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Chapter 33 Section 3
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Health Issues of the 1980s: AIDS
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AIDS (acquired immune deficiency syndrome)
Possibly began spreading around the world as early as 1960
Caused by the HIV virus which destroys the immune system (can’t fight
off infection)
Transmitted via bodily fluids
Most early victims were homosexual men and IV drug users
Many contracted it via blood transfusions in the early days, now blood is
screened for HIV
Children also contracted it through their infected mothers
As 1980’s progressed the disease spread among all populations
HUGE FEAR DURING 1980s DUE TO UNKNOWN ELEMENTS OF
DISEASE. PANIC!!!!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1LKJ5ZzzL0w
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RflbfAkfdBM
AIDS TODAY
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MSM account for more than half (53%) of all new HIV infections in the U.S. each
year, as well as nearly half (48%) of people living with HIV.
While CDC estimates that MSM account for just 4% of the US male population
aged 13 and older, the rate of new HIV diagnoses among MSM in the US is more
than 44 times that of other men and more than 40 times that of women.
Individuals infected through heterosexual contact account for 31% of annual new
HIV infections and 28% of people living with HIV.
While blacks represent approximately 12% of the U.S. population, they account
for almost half (46%) of people living with HIV in the US, as well as nearly half
(45%) of new infections each year. HIV infections among blacks overall have
been roughly stable since the early 1990s.
At some point in their life, approximately one in 16 black men will be diagnosed
with HIV, as will one in 30 black women.
Hispanics/Latinos represent 15% of the population but account for an estimated
17% of people living with HIV and 17% of new infections. HIV infections among
Hispanics/Latinos overall have been roughly stable since the early 1990s.
www.cdc.gov/hiv.
NC HIV RATES BY COUNTY
HIV RATES BY STATE
Health Issues of 1980s: Drug Abuse
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Arguments made for and against legalization of
some drugs
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For: end gang violence
Against: encourage use
Call for more treatment facilities for addicts
Rise of Drug Use in the Inner City
Reagan administration launched War on Drugs
Just Say No Campaign, led by Nancy Reagan
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lQXgVM30mIY
(summary)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UNVywbj7vto
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1woiiOxpJ4M
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rfj3dPkeaqI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3FtNm9CgA6U
Issues of the 1980’s: Education
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1983 “Nation at Risk” report, revealed that the US was
behind other industrialized countries in education
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23 million Americans unable to follow a “basic” instruction manual
or complete a job application
Led to debate about quality of education
Recommendation was for longer school days, extended school year,
more homework
Suggested pay increases for teachers
More emphasis on “core” subjects, English, Math, Science, and
Social Studies
1991 George Bush proposes “choice plan” using public funds
to allow parents to send students to schools of their choice
(public, private, religious), debated
Rise of “Charter Schools”
Education Today
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US currently ranks 18th among the 36
“industrialized nations”
South Korea is ranked #1, Finland and
Canada closely follow
Focus on increasing graduation rate and US
performance in Math and Science