Category: Advocacy, Policy, Public Health

Webinar: Experiences of fighting sexually transmitted and blood-borne infection (STBBI) related stigma in African newcomer communities

Posted On: Friday, November 9th, 2018

Join the Canadian Public Health Association for the webinar Experiences of fighting sexually transmitted and blood-borne infection (STBBI) related stigma in African newcomer communities. It will be presented by Simret Daniel and Babou Kinkumba from Sexuality Education Resource Centre. During this interactive webinar, gain insight on the stigma related to STBBIs experienced by African newcomer communities,… Read more »

Have Your Say: Tell Canada to Stop Criminalizing People Who Use Drugs

Posted On: Monday, November 5th, 2018

From the Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network    Health Canada has launched a consultation on strengthening Canada’s approach to substance use issues. The purpose of this consultation is to ask Canadians for new and innovative ideas on how to further strengthen the federal government’s health-focused approach to substance use issues through the Canadian Drugs and Substances… Read more »

Call for Members of BC Community Advisory Board

Posted On: Monday, November 5th, 2018

Are you interested in making a positive change to how testing for sexually transmitted and blood borne infections (STBBI) is delivered in your community? Join our BC Community Advisory Board!   What is GetCheckedOnline (GCO)? GetCheckedOnline is an internet based STBBI testing service developed by the BC Centre for Disease Control. GCO allows you to… Read more »

Limiting HIV prosecutions: Nice talk, but little action

Posted On: Monday, November 5th, 2018

This is a reprint of the latest Communique from the Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network. Add your name to subscription list for Legal Network email updates.   It’s past time for action by the federal government. On World AIDS Day 2016, the federal Justice Minister declared that Canada must address the “overcriminalization of HIV” that contributes to… Read more »

Project Inclusion: A Human Rights Approach to HIV, Hepatitis C and Overdose Prevention

Posted On: Monday, October 22nd, 2018

Learn what your organization can do to act on the findings of  Project Inclusion, a human rights approach to HIV, HCV and overdose prevention in BC. Pivot traveled to communities in BC to speak with people coping with poverty, homelessness, and substance use about how programs and policies affect their health. Pivot’s Darcie Bennett will… Read more »

Recruiting Now: Patient Engagement In Research Scale (PEIRS) Study

Posted On: Monday, October 22nd, 2018

Please find attached a recruitment poster for the PEIRS (Patient Engagement In Research Scale) study. The study is focused on validating PEIRS as a tool. The study is looking to recruit patient partners who are able to communicate in English for an online survey. Please feel free to share with your contacts. Want to take part… Read more »

The Year in Review: 2017

Posted On: Monday, October 22nd, 2018

This year we are presenting our Annual Report online. The Executive Summary follows, and other summary reports can be found below. Visit our Annual Reports page for reports from past years. Collaborating with Strength: Executive Summary As we look back on another successful year, we appreciate, as ever, our collaborations and shared work with the… Read more »

Five factors that help improve relationships between supervised injection services and local police

Posted On: Friday, October 19th, 2018

This content was originally published by CATIE, Canada’s source for HIV and hepatitis C information.   By Tara Marie Watson and Carol Strike Supervised injection services (SIS) provide safer spaces for people to inject drugs and help reduce the risk of overdose and behaviours linked to HIV and hepatitis C. Now more than ever, as Canada… Read more »

Register Now for CBRC Summit 2018: How’s Your Head?

Posted On: Monday, October 15th, 2018

Summit 2018: How’s your Head? Sexual Identity, Mental Health and Substance Use Date: November 8 – 9 Location: SFU: Vancouver Campus, 515 West Hastings Vancouver, BC Don’t miss this opportunity for capacity building, training, and education initiatives designed to strengthen the network of those working and volunteering in GBT2Q men’s health. Local, national and international activists… Read more »

Community Innovation Grants Awarded to Address Overdose Crisis

Posted On: Saturday, October 13th, 2018

The provincial government issued a news release October 12 announcing the recipients of Community Innovation grants through the Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) and Community Action Initiative (CAI). A number PAN members are in this group, including AIDS Vancouver Island, Central Interior Native Health Society, Positive Living North, and ANKORS. Twenty-seven communities and organizations in British Columbia were… Read more »

SexED SOGI123 Candidate List

Posted On: Saturday, October 13th, 2018

Sex Ed is Our Right is a campaign developed and launched by YouthCO HIV and Hep C Society in partnership with Community Based Research Centre. We are calling for more LGBTQ+ inclusive and relevant sexual health education in BC classrooms. We know that more HIV intervention and education can be happening at the youth level…. Read more »