Category: Advocacy, Policy, Public Health

CCRHC community consultation and upcoming workshops

Posted On: Friday, October 1st, 2021

  Via the Canadian Coalition to Reform HIV Criminalization  Earlier this year, the Canadian Coalition to Reform HIV Criminalization (CCRHC) launched a community consultation regarding proposed Criminal Code reforms to limit HIV criminalization. If you have not already done so, please take the survey today! The consultation will close on October 22nd. In addition, there are three upcoming consultation… Read more »

Webinar: Risk Mitigation and Safer Supply: What’s Next and What’s Needed

Posted On: Friday, October 1st, 2021

Date: October 14, 2021 Time: 11 AM Pacific time Presenters: Guy Felicella and Kevin Hollett Moderator: J. Evin Jones The next in our PAN Presents webinar series focuses on safer supply. More than a year ago, BC introduced the clinical guidance Risk Mitigation in the Context of Dual Health Emergencies. Hear about how the guidance… Read more »

National Day for Truth and Reconciliation

Posted On: Monday, September 27th, 2021

    September 30, 2021 marks the first National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. The day honours the lost children and Survivors of residential schools, their families and communities. Public commemoration of the tragic and painful history and ongoing impacts of residential schools is a vital component of the reconciliation process. (Government of Canada)    There… Read more »

Webinar: Ensuring Supportive Services for Men in Sex Work

Posted On: Friday, September 24th, 2021

Date: Wednesday October 20, 2021 Time: 10 AM Pacific time The next in our KnowledgeConnect webinar series focuses on men in sex work. They have particular needs and challenges, from access to health services, to safety considerations, and dealing with stigma. Health Initiative for Men (HIM) provides outreach education along with peer-centred programs. The HIM… Read more »

Time for a Quickie? STI Express Testing is Now Available

Posted On: Friday, September 17th, 2021

The BC Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC) will begin offering Express Testing at the STI clinic in Vancouver, on Tuesday, September 28th, 2021. The new STI Express Testing appointments are part of an effort to resume routine testing services that were not readily available during the pandemic. STI Express Testing will be available for chlamydia, gonorrhea,… Read more »

Federal Election 2021

Posted On: Tuesday, September 14th, 2021

  The 2021 election is fast approaching, and work is underway by PAN and many other allied groups and organizations across Canada to bring attention to the critical issues. Please feel free to use the calls and resources below to ask questions of the candidates in your ridings, to share with local media, or in… Read more »

National Day for Truth and Reconciliation Follow-up – status as a public holiday in the province of BC

Posted On: Friday, September 3rd, 2021

PAN received this information from the BC government – As follow-up to the August 3rd  announcement that the Province will recognize the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation on September 30 as a day of commemoration, this will provide further clarity as to how the service delivery impacts of that announcement will be supported by… Read more »

Community Consultation: Reforming the Criminal Code to limit HIV criminalization

Posted On: Friday, September 3rd, 2021

The Canadian Coalition to Reform HIV Criminalization (CCRHC) has previously called for changes to the federal Criminal Code that would limit HIV criminalization. This call was in the Coalition’s Community Consensus Statement released in 2017. Since then, Coalition members have continued to press the federal government for action and have been developing some options for amendments to the Criminal Code. To inform… Read more »

Joint Response to BC’s “Proof of Vaccination” Health Order

Posted On: Thursday, September 2nd, 2021

Updated with Response On September 9, 2021, we received a response from Dr. Bonnie Henry, Provincial Health Officer, to our September 1 letter.  Here are some of the key points, below. We encourage PAN members and allies to read the letter in full as information may apply to your services and/or programs. The letter addresses… Read more »

Substance Use News, August 2021

Posted On: Tuesday, August 31st, 2021

Substance Use News provides a snapshot of news and resources for those working in harm reduction. We share pieces on the social, medical and political responses to the opioid crisis, from advocacy to welcome change. With the added layer of the coronavirus/COVID-19 public health constraints, those working in harm reduction have heightened concerns about how… Read more »

BC’s Overdose Overview: July 25-31, 2021

Posted On: Thursday, August 5th, 2021

Support for the community Check the latest drug alerts for people who use substances, including up to date information on: • overdose alerts • overdose prevention sites • safety information • drug checking information Overdose event tracking The weekly overdose dashboard provides provincial and regional information on: • Illegal drug overdoses attended by paramedics (BC Emergency Health… Read more »