Both the general Canadian population and Canadians living with HIV are aging.

It is estimated that the percentage of seniors (age 65 and older) will almost double in Canada within the next 25 years: from 14.1 per cent in 2010 to 23-25 per cent by 2036. HIV-positive Canadians are aging as well. The number of older Canadians living with HIV is increasing, both because HIV-positive Canadians are living longer thanks to improved treatment options, and because some Canadians receive an HIV diagnosis later in life.

As a result of these circumstances, the intersection of HIV and aging is becoming stronger than ever. There are specific physical and psychosocial issues related to HIV and aging that present particular challenges to effective prevention, care, treatment and support.

Below are the resources we have for HIV and Aging.

HIV Transmission: Factors that affect biological risk

This document covers the most current scientific understandings of the factors that affect biological risk of HIV infection and transmission ...

One Foot Forward: A GIPA Training Toolkit, Module 10

This module is one of a series based on the Greater Involvement of People Living with AIDS (GIPA) principles and ...

Positive Prevention Information Sheet Series

HIV is everyone's responsibility. Positive prevention encourages people living with HIV to adopt a holistic approach to life that addresses ...

One Foot Forward: A GIPA Training Toolkit, Module 8

This resource offers people living with HIV/AIDS a complete guide to patient rights and choosing the treatment that’s right for ...

The Economic Cost of HIV/AIDS in Canada

This report was undertaken to provide an updated estimate of costs related to HIV/AIDS in Canada, with a particular focus ...

Positive Prevention: Towards a Pan-Canadian Framework

If you're living with HIV/AIDS, it’s important for you to know how you can reduce the risk of transmitting HIV ...

PrEP Community Mobilzation Kit

This tool kit informs community advocates about pre-exposure prophylaxis, a potential sate and effective form of prevention against HIV that ...

One Foot Forward: A GIPA Training Toolkit, Modules i – 7

Module i - 7: One Foot Forward: A GIPA Training Toolkit is a collection of seven educational modules designed by ...

Cannabis as Therapy for People Living with HIV/AIDS: “Our Right, Our Choice”

Ensuring that people living with HIV/AIDS have access to the HIV treatment therapy of their choice is one of CAS' ...
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