Posted On: Monday, October 5th, 2015
CATIE is Canada’s source for up-to-date, unbiased information about HIV and hepatitis C. CATIE is reaching out to people living with HIV to find out what kinds of information they need and how well CATIE is doing at meeting these needs. Start the survey now If you are living with HIV, please take a few… Read more »
Posted On: Monday, September 28th, 2015
CHABAC has released a fact sheet on HIV Stigma in African, Caribbean and Black Communities. People from African, Caribbean and Black (ACB) communities face multiple forms of stigma and discrimination. HIV-related stigma is just one of these. The purpose of this fact sheet is to raise awareness among health and social service professionals about the… Read more »
Posted On: Monday, September 28th, 2015
When it comes to HIV disclosure, the law is complicated. In 2012, the Canadian Supreme Court issued a regressive ruling that made the law stricter for people living with HIV, in opposition to scientific assessments of risk and medical advancements that reduce the likelihood of transmission. Legally, people living with HIV must use a condom… Read more »
Posted On: Tuesday, September 22nd, 2015
Working with partners including ACT, PWA, Positive Living Niagara and PositiveLite.com, the OHTN has created a brand new resource on smoking and HIV. Quitting smoking is one of the very best things that someone living with HIV can do to protect their health. Our new website offers videos, apps, links to helplines and workshops, and… Read more »
Posted On: Monday, September 14th, 2015
Are you a young gay, bisexual, or queer guy in Canada interested in fighting against stigma? Stigma is a strong social power that keeps people out. It is a driver of the HIV epidemic and a key social determinant of health for young gay and bisexual men. It manifests in many ways, such has HIV… Read more »
Posted On: Sunday, September 13th, 2015
Wednesday September 30, 8:00-9:00 AM PST Cost: Free registration. Register here. The goals of this Webinar are to understand: – Diversity among youth affected by HIV – Barriers for youth in accessing HIV testing and care services – Challenges for care providers in engaging youth in HIV testing and care – Practical strategies and resources… Read more »
Posted On: Tuesday, September 8th, 2015
Understanding the Effects of HIV on Cognitive and Mental Functioning The “Positive Brain Health Now” research team of McGill University has developed a short questionnaire to better understand the effects of HIV on cognitive and mental functioning. It only takes 5-10 minutes to complete. For more information, contact the Positive Brain Health Now research team… Read more »
Posted On: Monday, August 31st, 2015
Interior Health partnered and launched a campaign with The First Nations Health Authority (FNHA) this past July. The campaign aims to de-stigmatize HIV and AIDS and encourage all First Nations and Aboriginal peoples, along with all sexually active adults in the region, to get an HIV test. “Even if you’re in an established relationship, an HIV test is a good chance to… Read more »
Posted On: Monday, August 31st, 2015
Originally posted in the Vancouver Courier, August 19, 2015 by Emily Blake Bradford McIntyre never expected to live to be 63. A year after he was diagnosed with HIV in 1984, he was told he had only six months to live. But he beat the odds and is one of many Canadians now aging with… Read more »
Posted On: Monday, August 17th, 2015
Following the International AIDS Society Conference on HIV Pathogenesis, Treatment and Prevention in July 2015 in Vancouver, the Canadian Positive People Network (CPPN)/ Réseau Canadien Des Personnes Séropositives (RCPS) is pleased to announce it is now officially registered as a corporation, a community-based network for and by people living with HIV under the New Canadian… Read more »
Posted On: Monday, August 17th, 2015
The Canadian Declaration by Persons Living with HIV (2015) was developed by PLHIVs and affected community members at IAS 2015 to support the Vancouver Declaration as well as to voice the needs of PLHIVs as we move toward expanded testing and treatment. Please kindly consider signing the Declaration and forward to other networks.
Posted On: Sunday, August 9th, 2015
In the past decade reports have suggested that some HIV-positive people are at heightened risk for aging-related issues including the following: heart attack stroke some cancers severe organ injury and dysfunction fractures This has led some researchers to theorize that perhaps HIV infection is associated with accelerated aging. A team of researchers in Denmark has… Read more »
