Mission

CONNECT : Canadian HIV/AIDS Information Gateway seeks to ease the burden of HIV/AIDS on individuals and communities in Canada by facilitating access to information about HIV/AIDS. Representing a consortium of Canadian HIV/AIDS resource centres, CONNECT will link people living with HIV/AIDS, populations at risk, health care practitioners, service providers, and people affected by HIV/AIDS with vital information about HIV/AIDS prevention, treatment and legal/ethical issues.

Goals

1. To increase the capacity of Canadians to access quality HIV/AIDS information resources in all areas of HIV/AIDS simultaneously.
2. To increase the capacity of users to find relevant HIV/AIDS information resources in less time and with a minimum amount of effort.
3. To increase national awareness of the availability of resources related to HIV/AIDS.
4. To increase the capacity of the partner agencies to respond to client information requests.
5. To increase collaboration, communication and capacity among the partner resource centres.

Audiences

• People living with HIV/AIDS
• People affected by HIV/AIDS
• Populations vulnerable to HIV/AIDS
• Health care providers
• HIV/AIDS service providers
• Lawyers
• Researchers
• Students and educators
• Public health organizations