FRIDAY MAY 28, 2010

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R E P O R T

FREDERICTON INN, NB

2009-2010 A.G.M.

OVER 150 PEOPLE PARTICIPATED IN THE 2009 SCOTIABANK AIDS WALK FOR LIFE!

Its been a busy year for AIDS NB!

I can hardly believe that my rst year as President has come to end and yet I am ready to go one more year. This time last year we were breaking in our new Executive Director. I want to thank Nick Scott and the rest of the staff for doing a great job in raising the prole of AIDS New Brunswick through new and innovative projects. In the next year we will need to continue our focus on raising awareness, education and support for those affected by and living with HIV/AIDS. During this time of nancial recovery we must strive to nd alternative sources of funding so that we are able to reach our goals. I believe that we are on the right path to make this a reality. However, we must always keep applying pressure to all levels of government to ensure that funding for HIV/AIDS in our province is not forgotten. We are still at battle with HIV/ AIDS and although we have won small victories, the war is long from over. We must create an environment that is free from the stigmatization associated with HIV/AIDS in New Brunswick for all those living with or affected by this disease. In addition, we must advocate to our government to make sure that all individuals have access to new treatments, medical specialists and affordable housing. I urge everyone to join with us in our ght against HIV/AIDS. Let all of our voices come together to be heard loud and clear. We must draw a line in the sand and make our stand, and together we shall push forward.

James R. Lord Edwards

AIDS NEW BRUNSWICK

WWW.AIDSNB.COM 1-800-561-4009

SPECI A L T H A N K S TO S O M E O F OUR SPON S O R S A N D PA RT N E R S F ROM 2009-2010

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Who is AIDS New Brunswick?

Mission Statement AIDS NB is a provincial organization committed to facilitating communitybased responses to the issues of HIV/ AIDS. The aim is to promote and support the health and well-being of persons living with and affected by HIV/ AIDS and to reduce the spread of HIV/ AIDS in New Brunswick. Goals I. provide leadership and/or resources for communities to develop HIV/AIDS strategies in geographic and social communities throughout New Brunswick; II. promote effective and nondiscriminatory HIV/AIDS policies and programs; III. develop a network of scal, community, corporate and government resources sufcient to effectively contribute to preventing the spread of HIV/AIDS; IV. create supportive environments which will enable Persons Living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHIV/AIDS) to make health-promoting choices. Values AIDS NB values: People-centred programs and services; meaningful partnerships and collaboration; integrity, accountability and respect in the services we provide and relationships we build; a holistic approach to public health work; diversity and supportive environments; excellence in our work; accessibility; health promotion; community development; community action and social change. Four Strategic Directions 2010-2012 I. Creating Supportive Environments Objective 1. To improve attitudes among the general population and key stakeholders towards HIV, persons living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHIV/AIDS) and vulnerable to HIV., which will be done through community events and partnership work related to addressing social stigma, poverty, homelessness and other issues related to the social determinants of health. II. Prevention Objective 2. To increase knowledge among vulnerable populations (youth, Intravenous Drug Users, Men who have Sex with Men, new Canadians,, Correctional Inmates) about HIV/AIDS prevention and testing through the provisions of presentations, workshops, and distribution of information and materials. Objective 3. To increase access to prevention and support programs and services for vulnerable populations, including women, MSM, IDUs, sex trade workers, street-involved youth, military personnel, transient workers and correctional inmates through the delivery of programs, distribution of information and condoms, partnership activities and referrals. III. Health Promotion for Persons Living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHIV/ AIDS) Objective 4. To increase knowledge among PLWHIV/AIDS about care, treatment and support options through provision of programs, information and referrals. Objective 5. To increase access to programs and services for persons living with HIV/AIDS through provision of services, referrals, development of partnerships and policies. Objective 6. To increase knowledge among service providers about the care, treatment and support needs of PLWHIV/AIDS through workshops, presentations, material and resources. IV. Strengthening CommunityBased Organizations Objective 7. To increase the capacity of staff, board members and other volunteers to sustain and strengthen the organization through training, planning, evaluation, fund raising and human resource management. Objective 8. To improve collaboration across sectors and stakeholders to address HIV/AIDS through working group participation, network participation and other activities.

