Alexander, Ivy L., ed. AIDS sourcebook
Detroit, Omnigraphics, 2008  New edition!
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"Provides basic consumer health information about transmission, testing, and treatment of HIV and related complications, along with tips on living with HIV/AIDS. Includes index, glossary of related terms and directory of resources."

Card, Josefina J.; Solomon, Julie; Berman, Jacqueline. Tools for building culturally competent HIV prevention programs
New York, Springer Publishing Company LLC, 2008
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Recent literature on effective HIV/AIDS prevention programs underscores the importance of cultural sensitivity and cultural competence in the delivery of services and care. Successful prevention interventions must be tailored for their target populations. Tools for Building Culturally Competent HIV Prevention Programs contains a variety of evidence-based approaches to HIV prevention, offering all the tools practitioners need to launch an effective program: from identifying program goals and objectives, to developing program models, to recruiting and retaining staff, and finally to conducting evaluations and reporting results. All material is filtered through a cultural perspective and methods are tailored to specific racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic groups.

Mate, Gabor. In the realm of hungry ghosts : Close encounters with addiction
Toronto, Alfred A. Knopf Canada, 2008
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"For over ten years, Gabor Mate has been the staff physician at the Portland Hotel, a residence and harm reduction facility in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside. His patients are challenged by life-threatening drug addictions, mental illness, Hepatitis C or HIV, and, in many cases, all four (...) Beginning with a dramatically close view of his drug-addicted patients, Dr. Mate looks at his own history of compulsive behaviour. He interweaves the stories of real people who have struggled with addiction and the latest research on addiction and the brain (...) He proposes a compassionate approach to helping drug addicts, and, for the many behavior or "softer" addicts among us, to addressing the void addiction is meant to fill."

Nursing care of patients with HIV/AIDS : Participant's guide
Arlington, VA, Family Health International (FHI), 2007
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Since the inception of the epidemic, nurses have played a crucial role in caring for individuals infected with HIV. Especially in resource-limited settings, nurses have assumed multiple responsibilities in HIV care and treatment, both traditional nursing roles and in new areas to effectively meet the needs of those living with the infection. Family Health International is proud to announce the publication of Nursing Care of Patients with HIV/AIDS, a package of training materials for nurses who care for patients with HIV/AIDS. This course provides nurses in resource-limited areas with evidence-based knowledge they can use to deliver safe, effective nursing care to their patients.

Saewyc, Elizabeth M.; MacKay, Laura J.; Anderson, Jayson. It's not what you think : sexually exploited youth in British Columbia
Vancouver, BC, University of British Columbia School of Nursing, 2008
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The research in this report shatters some of the myths about sexual exploitation among youth in British Columbia. The study is drawn from surveys of youth in multiple cities across the province over the past several years. The results document the experiences of more than 500 youth who have been sexually exploited during their teens, and compares their lives with youth in similar circumstances who have not been exploited. The authors believe that this is the largest study of sexually exploited youth and their experiences across multiple cities in British Columbia, and possibly in Canada.

McCall, Douglas S. Teaching sexual health education - A primer for new teachers, a refresher for experienced teachers
Canada, Sexualityandu, [2007]
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A Primer for New Teachers, A Refresher for Experienced Teachers is a comprehensive guide for teachers who are delivering sexual education information to students in high schools. The primer will provide you on background information and relevant research on sexual health education that teachers should be aware of. Prepared for www.sexualityandu.ca by Douglas S. McCall, the Executive Director of the Canadian Association for School Health, this primer offers evidence-based better practices in sexual health education in a summarized format, and offers some practical advice for implementing each of those better practices.

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