AIDS Vancouver

Research project describing the issues and difficulties community based organizations in accessing ethical review. Traditional academic and clinical Research Ethics Boards are not sensitive to the needs of community based researchers, are unfamiliar with community based research methodology or the ethical concerns of community based populations of study. Development of autonomous, informed, community based research ethics committees [Research Ethics Boards] is recommended to address these issues and to provide a cooperative forum for consultation with and guidance to community based researchers.

Peer based, community action research project to determine what women wanted to see done to reduce or eliminate some of the barriers identified in Phase 1. Nine women were trained as peer researchers and conducted 44 interviews and six focus groups in the following communities: Women living with HIV; Caregivers, family, and friends of HIV+ persons, alive or deceased; Professional women; Aboriginal women; Women with dual diagnoses; Women living in or frequenting Vancouver's Downtown Eastside (DTES); current and former substance abusers; young women living in Langley BC.

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AIDS Vancouver's Man to Man program promotes sexual health for gay and bisexual men and for men who have sex with other men (MSM). This document summarizes the rationale and describes the work of Man to Man and attempts to improve communication between people working with men who have sex with men and to strengthen community action within gay male communities and contribute to skill development and strategizing.