MANY HIV-POSITIVE NEW BRUNSWICKERS HAVE ENDURED CHRONIC OR MULTIPLE PERIODS OF GRIEF AND A HOST OF LIFE CHANGES INTRINSIC TO A DEGENERATIVE, LIFETHREATENING DISEASE. TO REGAIN ONES LONG-TERM PERSPECTIVE AND TO BEGIN TO CONSIDER NEW ACTIVITIES AND FACE NEW CHALLENGES REQUIRES A SUPPORTIVE ENVIRONMENT FROM EVERY REGION OF THE PROVINCE.

Environmental Scan
Due to a lack of up-to-date social and epidemiological research in NB this trend analysis draws largely on national research into HIV trends from organizations such as The Canadian AIDS Treatment Information Exchange (CATIE) and local anecdotal reports. SPECIFIC POPULATIONS, OFTEN DISCONNECTED FROM HEALTH SYSTEMS AND HEALTH PROMOTION, ARE CONTINUING TO BE DISPROPORTIONATELY IMPACTED. THE SOCIAL FACTORS THAT LEAD TO VULNERABILITY TO HIV REMAIN SIGNIFICANT AIDS is now perceived as a less serious BARRIERS TO PREVENTION, CARE, illness than it was before the availability TREATMENT AND SUPPORT. AND of Highly Active Anti-Retroviral WHILE TREATMENTS HAVE Therapy. Some HIV-negative men DRAMATICALLY IMPROVED THE believe that their personal risk of LIVES OF MANY PEOPLE WITH getting HIV has now been reduced. HIV, THERE ARE NUMEROUS CHALLENGES TO UNIVERSAL Progress in reducing the number of TREATMENT ACCESS AND new HIV infections has stalled in highincome countries. An international team SUCCESSFUL MANAGEMENT OF of researchers recently found that while LONG-TERM HEALTH FOR PEOPLE WITH HIV. - CATIE HIV infections decreased between 1996 and 2000, they began to increase in Provincially 2001 and after in Australia, Canada, There have been 377 positive tests in France, Germany, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom and the United States. NB since 1985. It is important to remember however that NB is not a closed society and this number does Nationally not include people who tested positive outside New Brunswick. Stigma Increased and sustained outbreaks of remains a signicant barrier to sexually transmitted infections among connecting with PLWHIV/AIDS in the gay and bisexual men are occurring. province. Among these men, There has been an increase in unprotected anal intercourse among these men. There are continued anecdotal reports of PLWHIV/AIDS experiencing stigma and discrimination in public and in the More than 58,000 Canadians are living with HIV. Between 2,300 and 4,500 new workplace. Anecdotal reports from Multicultural Association of Fredericton infections are recorded each year. In suggests PLWHIV/AIDS are struggling Canada, ofcial epidemiological with stigma to an even greater extent estimates suggest that annual HIV within that community. incidence may have increased between 2002 and 2005 (Public Health Agency of Youth remain a high-risk group with 1 Canada, 2007). HIV incidence has in 10 high school students having increased since 2005. Approximately unplanned sex and 1 in 5 students not 27% of HIV positive individuals are using condoms while engaging in sex unaware of their status. HIV affects (2007 NB Department of Health MSM at 51% of the total HIV+ survey). Bullying and homophobia have population with IDUs second at 17%. severely negative effects on the wellbeing of youth leading to high risk behaviour and increased risk of negative health outcomes. One out of 4 kids are bullied, 1 out of 5 kids are the bully and 282,000 high school kids are attacked each month nationally. Bullying isn't only physical, but emotional (from bullyingcanada.ca). There are have been several initiatives launched regionally to address these issues including a number Gay Straight Alliances, The Red Cross Beyond the Hurt program and the bullyingcanada.ca campaign.

