Category: Advocacy, Policy, Public Health

  via the HIV Legal Network HIV self-testing is a powerful tool, particularly if delivered through an approach that meets people where they are. Making self-tests available can promote uptake by offering people privacy, independence, and control as they decide when and where to take an HIV test. It can also be an opportunity to… Read more »

December 4, 2023 10 AM -11:30 AM Pacific time  This webinar is presented in partnership with the Urgent Public Health Need Sites (UPHNS) HUB Community of Practice.   Supervised consumption services (SCS) and overdose prevention sites (OPS) provide people who use drugs with new harm reduction supplies and a safe, supervised space to use their… Read more »

Beyond Stigma: Strength in Connections (Webinar)

  SURE Webinar Series | Beyond Stigma: Strength in Connections November 29th, 2023, 11 AM-12:30 PM Pacific time This Fall, the Subject Matter Health Research Lab released the third video in their series on reducing opioid related stigma, Beyond Stigma: Strength in Connections. This video was developed to highlight the stigma that may be experienced… Read more »

Hepatitis B: Lessons from the CASL Single Topic Conference 2023

  This year, the Canadian Association for the Study of the Liver (CASL) hosted a single topic conference from September 29th to Oct 1st, bringing together a group of national and international experts in Hepatitis B research and practice in Calgary to discuss the Progress towards Hepatitis B elimination in Canada. Acute Hepatitis B is… Read more »

This year, for the third year in a row, Coalition PLUS is organizing International Testing Week, a time to encourage testing for HIV and other STBBIs and to draw attention to issues related to testing in our communities (access, barriers, practices etc). The week will be launched in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, with the collaboration of… Read more »

World AIDS Day Events

  World AIDS Day (WAD) is recognized officially on December 1, with events and advocacy campaigns. If you’re planning an event around or on World AIDS Day, and are looking for some resources, there are several great places to look. Read about the UNAIDS’ campaign this year, Let Communities Lead. UNAIDS has additional resources, including… Read more »

Community. Action. Change: a Virtual Training

This year’s theme for World AIDS Day is “Let Communities Lead“. We intend to uphold the theme, and expand the vision to all the communities we support with this training on December 6th. Join us for shared learning driven by people with lived and living experience (PWLLE). This day of three sessions will feature discussions… Read more »

BC Hepatitis Network Seeks New Board Members

  BC Hepatitis Network is actively seeking board members (executive and members-at-large). This is an ideal opportunity for a team member (including a person with lived and living experience of viral hepatitis) in a community organization or group who is looking to have an impact at the governance and strategic level.   What’s exciting? BC… Read more »

Substance Use News October 2023

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 information about alcohol harm reduction. Please check Info for People Who Use Substances to get the latest alerts, and tips on how to stay safe from Toward the Heart. New to… Read more »

Substance Use and Addictions Program Call for Proposals 2023

  Via Substance Use and Addictions Program Call for Proposals 2023: Guidelines for applicants   Health Canada’s Substance Use and Addictions Program (SUAP) provides contribution funding to other levels of government and to community-led and not-for-profit organizations in Canada. Health Canada is committed to funding projects that promote diversity and inclusion. Projects that discriminate on… Read more »