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How to Influence Decision Makers

Publication type: 
Training / Education Manual
Agency: 
Urban Safety and Women- Surrey BC
Sponsor: 
Dept of the Secretary of State of Canada
Date: 
1994-03
Pages: 
47
Collections: 
Vancouver Area Network of Drug Users
Summary: 
A how-to manual on influencing decision- makers for Urban Safety and Women, a community coalition of service organizations, residents of Surrey, business groups, and the Surrey RCMP. The manual is a step-by-step guide for all the important phases from planning to action plans with emphasis on active use while the plan phases evolve.
Keywords: 
Urban Safety and Women; service organizations; violence against women; activism; community development; empowerment; education; social networks; project proposal; crime prevention; security; social justice

Understanding HIV/AIDS Epidemiology: HIV/AIDS Surveillance Among Canada's Aboriginal Peoples

Publication type: 
Training / Education Manual
Agency: 
The Canadian Aboriginal AIDS Network (CAAN) Inc.
Sponsor: 
Health Canada
Date: 
2001-03
Pages: 
134
Collections: 
Vancouver Area Network of Drug Users
Summary: 
A manual to promote understanding of the science of epidemiology as it relates to HIV/AIDS and Aboriginal people. The manual consists of reference material, a glossary, educational material and an application section to give ideas on how to promote HIV/AIDS epidemiology in Aboriginal communities. Aboriginal HIV/AIDS surveillance is broken down into three groups, M
Keywords: 
Canadian Aboriginal AIDS Network (CAAN); surveillance; aboriginal research; aboriginal health; epidemiology; HIV transmission; AIDS service organizations (ASOs); aboriginal youth; aboriginal women; colonization; injection drug use; rural health; educational program

Summer Training Awards Applicants: Written Summary and Justification

Publication type: 
Conference / Meeting Proceedings
Agency: 
Canadian Aboriginal AIDS Network (CAAN)
Sponsor: 
Health Canada
Date: 
2001
Pages: 
32
Collections: 
Vancouver Area Network of Drug Users
Summary: 
A written summary of the student applications to the Canadian Aboriginal AIDS Network capacity-building program on community-based research initiatives, for University students affiliated with an Aboriginal organization, to conduct CBR projects. Five of the training award projects are reported along with the criteria and process involved in the application.
Keywords: 
Canadian Aboriginal AIDS Network (CAAN); Health Canada; surveillance; aboriginal research; aboriginal health; educational program; community-based research; capacity-building;

Aboriginal People and HIV/AIDS: Legal Issues- Info Sheet 1 ISSUES

Publication type: 
Training / Education Manual
Agency: 
Canadian Aboriginal AIDS Network (CAAN)
Series: 
Sheet 1
Date: 
1999-03
Pages: 
2
Collections: 
Vancouver Area Network of Drug Users
Summary: 
Sheet 1 in a series of 9 info sheets on issues facing Aboriginal people with HIV/AIDS. Sheet 1 presents an overview of the legal issues faced by Aboriginal people in the inner-city and rural areas of Canada. This sheet quotes reports from Aboriginal workers and organizations as well as the prevalence and risk factors.
Keywords: 
Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network; Aboriginal health; HIV testing; harm reduction; needle exchange; discrimination; confidentiality; epidemiology; suicide; racism; colonialism; holistic; socioeconomic; STD; incarceration

Aboriginal People and HIV/AIDS: Legal Issues- Info Sheet 2 DISCRIMINATION

Publication type: 
Training / Education Manual
Agency: 
Canadian Aboriginal AIDS Network (CAAN)
Series: 
Sheet 2
Date: 
1999-03
Pages: 
2
Collections: 
Vancouver Area Network of Drug Users
Summary: 
Sheet 2 in a series of 9 info sheets on issues facing Aboriginal people with HIV/AIDS. Sheet 2 presents discrimination and it's affects on Aboriginal people with HIV/AIDS.
Keywords: 
Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network; Aboriginal health; discrimination; confidentiality; poverty; suicide; racism; colonialism; rural health; violence; STD; incarceration

