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Positive Spaces, Healthy Places Study profiled in the CIHR Partnerships Casebook
CIHR recognizes that effective health research is the result of creative partnerships that identify gaps, fund relevant research and translate new knowledge into better health for Canadians. The agency has recognized Positive Spaces Healthy Places as an innovative example of an community-academic-policy partnership that is moving research to action. For more information, read the case study in English or in French.
Progress in Ending the US Travel Ban for People with HIV
People with HIV who wanted to attend the First North American Housing and HIV Research Summit in Washington, DC in June 2009, had to contend with the US travel ban. The restrictions provided an opportunity for event organizers to meet with senior US officials to discuss their impact on delegates and presenters. Since then, progress has been made. For more information, see the US Travel Ban update.
Family Front and Centre Participant Featured on the CBC News
On August 8, 2009, the Family Front and Centre community forum explored the impact of HIV on children and youth and the roles family can play in responding to and preventing infection.  The event was co-hosted by the OHTN and The Teresa Group, in partnership with the National Institute of Mental Health and the CIHR Institute of Infection and Immunity as a satellite of the American Psychological Association’s 2009 Convention.

For more information on the event, see the Family Front and Centre website or the subsequent Report for recommendations for future research and program development.

2009 Summer Learning Institute on Interdisciplinary HIV/AIDS Research.
This Universities Without Walls inaugural event bought together graduate students, community members, and decision makers from across Canada for an intensive learning and mentoring experience July 13-17, 2009. For more information, visit the institute web page.
MOHLTC Health Research Showcase 2009.
The OHTN will present two posters at the 2009 Health Research Showcase, hosted by the Ministry of Health and Long Term Care on October 8, 2009. One of the posters, “The OHTN Cohort Study: Understanding the Factors that Affect Health and Quality of Life for People Living with HIV/AIDS,” was selected for special recognition as a model for linking research and policy.
National Housing and HIV/AIDS Research Conference.
The OHTN attended the annual conference in early June in Washington DC and presented a plenary session highlighting findings from Positive Spaces Healthy Places and posters on food security and HIV and HIV/Hepatitis C coinfection.
Women’s HIV Empowerment Through Life Tools for Health Project is a community-based research project.
HIV/AIDS documentary
Positive Voices: Leading Together is an OHTN produced feature-length film which guides viewers through the personal experiences of five local community leaders living with HIV.
Building Bridges
The AIDS Bureau Building Bridges: an analysis and summary of the HIV/AIDS community planning initiative in Ontario.
STARHS Symposium
The OHTN sponsored a special symposium on Serological Testing Assays for the detection of Recent HIV Seroconversion (STARHS) held in conjunction with the AIDS 2006 Conference.
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