4.0 HEALTH WORKERS DISSEMINATE INFO THROUGH CLEARINGHOUSE CONDUCT SURVEY OF INFORMATION NEEDS DEVELOP EDUCATIONAL TRAINING CENTERS DEVELOP EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS SPONSOR DRUG ABUSE TRAINING COORDINATE FEDERAL AGENCIES EVALUATE EFFORTS STATE HEALTH AGENCIES STATE DRUG ABUSE AGENCIES STATE EDUCATION AGENCIES STATE LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES LOCAL AGENCIES • VOLUNTARY ORGANIZATIONS NATIONAL INFORMATION EDUCATION COALITION NATIONAL EDUCATION COALITION NATIONAL HEALTH ORGANIZATIONS NATIONAL AIDS ORGANIZATIONS NATIONAL EDUCATION ORGANIZATIONS NATIONAL MINORITY ORGANIZATIONS NATIONAL PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS NATIONAL RELIGIOUS ORGANIZATIONS NATIONAL YOUTH ORGANIZATIONS LOCAL AFFILIATES/COUNTERPARTS · COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES · PRIVATE ENTERPRISE NATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS AGENCY NATIONAL BUSINESS ASSOCIATIONS NATIONAL LABOR ORGANIZATIONS NATIONAL MEDIA BUSINESSES THAT SERVE YOUTH, SCHOOLS, HEALTH LOCAL AFFILIATES 4.1 Physicians and Nurses Physicians and nurses make up a primary group of health professionals requiring timely clinical, laboratory, research, and risk reduction information to care for persons infected with AIDS and to serve as a community information resource. They also require appropriate messages for those with positive antibody tests for the AIDS virus and for sex and needle-sharing partners and family members of infected persons. This group will need to be informed of steps they can take to reduce their own risk of infection. Public, private, hospital, and non-hospital personnel are included in this group. Special emphasis will be given to reaching minority health professionals and providers who serve minority patients, particularly minority women. 4.2 Dentists and Hygienists Dentists, dental hygienists, and dental technicians are at a small theoretical occupational risk of being infected by the AIDS virus. 4.3 Allied Health Workers Allied health workers, such as emergency medical service personnel, hemophilia clinic staff, methadone and othe, drug abuse workers, community health and social service workers, plasma donation center personnel, medical technologists and hospital laboratory staff require accurate information about AIDS and work procedures that decrease unwarranted fear and enhance occupational safety skills. |