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Network News, Issue 3

Publication type: 
Newsletter
Agency: 
Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network
Sponsor: 
Health Canada's Canadian Strategy on HIV/AIDS
Series: 
Issue 3
Date: 
1999-12
Pages: 
11
Collections: 
Vancouver Area Network of Drug Users
Summary: 
Allan Rock responds to Network report on IDU and HIV/AIDS; 1999 AGM highlights; Work has started on rapid HIV testing; New care, treatment and support project underway; Project News - vaccine paper, HIV/AIDS in prisons, criminal law and HIV/AIDS; Other News; the Network's 1999/2000 Board; Network Staff and Interns; New resources; Comments and feedback
Keywords: 
Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network; HIV/AIDS; Canada; legal issues; human rights; law; policy; injection drug use; Annual General Meeting (AGM); Minister of Health; HIV testing; advocacy; Boards; AIDS Law Project; South Africa; prisons

Network News, Issue 6

Publication type: 
Newsletter
Agency: 
Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network
Sponsor: 
Health Canada's Canadian Strategy on HIV/AIDS
Series: 
Issue 6
Date: 
2001-02
Pages: 
8
Collections: 
Vancouver Area Network of Drug Users
Summary: 
Network participates in United Nations special session on HIV/AIDS (UNGASS); Network welcomes 200th member; Listserv on legal, ethical and policy issues related to HIV/AIDS launched; Guiding principles for the Network's International Program adopted; Work on immigration and HIV/AIDS remains priority; Project News - HIV/AIDS in prisons; More work on mandatory HIV testing; Complementary health care; Work on vaccine issues; Other Network News; Network Staff updates; Important dates - upcoming HIV/AIDS skill-building workshops in Montreal; Comments and feedback request
Keywords: 
Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network; HIV/AIDS; Canada; legal issues; human rights; law; policy; United Nations; developing countries; immigration; alternative therapy; complementary therapy; HIV treatment; prisons; HIV testing; workshops; conferences; advocacy; capacity-building

Network News, Issue 7

Publication type: 
Newsletter
Agency: 
Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network
Sponsor: 
Health Canada's Canadian Strategy on HIV/AIDS
Series: 
Issue 7
Date: 
2001-07
Pages: 
8
Collections: 
Vancouver Area Network of Drug Users
Summary: 
Partial victory on Immigration and HIV/AIDS; Join the AIDSPOLICYLAW-list listserv; Injection drug use and HIV/AIDS; The Network has moved; Network starts community-based research project entitled "Healthy Public Policy"; Evaluation demonstrates impact of Network's work; Comments and feedback from program evaluation interviews; Project on Global Access to Treatment; Network Staff and Board; Important dates - upcoming HIV/AIDS skills-building workshop in Montreal; conference on Critical Legal Issues and HIV/AIDS in Barcelona; New network resources and documents
Keywords: 
Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network; HIV/AIDS; Canada; legal issues; human rights; law; policy; injection drug use; immigration; community-based research; advocacy; program evaluation; access to treatment; developing countries; workshops; capacity-building

The Pivot Post: News from Pivot Legal Society, Issue 2, Summer 2005

Publication type: 
Newsletter
Agency: 
Pivot Legal Society
Series: 
Issue 2, Summer 2005
Date: 
2005
Pages: 
12
Collections: 
Vancouver Area Network of Drug Users
Summary: 
Newsletter with articles entitled: Pivot's Housing Affidavit Campaign Kicks Off; Hope in the Shadows Calendar - Photo Contest Success; Pivot Events; Campaign News: Sex Work Report, Small Claims Booklet, Legal Co-op, and booth team increases visibility; RCMP Report: To serve and protect (who?); Pivot Staff and Directors - Who's Who?; Be a Pivot Partner; 10 Reasons to Support Pivot.
Keywords: 
Pivot Legal Society; Vancouver; housing; low-income housing; sex workers; decriminalization; Downtown Eastside (DTES)single occupancy room hotels (SROs); legal issues; advocacy

The Pivot Post: News from Pivot Legal Society, Issue 4, Summer 2006

Publication type: 
Newsletter
Agency: 
Pivot Legal Society
Series: 
Issue 4, Summer 2006
Date: 
2006
Pages: 
12
Collections: 
Vancouver Area Network of Drug Users
Summary: 
Newsletter with articles entitled: SRO Closures - Lucky Lodge Uncertainty; More low-income housing closures; Pivot News on recent advocacy activities; SRO Closures - Close Call after Burns Block Shut; SRO Closures - Pender Hotel Closes; Preview of the report, "Beyond Decriminalization: Sex Work, Human Rights and a New Framework for Law Reform"; Rookie Cops Shouldn't Work Together: Coroner's Jury; Illegal Police Searches Stopped; 10 Reasons why everyone benefits from Pivot's legal efforts to improve the lives of marginalized persons; Help Pivot find a New Slogan!
Keywords: 
Pivot Legal Society; Vancouver; housing; low-income housing; sex workers; decriminalization; single occupancy room hotels (SROs); police; Downtown Eastside (DTES); legal issues; advocacy

