Posted On: Monday, October 17th, 2022
“We want to acknowledge the work and effort of our member organizations year over year: we see you. We hear you. Thank you for carrying on and inspiring us. We know that you are working in the face of some profound challenges.” — Executive Director’s Message Excerpt from Executive Director’s Message: Peers, allies… Read more »
Posted On: Friday, October 7th, 2022
As a first step to implementing the National Women’s Health Research Initiative, CIHR, IGH and Women and Gender Equality Canada are launching a funding opportunity for a Pan-Canadian Women’s Health Coalition. The goal of the Coalition is to maximize the visibility and impact of women’s health research and practice in Canada, committing to the principles of… Read more »
Posted On: Monday, October 3rd, 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. Visit our Substance Use and Harm Reduction page for more information on advocacy and resources. Info for People Who Use Substances: get the latest alerts, and tips on how to stay… Read more »
Posted On: Monday, October 3rd, 2022
PAN will hold our Annual General Meeting virtually on Thursday, October 20, 2022. REGISTER HERE AND JOIN US FOR ONE OR BOTH PARTS 12 – 1:45 PM AGM Keynote (All welcome!) The key to ending HIV/AIDS: Meaningful Engagement with Indigenous peoples Keynote presentation by Trevor Stratton, Indigenous Leadership Policy Manager for CAAN. Trevor will… Read more »
Posted On: Friday, September 23rd, 2022
The Canadian Public Health Association (CPHA) and Centre for Sexuality (C4S) are looking for interested individuals to participate in a virtual focus group to provide input into training, education and tools that will be used by health and social service organizations across the country to make sexual health and harm reduction services more inclusive, respectful… Read more »
Posted On: Friday, September 16th, 2022
Join the Community Action Initiative for an online knowledge exchange with presentations and facilitated discussions hosted by the Overdose Prevention and Education Network (OPEN). Date: October 3, 2022 Time: 9:30 AM Pacific time. Register here
Posted On: Friday, September 16th, 2022
The Canadian Lung Cancer Screening Initiative (CLCSI), the sister organization of the American Lung Cancer Screening Initiative is a team of over 200 doctors and students working to raise awareness for lung cancer and lung cancer screening with the hopes of helping high-risk individuals get screened for lung cancer. Lung cancer is the leading cause… Read more »
Posted On: Friday, September 16th, 2022
CGSHE Speaker Series presents Dr. Sofia Bartlett Date: Wednesday September 21 Time: 12 PM Pacific time via Zoom. Register In this talk, Dr. Sofia Bartlett (she/her) will explore the evidence for sexually transmitted and blood-borne infection (STBBI) testing and linkage to care interventions in correctional centres, and discuss the need to provide person-centred, culturally… Read more »
Posted On: Wednesday, September 14th, 2022
Last spring, we committed to providing our members and allies with an update in September on our workplace practices and policies, with a view to the ongoing COVID-19 situation. Here then is that update! Communicable Disease Prevention Plan Our communicable disease prevention plan, designed to reduce the risk of workplace transmission of COVID-19 and… Read more »
Posted On: Friday, September 2nd, 2022
You are invited to the upcoming HIV in Motion Community of Practice (CoP) Session “Poz Women Exercise!” which will be on Tuesday, September 13th from 9 AM to noon Pacific time. The keynote speaker will be Nora Sahel-Gozin. She is a 2022 graduate from the Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation at the… Read more »
Posted On: Tuesday, August 30th, 2022
Info for People Who Use Substances: get the latest alerts, and tips on how to stay safe from Toward the Heart. Substance Use News provides a monthly collection of news and resources on the social, medical and political responses to the toxic drug supply crisis. Visit our Substance Use and Overdose Response page for more information… Read more »
Posted On: Monday, August 29th, 2022
via PHAC Dear colleagues, As you may be aware, on August 1, 2022 at the 24th International AIDS Conference, the Honourable Minister of Health, Jean-Yves Duclos, announced a new investment of $8 million (link to announcement). This funding will make HIV test kits available through community-based organizations to the populations they serve. HIV self-test… Read more »
