The Ryan White Comprehensive AIDS Resource Emergency Act was passed in 1990. The objective of this act was to
1. Increase AIDS awareness and reporting
2. Provide funds for health care in geographical areas with the largest number of AIDS cases
3. Prevent the transmission of AIDS to children from their mothers
4. Allow persons with the final stages of HIV to die with dignity
ANS: 2
This act provides services including emergency services, services for early intervention and care, and drug reimbursement programs for HIV-infected individuals.
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