Advancing Public Health
How Dallas Became the First Major U.S. City to Bend the Curve of the AIDS Epidemic
When the first AIDS cases were reported in the 1980s, no one knew what was causing the disease or how it was being transmitted, let alone how to prevent or treat it. In 1989 Dr. Robert Haley, working with local health organizations, put together the first household survey covering relevant issues such as sexual behavior.