NATIONAL RESOURCES HTTP://WWW.C ATIE.C A/ HTTP://WWW.CDNAIDS.C A/ HTTP://WWW.PH ACASPC .GC .C A / SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH HTTP:// WWW.EURO.WHO.INT/ DOCUMENT/E81384.PDF HTTP://CIRA.MED.YALE.EDU/ EVENTS/YACS/20 09/ YACS050709.PDF

Education and Awareness

Education/Awareness activities include community events, information booths, presentations and information distribution. The content of these activities deal with basic HIV information, HIV disclosure, HIV treatment, HIV stigma, testing, safer sex, tattooing, piercing and injection drug use, and other social factors contributing to health outcomes. Education/Awareness activities contribute to our Strategic Directions of Creating Supportive Environments, Prevention and Health Promotion for PLWHIV/AIDS. Community Forums In partnership with the Canadian AIDS Treatment Information Exchange (CATIE), AIDS NB hosted two community forums on HIV Disclosure and the Law at the Victoria Health Centre. With 38 people in attendance this event was very successful and informative. AIDS NB will be partnering with CATIE in June 2010 to deliver two workshops on HIV and Hepatitis C (HCV). Information Distribution Between April 2009 and March 2010 AIDS NB distributed over 20,000 pieces of information ranging from yers and pamphlets to directories and manuals. The information distributed deals with safer sex, HIV education, treatment, support and health management for PLWHIV/AIDS. This includes awareness-raising materials for related issues as well as promotion of AIDS NB and its programs and services. Information is distributed through partner non-prot organizations, government and community groups. We also distribute the materials in-house, at community events, through information booths, at workshops and at presentations. Infobooths Information booths are a way for AIDS NB to increase its public prole, get

S O M E FACTS
A SYNDEMIC IS DEFINED AS TWO OR MORE AFFLICTIONS, INTERACTING SYNERGISTICALLY, CONTRIBUTING TO EXCESS BURDEN OF DISEASE IN A POPULATION. A SYNDEMIC ORIENTATION IS DEFINED AS A WAY OF THINKING ABOUT PUBLIC HEALTH WORK THAT FOCUSES ON CONNECTIONS AMONG HEALTH-RELATED PROBLEMS, CONSIDERS THOSE CONNECTIONS WHEN DEVELOPING HEALTH POLICIES, AND ALIGNS WITH OTHER AVENUES OF SOCIAL CHANGE TO ASSURE THE CONDITIONS IN WHICH ALL PEOPLE CAN BE HEALTHY.
WWW.CDC.GOV /SYNDEMICS

from the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies

information out in an active way and have knowledgeable volunteers available to answer questions. Through information booths we also promote upcoming events and raise funds through rafes and ticket sales. This year, AIDS NB infobooths were seen by over 1200 individuals across the province, distributing over 500 pieces of educational material. Presentations AIDS NB had a record breaking year for presentations. With two ambitious new staff in the Bathurst ofce and a slew of nursing and social work student placements AIDS NB was able to deliver over 50 presentations around the province reaching teachers, counsellors, nurses and students on topics ranging from HIV and harm reduction to homophobia and bullying. Online Awareness AIDS NB has been increasing its online presence through a new website and leveraging social media such as YouTube, Twitter and Facebook. In February 2010, aidsnb.com relaunched with a French version of the site at sidanb.com. The site is a work in progress and is regularly being updated with new resources and information. The newest information distribution and awareness stream to be leveraged by the organization has been social media online. AIDS NB now has proles at facebook, Twitter, youtube, and LinkedIn. The AIDS NB Facebook page boasts 337 fans, a number that is increasing weekly. Our twitter page consists of 116 followers. These pages allow AIDS NB to easily update its fans and followers with news, events, video and photos, and to share links to resources. They also allow AIDS NB to network with other AIDS service organizations (ASOs) and nonprots locally as well as globally.

