Specific Populations
Specific groups and populations who may be at increased risk for HIV, hepatitis C and other sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in Canada
Contents
Aboriginal Peoples
Prevention and First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples
- Honouring our voices: personal stories about living with hepatitis C – Chee Mamuk
- Honouring our Journey: personal stories about living with HIV – Chee Mamuk
- Speak With a Strong Voice – CAAN
- Summary of key findings from the A-Track pilot survey (2011-2012) – Public Health Agency of Canada
Websites
Ethnocultural Communities
Prevention and ethnocultural communities
Questions and answers: Inclusive practice in the prevention of sexually transmitted and blood borne infections among ethnocultural minorities – Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC)
Black, African and Caribbean communities
Prevention and Black, African and Caribbean communities
- Emerging Prevention Technologies and Canada's African, Caribbean and Black Communities - Canadian HIV/AIDS Black, Caribbean and African Network (CHABAC)
More on Black, African and Caribbean communities
Websites
South Asian communities
Prevention and South Asian Communities
More on South Asian communities
Websites
East and South East Asian communities
Prevention and East and South East Asian Communities
More on East and South East Asian communities
Websites
Latin America communities
Prevention and Latin American Communities
More on Latin America communities
Immigrants, Refugees and People Without Immigration Status
Prevention and immigrants, refugees and people without residency status
- Immigrants, refugees and non-status people with HIV from Managing Your Health, CATIE’s guide for people living with HIV
- Uprooted Lives from The Positive Side, CATIE’s health and wellness magazine for people living with HIV
- Hepatitis C in migrants: An underappreciated group at increased risk – CATIE webinar
- Questions and answers: Inclusive practice in the prevention of sexually transmitted and blood borne infections among ethnocultural minorities – Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC)
- Transformation Through Collective Action: Best Practices in Migration, HIV and Mental Health – Committee for Accessible AIDS Treatment
More on immigrants, refugees and people without residency status
Gay, Bisexual and Other Men who have Sex with Men
Prevention and gay, bisexul and other men who have sex with men
- The epidemiology of HIV in gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men
- Re-centering our approach to gay and bisexual men’s health and HIV prevention from Prevention in Focus, CATIE’s online prevention resource
- The Power of Undetectable: What you need to know about HIV treatment as prevention
- 8 Questions about PrEP for Guys – CATIE
Website
- The Sex You Want – Gay Men's Sexual Health Alliance
- Advance – A community-led partnership to increase access and the use of priority health services among GBT2Q men
- Community Based Research Centre for Gay Men's Health (CBRC)
Women
Prevention and women
- Women and HIV from Managing Your Health, CATIE’s guide for people living with HIV
- Pocket Guide on Aging for Women Living with HIV – Positive Women’s Network
- Women Lovin': A sexual health guide for queer women – AIDS Commitee of Toronto (ACT) | CATIE
- Wise Women – Chee Mamuk
- Women and HIV – Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network
- Sharing Together for Life – Université du Québec à Montréal
Websites
- Women’s Health in Women’s Hands
- Pauktuutit: Inuit Women of Canada
- Canadian HIV Women’s Sexual & Reproductive Health Cohort Study (CHIWOS)
- Women's Rights – Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network
- ATHENA
- Life & Love with HIV
Children
Prevention and children
- Children and HIV from Managing Your Health, CATIE’s guide for people living with HIV
- Patrick's Wish – Patrick 4 Life
- Growing Up with HIV from The Positive Side, CATIE’s health and wellness magazine for people living with HIV
- Know Your Rights 7: Disclosure in school and daycare – Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network (CHLN)
Websites
Young People
Prevention and young people
- Youth from HIV in Canada: A primer for service providers, an introduction to HIV for people working on the front line: epidemiology, testing, prevention, treatment, care and support
Websites
- YouthCO
- Sex and U – information and education on sexual health from the Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada (SOGC)
- Native Youth Sexual Health Network
- Teen Talk
Older Adults
Prevention and older adults
- HIV and Aging from Managing Your Health, CATIE’s guide for people living with HIV
- Growing Old Gracefully from The Positive Side, CATIE’s health and wellness magazine for people living with HIV
- Aging and HIV – Toronto People With AIDS Foundation
- Questions and answers: Prevention of sexually transmitted and blood borne infections among older adults – Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC)
Websites
Trans People
Prevention and Trans people
- HIV prevention and trans people: What the Trans PULSE Project can tell us from Prevention in Focus, CATIE’s online prevention resource
- Trans Canada from The Positive Side, CATIE’s health and wellness magazine for people living with HIV
- Primed2: A Sex Guide for Trans Men Into Men – Gay Men’s Sexual Health Alliance
- BRAZEN: Trans Women’s Safer Sex Guide – The 519 Church Street Community Centre
- What are transgender women’s HIV prevention needs? – University of California San Francisco Center for AIDS Prevention Studies
- What are transgender men's HIV prevention needs? – University of California San Francisco Center for AIDS Prevention Studies
Websites
- Taking Charge – Action Santé Travesties et Transsexuel(le)s du Québec (ASTTeQ)
- Trans Care BC – Provincial Health Services Authority
- The 519 Church St. Community Centre
- Project 10
- QueerTransMen.org – Ontario Gay Men's Sexual Health Alliance
People Living with HIV
For information on People living with HIV, see Living with HIV.
People who Use Substances
Prevention and people who use substances
- Pre-fix, CATIE’s comprehensive new guide to living with Hep C or HIV for people who inject drugs
- Harm reduction as a tool to healthy living from Managing Your Health, CATIE’s guide for people living with HIV
More on people who use substances
Websites
People who Use Injection Drugs
Prevention and people who use injection drugs
- HIV prevention for people who inject drugs: New biomedical approaches and time-honoured strategies from Prevention in Focus, CATIE’s online prevention resource
- The epidemiology of HIV in people who inject drugs in Canada
- Pre-fix, CATIE’s comprehensive new guide to living with Hep C or HIV for people who inject drugs
- Harm reduction in action: Supervised consumption services and overdose prevention sites from Prevention in Focus, CATIE’s online prevention resource
- Safer Injection
More on people who use injection drugs
Prisoners
Prevention and people in prisons and correctional facilities
- Staying Healthy Behind the Walls: Hepatitis C and HIV in Prison – Prisoners' HIV/AIDS Support Action Network (PASAN) | CATIE
- Staying Healthy Behind the Walls: Tattooing, Piercing and You – Prisoners' HIV/AIDS Support Action Network (PASAN) | CATIE
- On Point: Recommendations for Prison-Based Needle and Syringe Programs in Canada
- PROS & CONS: A Guide to Creating Successful Community-Based HIV and HCV Programs for Prisoners – Prisoners' HIV/AIDS Support Action Network (PASAN)
Websites
Sex Workers
Prevention and sex workers
Websites
Street-Involved
Prevention and street-involved people
- Addressing determinants of sexually transmitted and blood borne infections among street-involved youth: Unstable housing and homelessness - Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC)
- Housing is prevention – Positive Spaces, Healthy Places
- Summary of key findings from Y-Track phase 6 (2009–2012) – Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC)
More on street-involved people
