Voluntary workers in AIDS Service Organizations (ASOs)
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Rapid Responses
HIV disclosure
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Mental health issues and HIV/AIDS: HIV-specific screening and treatment tools for mood disorders
-+*Download pdf Questions Are there HIV-specific screening tools for the mood disorders including Depression, Anxiety disorders, Adjustment Disorder or Substance Abuse Disorders? Are there specific recommendations on appropriate treatment or treatment tools of mood disorders and substance abuse disorders in people with HIV, in general, prescribing medication and/or physical therapy? Key take-home messages HIV-specific screening …
Linking sexual compulsivity and HIV transmission
-+*Download pdf Questions What are the links between sexual compulsivity and the transmission of HIV? Key take-home messages Prevention programs could use sexual compulsivity scales or community-based participatory research methods to collect and assess sexual health data on sexual behaviour that could be used to (4;12): Encourage clients to assess their sexual behaviors and decide …
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Top 10 languages for translation of immigration information documents in Ontario
-+*Download pdf Questions Question In addition to French and Spanish, what 10 languages should immigration information documents be translated into in order to ensure they are relevant to immigrants and newcomer communities in Ontario? The issue and why it’s important Two community agencies in Ontario planned to translate key immigration information documents that were already …
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HIV medication and depression
-+*Download pdf Questions Is depression a side effect of anti-retroviral medications taken by people living with HIV? The issue and why it’s important The Ontario HIV and Substance Use Training Program offers workshops across Ontario for counselors working in the field. In the past these workshops have advised counselors to consider that someone with HIV …
HIV testing practices
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Impact of methamphetamine and poppers on sexual risk taking
-+*Download pdf Questions Does using crystal methamphetamine and/or poppers affect sexual risk-taking amongst MSM youth and men in Toronto? The issue and why it’s important Methamphetamine (meth) or crystal meth, an addictive stimulant, is a significant health issue among gay and bisexual men in North America, Europe, and Australia. (2 , 4 ,10) Although meth …
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