2014

The Provincial Health Officer’s annual report examines the HIV epidemic in BC among gay and bisexual men, and makes recommendations for renewing HIV prevention in this populatio

The Canadian Public Health Association worked with communities across Canada, including a National Reference Group, to identify the knowledge, skills, attitudes, and behaviours that enhance prevention activities.

The factors impacting vulnerability to HIV and other STBBI are provided to help foster discussion about the factors that impact vulnerability for priority populations.

TJ Parsell speaks about his experience in prison, sexual assault in prison, prisoner rape from the Insight & Out Conference.

Meagan Fumerton talks about programs and services available to Indigenous people in federal institutions.

HIV stigma campaign was created with feedback from gay/bi/MSM in the Durham Region using an online survey

The Federal Initiative to Address HIV/AIDS in Canada focuses on preventing the spread of HIV/AIDS, slowing its progression, and improving the quality of life of people living with HIV/AIDS. As a horizontal initiative, it leverages a collaborative approach by the Public Health Agency of Canada, Health Canada, the Canadian Institutes… Read more of the article: Knowledge and Awarenes of HIV: key findings from the 2012 HIV/AIDS Attitudinal Tracking Survey

Highlights from the Sex Now survey by province

Preventing the spread of extensively drug-resistant gonorrhea

Maggie Atkinson, CAC’s first chair, tells the story of CAC’s formation in 1993, its impact in the early pre-HAART years, and how including this community voice in HIV research changed the power structure between researchers, pharmaceutical companies, and people living with HIV.