How High School Students Have Hiv

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Brazil to Distribute More Than Three Million Condoms to High School Students for HIV, Pregnancy Prevention

Brazil's Ministry of Health on Thursday announced plans to distribute 3.4 million condoms to high school students in five Brazilian cities as part of its program to prevent teen pregnancy and the spread of HIV, the Associated Press reports. The... Read more »

Students at Missouri High School Tested for HIV Following Concern of Exposure to Virus, AP/Google.com Reports

Students at a suburban St. Louis high school are being tested for HIV after an HIV-positive individual told health officials that as many as 50 students might have been exposed to the virus, the AP/Google.com reports. The St. Louis County Health... Read more »

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Michigan: High School Students Stage Events to Help Raise HIV/AIDS Awareness

Henry Ford II High School's Theatre Department this week is raising HIV/AIDS awareness through several scheduled events. On Thursday and Friday, students will perform "The Yellow Boat," a one-act play based on the true story of Benjamin Saar, a... Read more »

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How can i bring HIV/AIDS testing to my high school?

I am a dually enrolled high school LPN student. My colleagues and I had the idea of having an HIV/AIDS awareness week were our ultimate goal would be to properly educate students in HIV/AIDS and have the health department come in and provide free...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hi,I applaud your laudable efforts to bring HIV/AIDS awareness, science-based HIV prevention education, and HIV testing to your high school. My foundation has funded similar efforts on college campuses and found the experience to be profoundly... Read more »

Health Insurance for HIV+ Students

I am a junior in college and am looking to attend grad school or medical school after I graduate. One of my biggest worries, and possible limiting factor, is obtaining health insurance that will cover me while in school. Because I won't be able...

Response from Joseph McGowan, M.D., F.A.C.P.

North Shore University Hospital

As you mentioned you should look into the health insurance policies offered by the schools.In addition to that the Ryan White Care Act provides the states with funds to support primary care visits and HIV medications through ADAP (the AIDS Drug... Read more »

confidentiality issues in regards to HIV positive school students

I am a Senior Biology Major at XXXXXXX in XXX. I am taking a Social Ethics course that involves writing a paper on the topic of choice. Mine is in regards to a teacher's rights, responsibilities, and options if he/she was informed by a parent...

Response from Nancy Breuer

WorkPositive, Inc.

When a teacher learns from a parent that a student in the school has HIV, the teacher has one clear legal responsibility: to keep that information confidential. Privacy law protects the student from a teacher's disclosure of medical... Read more »

Student Riddled with HIV Anxiety: Should I go for a HIV Test? (VISIONS AND FEARS OF BEING SEXUALLY ASSAULTED WHILE SLEEPING, 2010)

Respected Dr BobYou are God's gift to us who are riddled with HIV anxiety, and wish to have a peace of mind. I am yet another such person who desperately need your valuable advice.For the past 6 weeks, I have had 'visions' of being...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello Student Riddled with HIV Anxiety,It's important to realize that having "visions of being sexually assaulted while sleeping naked" and actually being sexually assaulted while sleeping naked are two very different things! HIV... Read more »

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students are starting to get it

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

High School Offers Class on AIDS Rethinking

A private high school in Los Angeles invited Alive & Well to help design and teach a semester-long course this fall on the importance of healthy skepticism with regard to HIV and AIDS.

The philosophy of... Read more »

HIV scare puts Mo. school in uncertain territory

Posted by franfrog, 4 Replies

HIV scare puts Mo. school in uncertain territory
NORMANDY, Mo., Thu Oct 23, 08:11 PM

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Possible HIV, School, Meds, Advice???

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

Hello. I am currently in college and about to ente rmy last semester. I am going to go get tested soon, but I am afraid. Apart for the obvious reasons to worry, I am also worrying about treatment is I test +. THe treatments I know are very... Read more »

Any Worried Students?

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

I was wondering if there were any college (or even high school) students out on the boards worried about possibly being infected and waiting out the window period. Are any of you finding ways to cope and comfort yourselves during this period?

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