Financial Assistance:

• Assured Income for the Severely Handicapped (AISH)
• Guide to Services for Lower Income Albertans

Health Resources:

• Southern Alberta Clinic
  SAC offers outpatient care to people living with HIV/AIDS in southern Alberta using a collaborative multi-disciplinary approach.
  
  Foothills Medical Centre Dental Clinic
  Main Floor, Special Services Bldg.
  1403 - 29 St. NW Calgary, AB
  Tel: (403) 670-2401
  
  The dental clinic provides comprehensive dental care for people living with HIV/AIDS. Be sure to check out insurance coverage first.
• STD Clinic
  The STD Clinic offers free and confidential HIV/STI testing and STI treatment.
  
  Sheldon M Chumir Health Centre
  5th Floor, 1213 - 4 Street SW Calgary, AB
  Tel: (403) 955-6700
  
• Wild Rose College of Natural Healing
• Calgary Sexual Health Centre

Housing & Basic Needs:

• The SHARP Foundation (Beswick House and Scott House)
  The Beswick House provides 24-hour long-term and palliative support for persons living with HIV/AIDS. The Scott House provides Transitional Care for individuals with HIV/AIDS who need support and encouragement to return to independent living situations.
• City of Calgary Street Survival Guide
• HealthyHousing.ca
  HealthyHousing.ca, a National HIV/Housing Portal, is a space for people living with HIV/AIDS (PHAs), service providers and researchers to learn more about issues related to HIV/AIDS and housing.

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Other Links:

AIDS Service Organizations (ASOs):

• Alberta Community Council on HIV
  Links and contact info for all ASOs in Alberta.
• Canadian AIDS Society (CAS)
  Links and contact info for all ASOs in Canada.

Aboriginal Resources:

• Canadian Aboriginal AIDS Network
• Healing Our Spirit
• Visions
• Urban Society for Aboriginal Youth

Care & Treatment:

• Canadian AIDS Treatment Information Exchange
• Canadian Harm Reduction Network
• The Canadian Working Group on HIV and Rehabilitation
• Health Canada - Office of Cannabis Medical Access
• AIDSinfo

Gay, Lesbian, Bi-sexual & Transgendered (GLBT):

• Calgary Outlink
• Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network (Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity)
• Equality for Gays and Lesbians Everywhere

Hepatitis C:

• Health Canada

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Information Resources:

• Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network
• AIDS Education Global Information System
• Project Inform

Prisons:

• Prisoner’s HIV/AIDS Support Action Network
• Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network (Prisons)

Women:

• Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network (Women’s Rights)
• Global Campaign for Microbiocides
• Alliance for Microbicide Development
• National AIDS Treatment Advocacy Project (NATAP)

Youth:

• Youth4Youth.com
• sexualityandu.ca
• Like It Is

Vaccine Research:

• CIHR Canadian HIV Trials Network
• International AIDS Vaccines Initiative

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The following links will help you gain a better understanding of the global nature of HIV/AIDS, and why it is important to work together in reducing the harmful effects of this disease.

• UNAIDS: Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS
• World Health Organization
• Interagency Coalition on AIDS and Development
• International Council of AIDS Service Organizations
• Médécins Sans Frontières
• New Ecomonic Partnership for Africa’s Development

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