In this issue:
- Foundations in Community: HIV and Housing Research in Canada
- Le travail des maisons d’hébergement VIH en film!
- Upcoming events in the Atlantic Region
- Where Are We Now? The Heads Up! Pilot Project
- Program Science: Innovations and Pragmatic Approaches to End HIV Epidemics in Canada
- Manitoba Harm Reduction Conference
- What’s Hot in HIV Research? BC’S Highlights from CAHR 2015
- REACH Alberta Working Group Meets, Maps and Identifies
Foundations in Community: HIV and Housing Research in Canada
The amount of research on housing and health seems to be increasing, and its nature seems to be more focused on community needs and processes. There has been no province-wide study to date on HIV and housing in BC, and Positive Living, Positive Homes will help to fill that gap.
Le travail des maisons d’hébergement VIH en film!
« Chez nous, c’est chez toi », jusqu’ici le titre d’un projet de recherche sur le VIH et le logement au Québec, est désormais le titre d’un film de fiction produit par Mise au jeu, une troupe d’intervention théâtrale participative, et financé par les Instituts de recherche en santé du Canada.
Upcoming Events in the Atlantic Region
June 9. Nova Scotia LGBTQ Health Research Conference
June 17 to 20. Nova Scotia HIV-STBBI Knowledge Exchange and Health Promotion Forum
June 22 to 3. Rise of the Peer Research Associate (PRA): A National PRA Dialogue
Where Are We Now? The Heads Up! Pilot Project
According to current research, nearly half of people living with HIV will develop HIV-associated neurocognitive disorder (HAND). Despite this, limited information is available to help those diagnosed manage their cognitive impairments.
Program Science: Innovations and Pragmatic Approaches to End HIV Epidemics in Canada
REACH hosted a Program Science session during CAHR, where participants explored its pragmatics with real world examples and learned how these approaches can create more effective health interventions and solutions.
Manitoba Harm Reduction Conference
The 2015 Manitoba Harm Reduction Conference was presented by the 595 Prevention Team and Ka Ni Kanichihk. It included presentations by Mary Deleary from the National Native Addictions Partnership Foundation, and Krysta Williams from the Native Youth Sexual Health Network.
What’s Hot in HIV Research? BC’S Highlights from CAHR 2015
In this spring review of What’s Hot in HIV Research, we take a look at contributions made by the Pacific AIDS Network and REACH’s BC team to the Canadian Association for HIV Research (CAHR) 2015 Conference in Toronto, which was held in April.
REACH Alberta Working Group Meets, Maps and Identifies
On March 11, 2015 the REACH Alberta Working Group (RAWG) met at Mount Royal University (MRU) in Calgary. The group, created in November 2014, hopes to link HIV research efforts in Alberta to the CIHR Centre for REACH and other community-based research (CBR) initiatives across Canada.