Living and serving: Persons with HIV in the Canadian AIDS movement.
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Title
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Living and serving: Persons with HIV in the Canadian AIDS movement.
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Identifier
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AAI9605656
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identifier
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9605656
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Creator
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Roy, Charles M.
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Contributor
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Adviser: Irwin Epstein
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Date
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1995
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Language
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English
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Publisher
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City University of New York.
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Subject
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Social Work | Sociology, Public and Social Welfare | Sociology, Social Structure and Development | Health Sciences, Public Health
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Abstract
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This participatory action research examines the degree and nature in which people with HIV and AIDS (PHAs) are involved in the community-based AIDS movement in Canada. Three inter-related phases of research were utilized in this project. First, a detailed survey was completed by 93% of all organizations within the Canadian AIDS Society (CAS). Secondly, personal interviews and focus groups were held with 70 PHAs across Canada. Finally, over 150 delegates at the 1993 CAS annual general meeting strategized as to how they could remove barriers PHAs were experiencing.;The research determined that relatively few PHAs serve on boards or are employed at community-based AIDS organizations. Advantages to agencies of involving PHAs were outlined as well as barriers to greater or more meaningful involvement. Finally, a list of recommendations were generated to assist AIDS organizations in creating a more welcoming environment for PHAs' participation within their local community-based AIDS organization.
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Type
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dissertation
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Source
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PQT Legacy CUNY.xlsx
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degree
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D.S.W.
