Notice to Readers Availability of Informational Material on
AIDS
As part of the effort to inform the American public about the
cause, modes of transmission, and other aspects of AIDS, the Public
Health Service (PHS) and the American Red Cross launched a joint
mass
media campaign in mid-1985. Three television public service
announcements aimed at dispelling misconceptions about getting AIDS
from casual contact and at promoting use of the PHS toll-free
hotline
(1-800-342-AIDS) were developed and aired by stations nationwide.
These announcements were recently sent to state AIDS coordinators,
requesting that they encourage public service directors of
television
stations in their states to air them. Printed material produced in
conjunction with the campaign is available for distribution.
The following materials, which were produced jointly by the PHS
and the American Red Cross, can be obtained by writing to AIDS,
Suite
700, 1555 Wilson Boulevard, Rosslyn, VA 22209:
Poster:Four-color poster features singer Patti LaBelle and
carries
the message,"Don't listen to rumors about AIDS. Get the
Facts!"
Provides PHS toll-free AIDS hotline number. (Up to 50 free
copies)
Leaflets (Up to 50 free copies):
AIDS, Sex and You
Facts About AIDS and Drug Abuse
AIDS and Your Job--Are There Risks?
Gay and Bisexual Men and AIDS
AIDS and Children--Information for Parents of School Age
Children
AIDS and Children--Information for Teachers and School
Officials
Caring for the AIDS Patient at Home
If Your Test for Antibody to the AIDS Virus is Positive...
Additional materials, which were developed by the PHS, are
available from the addresses indicated:
Surgeon General's Report on AIDS (October 1986). Write to
AIDS,
P. O. Box 14252, Washington, D.C. 20044. (Up to 50 free
copies)
Facts About AIDS. Write to AIDS, Suite 700, 1555 Wilson
Boulevard, Rosslyn, VA 22209. (Up to 50 free copies)
Scriptographic booklets. Write to Office of Public Inquiries,
Centers for Disease Control, Building 1, Room B-63, 1600
Clifton
Road, Atlanta, GA 30333. (Up to 25 free copies):
What Everyone Should Know About AIDS (also available
in
Spanish)
Why You Should Be Informed About AIDS (for health
care
workers)
What Gay and Bisexual Men Should Know About AIDS
AIDS and Shooting Drugs
Videotapes. To purchase tapes ($55 each), write to National
Audiovisual Center, 8700 Edgeworth Drive, Capitol Heights, MD
20743-3701, Attn: Customer Service Section; telephone
(301)763-1896. For free loan, write to Modern Talking Picture
Service, 5000 Park Street, North, St. Petersburg, FL 33709,
Attn: Film Scheduling; telephone (813)541-5763:
AIDS: Fears and Facts (for the general public)
What If the Patient Has AIDS? (for health care
workers)
AIDS and Your Job (for policemen, firemen, and other
emergency personnel)
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