As we all know, diseases like AIDS and HIV are a growing epidemic in society. To combat the spread of these diseases, many foundations have been created to raise awareness of the damage they can cause and how they can be contracted. Epstein, an author, writes an article about a foundation called "Lovelife" that touts the importance of safe sex. There are many ways to fight diseases, but the most important is to spread knowledge among the population. A good approach is for parents to establish strong bonds between young people. Malcolm Gladwell writes an article on the critical importance of strong connections for social change. In order to stop the spread of these harmful diseases, societies must create foundations to raise awareness about them and people must work as a community to contribute to AIDS awareness. Parents should also inform their children about these diseases. Many different countries have implemented these procedures among their populations, which appears to be beneficial. With the combination of these procedures, the ambitious goal of stopping the spread of diseases like AIDS would not be as difficult as one might think. One of these countries is South Africa. Over the past few centuries, the African continent has been ravaged by the AIDS virus. To protect itself against the disease, South Africa, the second richest country in Africa, has created foundations to inform its population about this devastating disease. South Africa's main aim is to inform young people, as they generally do not fully understand the consequences of unsafe sex. Epstein says: “South Africans who were sexually active were very sexually active. They were more likely to start having sex at a very young age, even below the age o...... middle of paper ...... allied to young people. Foundations like Lovelife and TobaccoFreeFlorida have made efforts in this direction in countries like South Africa and the state of Florida. There must also be strong links between young people and their parents. Through this, they can educate their children about the dangers of risky behavior on a much deeper level than any foundation. Communities can benefit because they help support those who have been affected by AIDS and other illnesses and they also organize seminars explaining the danger of AIDS and risky behaviors. This also includes the online community, as fundraisers can be held to financially support AIDS victims and are the fastest way to send information to thousands of people at once. If society can implement these factors in the fight against AIDS, HIV and other diseases, humanity will have new hope for solving the AIDS epidemic..