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1 HIV and Aging Community-Based Responses CANADA

2 The Canadian Working Group on HIV and Rehabilitation (CWGHR)
CWGHR is a leader and catalyst for improved rehabilitation services for people living with HIV through integrated research, education, policy and practice. Strategic Directions: HIV and Aging Income Security and Labour Force Participation Access to Rehabilitation Mental Health

3 National Coordinating Committee on HIV and Aging (NCC)

4 Pushing Back Against Systemic Invisibility
The faces of older adults are missing from HIV and STBBI prevention campaigns Discussion of of sexual health and rights for older adults is absent within most aging policies HIV is ignored within chronic disease prevention and management strategies, or worse Aging-related services are designed to address clinical complexity, but underestimate social support needs of marginalized groups Epidemiologic data on older adults living with HIV in Canada is lacking

5 Starting Conversations
Aging and HIV… Let’s Talk! National Teleconference, March 2015 CAS, CWGHR & CHPCA HIV, Aging and Financial Security Think Tank, January 2016 CWGHR & CPPN Maintaining Self-Determination in Times of Incapacity Roundtable Discussion, June 2016 CWGHR, HALCO, ACE, HPCO, TAG

6 Capacity Building HIV and Older Adults: Working Together Across Canada

7 Community-Based Research


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