ERIC Number: EJ1453083
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2024-Dec
Pages: 9
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ISSN: ISSN-0271-0560
EISSN: EISSN-1536-0741
The Danger of a Single Story: A Case for (Re)Centering Black Women and HIV in Higher Education
New Directions for Higher Education, n208 p33-41 2024
Although HIV rates are statistically stable, meaning the number of new acquisitions has remained relatively flat, the impact of the epidemic is uneven. Black women between the ages of 13 and 34 are more likely to acquire HIV, suggesting intervention during college is an ideal HIV mitigation strategy. Moreover, far too few Black women who could benefit from biomedical interventions have them or know about them. In this piece, I explore the current landscape and context of HIV and the college environment for Black women, revealing the social, cultural, and epistemic need to restory and better nuance the HIV crisis. I elucidate how and why the college context is a particularly vital space for HIV-related health equity and the possibilities for transformation through teaching, research, practice, and policies around HIV and Black women.
Descriptors: Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS), Higher Education, Females, Disproportionate Representation, Biomedicine, Intervention, African American Students, College Students, Social Environment, Cultural Context, Epistemology, Student Needs, Public Health, Equal Education, Access to Health Care, Misconceptions, Epidemiology
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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