Information for Clients
With our space at 574 Memorial
avenue, we are now offering an on-site HIV Clinical Care Program.
Currently, Dr. Greg Gamble and Dr. Sarah Eckler are holding medical
appointments here. As the program develops, additional features will be
made available. Check with your support worker for details. Watch this
site for future developments.
Enhancing Healthy Options Program (EHOP)
Upcoming Activities
This program is being offered to people living
with HIV, their immediate partners and support providers. (e.g. their
extended families, or their families of choice).
- PHA Support Group: Wednesday January 9th
from 6:30pm – 8:30pm at ATB.
- Yoga/ Relaxation: Wednesday January 30th
from 1:30pm – 2:30pm at ATB.
- MS Word Computer Training: Mon. Feb. 4th, Wed. Feb. 6th, Mon.Feb.11th, and Wed.Feb.13th.
Each class is from 6:30pm – 8:30pm.
Call Carrie at 345-1516 ex.16 if you would like to sign up for any of these activities.
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Positive Spaces, Healthy Places - Community-Based
Research exploring HIV, housing and health
Over the past three years a partnership was
developed between community-based AIDS service organizations (ASOs) and
researchers from York and McMaster Universities to study the housing
needs of people living with HIV/AIDS (PHAs) as they relate to health
and well-being.
The partnership identified that housing may be the greatest unmet need
among PHAs and that specific housing supports to ensure safety, health
and dignity, varied among PHAs. It was also recognized that there was
an overall lack of research in the area, particularly in Canada; and
this lack of information was seen as a barrier to the adequate
understanding of the current situation in Ontario and ability to plan
for the future.
Most recently, collaborative efforts of the partnership have resulted
in the successful funding of a three year province wide community-based
research (CBR) initiative, with the aim to examine housing and health
in the context of HIV; and to assess the current and projected housing
needs of PHAs in Ontario. This CBR initiative is being funded by
Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), Ontario HIV Treatment
Network (OHTN), Wellesley Central Health Corporation, the AIDS Bureau
and the Ontario AIDS Network (OAN).
If you are living with HIV, then you know that where you live is just
as important to your health as how you live. By participating in this
study, you will be helping to shape the way PHAs live, for the better.
Your participation is completely confidential. An honorarium will be
provided.
AIDS Thunder Bay is a partner in this research. To find out more: www.healthyhousing.ca
or phone 1-866-642-0181.
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OAN E-Learning - HIV and Depression
The Ontario AIDS Network has introduced a new
resource called E-Learning. The first module is HIV and Depression. You
will need to register, then you can log on and take the E-course at
your leisure.
Check out E-Learning
at the Ontario AIDS Network web site.
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