A common misconception is held among many ethnic minorities in San Francisco that AIDS is exclusively a ‘gay white male disease’. This myth is false, but dangerous. To assist ethnic minorities in understanding their risks for AIDS, successful educational programs for these populations must recognize the diversity within these communities, including their differing cultures, languages and religious backgrounds. San Francisco has adopted a model that utilizes well-established and well-respected community-based organizations to provide the education and risk reduction programs. Utilizing these organizations allows for education of diverse populations that is culturally and linguistically relevant, thus allowing San Francisco an opportunity to prevent the national minority AIDS statistics from occurring within its boundaries.
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Patricia E. Evans (1988) studied this question.