Publication type:
Training / Education Manual
Agency:
Canadian Aboriginal AIDS Network (CAAN)
Summary:
Sheet 7 in a series of 9 info sheets on issues facing Aboriginal people with HIV/AIDS. Sheet 7 presents confidentiality and it's legal importance for health practitioners and community workers. The importance of ratifying confidentiality policies for local Aboriginal governments and the impact of breaching confidentiality in rural settings.
Keywords:
Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network; Aboriginal health; HIV testing; harm reduction; discrimination; confidentiality; epidemiology; suicide; racism; colonialism; holistic; socioeconomic; STD; incarceration