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The Police Power And HIV/STDs In The Elderly Edward P. Richards, IIIProfessorUniversity of Missouri – Kansas CitySchool of Law5100 Rockhill RoadKansas City, MO 64110(816)235-2370/richardse@umkc.edu Overview HIV/STDs As A Special Case HIV - Especially Dangerous To The Elderly General Problem of Communicable Diseases Driven By Changing Demographics Demands A Public Health Approach Police Powers To Protect the Community Personal Health Services for Individuals Risk Factors For HIV/STDs Drug Use Sharing Needles Trading Sex For Drugs Sexual Activity Frequency Number Of Partners Practices Core Group Dynamics Why Are The Elderly At Risk? Elderly Have Always Been At Risk Small Numbers Social Stigma Hides Cases Changes in Community Demographics Increasing The Risks Increasing The Numbers Traditional Health Status Death Came Earlier Less Time Retired Less Time Widowed Smaller Population Of Elderly Not As Healthy Underestimated By Life Expectancy General Health Sexual Dysfunction Current Health Trends Longer Life Span Longer Retirement Longer Widowed Larger Elderly Population Better Health Masked By Static Life Expectancy Improvements In General Health Improvements In Sexual Function Traditional Demographics No Distinct Elderly Community Poor Smaller Numbers Unorganized Dispersed Through The Community Integrated With Extended Family Better Social Support Networks Contemporary Demographics Elderly Only Communities Sun City - the Affluent Supervised Living Elderly Ghettos Benefits of Homogenous Communities Critical Mass for Special Services Crime and Violence are for the Young No Stigmatization Self-Quarantine Risks of Elderly Communities Better Niche for Communicable Diseases Concentration of Hosts More Susceptible Population Increases Social Interaction Spreads Disease Ignorance of Larger World Problems The Elderly Do Not See STDs As Their Problem Physicians Do Not Look for STDs in the Elderly Why Do Doctors Miss HIV/STDs In The Elderly? Mistaken Social Perceptions Elde