J. Kevin Barlow is a Mi'kmaq from the Indian island of New Brunswick. He is a former Chief Executive Officer of the Canadian Aboriginal AIDS Network (CAAN).[1]

Barlow worked in the aboriginal health field for over 25 years. He has presented his research in New Zealand, the United States,[2] Mexico, and across Canada,[1][3][4] exploring challenges in international HIV prevention and AIDS education.

He has worked primarily in the HIV/AIDS sector, and is Principal Investigator on a number of grants exploring cultural competence, mental health, and historical trauma. His leadership and advocacy earned him a national award for excellence in aboriginal programming in 2006.[5]


References

  1. 1 2 Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), World AIDS Day: CIHR Report on HIV/AIDS 2006, p. 11, found at [Canadian Institutes of Health Research website]. Accessed March 16, 2010.
  2. ↑ Native Committee Advisory Expert Panel (NCAEP), found at University of Washington website Archived 2011-06-04 at the Wayback Machine. Accessed March 16, 2010.
  3. ↑ Library Resources Materials, Articles on Aboriginal Specific Health Related Topics, Government & Population and Statistical Information, found at McMaster University website Archived 2010-07-06 at the Wayback Machine. Accessed March 16, 2010.
  4. ↑ Forty Million and Counting: Cutting-Edge Challenges in HIV Prevention, A one-day conference exploring challenges in international HIV prevention and AIDS education, November 15, 2007 found at University of Toronto website Archived 2011-07-28 at the Wayback Machine. Accessed March 16, 2010.
  5. ↑ "Kaiser Foundations - Template". Archived from the original on 2015-09-25. Retrieved 2015-09-23.

Publications

  • J. Kevin Barlow, EXAMINING HIV/AIDS AMONG THE ABORIGINAL POPULATION IN CANADA: in the post-residential school era (2003), found at PDF


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