Identity area
Type of entity
Corporate body
Authorized form of name
AIDS Nova Scotia
Parallel form(s) of name
Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules
Other form(s) of name
- Metro Area Committee on AIDS
- MACAIDS
- Gay Men's Health Association of Halifax
- ANS
Identifiers for corporate bodies
Description area
Dates of existence
1985 -
History
AIDS Nova Scotia was first established in 1982 as the Gay Men's Health Association of Halifax, with a mission to provide supports and conduct advocacy efforts on behalf of persons living with HIV/AIDS [PWA's] in the Halifax area. After changing its name to the Metro Area Committee on AIDS [MACAIDS], the organization was incorporated on November 28, 1985. In 1992, MACAIDS once again changed its name to AIDS Nova Scotia [ANS]. For the duration of its operations, ANS connected PWAs with supports and services, and advocated for government action and improvements to the health care system. It also operated the INFORM-AIDS helpline during the late 1980s and early 1990s, which directed PWA's and their families to care and support services. In 1995, AIDS Nova Scotia merged with the Nova Scotia Persons with AIDS Coalition to form the AIDS Coalition of Nova Scotia.
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Internal structures/genealogy
General context
Relationships area
Related entity
AIDS Coalition of Nova Scotia (1995 -)
Identifier of related entity
Category of relationship
associative
Dates of relationship
1995
Description of relationship
In 1995, AIDS Nova Scotia merged with the Nova Scotia Persons with AIDS Coalition to form the AIDS Coalition of Nova Scotia.
Related entity
Baxter, Larry (January 17, 1951 -)
Identifier of related entity
Category of relationship
associative
Dates of relationship
[199-?]
Description of relationship
Baxter was the chair of AIDS Nova Scotia for a term in the early 1990s.
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Occupations
Control area
Authority record identifier
Maintained by
Institution identifier
NSHD
Rules and/or conventions used
The Chicago Manual of Style. 17th ed. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2017.
Status
Final
Level of detail
Full
Dates of creation, revision and deletion
Record revised March 3, 2022 by Rachel Moore.
Language(s)
- English
Script(s)
- Latin
Sources
Dan MacKay. "Metro Area Committee on AIDS". Halifax Rainbow Encyclopedia. Accessed on March 3, 2022. https://gay.hfxns.org/MacAIDS