Criminal Justice

HIV Endgame: What are the syndemics in Ontario?

OHTNAugust 15, 2017African, Caribbean and Black Communities, Criminal Justice, HIV Endgame Conference, Men who Have Sex with Men, Stigma

Debra Furr-Holden on finding upstream solutions to health inequalities

OHTNApril 28, 2017Criminal Justice, Prevention

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2015 HIV and Housing Summit Report

OHTNApril 28, 2017African, Caribbean and Black Communities, Care, Criminal Justice, Employment, Engagement, Food Security, Housing, Indigenous Peoples, Intimate Partner Violence, Men who Have Sex with Men, People Living with HIV, Prevention, Reports, Women*

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Sharmistha Mishra

Lori LyonsOctober 11, 2016Criminal Justice, Engagement, Interventions Across the Cascade, Men who Have Sex with Men, OHTN, Prevention, Research Pages

OHTN CIHR New Investigator

Sharmistha Mishra develops mathematical models to understand the transmission of HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases and to assess the potential outcome of different prevention strategies.

Why OHTN is supporting the development of this investigator:

Effective …

Engaging law enforcement in harm reduction programs for people who inject drugs

Danielle GiliauskasAugust 31, 2016Co-infections, Criminal Justice, People who use Drugs, Rapid Responses, Substance Use

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Questions

What are the best ways of engaging law enforcement agencies in harm reduction programs for people who inject drugs?

Key take-home messages

Injection drug use is a major contributor to the spread of HIV and Hepatitis C

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A Cultural Intervention for Indigenous Youth

Lori LyonsAugust 30, 2016Criminal Justice, Current Studies, Indigenous Peoples, OHTN, Prevention, Research Pages

Research Team: Margaret Robinson (co-principal investigator), Jessica Demeria (co-principal investigator), Tony Nobis (Oahas), Ed Bennett (Canadian Aboriginal AIDS Network), Meagan Fumerton (community advisory expert).

What is this research about?

Indigenous people are significantly over-represented in Canadian …

Prison-Based Needle and Syringe Program Guidelines

Lori LyonsAugust 30, 2016Completed Studies, Criminal Justice, OHTN, People who use Drugs, Prevention, Research Pages

Community-based Research-in-Residence Recipient: Emily van der Meulen

Community Partners: PASAN (a community based AIDS-service organization for prisoners and former prisoners) and the Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network

What is this research about?

The prevalence of HIV and hepatitis C (HCV) in …

The Positive Parenting Pilot Project

Lori LyonsAugust 30, 2016African, Caribbean and Black Communities, Criminal Justice, Current Studies, Engagement, Indigenous Peoples, OHTN, Research Pages, Stigma, Women*

Research Team: Saara Greene (nominated principal investigator), Doris O’Brein-Teengs (co-principal investigator), Gary Dumbrill (co-principal investigator), Mona Loutfy, Allyson Ion, Wanda Whitebird, Maureen Ringlein, Martha Wiles, Kerrigan Beaver, Bruce Leslie, Renee Masching, Wangari Tharao, Ruthann Tucker, Andy Koster, Sandra Seigei, Lyndon …

Tony Antoniou

Lori LyonsAugust 29, 2016African, Caribbean and Black Communities, Care, Criminal Justice, OHTN, Other Comorbidities, people, Research Pages, Women*

OHTN CIHR New Investigator

Tony Antoniou’s research aims to understand how people enter and participate in HIV care, the burden of comorbid illness in people with HIV, the services they use and need, and where gaps might exist that compromise …

Report: How Criminalization is Affecting People Living with HIV in Ontario

OHTNJune 24, 2016Criminal Justice, Reports

Written in 2012, this report summarizes the findings of a research study involving participants in the OHTN Cohort Study and Positive Spaces, Healthy Places. Results explore awareness of the law among people living with HIV, perceptions of media coverage on criminalization, the impact of criminalization on everyday life, the way criminalization affects personal and professional relationships, disclosure, and HIV testing. It concludes by discussing policy implications.

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INTRODUCTION

Background and Purpose
Governance of the Action Plan
Acknowledgements

ACTION PLAN

Section 1. Governance and Policy
1. 1.1. Diversity, Racial Equity and Inclusion Strategy
2. 1.2. OHTN Action Plan to confront Anti-Black Racism
3. 1.3. Review of OHTN Policie
4. 1.4. OHTN Board Composition and Recruitment
5. 1.5. OHTN Board Capacity Building
6. 1.6. OHTN Board’s Accountability to Black Community
Section 2. Workplace Equity
1. 2.1. Recruitment and Hiring of Black Employees
2. 2.2. Black Employee Retention and Professional Growth
3. 2.3. OHTN Employee Capacity Building
4. 2.4. Code of Conduct
Section 3. Data
1. 3.1. Race-Based Data Collection
2. 3.2. Access to Data
3. 3.3. Community Engagement
4. 3.4. Health Data Linkage
Section 4. Programs
1. 4.1. Communications
2. 4.2. Health and Racial Equity Review of Programs
3. 4.3. Black Community Engagement

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