Undetectable=Untransmittable (U=U) anti-stigma campaign (Motion #08-19)

Moved by Myre – Bradley. Approved by Board of Health for Public Health Sudbury & Districts, April 18, 2019.

WHEREAS the U=U campaign has been endorsed by public health leaders, notably the Chief Public Health Officer of Canada, the Provincial and Territorial Chief Medical Officers of Health, and most recently the Council of Ontario Medical Officers of Health; and

WHEREAS the Board of Health, by officially endorsing the U=U campaign, transmits a strong anti-stigma message to Sudbury and districts communities and contributes to sexual health promotion;

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of Health for Public Health Sudbury & Districts endorse the U=U campaign message that an undetectable HIV viral load poses effectively no risk of HIV transmission within a comprehensive public health approach to sexual health; and

FURTHER THAT community and public health partners be so advised.

CARRIED

This item was last modified on April 29, 2019