AIDS Epidemic. Hearing before the Committee on Labor and Human Resources. United States Senate, One Hundredth Congress, First Session on Reviewing Federal Efforts Being Conducted toward Combating the AIDS Epidemic [electronic resource]
The text of a Senate hearing called to review federal efforts combating acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) is presented in this document. Opening statements reviewing the AIDS crisis are given by Senators Edward Kennedy and Lowell Weicker, Jr. Prepared statements are included by Senators Orr...
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| Language: | English |
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| Summary: | The text of a Senate hearing called to review federal efforts combating acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) is presented in this document. Opening statements reviewing the AIDS crisis are given by Senators Edward Kennedy and Lowell Weicker, Jr. Prepared statements are included by Senators Orrin Hatch and Ted Stevens. David Baltimore and Sheldon Wolff, co-chairs of the Committee on a National Strategy for AIDS, National Academy of Sciences, discuss findings and highlights from their recent report, "Confronting AIDS," make recommendations to deal with the problems posed by the AIDS epidemic, and stress the need for public education. Witnesses focusing on the development of an AIDS vaccine include: (1) Anthony Fauci, coordinator of AIDS research at the National Institutes of Health; (2) David Martin, Jr., Genentech, Inc.; and (3) Samuel Katz, professor at Duke University School of Medicine and member of the Institute of Medicine Panel on Vaccine Development. Jonathan Mann, director of the Special Program on AIDS, World Health Organization, discusses AIDS as a global health problem. Robert Windom, Assistant Secretary for Health, Department of Health and Human Services, and C. Everett Koop, United States Surgeon General, provide an update on federal information and education initiatives to prevent and control the spread of AIDS. The "Surgeon General's Report on Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome" is included. (NB) |
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| Item Description: | ERIC Document Number: ED290988. Availability: Superintendent of Documents, Congressional Sales Office, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, DC 20402. |
| Physical Description: | 160 p. |
| Audience: | Policymakers. |