Positive Women’s Network
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Community-based HIV/HCV Integration at Positive Women’s Network
Publication date: 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
Publication date: 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 Please note that resources are being shared for archival reference and may contain information that is now out-of-date.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
Publication date: 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
Publication date: 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 Please note that resources are being shared for archival reference and may contain information that is now out-of-date.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 Training Program Evaluation
Publication date: 2014PWN developed a formal Peer Support Training Program in 2010 to train members on how to provide peer support to other positive women. The overall goal of the training program is to contribute to a province-wide peer support network to help women living with HIV...
Member Engagement Survey Results
Publication date: 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...
Health Promotion Workshops Evaluation
Publication date: 2012Since 2006 Positive Women’s Network has provided HIV education workshops for health and social services providers in BC. We contracted Community Solutions Planning & Evaluation to assess how well these workshops were delivered, what kinds of outcomes...
Retreat Program Evaluation
Publication date: 2012One of the most popular support services delivered by PWN is the Weekend Retreat Program. Offered since 1993, this program allows HIV+ women to relax and connect with one another in safe, stigma-free environments. To address this need, PWN hired a master's student...
Barriers in Access to Primary Health Care for Young HIV+ Women: A Qualitative Research Study
Publication date: 2008YouthCO and Positive Women’s Network commissioned a research project in 2007 on the barriers that young women living with HIV face in accessing primary health care services.The PWN resources in Sage can be reproduced and adapted for non-commercial use with...
Listen Up! Women Are Talking About…. Women’s Health Research Project
Publication date: 2000Listen Up! was the first peer-based, community action research project of its kind to examine how the social determinants of health put women at greater risk for HIV infection than men.The PWN resources in Sage can be reproduced and adapted for non-commercial use with...