HIV/AIDS and anthropology

10 Physical and Emotional Health Concerns of LGBTQ Students posted on  June 17, 2013 by Ric Chollar, LCSW CW: discussion of homo-/bi-/transphobia, mental illnesses and mental disorders, depression, anxiety, suicide, STI and HIV stigma, substance and drug abuse, and body image/body shaming LGBTQ STUDENTS FACE unique challenges related to physical and emotional health care. College counselors and health care providers need to be aware of these concerns. Many of the issues are interrelated, impacting one another, with a common theme of coping in a potentially hostile, homophobic, anti-LGBTQ world. Keep in mind that the vast majority of queer students arrive and thrive at college as extremely healthy, confident, strong, and resilient young adult. Thus not all LGBTQ students will experience these physical and emotional health problems, but a number of students might (and some with life-threatening severity). The following resource identifies ten area of concern regarding ...

Medical Anthropology: The study of human disease in a cross-cultural, historical and evolutionary perspective. It marks the intersection between biology, culture and applied research. Important TENENTS that will be covered over the course of this semester: Biology and culture matter equally in the human experience of disease every aspect of the illness experience from the individual's recognition of the symptoms to assessments of treatment outcomes is shaped by the cultural frameworks of the sufferer and of those to who he/she turns for help. (A "bio-cultural perspective" avoids the REDUCTIONISM of models which neglect cultural factors) The political economy is the primary epidemiological factor People's health risks and the treatment resources which are available are directly related to the economic and political structures in a society Ethnography is an essential tool to understand human suffering due to disease allows for a holist...