HIV In-Depth

BASICS OF HIV

• Basics of HIV
• Preventing transmission of HIV
• Safer sex
• Testing for HIV

LIVING WITH HIV

• Understanding your lab tests
• Nutrition
• Mental & emotional health
• Newly diagnosed
• Daily health issues
• Opportunistic infections and other health problems

TREATMENT OF HIV

• Treatment basics
• Your healthcare team
• Alternative therapies
• Side effects

SOCIAL AND LEGAL ASPECTS OF HIV

• HIV in the workplace
• Travel and immigration
• Stigma & discrimination with HIV
• Disclosure and criminalization
• Legal and political issues

INFORMATION FOR SPECIFIC POPULATIONS

• Children and teens
• Gay men
• Older adults
• Aboriginal people
• Drug users

NON-HIV SUBJECTS

• Bed bugs
• Housing
• Wills, funerals, and legal issues

For more information or help...

• AIDS Service Organizations in BC
• Testing Sites in Vancouver and the Lower Mainland
• Support groups for people with HIV