HIV & AIDS

For use in conjunction with Walk With Me - Pathways to Health Harm Reduction Service Delivery Model. Provides information on harm reduction strategies and how they might be applied in community settings.

Revised edition.

Explores themes in coverage of the disease and contrasts the treatment of issues to that found in mainstream media.

Promotes the importance of the framework of community-based research in studying the HIV epidemic within the Aboriginal population.

Comments on the poor health conditions experienced by Indigenous people on a global scale, compared to non-Indigenous.

Describes program which uses story telling traditions in teaching AIDS prevention.

Contains links to research, publications, books, organizations, news and events.

Study uses socio-demographics, drug use patterns, injections practices, sexual experiences, and HIV and HCV prevalence to compare women using drugs and in the sex trade with women who are not.

Health Care and Epidemiology Thesis (M.Sc.)--University of British Columbia, 2009.

Brief comment on a study which revealed links between intergenerational trauma and the rates of HIV and Hepatitis C in young Aboriginal people in British Columbia.

Health Care and Epidemiology Thesis (M.Sc.)--The University of British Columbia, 2007.

Examines the link between sexual abuse and negative health outcomes such as mental, sexual and drug-related vulnerabilities.

Discusses the variables and barriers associated with a medication-assisted treatment for First Nations, Inuit and Métis individuals using drugs.

Examines the use of mobile devices by Indigenous youth as means to obtain health support for HIV contracted due to substance abuse.

Study interpretation concluded that deaths were occurring at an alarming rate, particularly young women or those using injection drugs. Argues that these results reflect intersections of current and historical injustices, substance use and barriers to care.

Sample of 605 individuals between the ages of 14 and 30 years of age from Prince George and Vancouver, British Columbia. Those who had been taken from their biological parents were more likely to be HIV-positive, homeless, paid for sex, diagnosed and hospitalized with mental illness, self-harmed, and had thought about or attempted suicide.

Argues that prevention and treatment programs are urgently required in Vancouver and Prince George as both have elevated HIV and Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) prevalence.

Study identifies associations between high transience and sex and drug related HIV vulnerabilities.

Public Health Thesis (M.A.)--Simon Fraser University, 2009.

Healthcare and Epidemiology Thesis (Ph.D.)--The University of British Columbia (Vancouver), 2014.

Goal of study was to identify factors related to risky behaviours and provide strategies to promote healthy lifestyles.

Examines some of the biological, social, and economic variables related to HIV/AIDS; and discusses the need for Native-specific programs and interventions.

Discussion on how best to reach out to the homeless and the services that are available including Lookout Emergency Aid Society and Dunsmuir House Hostel for Men. Duration: 27:39.

Discusses a study regarding medically prescribed diacetylmorphine or hydromorphone for long-term treatment of severe opioid addiction.

Looks at the demographics of HIV-positive patients across the prairie provinces.

Reports on the elevated risks stemming from abuse cases and factors such as larger youth populations among Indigenous peoples.

Psychology Thesis (Ph.D.)--Kent State University, 2001.

Study found significantly fewer newspaper articles on cardiovascular disease and cancer and found that less than half included motivating information.

[Teaching and Curriculum Leadership Thesis] (Ed.D.)--Oklahoma State University, 2005.

Describes two curricula based on Indigenous models of learning and behavior change, as well as the development of a computer based version of intervention aimed at sexual risk prevention.

Study assesses impact of intervention project by looking at pre-intervention patterns of sexual activity in youth ages 11 - 15.

Provides practical information for medical providers faced with cultural challenges presented by Native American patients living with or at risk for HIV.

Autobiographical essay explains what it's like to be a proud gay Aboriginal man living with HIV/AIDS in Australia.

Selection and comparison of projects which met criteria for best practice.

English Thesis (M.A.)--Dalhousie University, 2011.

Provides relevant information for facilitators and educators to assist in the education and prevention of HIV/AIDS in Aboriginal communities.

Discusses the need for research & scientific data on HIV/AIDS among Aboriginals youth in order to improve evidence based nursing practice and educational programs.

Describes process of gathering information from Latino refugees and Aboriginal participants. Discusses and compares responses of the two groups.

Interventions and activities, of the Tłįchǫ Community Services Agency’s (TCSA) Healing Wind Strategy, to prevent sexually transmitted diseases and HIV / AIDS

Discusses an assessment model that creates effective, culturally appropriate, and community specific strategies to address HIV/AIDS prevention and intervention.

American Studies Thesis (Ph.D.)--The University of New Mexico, 2001.

Book review of: Comparative Indigeneities of the Ameréricas: Towards a Hemispheric Approach edited by M. B. Castellanos, L. G. Nájera and A. J. Aldama.

Provides overview of use and associated harms and harm reduction approaches and services, identifies challenges and strengths when providing services, discusses strategies for building community support, and makes suggestions for creating IFU-specific services.

Abstracts of works in the Research Series. Aboriginal Sexual Offending in Canada by John H. Hylton. Mental Health Profiles for a Sample of British Columbia's Aboriginal Survivors of the Canadian Residential School System by Raymond R. Corrado, Irwin M.

Discussion of how opportunistic infections like PCP (Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia), MAC (Mycobacterium avium complex) , CMV (cytomegalovirus), and meningitis have changed since the early days of AIDS.

Study examined both the perspectives of the health service provider and the Aboriginal person with HIV/AIDS. Almost 50% of patients reported that alcohol played a role in becoming HIV positive.

Describes how qualitative data from 18 key informants, used to identify elements of successful case management, were employed to improve client level outcomes.

High-risk lifestyle contributes to high a percentage of Aboriginal AIDS cases in Saskatchewan.

Survey based on 658 Aboriginal men and women. Results will be used for preventative education and future research.

Community Health Thesis (M.Sc.)--University of Toronto, 1997.