West Gwendolyn
Merck Public Health Post-Doctorate Fellow, National Center for Bioethics in Research and Health Care, Tuskegee University, , Email:
J Healthc Sci Humanit. 2021 Fall;11(1):251-258.
Communications is a vital component of everyday life. Without it, many people may find it hard to survive in today's society. There is a multiplicity of ways to communicate, be it verbal or non-verbal. However, if the constructs of communication are misconstrued, it is worthless. Especially, when there is an urgency to save lives using communications. Health communications is one aspect that is critical for population health. If used properly, it can reduce the risk of epidemics and pandemics. Globally, HIV/AIDS became a pandemic in the early 1980s. The World Health Organization (WHO) reported by 2020, there were more than 55.9 million confirmed cases of HIV/AIDS and 36.3 million died from the dread disease worldwide. Out of these grave statistics, Black women are affected more than any other group by the HIV/AIDS pandemic. This article aims to shed light on this growing issue and set in motion an understanding how adequate health communications can eradicate Black women from the growing demise of HIV/AIDS.
沟通是日常生活的重要组成部分。没有它，许多人可能会发现在当今社会很难生存。沟通方式多种多样，无论是口头的还是非口头的。然而，如果沟通的结构被误解，那它就是毫无价值的。特别是在急需通过沟通来拯救生命的时候。健康沟通是对人群健康至关重要的一个方面。如果使用得当，它可以降低流行病和大流行病的风险。在全球范围内，艾滋病毒/艾滋病在20世纪80年代初成为一种大流行病。世界卫生组织（WHO）报告称，到2020年，全球有超过5590万例确诊的艾滋病毒/艾滋病病例，3630万人死于这种可怕的疾病。在这些严峻的统计数据中，黑人女性受艾滋病毒/艾滋病大流行的影响比任何其他群体都要大。本文旨在阐明这个日益严重的问题，并推动人们理解充分的健康沟通如何能够使黑人女性摆脱艾滋病毒/艾滋病日益增长的死亡威胁。
