This past year the Canadian Aboriginal AIDS Network (CAAN) held its annual gathering, on the theme of “transforming wholistic approaches to Indigenous health.” It’s a gathering of First Nations, Métis and Inuit people, combining a […]
So Wednesday January 31st 2018 was Bell’s ‘Let’s Talk’ day, a day surrounding the promotion of mental health communication and awareness. I wanted to see how the day went with this campaign and it turned out quite successful, […]
It’s official! The Government of Canada supports U=U, the consensus statement that a person living with HIV does not transmit the virus sexually if they take treatment and maintain an undetectable viral load (“undetectable = […]
It is a new year, and a lot of us tend to enter the new year with resolutions. Some last and work out, some don’t. Thing is, you can really make a resolution at any […]
I started here at the AIDS Committee of York Region back in the late Fall of 2014 and our organization was just preparing for a big move. I think it is safe to say that […]
It starts with a wish; well really, a need. It is an ask to help an individual or family living with or affected by HIV/AIDS get through the holiday season. This is a time of […]
The last seven years have seen a whirlwind of hepatitis C virus (HCV) drug development. Each new treatment is generally more potent than the last. The latest treatments approved for HCV in Canada include Maviret […]
The AIDS Committee of York Region seeks your support to recruit participants for our collaborative research study to understand the service needs of seniors with complex life circumstances (e.g., dementia, mental health, substance use, HIV/AIDS […]
One of our annual events, like most organizations out there, is our annual general meeting. This year it is happening at the beautiful Victoria Square Community Centre and will include the usual business of agency […]
We hear it all the time…our body functions are interconnected. No one system is working independently. So why is it so hard for us to see that what we eat is directly connected to how […]
