African, Caribbean and Black Communities

Confronting Anti-Black Racism and the Disproportionate Impact of HIV on Black Canadians

African, Caribbean and Black Communities, Announcements, News, News, OHTN, Slider / By OHTN

Anti-Black racism is a deeply rooted systemic issue that permeates all aspects of Canadian society. It manifests in a myriad of ways that are acutely relevant to our work in the HIV sector, including barriers to accessing services, disparities in …

Testing interventions for HIV and sexually transmitted infections (STIs) among young men who have sex with men

African, Caribbean and Black Communities, Engagement, Interventions Across the Cascade, Men who Have Sex with Men, News, News, People Living with HIV, Prevention, Rapid Responses, Slider, Testing, Uncategorized / By Danielle Giliauskas

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What are effective interventions to increase uptake of HIV and sexually transmitted infections (STIs) testing among young men who have sex with men?

Key take-home messages

In Canada in 2018, 63% of all HIV diagnoses among youth

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A cross-jurisdictional review of HIV testing intervals for population groups at high risk of HIV infection

African, Caribbean and Black Communities, Care, Engagement, Indigenous Peoples, Men who Have Sex with Men, Prevention, Priority Populations, Rapid Responses, Slider, Uncategorized, Women* / By Danielle Giliauskas

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At what intervals do high-income jurisdictions encourage population groups at high risk of HIV infection to come forward for routine testing?

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Most guidelines recommend at least annual HIV testing of population groups at high

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HIV Endgame: How does chronic stress affect us?

African, Caribbean and Black Communities, HIV Endgame Conference, Indigenous Peoples, Mental Health, Other Comorbidities, People Living with HIV, Prevention / By OHTN

Speaking at the HIV Endgame conference in November, 2016, LaRon Nelson, a current OHTN research chair from the University of Rochester, explains the impact of chronic stress and the need for structural interventions to address health disparities.

HIV Endgame: What are the syndemics in Ontario?

African, Caribbean and Black Communities, Criminal Justice, HIV Endgame Conference, Men who Have Sex with Men, Stigma / By OHTN

Speaking at the HIV Endgame conference in November, 2016, Josephine Wong provides an overview of syndemics as a messy and interconnected set of factors that contribute to overall health. Her talk touches on racism, homophobia, colonization, intergenerational trauma, and masculinity.

Wesley Oakes speaks to a slide about the issues addressed by WeSpeak

What is this research about?

Black PRAISE* is evaluating an intervention to reduce HIV-related …

Community-based interventions to increase HIV testing among Black women

African, Caribbean and Black Communities, Engagement, Rapid Responses, Women* / By OHTN

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What types of community-based interventions increase HIV testing among Black women?

Key take-home messages

There are few studies that examine the effectiveness of community-based interventions on HIV testing among Black women.
HIV testing interventions in high-income settings

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Confronting Anti-Black Racism and the Disproportionate Impact of HIV on Black Canadians

Testing interventions for HIV and sexually transmitted infections (STIs) among young men who have sex with men

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A cross-jurisdictional review of HIV testing intervals for population groups at high risk of HIV infection

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Key take-home messages

HIV Endgame: How does chronic stress affect us?

HIV Endgame: What are the syndemics in Ontario?

From iSpeak to weSpeak : Africans in Partnership Against AIDS : Wesley Oakes

An Overview of Black CAP’s BMSM Health & Wellness Resource Project : Garfield Durrant

2015 HIV and Housing Summit Report

The Black PRAISE Study

What is this research about?

Community-based interventions to increase HIV testing among Black women

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