Posted On: Monday, March 25th, 2024
Dealing with stigma and its negative impacts on people living with HIV continues to be an important topic of discussion in the PAN network and beyond. Where prioritization could shift in reducing the effects of stigma, however, is to focus on the strengths of people living with HIV. Evidence from the qualitative study, “People with Lived… Read more »
Posted On: Friday, March 22nd, 2024
AVI Health & Community Services (AVI) is a multi-disciplinary community based organisation providing HIV, hepatitis C and harm reduction services out of 5 locations across Vancouver Island. AVI provides services to more than 500 people living with HIV and hepatitis C and more than 3000 harm reduction clients. We take evidence-based action to prevent infection,… Read more »
Posted On: Monday, March 18th, 2024
Via CBRC CBRC’s national health survey for gay, bi, trans, Two-Spirit and queer men (2S/GBTQ) and non-binary people has launched. How is your sex life? What matters most to you these days? Let us know by participating in Sex Now, a survey about sex that cares more about you as a person than whether or… Read more »
Posted On: Monday, March 18th, 2024
Location: Victoria office AVI Health & Community Services (AVI) is a multi-disciplinary community-based organization, providing HIV, hepatitis C, substance use and mental health services across Vancouver Island. We work within a social justice and health promotion framework – ensuring equity and access to services for all – and from a harm reduction perspective, understanding that clients… Read more »
Posted On: Friday, March 15th, 2024
From BC Non-Profit Housing Association A new $1-million initiative, administered by BC Non-Profit Housing Association and funded by BC Housing, aims to help by funding overdose prevention devices in eligible supportive housing buildings, emergency shelters and transition houses across the province to supplement the housing societies’ overdose prevention and response strategies. Through the initiative, housing… Read more »
Posted On: Friday, March 15th, 2024
Updated with on-demand recording Meet the team, see the vision, and learn how BC’s new STBBI dashboard can support your work. The dashboard team includes community members and BC Centre for Disease Control (BC CDC) staff. This webinar shares their vision for a tool that is easy to use and understand. The dashboard information… Read more »
Posted On: Friday, March 15th, 2024
Intended Audience: Healthcare professionals looking for a syphilis public education resource Community educators looking for a syphilis community education resource People who are sexually active with multiple partners who want to learn more about syphilis People in general who want to learn more about syphilis This blog series specifically focused on periods of time for… Read more »
Posted On: Friday, March 15th, 2024
One of the most important phases of research is knowledge translation, which is about all the steps taken to create awareness of research activities and findings so they can be put into practice by decision-makers, professionals, and the public. Knowledge translation can be viewed as a mechanism for change. If research information can be… Read more »
Posted On: Friday, March 15th, 2024
From the BC Viral Hepatitis Elimination Roadmap team The BC Viral Hepatitis Elimination Roadmap Service Mapping Survey has now launched. We are collecting responses to this survey until April 8th, 2024, so please complete it as soon as possible, and share this invitation with anyone else who you think may wish to complete it. Our ask… Read more »
Posted On: Tuesday, March 12th, 2024
Location: AVI Comox Valley office AVI Health & Community Services (AVI) is a multi‐disciplinary community based organization providing HIV, hepatitis C, harm reduction and mental health services on Vancouver Island. AVI works within a social justice and health promotion framework to ensure equity and access to services for all. In the North Island, AVI provide services in… Read more »
Posted On: Monday, March 11th, 2024
Intended Audience: Healthcare professionals looking for a syphilis public education resource Community educators looking for a syphilis community education resource People who are sexually active with multiple partners who want to learn more about syphilis People in general who want to learn more about syphilis In this second blog post of the series, we… Read more »
Posted On: Thursday, March 7th, 2024
This year’s theme is “Bringing sexuality back into our medicine wheel.” We will be inviting the community to join us in an open-dialogue session to celebrate and bring awareness to our sexuality as Two Spirit and Indigenous LGBTQQIA+ people. This event will highlight and centre Two-Spirit excellence, but ALL ARE WELCOME to join us in… Read more »
