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-+*Ontario’s HIV/AIDS Strategy to 2026 (to be launched this fall) emphasizes the need for tailored, integrated health services for populations most affected by HIV. To help achieve the goals of that strategy, OHTN is funding three new Applied HIV Research Chairs to promote health service innovation. “These chair positions were designed to address tangible problems

-+*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

-+*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.

-+*OHTN is committed to Impact-focused research, defined as research relevant to the lives of people living with and at-risk of HIV that will have a measurable impact on their lives. In November 2014, OHTN partnered with the Ontario AIDS Network (OAN) Positive Leadership Development Institute (PLDI) to gather input from people living with HIV (PHAs)

-+*Quitting smoking is one of the best things that people living with HIV can do to protect their health. Our new website, www.positivequitting.ca, is full of information for HIV clinics, AIDS service organizations and people living with HIV.