UNSPECIFIED. (2002) Messages of responsibility: HIV/AIDS prevention materials in England. HEALTH, 6 (2). pp. 139-171. ISSN 1363-4593

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Abstract

This article investigates messages of responsibility expressed in HIV/AIDS health promotion literature produced in England. Critical academic literature provides an analysis of the impact of overly individualized approaches to responsibihty for health, which lead to victim blaming. While some of the materials in this sample demonstrate the type of simplistic approach to responsibility addressed by this literature, there are also some expressing shared social and organizational responsibility for AIDS prevention. These complex differences will be discussed in the article with reference to specific examples of image and text from prevention materials. I argue that isolated messages of individual responsibility alone do not encourage readers to identify with the broader social context of the epidemic. It is not only possible but imperative to integrate notions of broader shared responsibilities into public health efforts in order to generate a community response that includes attempts to reduce social vulnerability among those most at risk of contracting the virus. This has implications for the success of future HIV prevention efforts both in England and globally.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Subjects:	R Medicine > RA Public aspects of medicine > RA0421 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine H Social Sciences
Journal or Publication Title:	HEALTH
Publisher:	SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD
ISSN:	1363-4593
Date:	April 2002
Volume:	6
Number:	2
Number of Pages:	33
Page Range:	pp. 139-171
Publication Status:	Published
URI:	http://wrap.warwick.ac.uk/id/eprint/11036

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