File contains administrative records of the Regional Atlantic AIDS Network, a collective of HIV/AIDS advocacy groups in the Atlantic Region, dated 2007-2010. Materials include background information about RAAN, correspondence, strategic planning materials, notes, meeting agendas and minutes, project proposals, workshop schedules, policies and guidelines, reports, presentation slides, and terms of reference.
File contains one copy of the report Assessing the HIV Prevention Needs of Diverse Communities of Women, prepared by the AIDS Coalition of Nova Scotia [ACNS] for Planned Parenthood Metro in March, 2004, and accompanying presentation slides. File also contains one copy of the report Regional Realities : HIV/AIDS Prevention Education Priority Issues in Atlantic Canada, published by ACNS in April, 2000; and one pamphlet on the 2004 Sex Now Survey.
File contains one copy of the 1991 report AIDS Education in Nova Scotia Schools by the provincial Advisory Commission on AIDS, one copy of the AIDS Strategy for Nova Scotia information package from July 1991 and related correspondence, and one copy of the Recommendations of the Nova Scotia Task Force on AIDS.
File contains reports and recommendations from AIDS Nova Scotia and the Nova Scotia Advisory Commission on AIDS regarding anonymous HIV/AIDS testing, one paper outlining Ontario's suggested strategy for implementing similar services, and associated notes and correspondence.
File contains reports and workshop materials on HIV/AIDS and legal protections for LGBT persons. File includes reports by the Nova Scotia Persons With AIDS Coalition and Lesbian and Gay Rights Nova Scotia, report related to Nova Scotia's strategy on AIDS, and one package of materials for the Nova Scotia Teachers Union workshop Battling Homophobia in the Classroom, held July 23, 2009.
File contains one copy of "Proud But Cautious": Homophobic Abuse and Discrimination in Nova Scotia, published in 1992 by Carolyn Gibson Smith for NSPIRG, and one copy of Boys Just Wanna Have Fun: Gay and Bisexual Men Talk About Their Experiences With Alcohol, published in 1998 by AIDS Coalition of Nova Scotia's Gay Men and Alcohol Project.
File contains two reports prepared by Caroline Ploem for the Canadian Palliative Care Association entitled HIV/AIDS and Palliative Care in the Atlantic Region, one subtitled The Needs of Persons Living with HIV/AIDS and their Caregivers (Jan 24, 2000), one subtitled Educational Needs of Caregivers (June 2000).
File contains 11 cardstock covers for condoms handed out at AIDS-related events, printed with information regarding condom use and safe sex. File also contains information cards regarding AIDS-related causes and organizations, one AIDS Nova Scotia pamphlet, and one program for the Bid For Life dinner auction fundraiser for AIDS NS held February 12, 2004.
File contains one copy of the 1996 services and support guide, promotional materials for the Positive Connections Project, promotional materials and a list of questions regarding the May 2004 skills building Ceilidh, and one program for the 2004 AIDS vigil.
File contains four sexual health surveys distributed by AIDS Nova Scotia (then Metro Area Committee on AIDS), related notes and correspondence, and one report detailing the results of a sexual health survey completed in Quebec.
File contains one copy of the 2005 and 2009 Sex Now Survey reports, published by the AIDS Coalition of Nova Scotia [ACNS], and one copy of a 2006 report entitled HIV/AIDS and Hepatitis C: A Scan of Policies, Programs, and Research in Atlantic Canad, published the Atlantic Interdisciplinary Research Network.
File contains one copy of Situational Analysis: A Background Paper on HIV/AIDS and Aboriginal People, published by the Special Working Group on Aboriginal Issues, Ministerial Council on HIV/AIDS in 2001.
File contains materials related to the activities of the AIDS Nova Scotia speakers bureau. Includes speakers bureau updates, agendas and minutes, internal reports, pamphlets, reference and training materials for speakers, memos, and correspondence.
File contains one Strategies for the 90s discussion document dated August 1990, one page of education objectives, and one copy of the August 1989 strategic work plans for senior staff.
File contains Metro Area Committee on AIDS and AIDS Nova Scotia strategic planning records, including a draft communications policy, draft public relations responsibilities, organizational goals and objectives, and discussion group summaries.
File contains one copy of the report Strengthening Community-Based Approaches to HIV/AIDS and STI Screening, Treatment, and Prevention among Aboriginal People in the Atlantic Region, published by Atlantic Aboriginal People and Health Canada in June, 2009.
File contains one piece of correspondence regarding the Coordinated Home Care Program for AIDS sufferers, and one fax containing minutes from an AIDS Nova Scotia support committee meeting.
File contains documents from the Canada Revenue Agency outlining changes to registered charity accounts, correspondence regarding CARAS taxes and funding, and notes regarding the audit and CARAS finances.
File contains materials produced for the Time to Deliver on AIDS in Nova Scotia workshop, held in Halifax on October 20, 2006. This workshop discussed the content of the XVI International AIDS Conference held in Toronto in August, 2006, and the conference's impact on HIV/AIDS services in Nova Scotia. Materials include conference proceedings, presentation slides, speaking notes, and a personal account of the conference.
File contains clippings regarding AIDS transmission, treatment, and prevention; the government's response to the AIDS crisis; and AIDS-related social issues in Canada and abroad.
File contains materials related to AIDS Nova Scotia volunteer committee, including meeting agendas and minutes, correspondence, notes, volunteer lists, job postings, volunteer position descriptions, performance evaluation forms, and volunteer application forms.
File contains the Metro Area Committee on AIDS volunteer policy manuals for 1987 and 1988, the 1990 volunteer information guide, and one volunteer application form.
File contains AIDS Nova Scotia volunteer training materials, including training session schedules, agendas and minutes, documents outlining volunteer roles, application forms, worksheets and training exercises, reference materials for trainers and volunteers, feedback surveys, notes, and correspondence.
File contains materials related to the Nova Scotia Persons With AIDS Coalition's Women and AIDS project. Materials include correspondence, one pamphlet, meeting minutes, and information about a women's retreat held in Halifax from September 16-18th, 1994.
File contains one copy of the Women and HIV/AIDS in Nova Scotia Needs Assessment Report, published April 4, 1996. Report was written by Jane Allen as part of the Women and AIDS project.
File contains one schedule and one evaluation form for the AIDS Nova Scotia AIDS Educators Workshop, held May 23, 1991, one fact sheet on AIDS Nova Scotia, one page of handwritten notes, and two pamphlets about AIDS.
File contains one program for the World AIDS Day Vigil, held in Halifax on December 1, 2006; one program and one poster for the World AIDS Day Vigil, held in Halifax on December 1, 2007; one pamphlet about bisexuality; and one pamphlet about the Gay and Lesbian Archives (now called the ArQuives).
