When sports and HIV share the bill, smart money goes on common sense
Article Abstract:
The National Basketball Association (NBA) has led other professional US sports organizations in educating its players about the transmission of HIV. The US Olympic Congress has developed a plan to educate athletes and sports officials on HIV, and to prevent the transmission of HIV and hepatitis B during athletic competitions. National Football League (NFL) and National Hockey League officials have sent out letters urging education and optional HIV testing and counseling. Major league baseball officials have taken less action on HIV possibly because baseball involves less contact between players. Doctors who specialize in infectious diseases say the risk of transmitting HIV during athletic events is very low.Many of the athletes who participated in the 1990 Gay Games, an olympic-style event for homosexual athletes, were HIV-positive, but there was no known transmission of HIV from one athlete to another during the games. Associations for college and high school athletics have taken steps to educate their athletes. The main weapons to combat the spread of AIDS are still education and information.
Publication Name: JAMA, The Journal of the American Medical Association
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0098-7484
Year: 1992
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Global full-court press against HIV, AIDS spurred by player's infection
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Numerous activities are being planned for World AIDS Day on Dec 1, 1991, which will be observed in almost every nation and all 50 states in the US. These activities will promote AIDS awareness and commemorate individuals committed to the fight against AIDS. Public health officials will present several lectures on AIDS awareness and advances in AIDS research. They will also urge state governors, heads of state and local health departments and the media to increase their AIDS activities. The Public Health Service will honor 20 Americans for their role in the fight against AIDS. The founder of the NAMES Project will talk about the AIDS memorial quilt, and panels will be on display at the National Institutes of Health and at many state observances. The entire quilt will be displayed in Washington, DC in Oct 1992.
Publication Name: JAMA, The Journal of the American Medical Association
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0098-7484
Year: 1991
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