Laperrière, Hélène

Published purpose

The HIV/AIDS Community-Based Research is expected: • To promote the creation of new knowledge that is relevant to communities affected by HIV and other STBBI in Canada; • To promote the dissemination of new knowledge and uptake of evidence into action to enhance the community response to the HIV epidemic and other STBBI; • To develop partnerships between researchers and affected communities; • To build capacity in the knowledge user community to engage in research and use evidence in their everyday business; • To build the next generation of HIV/AIDS and other STBBI CBR researchers through meaningful engagement of trainees in high-quality CBR projects; and • To reduce the incidence of new HIV and/or other STBBI infections in high-risk groups by focusing research on prevention efforts.