Safe Injection Rooms for Intravenous Drug Users in the Downtown Eastside: An Investigation and Policy Framework for Decision-Makers

Publication type: 
Policy Paper / Action Plan
Agency: 
School of Community and Regional Planning, University of British Columbia
Date: 
1999-12-10
Pages: 
38
Collections: 
Vancouver Area Network of Drug Users
Summary: 
Policy analysis on the possible establishment and maintenance of safe injection rooms in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside. Interviews were conducted with community organizations and stakeholders working in the area of drug addiction. Community objectives for safe injection rooms included enhancing the social environment of the DTES; maximizing community health; maximizing community safety; ensuring economic viability in the DTES; and minimizing costs to the public. Stakeholders preferred a Community-Driven Model for a safe injection room program. This model, and its alternatives, are discussed, in terms of how they could be implemented in the DTES environment. A copy of the interview questions used with stakeholders, and a breakdown of each stakeholder's responses, is included with the document.
Keywords: 
School of Community and Regional Planning; University of British Columbia; safe injection rooms; safe injection sites (SIS); harm reduction; injection drug users (IDU); Downtown Eastside (DTES); Vancouver; policy; drug treatment

City of Vancouver Comprehensive Plan Implementation Monitoring Report for 2003 and 2004

Publication type: 
Policy Paper / Action Plan
Agency: 
City of Vancouver
Date: 
2005-12
Pages: 
21
Collections: 
Vancouver Area Network of Drug Users
Summary: 
First complete update of the City of Vancouver's Comprehensive Plan, providing policy guidance for how Vancouver will grow and provide services through to 2023. The report measures a series of basic indicators in the City of Vancouver and tracks how they are changing over the years. These indicators include population and jobs; land use; housing densities and prices; infrastructure; employment densities; and development in critical areas and on vacant and underutilized land. This data is presented in a series of tables and is described within the text.
Keywords: 
City of Vancouver; housing; land use; development; urban planning; urban policy

Understanding the Results of the AIDSVAX Trial - A Special Update

Publication type: 
Brochure / Leaflet / Pamphlet / Information Sheet
Agency: 
AIDS Vaccine Advocacy Coalition (AVAC)
Date: 
2003-05-14
Pages: 
11
Collections: 
Vancouver Area Network of Drug Users
Summary: 
Brochure describing in plain language the results of the first large-scale HIV/AIDS vaccine research study (the AIDSVAX trial). It was created due to public confusion about the meaning of the results. It explains that the vaccine did not work. It describes the research study, in terms of how AIDSVAX was tested; who were the trial volunteers; future AIDSVAX research; and new types of vaccines currently under development.
Keywords: 
AIDS Vaccine Advocacy Coalition (AVAC); HIV/AIDS vaccines; AIDSVAX; HIV prevention

HIV Vaccines - A Brief Overview

Publication type: 
Brochure / Leaflet / Pamphlet / Information Sheet
Agency: 
Canadian AIDS Society
Date: 
2004-02
Pages: 
5
Collections: 
Vancouver Area Network of Drug Users
Summary: 
Brief informational document about HIV vaccines. It defines 'vaccine' and describes, in general, how they work. It describes the characteristics of an "ideal" HIV vaccine; the position of the Canadian AIDS Society with regard to HIV vaccines; ways to involve individuals and community groups in HIV vaccine development; HIV vaccine research and initiatives occurring in Canada. A list of web resources on HIV vaccines is provided.
Keywords: 
HIV/AIDS; Canada; HIV treatment; HIV vaccines; medicine; Canadian AIDS Society

Care and Support Challenges and Issues in a Spectrum of HIV/AIDS Populations

Publication type: 
Research Paper / Project Report
Agency: 
Canadian AIDS Society
Sponsor: 
Health Canada, National Health Research and Development Program
Date: 
2002-05
Pages: 
39
Collections: 
Vancouver Area Network of Drug Users
Summary: 
Results of a research project whose goals were to understand community capacity to provide care and support to HIV/AIDS populations. Focus groups were conducted in 5 communities across Canada, with frontline as well as informal care providers, and care recipients. The report includes findings on what participants thought HIV/AIDS "care" consisted of; what is required to make services work effectively; and access barriers to health and social services. The report recommends policy and programming that supports informal care networks; is developed from the ground up; provides education and training initiatives for service providers; develops creative and innovative models of care; and builds partnerships and collaborative linkages with all stakeholders.
Keywords: 
Canadian AIDS Society; HIV/AIDS; HIV treatment; HIV care; HIV support; HIV services; health care; support services; community-based services; AIDS service organizations (ASOs)

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