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The Prairie Community-Based HIV/AIDS Research Program generates new opportunities in Manitoba and Saskatchewan. We work to:

Support your organization in undertaking HIV/AIDS research to achieve your policy, program and service delivery goals.

Strengthen your skills to undertake and produce HIV/AIDS community-based research. Research that is relevant, respectful and methodologically sound.

Facilitate collaboration between organizations, researchers and affected communities in HIV/AIDS community-based research.

We support Saskatchewan and Manitoba HIV/AIDS community organizations in all aspects of research at no cost:

Funding
Design
Implementation
Dissemination of findings
Evidence-based integration of findings into programming and policy

This includes emphasis on involving community members as active collaborators in the research process.

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Have research ideas?
If you want to learn more, need a partner, or other research resources, please contact us.

This program is funded by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR).

News

Health Needs Assessment of Men who have Sex with Men in Manitoba

The Rainbow Resource Centre is conducting a Health Needs Assessment of men who have sex with men (gay, bi, 2-Spirit, trans, queer) and we need your input.

Information collected will help us understand the health and health needs/concerns of the community, specifically in Manitoba, which will aid in our outreach strategies, social marketing, education and awareness programs, as well as provide data that can be compared with other provinces.

We are asking you to participate and forward this link to those in your contact lists. We seeking out the experiences from GBTTQ men as well as:

- those men in rural and remote communities; men who do not identify as either gay, bi, trans, queer or 2-Spirit however have sex with men; men of colour; men with disAbilities; men who have experienced poverty;men in the sex trade or sex workers;new Canadian men;men in monogamous and non-monogamous relationships and men without internet access.

The survey should take between 10 – 15 minutes to complete. Paper copies are available and we can mail these surveys out with a self-addressed envelope (please contact us for a paper copy). For those with internet access the link can be found by clicking:

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/JJ2KMYN

Our goal is to start analyzing the data by the end of August.

Should you have any questions or concerns, please contact the Rainbow Resource Centre at 474-0212 or contact Reece Malone, Education Program Coordinator at 284-5590 or education@rainbowresourcecentre.org

Saskatchewan Unveils HIV Strategy

Saskatchewan Chief Medical Health Officer Dr. Moira McKinnon released details of a comprehensive three-year HIV strategy to address the rising numbers of HIV cases in the province. The HIV strategy will focus on four main areas: surveillance; clinical management; prevention and harm reduction; and community engagement and education.

SK HIV Strategy

New E-Publication - Prevention in Focus

The first issue of CATIE’s online resource is now available! In it CATIE highlights research findings and offer viewpoints on how the findings might be practically integrated into front-line HIV and hepatitis C prevention services. For more information and subscription go to: