Links
Key Web Sites with Information on HIV/AIDS and Links to other Resources
GENERAL LINKS:
AIDS Organizations in Nova Scotia
- AIDS Coalition of Nova Scotia
- AIDS Coalition of Cape Breton
- Northern AIDS Connection Society
- Healing Our Nations
- HIV411
Anonymous TestingHarm Reduction
- Direction 180 email at direction180@ns.aliantzinc.ca
- Mainline
- The Sharp Advice Needle Exchange
Atlantic Region FocusNational Focus
- Canadian Treatment Action Council
- Canadian AIDS Society – (CAS)
- Canadian HIV/AIDS Black, African and Caribbean Network
- CATIE
- Public Health Agency of Canada
HIV/AIDS Resource Centers
Population Health
Gender and Social Inclusion Concepts
- Gender-based Analysis Plus Framework
- Intersectionality
- On Being Youth Centered
- Rising to the Challenge: Sex- and gender-based analysis for health planning, policy and research in Canada
- On Being Youth Centered
- Sex, Gender and Public Health
International Resources
Resources for Specific Population or Groups
Aboriginal/First Nations
Disabilities
Gay Men & Men who Have Sex with Men
- Gay Men (Canadian AIDS Society) (Eng/Fr)
- PrideHealth
- Gay Men’s Sexual Health Alliance
- Asian Community AIDS Services
- AIDS Coalition of Nova Scotia
New Canadians from countries endemic with HIV/AIDS
- African Diaspora of the Maritimes (ADAM)
- African and Caribbean Council on HIV/AIDS in Ontario (ACCHO) (Eng/Fr)
- Asian Society for the Intervention of AIDS (BC)
People living in prisons and correctional facilities
People living with HIV/AIDS
- British Columbia with AIDS Society
- CATIE
- Canadian Treatment Action Council
- Canadian Working Group on HIV & Rehabilitation (CWGHR) (Eng/Fr)
- Canadian Working Group on HIV and Rehabilitation
- POZ /AIDS Med Co. ( USA )
- Positive Women's Network ( British Columbia )
- Toronto Persons with AIDS Foundation
Women
- Positive Women's Network
- Canadian Women's Health Network
- The Body: ( USA )
- Atlantic Centre of Excellence for Women's Health
- Women, pregnancy & new borns – Society of Obstetricians & Gynecologists
Youth
HIV/AIDS related topics
Canadian Harm Reduction Network
Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network (Eng/Fr)
HIV/AIDS & the Workplace:
- Canadian Labour Congress (Eng/Fr)
- Canadian AIDS Society (Eng/Fr)
- Interagency Coalition on AIDS (Eng/Fr) (see menu on left for the topic)
Province of Nova Scotia Information for service providers:
- Blood Borne Pathogens Standards
- Health Protection Act and Regulations (PDF)
- HIV and the Workplace (Occupational Health & Safety) (See Section 6.4 on page 6.25 in this manual)
Youth Health:
- Canadian Medical Association-Clinical Practice Guidelines (PDF)
- Guidelines for Youth Health Centres in Nova Scotia (PDF)
- Standards for Youth Health Centres in Nova Scotia (PDF)
- Youth Health Centres in Nova Scotia: An Evaluation (PDF)
Related topics
Housing and Homelessness
Poverty and Income
Mental Health
Food Banks and Food Security
- Acorn
- Antigonish Food Security Coalition’s
- Feed Nova Scotia
- Manna For Health
- Nova Scotia Food Security Network