Education and Prevention

AIDS in the Workplace Survey: 'Wake-up Call' for American Businesses

Published in Medical Letter on the CDC and FDA, July 29th, 1996

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released a national survey of AIDS policies and education programs in the workplace during a presentation at the 11th International Conference on AIDS, held in Vancouver, British Columbia, July 7-12, 1996.

The survey revealed that nearly half of American worksites have implemented HIV/AIDS workplace policies and one in six worksites offered their employees education programs that address HIV and AIDS. "The results are good news and a challenge to do better," according to Helene Gayle, M.D., M.P.H., CDC. "Although many businesses are establishing AIDS policies, the survey shows that there are employers who have...

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