Des pros pour les détenus : un guide pour créer et réussir des programmes communautaires contre le VIH et le VHC pour les détenus
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Online
Synthesizes the experience that PASAN has gained over many years and is intended to provide readers with new ideas and lessons to help others implement PASAN’s vision of comprehensive community-based human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and hepatitis C (HCV) services for prisoners.
Explains why people who use illegal drugs must be meaningfully involved in Canada’s response to HIV/AIDS, hepatitis C (HCV), and injection drug use, and the benefits of greater involvement.
Examines why it is important to increase meaningful involvement of people who use illegal drugs in the response to HIV and hepatitis C (HCV), and how this can be done.
Increases awareness of HIV/AIDS and Hepatitis C among Aboriginal Peoples living in Saskatchewan. Provides educational workshops on prevention throughout the province. Offers support to individuals living with HIV/AIDS and Hepatitis C and to their families.
Provides accurate, current information to those offering reproductive care to women living with HCV. Also intended to raise awareness of HCV in both the medical and general populations. LInk requires PDF reader.
Assesses the influence of gender on drug users' injection initiation, sharing behaviour, and cleaning/disinfecting behaviour. Argues for the development of gender-sensitive education and prevention programs.
Provides definitions as well as information regarding transmission and the connection with substance use. Explains barriers to seeking help and addresses possible solutions to those barriers.
Provides information on Hepatitis C policies, programs and research relating to disease surveillance, prevention and control, health promotion, and community action. // Offre des renseignements sur le virus hépatite C en matière de politiques, de programmes et de recherches reliés à la surveillance et à la prévention de la maladie, à la lutte contre la maladie, à la promotion de la santé et à l'action communautaire.
Internal Notes :
url (http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/hepc/hepatitis_c/) does not appear valid
multiple languages found - // in abstract, changed to current link
