Positive Women’s Network
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Community-based HIV/HCV Integration at Positive Women’s Network
Année de publication : 2016Project proposal for examining HIV/hepatitis C service integration at PWN.The PWN resources in Sage can be reproduced and adapted for non-commercial use with credit to the author. Please note that resources are being shared for archival reference and may contain...
Feedback form
Année de publication : 2016A feedback form for PWN workshops.The PWN resources in Sage can be reproduced and adapted for non-commercial use with credit to the author. Please note that resources are being shared for archival reference and may contain information that is now out-of-date.
Outreach Program evaluation
Année de publication : 2015This evaluation of PWN's outreach efforts showed that the program’s ability to work with women and support them in difficult times resulted in the outcome of the program being more important than the activities themselves. Thus, the outcomes of providing...
Employing peer workers in the field of HIV: Literature review
Année de publication : 2014The PWN resources in Sage can be reproduced and adapted for non-commercial use with credit to the author. Please note that resources are being shared for archival reference and may contain information that is now out-of-date.
Peer Support
Année de publication : 2014Positive Women’s Network recognizes the need for peer support among women livingwith HIV. To address this need, PWN developed a formal Peer Support Training Program in2010 that aims to train members on how to provide peer support to other positive women. The...
Member Engagement Survey
Année de publication : 2013In 2013, Positive Women's Network conducted a survey of members to hear how women connected and engaged with programs and services. PWN member Monique Desroches was hired to conduct and report on the Member Engagement Survey, which was written by HIV+ women and...
Retreat Program Evaluation
Année de publication : 2012The psychological consequences of living with HIV are complex and widespread. Recognizing the need for psychological support among HIV+ women in British Columbia, Positive Women’s Network (PWN) offers a range of support services for women living with HIV...
Health Promotion Workshops Evaluation
Année de publication : 2012Women living with HIV continue to face discrimination when accessing health and social services in British Columbia. To address this issue, Positive Women’s Network (PWN) provides HIV education workshops for health and social services providers within the...
Barriers in Access to Primary Health Care for Young HIV+ Women: A Qualitative Research Study
Année de publication : 2008YouthCO and Positive Women’s Network partnered on the WISE Project, working to increase young women’s access to integrated care, treatment, support and prevention within clinic-based settings. WISE staff and volunteers worked in direct partnership with...
Listen Up! Women Are Talking About…. Women’s Health Research Project
Année de publication : 2000Listen Up! was the first peer-based, community action research project of its kind to examinehow the social determinants of health put women at greater risk for HIV infection than men.Women’s voices – in particular, women who live with HIV – had not...