Table 4.1.

Lessons from AIDS for public health.

Decision-making process	Share power with the community Involve affected people in all decision-making bodies Make certain that decision-making groups reflect the diversity of the problem Obtain and use data to make decisions
Service needs	Broad continuum of care including non-medical services and alternative medicine Case management for disenfranchised populations or people navigating complicated service delivery systems Need for cultural competency in all aspects of service delivery Importance of privacy
Disease prevention model	Limitations of traditional public health approach Importance of health education, health promotion, community mobilization, and community empowerment models
Advocacy	Affected people are the most effective advocates Single-issue advocacy works Advocacy does not have to be polite