[e-drug] The Health Journey - New Publication from Intl. HIV/AIDS Alliance

["Carolyn Green" <cgreen@aidsalliance.org>]

E-DRUG: The Health Journey - New Publication from Intl. HIV/AIDS Alliance
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A new publication from the Alliance which may interest e-druggers:

Title:  The Health Journey - Understanding the dimensions of care and
treatment for people with HIV: a community-centred methodology

Publisher: International HIV/AIDS Alliance

Online at:
http://www.aidsalliance.org/custom_asp/publications/view.asp?publication
_id=263&language=en

The Health Journey is a simple and useful participatory methodology for
understanding the experiences of people living with HIV in trying to
access and use health and other support services. It provides a starting
point for planning and monitoring community engagement and provision of
community-centred health and support services. 

It is intended for individuals, groups and organizations working in HIV
care and support, but it can easily be adapted to other issues both
within and beyond the HIV field.

Outcomes from the methodology have already contributed to improved
coordination of community support and health care for people with HIV
and to reduction of stigma and discrimination in a variety of settings,
within the Caribbean, Zambia, Uganda, Myanmar and China.  

Part 1 of the health journey explains: 
- what a health journey is
- who can make use of the methodology
- why it is useful for understanding the experiences of people with HIV. 

Part 2 explains: how to set up and use the methodology

Part 3 provides: five different examples of health journey workshops,
what impacts resulted from them and a list of useful resources.

If you need printed copies please write to: publications@aidsalliance.org  
with Health journey in the subject field.

If you want to comment on the publication or engage in discussion,
please contact cgreen@aidsalliance.org

regards

Carolyn Green
Senior Technical Advisor, Care & Support
Intl. HIV/AIDS Alliance.
Queensberry House, 
104-106 Queens Road, 
Brighton, BN1 3XF
UK
cgreen@aidsalliance.org