Category: Advocacy, Policy, Public Health

Job Posting: Community Educator, Pivot Legal Society

Posted On: Friday, March 6th, 2020

Pivot is seeking a full-time Community Educator to coordinate, develop and deliver legal education materials and workshops for diverse audiences. The Community Educator works in direct partnership with Pivot’s legal and campaigner team, acting as a knowledge translator, producing plain-language legal information, and undertaking outreach to directly-impacted communities.   About us Pivot works in partnership… Read more »

Substance Use News: February 2020

Posted On: Friday, February 28th, 2020

Substance Use News provides a snapshot of news and resources for those working to support folks who use substances. We share pieces on the social, medical and political responses to the opioid crisis, from advocacy to welcome change. See our Drug Use and Overdose Response page for resources on overdose services, team resilience, governmental reports, policy recommendations,… Read more »

Ending conversion therapy in Canada

Posted On: Monday, February 24th, 2020

New release:  Ending conversion therapy in Canada: Survivors, community leaders, researchers, and allies address the current and future states of sexual orientation and gender identity and expression change efforts. This report was developed following a November 2019 Vancouver meeting of 31 conversion therapy survivors, LGBTQ2S community leaders, researchers, and policy advocates. The report comes as… Read more »

Letter to Minister Morneau regarding pharmacare

Posted On: Monday, February 24th, 2020

PAN’s voice has joined over 150 national and provincial organizations co-signing a letter to Minister Morneau asking for the necessary commitments for pharmacare in this year’s federal budget. The letter reads in part: We are a diverse coalition of 150 national and provincial organizations representing health care providers, non-profit organizations, unions, workers, business, seniors and… Read more »

Realize Introduces “To the Beat of Our Own Drum”

Posted On: Friday, February 7th, 2020

Realize launches first of its kind resource to commemorate the 6th African, Caribbean and Black Canadian HIV/AIDS Awareness Day on February 7, 2020.  Realize, as the secretariat for the National Coordinating Committee on HIV and Aging, has been the leader in Canada in conducting community based research, leading discussions and holding conversations over the years about… Read more »

Substance Use News January 2020

Posted On: Friday, February 7th, 2020

  Substance Use News provides a snapshot of news and resources for those working to support folks who use substances. We share pieces on the social, medical and political responses to the opioid crisis, from advocacy to welcome change. See our Drug Use and Overdose Response page for resources on overdose services, team resilience, governmental reports,… Read more »

Positive Living BC Announces Closure

Posted On: Monday, February 3rd, 2020

This note was sent to Executive Directors of PAN member groups earlier today.  February 3, 2020   Dear PAN member organizations, partners and allied organizations. On behalf of the board and staff of PAN, it is with great sadness that I acknowledge the announcement from the board of directors of Positive Living BC, that the… Read more »

Webinar: Sex-ed keeps us healthy! Why sex-ed is a crucial health intervention

Posted On: Monday, February 3rd, 2020

Date: Thursday, February 13, 2020 Time: 10 AM Pacific time Sex-ed is often treated as a polarizing topic or as fodder for jokes that involve condoms and bananas. It is time to change the narrative! Sex-ed, when done right, is one of the most important health intervention we can offer young people. During Sexual Health… Read more »

CGSHE Speaker Series: Dr. John Oliffe, Masculinities and Men’s Depression and Suicidality

Posted On: Monday, January 20th, 2020

Date: Thursday January 23 Time: 12 PM – 1 PM Location: Hurlburt Auditorium, St. Paul’s Hospital, 1081 Burrard St, Vancouver A light lunch will be provided. Please as soon as possible to ensure sufficient food and space and to share with us any dietary or accessibility needs. Dr. John Oliffe is a Senior Research Advisor at CGSHE, and… Read more »

Provincial Syphilis Action Plan – Community Consultation

Posted On: Wednesday, January 15th, 2020

  Date: Thursday January 23, 12-1 PM As you may know, rates of infectious syphilis continue to rise in BC.  Pacific AID Network (PAN) is hosting Dr. Jason Wong from the BC Centre for Disease Control to briefly talk on the current Syphilis Action Plan, and then lead into discussion that aims to help refresh… Read more »