HIV in the Health Care Workplace (open access)

HIV in the Health Care Workplace

This background paper examines evidence of the risk of HIV transmission in the health care workplace and discusses the policy implications of CDC guidelines and congressional actions in response to this risk.
Date: November 1991
Creator: United States. Congress. Office of Technology Assessment.
System: The UNT Digital Library
External Review of the Federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's HIV Prevention Program: Summary and Overview (open access)

External Review of the Federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's HIV Prevention Program: Summary and Overview

This report discusses the process for developing a comprehensive HIV/AIDS prevention plan. Phase I established four general goals: 1) assess risks; 2) develop prevention technologies; 3) build p revention capacities; and 4) implement prevention programs. Phase II focused on four groups at increased risk for HIV infection: women and infants; injecting drug users; youth in high-risk situations; and men who have sex with men.
Date: September 1994
Creator: United States. Congress. Office of Technology Assessment.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The CDC's Case Definition of AIDS: Implications of Proposed Revisions (open access)

The CDC's Case Definition of AIDS: Implications of Proposed Revisions

This background paper examines the epidemiologic evidence used by the CDC in deciding to revise the AIDS case definition and the impact the proposed definition will have on surveillance. The paper also explores the logistical consequences and other implications of the revised definition, including its impact on Social Security disability determinations.
Date: June 1990
Creator: United States. Congress. Office of Technology Assessment.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Difficult-To-Reuse Needles for the Prevention of HIV Infection Among Injecting Drug Abusers (open access)

Difficult-To-Reuse Needles for the Prevention of HIV Infection Among Injecting Drug Abusers

This paper reviews various possibilities of using non-reusable injection technologies for reducing HIV transmission among injecting drug users in the United States. It does not put forth the redesign of injection equipment as a policy option for congressional consideration; it merely examines some of the implications of a proposal put forth by some health experts.
Date: October 1992
Creator: United States. Congress. Office of Technology Assessment.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Adverse Reactions to HIV Vaccines: Medical, Ethical, and Legal Issues (open access)

Adverse Reactions to HIV Vaccines: Medical, Ethical, and Legal Issues

The purpose of this background paper is to describe the current state of development of HIV vaccines, and to discuss what is known about adverse reactions that may occur. The background paper provides an overview of ethical issues that arise in the conduct of HIV vaccine trials. The report also discusses alternatives to the current product liability system to encourage the development of HIV vaccines and to fairly compensate those who are harmed as a result of adverse reactions to the vaccine.
Date: September 1995
Creator: United States. Congress. Office of Technology Assessment.
System: The UNT Digital Library