Category: Advocacy, Policy, Public Health

Joint Letter to Provincial Government Regarding Unauthorized Police Enforcement of COVID-19 Travel Restrictions on May 1, 2021

Posted On: Thursday, May 13th, 2021

Minister Mike Farnworth Assistant Deputy Minister Wayne Rideout Ministry of Public Safety and Solicitor General Via Email: [email protected]; [email protected]   May 13, 2021 Dear Minister Farnworth and Assistant Deputy Minister Rideout, RE: Joint Letter to Provincial Government Regarding Unauthorized Police Enforcement of COVID-19 Travel Restrictions on May 1, 2021 We are writing to follow up… Read more »

Progress Toward Viral Hepatitis Elimination in Canada 2021 Report

Posted On: Monday, May 10th, 2021

Which provinces are on track to eliminate viral hepatitis by 2030? Learn, in Progress Toward Viral Hepatitis Elimination in Canada 2021 Report from Action Hepatitis Canada. The report looks at six considerations: Elimination planning Hepatitis C testing Hepatitis C testing to treatment link Hepatitis C treatment Hepatitis C prevention Hepatitis B prevention   Download here… Read more »

Red Dress Day actions everyone can take

Posted On: Monday, May 10th, 2021

May 5 is the National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls and Gender-diverse folks in the United States, and the day in what’s commonly call Canada is recognized on October 4. This day is also known as Red Dress Day (). Members of the Indigenous Women’s Council has shared that they… Read more »

BC’s Overdose Overview April 25 – May 1, 2021

Posted On: Friday, May 7th, 2021

BC’s weekly overdose dashboard of provincial and regional overdose activity provides updates on: • Illegal drug overdoses attended by paramedics (BCEHS) • Illicit drug toxicity deaths (BCCS defined) • Mortality rate maps by Health Services Delivery Area (HSDA) • Severity of ingestion poisoning calls coded in most severe category at time of ambulance dispatch (provincial… Read more »

Not Just Naloxone (NJN) Train the Trainer workshops

Posted On: Friday, May 7th, 2021

The Four Directions team at FNHA is offering province wide Not Just Naloxone (NJN) Train the Trainer workshops this summer. Kindly share this opportunity to anyone in your networks that may be interested. This training is geared towards any interested individuals who are in a position to talk about substance use or who support people… Read more »

BC’s Overdose Overview April 18-24, 2021

Posted On: Friday, April 30th, 2021

BC’s weekly overdose dashboard of provincial and regional overdose activity provides updates on: • Illegal drug overdoses attended by paramedics (BCEHS) • Illicit drug toxicity deaths (BCCS defined) • Mortality rate maps by Health Services Delivery Area (HSDA) • Severity of ingestion poisoning calls coded in most severe category at time of ambulance dispatch (provincial… Read more »

Substance Use News, April 2021

Posted On: Friday, April 30th, 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 coronoavirus/COVID-19 public health constraints, those working in harm reduction have heightened concerns about how… Read more »

Civil Liberties, Indigenous Rights, and Community Groups Respond to BC Travel Restrictions Order

Posted On: Friday, April 23rd, 2021

Via BC Civil Liberties Association on April 23, 2021 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE VANCOUVER/ (Xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish) and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) territories, April 23, 2021 –  Civil Liberties, Indigenous and Community organizations are responding to the Travel Restrictions (COVID-19) Order announced by the BC Minister of Public Safety Mike Farnworth. The order made under BC’s Emergency Programs Act… Read more »

BC’s Overdose Overview April 11-17, 2021

Posted On: Friday, April 23rd, 2021

BC’s weekly overdose dashboard of provincial and regional overdose activity provides updates on: • Illegal drug overdoses attended by paramedics (BCEHS) • Illicit drug toxicity deaths (BCCS defined) • Mortality rate maps by Health Services Delivery Area (HSDA) • Severity of ingestion poisoning calls coded in most severe category at time of ambulance dispatch (provincial view) •… Read more »

Joint letter to Province regarding proposed travel restrictions and police enforcement

Posted On: Thursday, April 22nd, 2021

  April 21, 2021   Premier of BC John Horgan Mike Farnworth, Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General David Eby, Attorney General and Minister responsible for Housing   Subject: Proposed Travel Restrictions in BC and Accompanying Police Enforcement   Dear Premier Horgan, Minister Farnworth and Minister Eby, We are writing to you today on… Read more »

Action Hepatitis Canada: Progress Report Launch Invitation

Posted On: Friday, April 16th, 2021

Which provinces are on track to eliminate viral hepatitis by 2030? Be the first to see the results of the Progress Toward Viral Hepatitis Elimination In Canada: 2021 Report. For the last several months, the team at Action Hepatitis Canada has been working to produce this report, the first of its kind in Canada. Using… Read more »

BC’s Overdose Overview April 4-10, 2021

Posted On: Friday, April 16th, 2021

Help the BC CDC improve how to present publicly available overdose data. Take the Survey before Sunday April 18.   BC’s weekly overdose dashboard of provincial and regional overdose activity provides updates on: • Illegal drug overdoses attended by paramedics (BCEHS) • Illicit drug toxicity deaths (BCCS defined) • Mortality rate maps by Health Services… Read more »