HIV/AIDS, Advocacy and Anti-Discrimination Legislation—The Australian Response
| Autor: | Graham Neilsen, F J Young |
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| Rok vydání: | 1994 |
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medicine.medical_specialty Disability discrimination act media_common.quotation_subject HIV Infections Legislation Context (language use) Patient Advocacy Dermatology Public opinion 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) medicine Humans Disabled Persons Pharmacology (medical) Mass Media 030212 general & internal medicine Homosexuality media_common Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome 030505 public health business.industry Public health Politics Australia Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Public relations medicine.disease Infectious Diseases Health promotion Female Public Health 0305 other medical science business Attitude to Health Prejudice |
| Zdroj: | International Journal of STD & AIDS. 5:13-17 |
| ISSN: | 1758-1052 0956-4624 |
| Popis: | This paper will address the role of mass communication strategies in the reduction of HIV/AIDS discrimination in Australia. It will focus on the interdependence of mass communication and legislation in health promotion campaigns with particular reference to the Disability Discrimination Act 1992. This will be discussed in the context of other HIV/AIDS strategies in Australia. The public health impact of discrimination is explored in relation to HIV/AIDS and the role of anti-discrimination legislation is discussed. Public health legislation can serve as a symbolic reflection of public opinion or actively change it. Laws can transform the practices of both public and private institutions and thus decrease discrimination. They can also provide specific remedies for people adversely affected by discriminatory attitudes and practices. Mass communication can maximize the impact of legislation by promoting awareness of new laws and, more importantly, lead changes in the attitudes of the polity and the wider public. |
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