{"id":1021,"date":"2021-09-30T17:07:21","date_gmt":"2021-09-30T21:07:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ohesi.machinedev.ca\/about-ohesi\/"},"modified":"2022-03-01T15:34:37","modified_gmt":"2022-03-01T20:34:37","slug":"about-ohesi","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ohesi.ca\/fr\/about-ohesi\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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About OHESI<\/h2>\n

The Ontario HIV Epidemiology and Surveillance Initiative (OHESI) is a collaboration involving the AIDS and HepC Programs of the Ontario Ministry of Health (MOH), Public Health Ontario (PHO), the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC), and the Ontario HIV Treatment Network (OHTN) Applied Epidemiology Unit (AEU). <\/p>\n \tGet in Touch<\/a>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/section>\n

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Why was OHESI created?<\/h2>\n

The objectives of OHESI are to analyze, monitor and disseminate knowledge products on the epidemiology of HIV in Ontario. OHESI is a vital partnership that supports Ontario\u2019s ongoing ability to assess the impact of policy directions and HIV related program initiatives. By working together, the agencies involved with OHESI are aiming to achieve better access to timely, relevant, and comprehensive information about the epidemiology of HIV in Ontario, and to disseminate this information more widely to the different groups of stakeholders who need to know it, including:<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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General public<\/strong><\/p>\n

People living with or at risk of HIV<\/strong><\/p>\n

AIDS Service Organizations and funded programs<\/strong><\/p>\n

Public health units and community health centres<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/div>\n

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Clinicians, clinics and other service providers delivering care for people with HIV<\/strong><\/p>\n

Researchers<\/strong><\/p>\n

Policy and decision makers<\/strong><\/p>\n

Health services organizations<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

The success of the partnership would not be possible without the strategic, technical and resource contributions of all the partners. OHESI also receives ongoing advice from a community advisory committee: people working in the community-based HIV service sector and HIV clinics whose input helps ensure that OHESI reports and other products support collective efforts and impact in neighborhoods, communities and organizations across the province.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/section>\n\n\n

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How will OHESI do this?<\/h2>\n

OHESI\u2019s activities will reflect the conceptual frameworks of the provincial strategy, namely syndemic theory and the integrated HIV prevention, engagement and care cascade. Using HIV epidemiology and surveillance data related to these frameworks, the primary emphasis of OHESI will be on the following populations affected by HIV in Ontario:<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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People living with HIV\/AIDS<\/strong><\/p>\n

Gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men, including trans men<\/strong><\/p>\n

African, Caribbean and Black people<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/div>\n

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Indigenous Peoples<\/strong><\/p>\n

People who use drugs<\/strong><\/p>\n

Women who face systemic risks, including trans women<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

For example, this may include for a given population:<\/strong><\/p>\n

1. Drawing on HIV testing and viral load data to describe testing uptake, diagnosis, linkage, retention in care and suppressed viral load<\/p>\n

2. Presenting alongside research data which looks at underlying determinants (e.g. behavioural measures, socioeconomic status)<\/p>\n

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OHESI Partners<\/h4>\n Public Health Agency of Canada<\/a>\n AIDS and HepC Programs, Ontario Ministry of Health<\/a>\n Public Health Ontario<\/a>\n Ontario HIV Treatment Network<\/a>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n
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Additional HIV surveillance information<\/h4>\n Public Health Agency of Canada, HIV Surveillance<\/a>\n Public Health Agency of Canada, 90-90-90 Progress<\/a>\n Public Health Ontario \u2013 HIV Information<\/a>\n OACHA HIV Strategy to 2026<\/a>\n The OHTN Cohort Study<\/a>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n
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HIV\/AIDS information and services<\/h4>\n CATIE (Canadian AIDS Treatment Information Exchange)<\/a>\n HIV411.ca \u2013 a list of HIV\/AIDS service providers across Canada<\/a>\n Sexual Health Ontario \u2013 HIV and AIDS<\/a>\n HIV & AIDS Legal Clinic Ontario (HALCO)<\/a>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/section>\n\n\n\n
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Contact Us For More Information<\/h2>\n

ohesi@ohtn.on.ca<\/h3>\n

Abigail Kroch, Director of Applied Epidemiology Unit, Ontario HIV Treatment Network
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