour, injecting drug use, the effectiveness and organization of  HIV\/AIDS prevention programmes, and the demand for delivery of care.  \u003cbr\u003e  The book concludes that the impact of AIDS will only become fully  apparent in the second decade of the epidemic. The authors consider  the implications of this conclusion for HIV\/AIDS prevention  programmes, research, care and the efforts to counter the socially  undesirable impacts of AIDS. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by: Springer\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication Date: 1992-06-30\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Paperback\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9780792318958\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOI: 10.1007\/978-94-011-2848-3\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions: 223cm x152cm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages: 314\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Springer Netherlands","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44398664515724,"sku":"9780792318958","price":49.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9780792318958.jpg?v=1775754763","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9780792318958","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}