Session: Beyond ABC and Abstinence-Only: The Politics of HIV Prevention (organized by HIV/AIDS Section in Collaboration with amfAR and SIECUS)


Back to Annual Meeting Page		American Public Health Association 133rd Annual Meeting & Exposition December 10-14, 2005 Philadelphia, PA

3371.1: Monday, December 12, 2005: 4:30 PM-6:00 PM

Oral

Beyond ABC and Abstinence-Only: The Politics of HIV Prevention (organized by HIV/AIDS Section in Collaboration with amfAR and SIECUS)

“ABC”—“Abstinence, Be Faithful, and Use Condoms”- is the cornerstone of current U.S. domestic and international HIV prevention policy. Although government officials assert that a balanced approach among all three ABC elements is important, only A has received significant attention. Specifically, over the past five years, the government has precipitously increased its support here and abroad for abstinence-only-until-marriage programs, while downplaying the efficacy of condoms for HIV prevention. Join amfAR, SIECUS and the APHA HIV/AIDS Section for a look at the evidence related to ABC and the impact of supporting abstinence-only programs as a public health strategy to prevent HIV/AIDS.

Learning Objectives: n/a

Moderator(s):

Susan L. Fulmer, MPH, MS, CSPP

4:30 PM

What’s so bad about ABC?
Judith Auerbach, PhD

4:50 PM

The Landscape of Abstinence-Only Programs
William Smith

5:10 PM

The APHA resolution on comprehensive sex education

Susan L. Fulmer, MPH, MS, CSPP

See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement and author's information.

Organized by:

HIV/AIDS

Endorsed by:

APHA-Committee on Women's Rights; Maternal and Child Health; Public Health Education and Health Promotion; School Health Education and Services; Socialist Caucus; Women's Caucus

The 133rd Annual Meeting & Exposition (December 10-14, 2005) of APHA