Category: Advocacy, Policy, Public Health

Job posting: Program Manager, Knowledge Exchange at Canadian Association for Global Health

Posted On: Saturday, December 17th, 2022

  The Canadian Association for Global Health (CAGH) brings together a vibrant global health community working to create a healthier and more equitable world. CAGH is a member-based not-for-profit organization whose action on health equity and the social determinants of health in Canada and worldwide is rooted in collaborative research, learning, advocacy, policy and practice…. Read more »

Join Action Hepatitis Canada in Budget Asks for 2023

Posted On: Saturday, December 17th, 2022

  From Action Hepatitis Canada:   We made a pre-budget submission asking the federal government to double the CAF and triple the HRF in next year’s budget! Also, we asked them to update the Prison Needle exchange pilot to an evidence-based model and expand it to all federal correctional facilities, and to fund and increase… Read more »

Webinar: A National Environmental Scan of HIV and Disability Resources

Posted On: Monday, December 12th, 2022

  Join us for a webinar with the Canadian HIV and Disability Project (CaNHDis) of Realize: A National Environmental Scan of HIV and Disability Resources Register   Summary: Systemic ableism is increasingly being identified as a major barrier in Canada’s HIV Response (PHAC, 2020). Realize’s ongoing dialogues across the HIV and Disability sectors have flagged… Read more »

Call for Proposals to Address Gender-based Violence through Promising Practices and Community-based Research

Posted On: Monday, December 12th, 2022

  From Women and Gender Equality Canada Pacific Region  Women and Gender Equality Canada is inviting: Organizations with experience working on gender-based violence (GBV) issues that meet all the eligibility requirements to submit a proposal for funding. This call for proposals is comprised of two funding streams.   Stream 1: Promising Practices The objective of this… Read more »

I Am HIV Self-testing Campaign

Posted On: Monday, December 5th, 2022

  Everyone in Canada should have access to what they need for their health. I Am is a national grass-roots initiative to raise awareness and action about getting tested for HIV to know your status and take steps to stay healthy. Get support before, during and after you test, either online or in-person. Your connection… Read more »

Join BWSS on the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women

Posted On: Friday, December 2nd, 2022

From Battered Women’s Support Services: An in-person community gathering from 6 – 8 PM Pacific time. 312 Main Street, Vancouver, on the unceded territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish) and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil Waututh) Nations.   It has been over 30 years since the horrific murder of 14 young women at Polytechnique Montréal (December 6,… Read more »

CAHR Conference 2023, Quebec City

Posted On: Friday, December 2nd, 2022

  The 32nd Annual Canadian Conference on HIV/AIDS Research is open for registration. The annual CAHR conference is the premier gathering in Canada for those working in the field of HIV, as well as policy makers, persons living with HIV and other individuals committed to ending the pandemic. Community involvement plays a vital role at the… Read more »

Webinar: Safer bathrooms for people who use drugs

Posted On: Friday, December 2nd, 2022

Stimulus Connect 22 December 8, 2022 10 AM-12 noon Pacific time   People use drugs in bathrooms for a range of reasons. Responding to an overdose in a bathroom is tricky and there are ways of making bathrooms safer. Join us as we learn and discuss the Safer Bathroom Toolkit, which aims to make life… Read more »

Substance Use News November 2022

Posted On: Wednesday, November 30th, 2022

Substance Use News provides a monthly collection of news and resources on the social, medical and political responses to the toxic drug supply crisis. Info for People Who Use Substances: get the latest alerts, and tips on how to stay safe from Toward the Heart. Visit our Substance Use and Harm Reduction page for more resources.    In… Read more »

PAN’s World AIDS Day and Indigenous AIDS Awareness Week message 

Posted On: Monday, November 28th, 2022

December 1st will mark the 35th World AIDS Day (WAD) and the start of Communities, Allies, and Networks (CAAN)’s Indigenous AIDS Awareness Week (IAAW). PAN stands with people living with HIV (PLHIV) across the world to mark this milestone, to remember those we have lost, as well as the work still to be done.  The… Read more »