U N S U N G HERO AWA R DS
ON MAY 12TH TED GAUDET WAS ONE OF A SMALL NUMBER OF COMMUNITY CENTERED FREDERICTONIANS TO RECEIVE THE UNSUNG HERO AWARD. TED RECEIVED HIS AWARD FOR HIS AIDS ACTIVISM AND WORK IN THE AIDS MOVEMENT BOTH INTERNATIONALLY AND IN N.B.

WO R L D AIDS DAY B R E A K FAST

DEC. 1ST MARKS WORLD AIDS DAY, AND EACH YEAR THE NB PARTNERSHIP OF AIDS SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS CO-HOSTS AN MLA BREAKFAST WITH THE LIEUTENANT GOVERNOUR AT OLD GOVERNMENT HOUSE. HON. GRAYDEN NICHOLAS IS OUR HONOURARY PATRON

P RE V E N TIO N
AIDS NB DISTRIBUTED OVER 31,000 CONDOMS TO NEW BRUNSWICKERS IN THE 2009 CALENDAR YEAR. THIS DEMONSTRATES THAT MORE AND MORE NEW BRUNSWICKERS ARE CHOOSING TO PLAY SAFER, WHICH IS ONE OF THE MOST EFFECTIVE WAYS TO REDUCE THE SPREAD OF HIV AND OTHER STIS

Awareness Raising Events

3rd Annual Red Tie Affair The 3rd annual Red Tie Affair took place at the Crowne Plaza, Fredericton on October 31st, 2009. Just over 60 people attended the intimate gathering with a performance by the Cathy Hutch Band. Guests enjoyed wine (care of Constellation Wines), hors doeuvres and ne dining at one of our participating restaurants: The Blue Door, Racines and The Terrace Room @ Crowne Plaza. Ticket sales brought in $5300, balloon bust brought in $800 and donations received totaled $1980.. The event was also featured in the Daily Gleaner. Honours rst ofcial event, with 35 community leaders in attendance. AIDS Walk For Life On September 20th over 150 community members gathered for the nationally-held AIDS Walk For Life at Wilmot Park, Fredericton, hosted by AIDS New Brunswick. This year, with the help of hundreds of supporters, AIDS NB was able to raise over $7,000. All the funds raised through this years AIDS Walk will be used for local programs providing support to persons living with or affected by HIV/AIDS (PLWHIV/AIDSs) as well as education, prevention and awareness of HIV and the barriers faced by PLWHIV/AIDSs in New Brunswick. This year, our friends from The Multicultural Association of Fredericton provided an impressive drumming performance that engaged the audience; Carolyn Dimock of Exit Realty Advantage sponsored this years very successful rafe; UNBs Aitken House, UNB Nursing, the Sexuality Centre and STU Social Work were out in full force providing much needed volunteer and fundraising support.

Harm Reduction

Harm reduction activities include activities dedicated to the reduction of harmful consequences associated with high risk behaviour including sexual activities and drug use. To this end AIDS NB operates a needle exchange program in Fredericton, including condom, lubricant and information distribution. Needle Exchange Program In 2009 the Fredericton Needle Exchange Program (NEP) distributed 90,270 clean syringes, down 11,652 from 2008. We safely disposed of approximately 61,725 used syringes and distributed 256 sharps containers to facilitate the safe disposal of used syringes. The reduction in our distribution rate may be attributed to the successes of the Methadone Clinic. In 2009, with a roughly estimated 1,700 Intravenous Drug Users (IDU) in New Brunswick, the Fredericton NEP serviced 300 unique clients. Combined, AIDS SJ, AIDS Moncton and AIDS NB service about 1000 of these citizens. Of these, approximately 700 are seeking treatment. In the rst quarter of this year we have seen a decrease in both the number of unique clients coming in and syringes going out. However, we are experiencing an increase in visits. That is to say, clients are coming in more often and picking up fewer syringes, sometimes coming in just to talk. In 2009-10 the NEP made 488 referrals to testing, treatment, counseling, and social services in the city. This number

