I recently spoke at a national conference on The Art and Science of Knowledge Exchange on maximizing policy impact. The focus of the conference was on HIV/AIDS and I argued that key things needed by people with HIV/AIDS — from comprehensive health and related services, information to enable individuals to better manage their health care, […]
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Disability In The Context Of HIV/AIDS: Building The Foundation For An Instrument To Describe "Disability" Experienced By Adults Living With HIV
Principal Organizations: St. Michael’s Hospital – Centre for Research on Inner City Health Partner Organizations: Aids Committee of Toronto (ACT) Principal Investigator: Kelly O’Brien The purpose of this study is to determine what “disability” means to PHAs to guide the future development of an instrument (questionnaire) that describes “disability” in the context of HIV. Specific […]
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Improving Access To Mental Health Services For Immigrant And Refugee Persons With HIV/AIDS
Principal Organization: Committee for Accessible AIDS Treatment c/o – Asian Community AIDS Services Partner Organizations: Centre for Spanish Speaking Peoples, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Black Coalition for AIDS Prevention, Alliance for South Asian AIDS Prevention and African in Partnership Against AIDS Principal Investigator: Alan Li Mental health services constitute a critical component of […]
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Positive Spaces, Healthy Places
Principal Organizations: McMaster University, Department of Family Medicine and Fife House Partner Organizations: York University, Ontario AIDS Network, Ontario Aboriginal HIV/AIDS Strategy, Bruce House, AIDS Thunder Bay and AIDS Niagara Principal Investigators: Ruthann Tucker and Dale Guenter, PhD Housing has been identified as one of the most important needs of persons living with HIV/AIDS. The […]
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A Case Management Approach To Support Services For People Living With HIV/AIDS (PHAs)
Principal Organization: AIDS Committee of Toronto (ACT) Partner Organization: McMaster University (CLEAR Unit) Principal Investigator: Winston Husbands People living with HIV/AIDS (PHAs) access practical assistance from the AIDS Committee of Toronto’s (ACT) support program either on their own initiative or through referral from another program or agency. ACT staff began considering whether a case management […]
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HIV Vulnerability Among LGBT And Two-Spirited Youth Who Migrate To Toronto: A Community-Based Research Project
Principal Organization: Ryerson University, School of Social Work Partner Organizations: Supporting Our Youth, Asian Community AIDS Services, Aids Committee of Toronto (ACT), 519 Community Centre and 2-Spirited People of the 1st Nations Principal Investigators: Carol Ann O’Brien, PhD and Robb Travers, PhD The Youth Migration Project was designed to assess HIV vulnerability, and health and social […]
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