Inside and Out: Changing the Course of the HIV Prevention, Engagement and Care Cascade for Current and Former Prisoners
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Claire Kendall
*+-OHTN CIHR New Investigator Claire Kendall’s research focuses on comprehensive disease management for people living with HIV. Research has shown that chronic diseases are most effectively and economically managed in well-supported primary care settings. Her research aims to generate data and interventions to improving the health of people living with HIV and their experiences of
Mario Ostrowski
*+-OHTN Applied Research Chair Mario Ostrowski’s research confronts the basic science of HIV with the aim of making new vaccines and curing HIV infection. His work looks at the machinations of the immune system to see where HIV disarms it. By understanding how HIV blocks the immune system, one can find the Achilles heel of
Housing promotes health for people living with HIV
*+-Working with colleagues in the U.S. and Canada, researchers from the OHTN have shown a conclusive link between housing and health outcomes for people living with HIV. The review canvassed 152 studies containing information on nearly 140,000 people living with HIV. Results showed that poor housing was associated with poorer health outcomes across a range
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Restorative Justice/Harm Reduction Pilot Project: Participatory Program Evaluation
*+-Community-Based Research Award Rittenhouse Research Team: Molly Bannerman, Joan Ruzsa; Restorative Justice Facilitators What is this project about? Many people who use drugs have been harmed by society’s punitive approach to drug use. Harm reduction programs aim to work with people to reduce drug-associated harms without penalizing them. However most organizations also respond to problematic
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New OCS Findings on Syphilis
*+-New findings from the OHTN Cohort Study (OCS) highlight the importance of syphilis testing for HIV-positive gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men. Check out the OCS fact sheet for more information.
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