[Viva] FW: The Positive Side (Winter 2011): Doctor Do-Good

[Tami Starlight]

From: mailing at mercury.catie.ca [mailto:mailing at mercury.catie.ca] 
Sent: December-03-10 11:08 AM
To: cosmictami at shaw.ca
Subject: The Positive Side (Winter 2011): Doctor Do-Good

 

 

Dear friend of CATIE and subscriber to The Positive Side,

 

I’m happy to share with you our Winter 2011 issue of The Positive Side
magazine, to update you about CATIE’s work and to tell you about new
resources and programs that are available through  <http://www.catie.ca/>
our website and  <http://orders.catie.ca/> the CATIE Ordering Centre.

 

 <http://www.positiveside.ca/e/V12I2/Toc_e.htm> The Winter 2011 issue
continues The Positive Side tradition of covering the many faces and facets
of HIV. In a first for the magazine, we take a look at HIV (and hepatitis C)
in Canada’s correctional system and meet two people living with HIV who have
spent time in prison. We also talk with HIV-positive researcher Francisco
Ibáñez-Carrasco about his work into understanding the epidemic, and we hear
from Montreal artist Shayo about her evolution beyond the label of
HIV-positive artist. For readers seeking health information, we look at
dental health, food safety, and heart health in this issue. Our regular Ask
the Experts column gets four medical experts to answer the question “When is
the best time to start HIV therapy?” All this (and much more!) for those
long, cold Canadian winter nights. 

 

 <http://www2.catie.ca/en/pc/programming-connection> Programming Connection
is now live!

The Programming Connection is an online toolkit that highlights case studies
of model front-line programs that provide HIV and hepatitis C prevention,
care, treatment and support. The featured programs and resources inspire
community-based service providers with:  

*	Information on a diverse range of front-line programs from across
Canada 
*	Bilingual resources on program planning and delivery 
*	High-quality training strategies based on practice 
*	Innovative outreach, advocacy and capacity-building solutions  

By sharing experiences, service providers can develop even stronger
programs. To receive future updates to the toolkit,
<http://orders.catie.ca/subscription/subscribe.shtml> sign up for
Programming Connection e-lerts.

 

 <http://library.catie.ca/PDF/ATI-40000s/40221.pdf> HIV and Aging brochure.

This booklet is for people 50 and older who are living with HIV, as well as
their partners, family members and caregivers. It looks at some of the
issues that older adults living with HIV might face and recommends ways to
stay healthy – physically, mentally, emotionally and sexually. This booklet
also features the insights and advice of men and women in their 50s, 60s and
70s who are living with HIV. Based on a chapter from the popular
<http://www.catie.ca/eng/myh/toc.shtml> Managing your health: a guide for
people living with HIV, this booklet is a “must read.” 

 

 <http://www.catie.ca/eng/SpecificCommunities/AboriginalYouth.shtml>
Aboriginal Youth: Get the Facts. Share the Facts. 

Aboriginal youth from across Canada put into words and pictures their
thoughts on sexual health and HIV in workshops held through a partnership
with CATIE and the Canadian Aboriginal AIDS Network (CAAN). From their
discussions came some key messages about HIV prevention and harm reduction
which CATIE captured in its new Get the Facts, Share the Facts posters and
postcards campaign. The materials also feature some of the youth’s artwork.

 

 <http://www.catie.ca/eng/LivingWithHIV/startingpoints.shtml> Living with
HIV: Starting points – Now available in Amharic and Swahili.

Co-developed with the Toronto People with AIDS Foundation and theAIDS
Committee of Cambridge, Kitchener, Waterloo and Area (ACCKWA), Living with
HIV: Starting Points contains information on HIV and AIDS, how to stay
healthy, what does CD4 count and viral load tell you, and the next steps.

 

 <http://www.catie.ca/eng/syphilis/index.shtml> Syphilis: It’s serious. And
it’s here. 

Across Canada, cities have seen a huge rise in syphilis over the past seven
years. In most cities gay and bisexual men have been hit hardest by it, and
as many as half of syphilis cases are among men who are HIV positive. This
campaign, initially developed by the AIDS Committee of Toronto and the Gay
Men’s Sexual Health Alliance, provides information on how syphilis is
transmitted, how to prevent it, and where to get tested.

 

As always, we encourage you to spread the word about CATIE, The Positive
Side and other resources available through
<http://orders.catie.ca/index.php?language=en> the CATIE Ordering Centre and
<http://www.catie.ca/eng/home.shtml> CATIE website.

 

Sincerely,

 

Laurie Edmiston

Executive Director

 

 

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