THE 4TH ANNUAL RED TIE AFFAIR WILL TAKE PLACE FEBRUARY 26TH, 2011 AT THE NEW FREDERICTON CONVENTION CENTRE, QUEEN STREET WITH SPECIAL GUEST HOST STEVE PATTERSON (OF CBC THE DEBATERS) AND MUSICAL PERFORMANCE BY PRETTY AIDS NB would like to extend a special IN PINK: THE 80S BAND. thanks to Ted Gaudet, Social
World AIDS Day Breakfast AIDS NB, AIDS Moncton, AIDS Saint John and Healing our Nations were proud to announce that New Brunswicks newest Lieutenant Governour, the Honourable Grayden Nicholas, has agreed to be our Honourary Patron. As a result, His Honour will be hosting our annual World AIDS Day Breakfast at the Old Government House on December 1st each year. The 2009 event was His

Development Minister Kelly Lamrock and the Paul family for delivering the very important message of HIV/AIDS support work in New Brunswick. Thank you to the staff at AIDS NB, everyone who volunteered, donated, walked and took the time to remember those we have lost to AIDS and stand in solidarity with thousands of other walkers and the tens of thousands of Canadians living with HIV/AIDS today.

Funds Development and Fundraising

reects the importance of the program beyond simply distributing clean syringes. Condom Distribution AIDS NB had a massive spike in condom distribution in 2009. Through the NEP, at info booths and with the help of Nursing students and social work student placements, AIDS NB was able to distribute over 31,000 condoms. Our harm reduction activities are seeing an increase where there needs to be an increase, and a decrease where we like to see a decrease: condom distribution is up and syringe distribution is down, as a result of good public policy and accessible services. AIDS NB reapplied for funding through the AIDS Community Action Program and was granted project funding through to March 31st 2012. This provides AIDS NB with an excellent foundation to continue and expand on its support, prevention and education work in the province. Foundation Search AIDS NB has recently registered with Foundation Search, an online database of foundations in North America, in an effort to increase grant revenue for many of its program areas. We are currently seeking funding for educational programming (presentations), the Needle Exchange Program, the Information Line, prisoner support work and the Red Scarf Series. Catherine (our Northern Liaison) has begun work on a project proposal

2009-10 A P P R E C I AT I O N AWA R DS
Each year AIDS NB presents awards to its volunteers, community and corporate partners for their dedication and contributions to the cause and community. This year AIDS NB is presenting eight awards. Caring Community Partner Award B ATHURST HIGH SCHOOL UPPER MIRAMICHI REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL Caring Corporate Partner Award GINGER DESIGN for donating hours of design time and experience to AIDS NB projects this year. LOTUS CONSULTING for their work on both the 3rd and upcoming 4th Red Tie Affair Media Commitment to Community Award NB MEDIA COOPERATIVE Volunteer Excellence Award DEBORAH OHARA for most volunteer hours! Board Leadership Award JAMES LORD EDWARDS Lifetime Contribution Award ANNE MOORE for over a decade of contributions to the AIDS NB Board of Directors, including founding the Red Tie Affair!

IN 2009 170 VOLUNTEERS DONATED OVER 3,000 HOURS OF THEIR TIME TO AIDS PROGRAMS AND SERVICES
MAC AIDS Fund This year AIDS NB was fortunate to receive the support of the MAC AIDS Fund to launch an innovative health and wellness program for PLWHIV/AIDS titled the Positive Nutrition Program. With this funding, AIDS NB was able to increase the hours of the PLWHIV/AIDS Liaison to full time, redesign, update and print the Positive Gourmet cookbook and will be hosting a number of nutrition and cooking workshops in the coming months. The rst workshop was held May 27th in Fredericton and the second workshop will be held in the fourth week of June in Bathurst, NB. Please check out aidsnb.com/pnp/ for more information and to be updated on future events. PHAC/ACAP

AIDS NB GLBTQ DANCES RAISED OVER $1000! THESE FUNDS ARE USED TO PURCHASE GLBTQ-RELATED RESOURCES IN THE PUBLIC LIBRARY SYSTEM

incorporating theatre into some of our educational work as part of our Youth Action initiative. We will be applying for funding for this as well. Please see foundationsearch.ca for more information on the service. Fundraising Through various fundraising activities including donations, the AIDS Walk for Life, Red Tie Affair, GLBTQ Dances and rafes, AIDS NB was able to raise over $23,000 in 2009-2010. This is merely a dent in what is required to maintain

operations and therefore the goal for 2010-2011 is to double this amount through fundraising activities.

