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Hard to Re ac h? ! I nno vative Strate gie s to E ngage He te ro se xual ACB me n to Build Re silie nc e to HI V in Ontario

De smond Mille r, we Spe a k Community Re se a rc h Coordina tor (T

• ronto)
• Dr. Jose phine P. Wong , Dr. Winston C. Husba nds, Dr. F

ra nc isc a Omorodion,

• Dr. Jose phine E

towa , Dr. Isa a c L ug ina a h, F a nta Ong oiba , Dr . Ca r l Ja me s, Dr . Ke nne th F ung

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No c onflic t to de c la re

Bac kgro und

we Spe a k is a 5- ye a r prog ra m of re se a rc h a nd re la te d a c tivitie s with Afric a n, Ca ribbe a n a nd Bla c k (ACB) he te rose xua l me n in Onta rio to:

• 1. e nha nc e the ir a ppre c ia tion of the

c onditions tha t he lp HIV to spre a d;

• 2. stre ng the n the ir c ommitme nt to HIV

pre ve ntion;

• 3. stre ng the n c ommunity ne tworks to e nd

HIV a nd promote he a lth a mong ACB c ommunitie s.

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Struc ture d Me aningful E ngage me nt

E xplic it founda tiona l unde rpinning s Strong re le va nt re se a rc h te a m Struc ture d me a ning ful e ng a g e me nt

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K e y Strate gie s

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Building a n inte g ra te d syste m of susta ina ble e ng a g e me nt throug h inte rpe rsona l c onta c ts a nd soc ia l me dia ;

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T a pping into c ommunity ne tworks a nd re sourc e s be yond the HIV/ AIDS se c tor;

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Using fle xible a pproa c he s to initia te pla c e - ba se d a nd c onte xt- ba se d dia log ue to promote inte re sts a nd trust.

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Sustainable e ngage me nt

 Inte g ra ting loc a l pa rtne rs/ c olla bora tors a s e sse ntia l

me mbe rs of the re se a rc h te a m

 Me e ting with ke y c ommunity sta ke holde rs  Se rvic e provide rs  Community org a niza tions  L

• c a l le a de rs

 Ke e ping the c onve rsa tion g oing

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Outre ac h be yo nd the HI V/ AI DS se c to r

 Me e ting pe ople whe re the y a re a t:  Ga the ring pla c e s (e .g . Ba rbe r shops)  F

a ith- ba se d org a niza tions

 Sc hools a nd c ommunity c e ntre s  Community e ve nts  Youth Se c tor

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Staying fle xible and staying aware o f plac e and c o nte xt

 Unde rsta nding dive rsity of ACB Communitie s  Knowle dg e of c urre nt e ve nts a nd history  Sha ring re sourc e s a nd informa tion  Be ing visible a nd pre se nt

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Co nc lusio n

 Impa c tful re se a rc h is unde rpinne d by:  inc lusive me thods  e quita ble a c c e ss  me a ning ful e ng a g e me nt  Suc c e ssful outre a c h a nd e ng a g e me nt of ACB me n a nd c ommunitie s must ta ke

into c onside ra tion the c olle c tive historic a l a nd c urre nt c onte xt of ACB pe ople .

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Ac kno wle dge me nts

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his proje c t is funde d by the Ca na dia n Institute s of He a lth Re se a rc h a nd the Onta rio HIV T re a tme nt Ne twork

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Ac kno wle dge me nts

T ha nk you to a ll we Spe a k T e a m Me mbe rs, Colla bora tors & Pa rtic ipa nts

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