- Prevention in FocusThis article reviews the evidence that supports HIV health navigation, explains the soon-to-be-published guidelines, and provides an overview of the recommendations on assessing whether such a…
- CATIE NewsRates of syphilis have been increasing in many parts of Canada over the past decade. B.C. researchers launched and evaluated a campaign for men who have sex with men. Men who saw the campaign…
- CATIE NewsMany people who use drugs have experienced overdose and died. Researchers reviewed a pilot program that provided supportive housing with supervised drug use and other services. Combining those…
- Prevention in FocusWe speak to service providers from New Brunswick, Alberta and Ontario about how dried blood spot testing is being used in their programs and lessons learned.
- CATIE NewsResearchers looked at how often people injected fentanyl and shared injecting supplies. Sharing supplies was more common among people who injected fentanyl than among people who injected other drugs…
- Prevention in FocusWe talked to workers from programs that provide services for people who use stimulants in Ontario and Manitoba to learn more about their approach and the lessons learned from their work.
- Positive SideCanada is in the midst of an overdose epidemic, but how did we get here? And what can be done to stop it?
- Programming ConnectionThe MySafe program uses biometric dispensing machines to provide prescription opioids to eligible participants as an alternative to the unregulated and toxic drug supply.
- Tattooing and piercing equipment can present a risk for hepatitis C and HIV when unsterilized equipment is re-used. The use of new or sterilized equipment is a highly effective strategy to prevent…
- Prevention in FocusWe look at the ways in which violence and stigma are linked to HIV risk in the lives of youth, and how policies and programs that address this violence constitute key prevention strategies.
- Prevention in FocusKey recommendations from the new practice guidelines related to managing a peer health navigation program.
- CATIE NewsResearchers compared substance use between HIV-positive and HIV-negative women. Women living with HIV were more likely to report use of most substances except ...