Support
Positive Nutrition Programme With nancial contribution from the MAC AIDS Fund, AIDS NB will be hosting 10 cooking classes throughout the province in a language appropriate for the region with top-notch chefs. These are full day events. A certied dietician will be doing presentations and giving advice on how to stay or become healthier on a budget, label-reading and discussing heath concerns, all in relation to living with HIV/AIDS. We will also have information and skills components dealing with becoming more involved with your community, creating peer support and networking, advocating for rights and better treatment options, eradication of stigma and discrimination and other issues. AIDS New Brunswick can help in many of these areas and encourages individuals who are interested in being a part of the Health and Wellness Committee (which is made up of HIV + New Brunswickers). For more information please visit aidsnb.com/pnp. Jocelyn Paul Skills Building Fund The Jocelyn Paul Skills Building Fund for Persons Living with HIV/AIDS was initiated by AIDS New Brunswicks Board of Directors in March 2004. Funds were set aside to support opportunities for clients to participate in national skills-building events. Events may include the Canadian AIDS Treatment Information Exchange, Canadian AIDS Society (CAS) and Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network annual education workshops and Annual

General Meetings, and the CAS SkillsBuilding Symposiums. The program aims to provide nancial help for one client living with HIV/AIDS per year to

AIDS NB also tries to regularly provide its clients with grocery cards. With funding from the MAC AIDS Fund, AIDS NB was able to issue $50 grocery cards this past December.

INTERVENTIONS SUCH AS THE POSITIVE NUTRITION PROGRAM ARE NEEDED TO ADDRESS THE BROAD RANGE OF SOCIOECONOMIC ISSUES THAT AFFECT THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR PEOPLE LIVING WITH HIV /AIDS IN NB TED GAUDET, CHAIR OF HEALTH & WELLNESS
participate in one of these skills-building events. The fund was not accessed this year. If you know of anyone who could benet from this fund or would like more information on the fund and requirements please visit http:// aidsnb.com/plwhivaids/jocelyn-paulskills-building-fund. PLWHIV/AIDS Emergency Fund The PLWHIV/AIDS Emergency fund was accessed seven times in the 2009-2010 year. The primary reason for accessing the fund was to pay for travel to see a specialist. The secondary reason for accessing was for food and medication. This fund is a program provided in partnership with AIDS Saint John and SIDA AIDS Moncton. You can be considered for time-limited nancial help in the following areas: Treatment (e.g., medications, vitamins/nutritional supplements, complementary therapies, counselling); Medical transportation; Eye-care and dental care, and critical emergency situations that may put your health and safety at risk.

Coming Up!

June 22nd, 2010 - from 8:30 a.m. until 3:00 p.m. The Back to the Basics HIV workshop @ Victoria Health Centre June 23rd, 2010 - from 8:30 a.m. until 3:00 p.m. Back to the Basics Hepatitis C workshop @ Victoria Health Centre August 4-5th, 2010 - CATIE Regional Conference co-hosted by AIDS PEI @ Delta Prince Edward, Charlottetown August 5-7th, 2010 - Passive Solicitation at NBLC in Bathurst September 11th, 2010 - 1pm Scotiabank AIDS Walk For Life and the Red Ribbon Run @ Ofcers Square, Fredericton (+Lobster and Beer Rafe) September 11th, 2010 - 1pm Scotiabank AIDS Walk For Life @ Wellness Walk, Bathurst (+ another Lobster and Beer Rafe!) December 1st, 2010 - World AIDS Day and WAD Breakfast at Old Government House, Fredericton February 26th, 2011 - Red Tie Affair, Fredericton Convention Centre w/ Steve Patterson and Pretty in Pink

