HIV/AIDS Education Handbook

The handbook provides an introduction to HIV/AIDS and its many related issues and complexities. Sections include: a history of AIDS Vancouver; The basics - the immune system, stages of HIV, transmission; Human impacts - statistics, stigma and discrimination, vulnerability, sexual health; Know how to prevent - HIV prevention, HIV testing, treatment options, sexually transmitted infections (STIs); About positive living - human rights and legal issues; and Where to go for more information. Each section presents key information and trends, current findings and research, and local and global facts. The handbook also includes relevant materials, a comprehensive glossary and a resource list.