Subject Area: HIV
Perspectives on HIV Prevention in Canada
Sections: The Concept of Prevention The Scope of HIV Prevention Prevention Targets and Objectives Populations Targeted by Preventive Interventions Levels of HIV Preventive interventions Setting of Preventive Interventions Selecting Preventive Interventions (Behavioural; Biomedical interventions; HIV prevention in the context of other viral and bacterial STIs and bloodborne infections) The HIV Prevention Planning Process Research and…
Outreach Planning Guide for Infectious Disease Practitioners who work with Vulnerable Populations
The Outreach Planning Guide focuses on the challenges of planning and managing an outreach program to help deliver information, services and referrals to populations that practitioners often have difficulty reaching, especially those vulnerable to HIV and other STBBIs.
HIV/AIDS and Food Security in Resource Rich Settings
Key Points: Food security is a key determinant of health, and is achieved when all people have the physical and economic means to access, at all times, sufficient, safe and nutritious food that meets their dietary needs and food preferences for an active and healthy life. Good nutritional status is critically important for immune function…
Syphilis and HIV Point‐Of‐Care Testing Pilot Project: Alberta Health Services’ Edmonton STI Clinic Public Health Outreach Team
This publication summarizes the experiences of a Public Health Outreach Team (PHOT) in delivering HIV and syphilis POCT from February 2011 until December 2012, in Alberta. It provides an overview of the training required to accommodate and initiate this POCT project, quality assurance details, challenges experienced throughout the study, and the implications for the future of offering HIV POCT in practice, outside of a research project setting.
HIV Partner Notification: A review of the evidence with recommendations to move the field forward
An analysis of peer-reviewed published evidence on HIV Partner Notification (PN) with special consideration for its application to the current Canadian context.
Lessons learned from the Edmonton Learning Site
An overview of the Edmonton Learning Site — a partnership with Alberta Health Services — and its implications for public health program planning; specifically, outreach to vulnerable populations for the prevention of HIV and other STBBI.
Outreach Planning Checklist
A checklist for public health practitioners involved in HIV/STBBI-related outreach work with priority populations, it mirrors the four stages of the outreach program planning process: research, design, delivery and measurement.