title: Essay: a lesson in living.
abstract: This 2013 Consortium of Universities for Global Health essay examines the ethical dilemmas encountered by a public health worker engaged in HIV/AIDS prevention and health promotion in a rural Tanzanian community. Is the professional objective of improving the health and well-being of the population so simple?
authors.affiliation: Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, 4888 Limehill Drive, Syracuse, NY, 13215, USA, aconnor@jhsph.edu.
authors.forename: Alison
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Connor
mesh_terms: D014943:Global Health / Q000941:ethics*; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000635:transmission; D006266:Health Education; D006293:Health Promotion; D006801:Humans; D018445:Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical / Q000517:prevention & control*; D033262:Narration; D011634:Public Health; D012424:Rural Population; D013636:Tanzania