Category: Advocacy, Policy, Public Health

Reciprocity In Research, Part 2 – Knowledge sharing and exchange in the SHAWNA Project

Posted On: Wednesday, July 24th, 2024

Submitted by the SHAWNA Project. The SHAWNA Project started in 2014 and is ongoing until 2025. SHAWNA includes quantitative (surveys) and qualitative (narrative interviews, focus groups, arts-based methods) approaches. The main objective of the SHAWNA Project is to understand the factors that shape access to HIV care and sexual and reproductive health among women living… Read more »

Apply for PLDI Core Leadership Training October 31-November 3, 2024

Posted On: Monday, July 22nd, 2024

  Please share this leadership training opportunity for people living with HIV. Positive Leadership Development Institute (PLDI) will be hosting and in-person Core Training “Who am I as a Leader?” Thursday October 31- Sunday November 3, 2024, on the unceded traditional territories of the Squamish, Tsleil-Waututh, and Musqueam First Nations in in Vancouver, BC. This training… Read more »

*NEW* Indigenous Resources to promote knowledge of Sexually Transmitted and Blood Borne Infections in Indigenous communities

Posted On: Monday, July 22nd, 2024

Shared with permission of and thanks to the BCCDC Indigenous Knowledge Translation Working Group The BCCDC Indigenous Knowledge Translation Working Group recently published a new series of Indigenous resources to promote knowledge of Sexually Transmitted and Blood Borne Infections (STBBI) in Indigenous communities. The new series is titled “Let’s talk about sex” In this series… Read more »

World Hepatitis Alliance webinars

Posted On: Wednesday, July 17th, 2024

In anticipation of World Hepatitis Day on July 28th, the World Hepatitis Alliance is offering two community gathering and learning events. Turning the Tide for Hepatitis Viral hepatitis is now the second deadliest communicable disease and one of the communicable diseases for which deaths are increasing. WHO recently published the Global Hepatitis Report, which highlights… Read more »

Canada must end the criminalization of people living with HIV now

Posted On: Tuesday, July 16th, 2024

Via the HIV Legal Network For immediate release The Government of Canada knows that law reform is needed but has yet to act in Parliament — and the world is watching as international advocates gather at AIDS 2024 in Munich The following statement can be attributed to the Canadian Coalition to Reform HIV Criminalization July 16, 2024… Read more »

We Are Allies

Posted On: Monday, July 15th, 2024

  We Are Allies website and social media campaign launched at the beginning of July. Developed by researchers and subject matter experts from a broad range of backgrounds, this campaign showcases research-based information and personal narratives from a range of perspectives about gender diversity and gender-affirming care for youth. The campaign builds awareness about the… Read more »

Join Action Hepatitis Canada in taking action for World Hepatitis Day

Posted On: Monday, July 15th, 2024

Via Action Hepatitis Canada ​On July 28th, Action Hepatitis Canada joins hundreds of organizations around the world in observing World Hepatitis Day. This year’s theme is It’s Time For Action. By taking part in World Hepatitis Day, you can amplify our call for the Government of Canada, as well as every province and territory, to… Read more »

Data from the 2022 Canadian Survey on 2SLGBTQ+ persons with disabilities

Posted On: Thursday, July 11th, 2024

  From Statistics Canada New data from the 2022 Canadian Survey on Disability (CSD) shed light on the characteristics of 2SLGBTQ+ persons with disabilities in Canada. For the first time in 2022, the CSD asked respondents their sex at birth, their gender and their sexual orientation. Together, these variables allow for analysis of the 2SLGBTQ+… Read more »

Applications for FNHA 2024 International Overdose Awareness Day Grants Now Open

Posted On: Tuesday, July 2nd, 2024

  Via First Nations Health Authority (FNHA) In 2016, BC declared a public health emergency in response to the toxic drug poisoning crisis. Since that time, a continuous flow of toxic and unpredictable supply of drugs have flooded the unregulated drug market leading to unprecedented drug poisoning events and deaths. This has been especially harmful… Read more »

Substance Use News, June 2024

Posted On: Thursday, June 27th, 2024

Substance Use News provides a monthly collection of news and resources on the social, medical and political responses to the toxic drug supply crisis and harm reduction. To get the latest toxic drug safety alerts, visit Info for People Who Use Substances page from Toward the Heart. Subscribe to our newsletter for information weekly- scroll… Read more »

CBRC Summit 2024: Call for Proposals

Posted On: Wednesday, June 26th, 2024

From CBRC Community-Based Research Centre (CBRC) is excited to announce that we are now accepting proposals for Summit 2024, taking place on November 21st and 22nd in Vancouver, BC. Each year, CBRC brings together diverse voices, impactful research, and innovative strategies to improve health outcomes for 2S/LGBTQIA+ communities. Whether your work is in community health… Read more »