Posted On: Monday, November 15th, 2021
Over 7,000 people have died of an overdose in British Columbia in the past 5 years, with more than 1,500 people dying to date in 2021. Many gaps remain in preventing and responding to overdoses. One of these gaps is the uptake and implementation of overdose prevention best practices in washrooms located in both… Read more »
Posted On: Monday, November 15th, 2021
The BC Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC) STI Services Program is forming an advisory committee called the Sexual Health Advisory Group (SHAG). SHAG members will participate in monthly meetings to help inform the development and improvement of projects, tools, and services within BCCDC STI Services. Please share this opportunity with folks within your network who… Read more »
Posted On: Tuesday, November 9th, 2021
The I’m Ready HIV self-testing research program has released its first data summary! Launched in June 2021, I’m Ready invites people to download its I’m Ready, Test app to join the program, after which they can order up to three free HIV self-test kits for delivery or to be picked up at over 80 participating… Read more »
Posted On: Monday, November 8th, 2021
It’s that time of year again, where we build awareness, honour people with lived experience, and challenge the stigma that is part of life for many people living with HIV. World AIDS Day and Indigenous AIDS Awareness Week events and resources can connect communities and support vital work. World AIDS Day: December 1… Read more »
Posted On: Monday, November 8th, 2021
From HIV Justice Network Beyond Blame, our flagship meeting for activists, human rights defenders, criminal legal system and public health system actors, healthcare professionals, researchers, and anyone else working to end HIV criminalization, is returning for a special eve-of-World AIDS Day edition. Following the success of last year’s Beyond Blame @ HIV2020, which was reimagined… Read more »
Posted On: Monday, November 1st, 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 to… Read more »
Posted On: Monday, October 25th, 2021
Get ready for the next Positive Leadership Development Institute (PLDI) Online Core Training! We encourage you to share this post with your Peers, Support Workers, Educators, Case Managers and Peer Navigators to communicate this leadership opportunity to People Living with HIV. This training is offered at no cost to participants. (Funding for this program is… Read more »
Posted On: Friday, October 22nd, 2021
Real Talk with Realize Virtual Town Hall Series Latinx & Pandemics: Canadian Spanglish Perspectives (on the occasion of Latin American Heritage Month) Date: October 28, 2021 Time: 10-11:30 AM Pacific time Moderator: Francisco Ibáñez-Carrasco PhD, Assistant Professor, Learning Innovation, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto During the Real Talk, Francisco and panelists will discuss being… Read more »
Posted On: Friday, October 22nd, 2021
The Hospital and Community (Health care and other services) COVID-19 Vaccination Status Information and Preventive Measures order was released October 21 and outlines how people will need to share their vaccination status in order to continue in their work and/or their employment. These pieces from the order note the locations and the people this order… Read more »
Posted On: Monday, October 18th, 2021
Date: October 25, 2021 Time: 12 noon Pacific time Join the HIV Legal Network’s Co-Executive Director Sandra Ka Hon Chu and others as they launch their paper on migrant sex work and the ineffectiveness and harm of anti-human trafficking laws in addressing exploitation. Written with Elene Lam of Butterfly, Judy Fudge from McMaster University, and… Read more »
Posted On: Friday, October 15th, 2021
Action Hepatitis Canada says that invitations to present about their Progress Report continue to come in. They have shared the Progress Report at the PAHO Meeting of the World Hepatitis Alliance. They will present at the ECHO+ Annual Liver Conference in Alberta on October 23, and are preparing for a meeting with an Assistant Deputy… Read more »
Posted On: Thursday, October 14th, 2021
Message from PAN Leadership The theme of this year’s PAN annual report is Doubling Down in Dual Public Health Emergencies. When talking about the theme for this year’s report and our upcoming AGM. (Register now), we wanted to convey both the challenges facing our sector and communities, but also the strength and resilience of the… Read more »