Federal Revenue

Provincial Revenue

Fundraising/Donaions

Foundation Revenue

2 0 0 9 -20 1 0 R EV ENU E
20%

9% 66% 5%

Admin

Ofce

Outreach/Education

Fundraising & Events

Misc

2 0 0 9 -2 0 1 0 E X P E NS ES

3% 3% 11%

66%

17%

N E E D L E E X C H A N G E S TAT S
110000 82500 55000 27500 0 Needles Out Needles In*

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

*This number is only an estimate

The Fredericton Needle Exchange

Michelle Gill, NEP Coordinator The Needle Exchange Program at AIDS New Brunswick has experienced, for the rst time in its 11-year history, decreases in the number of service user visits, number of syringes distributed and number of syringes returned. These decreases coincided with a new physician coming on staff at Frederictons Addictions Services Methadone Program and the opening of a new methadone clinic in Saint John, New Brunswick. Service users frequently reported that these two events helped decrease wait times and improve overall access to the methadone programs. In addition, several service users moved from Fredericton to Saint John to access the new methadone clinic. From January December 2009, the NEP was accessed1,234 times. During the same period in 2008, the NEP had a total of 1,962 service user visits, and in 2007 the NEP saw a total of 1,688 service user visits. These numbers reect a 37% decrease from 2008 to The estimated number of used needles 2009. 248 unique service users accessed returned during this reporting period was the NEP during the 2009 reporting 61,725; this translates to an estimated 68% period; this number is down from 436 in return rate. During the same reporting 2008 and represents a 43% decrease. periods in 2008, 85,620 needles were While the number of unique service estimated to have been returned, translating users and number of service user visits to an 84% return rate. have decreased, the average number of visits per service user increased from 3.9 visits in 2008 to 5.0 visits in 2009. Number of visits per year The number of clean needles distributed to service users from the NEP during 2000 the 2009 reporting period was 90,270; 1500 as with service users visits, this number represents a decrease from the previous 1000 two annual reporting periods. 101,922 clean syringes were dispensed in 2008, 500 while 79,100 were dispensed during the same period in 2007; there was an 11% 0 decrease between 2008 and 2009. 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 Despite a decrease in overall number of Visits syringes distributed the average number of syringes distributed per visit increased from 52 in 2008 to 73 in 2009.

2009 - 2 0 1 0 B OA R D O F D I R E C TO R S
James Lord Edwards, President Tracey Rickards, Past-President Sarah Smith, Secretary Denis Cyr, Treasurer Anne Moore, Director Donna Bulman, Director Darren McLeod, Director Riley Veldhuizen, Director Rina Arseneault, Director

2 0 0 9 - 2 0 1 0 S TAFF
Nick Scott, Executive Director Jennifer Dion, Program Support Coordinator Michelle Gill, Needle Exchange Coordinator Diedre Smith, PLWHIV/AIDS Liaison Catherine Doucet, Northern Liaison Dominic Doucet, Youth Leadership Coordinator

RED TIE AFFAIR

JOCELYN PAUL QUILT

MEMORIAL TREE

C O N TAC T I N F O
Ofce: AIDS New Brunswick 65 Brunswick Street Fredericton, NB E3B 1G5 Northern Ofce: AIDS New Brunswick 270 Douglas Avenue Bathurst, NB E2A 1M9 Online: aidsnb.com sidan-b.com Social Media facebook.com/aidsnb twitter.com/aidsnb youtube.com/aidsnb Phone: Head Ofce - 506.459.7518 Bathurst - 506.549.1215 Fax: 506.459.5782 e-mail: General - info@aidsnb.com Nick Scott - executive.director@aidsnb.com Diedre Smith - liaison@aidsnb.com Jennifer Dion - programsupport@aidsnb.com To Volunteer - volunteer@aidsnb.com Michelle Gill - nep@aidsnb.com Board of Directors - president@aidsnb.com Bathurst Ofce - north@aidsnb.com