The President's Commission on AIDS
Admiral Watkins discusses the need for government, business, and social institutions to confront AIDS. He says that the nature of transmission of the disease makes it hard to confront but ma…
149 viewsAdmiral Watkins discusses the need for government, business, and social institutions to confront AIDS. He says that the nature of transmission of the disease makes it hard to confront but ma…
149 viewsPresident-Elect, Vice President George Bush, held a news conference to announce his appointees to be Secretary of Energy and Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy.
135 viewsA Joint Economic Subcommittee on Education and Health, Improving Access to Pre-School and Post Secondary Education was the topic of discussion.
158 viewsThe National Council for International Health talked to reporters about Global AIDS issues.
72 viewsWitnesses testified on drug abuse and the proposed drug legislation. There are Two short breaks during the program.
248 viewsThe Senate House labor subcommittee held a session that discussed discrimination against the disabled.
362 viewsThe Presidential Commission on AIDS (Human Immunodeficiency Virus) debates the final report to be presented to President Reagan.
242 viewsJames Watkins, Chairman of the Presidential Commission on the HIV Epidemic held a press conference to discuss the final policy recommendations from the AIDS Commission.
45 viewsPanelists discuss increased public awareness that HIV has reached non-IV drug abusers and heterosexual persons. The panel reports to the presidential commission on AIDS, to arouse public sup…
121 viewsThe Presidential Commission on the HIV Epidemic met to discuss the adoption of the first set of national policy recommendations for fighting AIDS.
150 viewsJames Watkins, Chairman of the Presidential Commission on the HIV Epidemic, held a news conference to release the Commission’s first set of national policy recommendations.
37 viewsThe Presidential Commission on the HIV Epidemic heard testimony from medical professionals in the field on the difficulties of treating individuals with human immunodeficiency virus. Some of…
326 viewsThe Presidential Commission on the HIV Epidemic heard testimony from medical professionals and the insurance industry about the costs of caring for an individual who had been infected with t…
117 viewsThe Presidential Commission on the HIV Epidemic heard testimony from individuals from the nursing community on the difficulties of caring for individuals who had contracted the virus and lis…
119 viewsThe Presidential Commission on the HIV Epidemic heard testimony from those who provide medical care to AIDS patients and those who were infected with the virus who had had the disease develo…
323 viewsThe Presidential Commission on the HIV Epidemic heard testimony from nursing administrators and members of the higher education community to advise the commission on how the federal strategy…
134 viewsThe Presidential Commission on the HIV Epidemic heard testimony on the psychosocial issues associated with the infection and what is being done and what can be done to provide to psychologic…
155 viewsIn the second part of this hearing the Presidential Commission on the HIV Epidemic heard testimony from hospital directors and a head of nursing about the treatment of individuals who are in…
534 viewsAdmiral James Watkins, chairman of the Presidential Commission on AIDS, answered host and audience questions about the operations of the commission, the composition of the commission, and re…
78 viewsThe Presidential Commission on the Human immunodeficiency Virus Epidemic heard from witnesses about the effects of intravenous drug use and the spread of HIV. Witnesses included New York Cit…
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