Gay Bathhouses and Public Health Policy
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| Rating | : | 4.83 (621 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1560232730 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 274 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-01-28 |
| Language | : | English |
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From the editors: “From a public health perspective, the baths first came to attention as a result of an exponential increase in sexually transmitted infections among men in the 1970s. This book—the first to be published on this timely and important topic—will help you become knowledgeable about gay bathhouses. Although there appears to have been some mention of closing bathhouses as an approach, the predominant message was to educate, test, and treat. The spread of these infections among gay men stimulated the public health community to seek ways to combat them. Explore the impact of AIDS on the gay bathhouse culture Public health policy on bathhouses has been limited and poorly documented. Unlike most other places where men have sex in public, gay bathho
Jeffery Mingo said No Bette or Patti Here, but Still Important. Too many anthologies depend on conferences in which you may get too many papers on subissue X and not enough on subissue Y. I usually call this "Catch as catch can." This book is the opposite. It has very thoughtful and needed chapters on this topic. Some readers may also like the interdisciplinary character of this text: It speaks of law, history, science, etc.Nevertheless, some of the articles are
"Important and Long Overdue. Filled with useful lessons for public health professionals engaging in bathhouse HIV/STD prevention work."