Posted On: Wednesday, July 4th, 2018
July 28th is World World Hepatitis Day, a day to raise awareness, educate and advocate. This year we are featuring events and resources to support the movement for better health literacy. Events Scroll down for information about what’s going on in your BC community. If you’re looking for information across the country, check the CATIE… Read more »
Posted On: Friday, June 29th, 2018
Via the Positive Living BC Weekly eNews A message from the Chair: Positive Living BC welcomes Elgin Lim as our new Executive Director! On behalf of the Board of Directors I am pleased to announce the appointment of Elgin Lim as Executive Director of the Positive Living Society of BC, effective September 2018. Elgin… Read more »
Posted On: Friday, June 22nd, 2018
Follow up to the earlier HIV Testing Day June 27th The Canadian AIDS Society (CAS) is holding Canada’s first country-wide HIV Testing Day on June 27th in more than 40 sites across Canada. The goal of the day is to effectively target groups disproportionately affected by the disease, said Mr. Gary Lacasse, Executive Director of… Read more »
Posted On: Monday, June 18th, 2018
This comes from the Public Health Agency of Canada Special Issue of Health Promotion and Chronic Disease Prevention in Canada: The Opioid Crisis in Canada – Enhancing Knowledge to Support Action, Part I Health Promotion and Chronic Disease Prevention in Canada, Vol 38, No 6, June 2018 Guest Editor: Fiona Kouyoumdjian Issue includes: Commentary – Building the evidence… Read more »
Posted On: Monday, June 18th, 2018
The Canadian AIDS Society (CAS) has developed resources to mark National HIV Testing Day, which the US promotes as well. June 27 is the official day to encourage your communities to roll up their sleeves and learn their status. Several PAN member groups are promoting National HIV Testing Day in their communities. If you would like… Read more »
Posted On: Monday, June 18th, 2018
In April we shared information about a petition submitted to the House of Commons asking for community support. We received this info on its progress from one of the organizers. The petition campaign is just past the halfway mark and the online petition now has over 1900 signatures The majority response is from BC, then Ontario,… Read more »
Posted On: Wednesday, June 13th, 2018
Over the past 18 months, the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) has led the development of a Pan-Canadian Framework for Action to address sexually transmitted and blood-borne infections (STBBI) in Canada. The Framework, which is in the final stage of approval by federal, provincial and territorial governments, was developed with the input of a… Read more »
Posted On: Monday, June 11th, 2018
The BC Center for Disease Control’s Chee Mamuk and the First Nations Health Authority invite you to: PrEP 4 Sex, Drugs & Rock’n’Roll – HIV Prevention Community Forum for BC’s Lower Mainland Indigenous and Two-Spirit community members. Date: June 18, 2018 5:30 – 7:30pm Location: SFU Downtown Campus Room 1430 515 W Hastings St.,… Read more »
Posted On: Thursday, May 31st, 2018
Don Davies, the federal Health critic for the New Democratic Party, recently reached out to PAN with this message: As the federal Health critic for the New Democratic Party, advocating for the prevention, detection, treatment and support for folks living with HIV continues to be a key part of my work. As such, I recently put… Read more »
Posted On: Thursday, May 31st, 2018
The criminalization of HIV non-disclosure has long been an issue for people living with HIV and their allies. Research shows that given the threat of prosecution, some people may choose not to test for HIV, increasing public health risk overall, an ironic outcome for laws purportedly created to protect and promote public health. Advocates- including… Read more »
Posted On: Thursday, May 31st, 2018
The Community Overdose Crisis Innovation Grant application process opens on Monday, June 4th! The Community Action Initiative (CAI), in partnership with the Ministry of Mental Health and Addictions (MMHA) and the Overdose Emergency Response Centre (OERC), has funding available for Community Overdose Crisis Innovation Grants. These grants will augment the impact of the previously… Read more »
Posted On: Monday, May 28th, 2018
“Canadians are among the healthiest people in the world. However, the benefits of good health are not equally enjoyed by all.” A new report, Key Health Inequalities in Canada: A National Portrait, from the Public Health Agency of Canada presents results at the national level for 22 indicators of health status and determinants of health, selected to… Read more »
