Category: Advocacy, Policy, Public Health

Invitation to National Dialogue – The Well-Being Project (for Women)

Posted On: Friday, January 14th, 2022

  CAAN and the Dr. Peter Centre will be hosting four National Dialogue sessions throughout January and February for a chance to gather to share perspectives and learnings on how the COVID-19 pandemic has influenced the experiences of gender-based violence amongst Indigenous Women (inclusive of Trans-women, Two-Spirit, Femme/Feminine-identifying, Genderqueer, or Non-binary, 2SLGBTQ+) who are living… Read more »

PAN Partners with CANAC for their 2022 Conference- Get Your Abstract In!

Posted On: Thursday, January 13th, 2022

Nurses, Policymakers, Allied Health Professionals, and community members may now submit abstracts for the 2022 Conference of the Canadian Association of Nurses in HIV Care, Co-hosted by PAN!   When: May 13-15, 2022 Where: Virtually Theme: Decolonize & Decriminalize   Abstracts and inquiries can be sent to [email protected] by February 15, 2022  

Sexually transmitted and blood-borne infections: Guides for health professionals

Posted On: Friday, January 7th, 2022

  The Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) is happy to announce the launch of the Sexually Transmitted and Blood-borne Infections: Guides for Health Professionals. The Public Health Agency of Canada is replacing the Canadian Guideline on Sexually Transmitted infections (CGSTI) with a series of user-friendly guides that provide essential information and public health recommendations… Read more »

Substance Use News, December 2021

Posted On: Tuesday, January 4th, 2022

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 to… Read more »

Recruiting Patient Partners for Fraser Health’s Gender Inclusivity Strategy

Posted On: Thursday, December 23rd, 2021

About the project Fraser Health is developing a plan to implement recommendations towards creating a gender inclusive climate for Transgender, Non-Binary, Two Spirit (TNB2S) patients, staff and volunteers within Fraser Health. Fraser Health is seeking TNB2S community members to join our Steering Committee. This is part of a patient-oriented research project funded by the BC… Read more »

Extended! PHAC Survey of the impact of COVID-19 on Indigenous Peoples

Posted On: Monday, December 13th, 2021

The Public Health Agency of Canada’s (PHAC) online survey for First Nations, Inuit and Métis Peoples is aimed at understanding the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on access to sexually transmitted and blood-borne infection (STBBI) prevention, testing, treatment, and harm reduction services. PHAC is collaborating with the National Collaborating Centre for Indigenous Health and the… Read more »

Update on CCRHC Consultations on Reforming Criminal Code to limit HIV criminalization

Posted On: Monday, December 13th, 2021

Dear friends and colleagues, We are writing to provide you with an update on the Canadian Coalition to Reform HIV Criminalization’s consultation on reforming the Criminal Code to limit HIV criminalization. The consultation, which ran from August 23 – October 22, garnered over 200 online survey responses and over 100 participants in the live consultation… Read more »

Leading Human Rights and Public Health Organizations Release National Drug Decriminalization Platform for Canada

Posted On: Thursday, December 9th, 2021

The bill that the federal government introduced this week to repeal mandatory minimum sentences and offer alternatives to prosecution for simple drug possession is a step in the right direction, but doesn’t go far enough. For immediate release Thursday, December 9, 2021 Toronto, ON—In the wake of almost 23,000 drug poisoning deaths since 2016, twenty-one civil society… Read more »