Many people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) in rural Anhui, China are poor and lack sufficient protein in their diet. This project was to increase soybean protein in the diet of PLWHAs in a resource limited area in rural Anhui. A community intervention was implemented, by providing soybean seeds and a series of training courses on planting soybean, nutrition and preparing for soy food to PLWHA families in two villages in North Anhui. Participants were encouraged to eat soy food everyday after harvest. Among the 47 PLWHA participants in the assessment, 60% were females, 38% were illiterate, the average household income was 5323 Yuan ($760) per year. In 2006, they received soybean seeds of 320.5 kg and the harvest was 3465 kg four months later. In the past three months of the assessment, 94% had eaten soy food at least three times a week and 96% of them ate 100 g each time. After eating soy food, 93% felt better, 86% reported less sickness, 61.3% had higher total blood protein and blood white protein, 58.1% had higher blood hemoglobin, and 54.8% had higher CD(4) count. All participants liked the project and all hoped to continue the project. The preliminary data suggested that the pilot "planting and eating soybean" project was effective and sustainable for PLWHAs living in resource limited rural areas in Anhui, China.

Abstract-According to the appropriate dimensions offered by World Health Organization (WHO) and American Association of Retired Persons (AARP), this paper make the transforming need dimensions for old communities in Dalian, China. And we carry out a survey in 50 communities in Dalian, covering four districts and high-tech zone, whose data are then analyzed by a structural equation model. This allows us analyzing empirically the effect of the shortage in aging service in Dalian, so the communities can meet the special physiological, psychological and social needs of the old. The conclusions are that the transforming needs of old communities include accessibility, building and housing, community care and activities and spiritual needs.