Aboriginal People and HIV/AIDS: Legal Issues- Info Sheet 3 HUMAN RIGHTS LAW

Publication type: 
Training / Education Manual
Agency: 
Canadian Aboriginal AIDS Network (CAAN)
Series: 
Sheet 3
Date: 
1999-03
Pages: 
2
Collections: 
Vancouver Area Network of Drug Users
Summary: 
Sheet 3 in a series of 9 info sheets on issues facing Aboriginal people with HIV/AIDS. Sheet 3 presents human right law and how statutes apply to governmental and non-governmental actors in the areas of employment, services and accommodation. It explains the difference between on-reserve and off-reserve rights as well as Provincial and Federal jurisdictions.
Keywords: 
Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network; Aboriginal health; HIV testing; harm reduction; discrimination; confidentiality; epidemiology; suicide; racism; colonialism; holistic; socioeconomic; STD; incarceration

Aboriginal People and HIV/AIDS: Legal Issues- Info Sheet 4 DEALING WITH DISCRIMINATION

Publication type: 
Training / Education Manual
Agency: 
Canadian Aboriginal AIDS Network (CAAN)
Series: 
Sheet 4
Date: 
1999-03
Pages: 
2
Collections: 
Vancouver Area Network of Drug Users
Summary: 
Sheet 4 in a series of 9 info sheets on issues facing Aboriginal people with HIV/AIDS. Sheet 4 presents the legal approach to dealing with HIV/AIDS related discrimination, and strengths and weaknesses of the human rights complaint system.
Keywords: 
Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network; Aboriginal health; HIV testing; harm reduction; discrimination; confidentiality; epidemiology; suicide; racism; colonialism; holistic; socioeconomic; STD; incarceration

Aboriginal People and HIV/AIDS: Legal Issues- Info Sheet 5 JURISDICTIONAL BARRIERS

Publication type: 
Training / Education Manual
Agency: 
Canadian Aboriginal AIDS Network (CAAN)
Series: 
Sheet 5
Date: 
1999-03
Pages: 
2
Collections: 
Vancouver Area Network of Drug Users
Summary: 
Sheet 5 in a series of 9 info sheets on issues facing Aboriginal people with HIV/AIDS. Sheet 5 presents jurisdictional barriers and the authority of entities that manage or administer programs. Historical territories are different than political jurisdictional distinctions, i.e. territories of First Nations, M
Keywords: 
Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network; Aboriginal health; HIV testing; harm reduction; discrimination; confidentiality; epidemiology; suicide; racism; colonialism; holistic; socioeconomic; STD; incarceration

HIV and AIDS National Program 1999-2003

Publication type: 
Policy Paper / Action Plan
Agency: 
Swiss Federal Office of Public Health
Date: 
1999-02
Pages: 
51
Collections: 
Vancouver Area Network of Drug Users
Summary: 
The Swiss Federal Office of Public Health national program for HIV and AIDS 1999-2003. The report gives a history and overview of the current situation with emphasis on prevention, treatment, care and support, with possible developments and challenges faced over the reporting period. The report gives the policy and goals locally, nationally, and globally for the period 1999-2003.
Keywords: 
HIV/AIDS; health programs; statistics; HIV prevention; HIV risks; HIV treatment; drug treatment; program guidelines; support services; determinants of health; federal government policy; health promotion;

Survey of Downtown Latin American Street Population

Publication type: 
Research Paper / Project Report
Agency: 
Canada Employment and Immigration Commission
Date: 
1991-09
Pages: 
91
Collections: 
Vancouver Area Network of Drug Users
Summary: 
A survey of the Latin American population in Vancouver's DTES to determine interventions to divert newcomers off the street through programs and alternatives to illegal activities; create awareness within government and community agencies; empower Latin American refugees and secure commitment of assistance.
Keywords: 
Canada Employment and Immigration Commission; survey; Latinos; Latinas; Downtown Eastside Economic Development Society; Downtown Eastside Youth Activity Society; empowerment; intervention; immigration; employment; integration; refugees

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