Category: Advocacy, Policy, Public Health

Call for Proposals – Preventing Gender-Based Violence: the Health Perspective – Teen/Youth Dating Violence Prevention

Posted On: Monday, December 18th, 2017

Via PHAC    The Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) is pleased to invite eligible organizations to submit applications to advance promising programs and initiatives to prevent gender-based violence (GBV)  in the form of teen/youth dating violence in Canada. Gender-based violence (GBV) is a serious public health issue with long-lasting health and social impacts. The gender of both… Read more »

Pacific Hepatitis C Network Hep C Resources in BC Survey

Posted On: Monday, December 18th, 2017

Submitted by Pacific Hepatitis C Network Pacific Hepatitis C Network (PHCN)  has launched a survey to assess Hep C information needs and advocacy interests in BC.  This needs assessment will help our organization and our partners better understand the needs of people throughout BC in terms of information about hepatitis C. The survey is open to… Read more »

Substance Use News December 2017

Posted On: Friday, December 15th, 2017

December 11 found a grim Coroners Service Report posted on the provincial government’s Statistical Reports into BC Fatalities page. Fentanyl-Detected Illicit Drug Overdose Deaths January 1, 2012 to October 31, 2017 reports that 2017 has shown a 136% increase of fentanyl detected deaths in BC when compared to the same period in 2016 (January to… Read more »

Webinar: GetCheckedOnline STI Testing Program: Update and Directions

Posted On: Friday, December 15th, 2017

Register now to learn about BC’s online STI testing program, GetCheckedOnline. Dr. Mark Gilbert of the BC Centre for Disease Control will be presenting on Wednesday January 17 at 10 AM Pacific Time. GetCheckedOnline is an easy way to test for sexually transmitted and blood-borne infections in British Columbia, Canada. In a few steps, you… Read more »

Men’s Health Initiative – PRICK! testing events and SOS Pride’s Christmas Social

Posted On: Tuesday, December 12th, 2017

  PRICK! is a private and confidential on-the-spot STI testing event for all ‘guys who like guys.’  Tests included are for chlamydia, gonorrhea, hepatitis (A,B &C), HIV and syphilis. Nurses can also provide education, resources and referals for other sexual health concerns (ie. herpes, HPV/genital warts, sores/rashes, etc,)   Two dates are coming up in… Read more »

Good Samaritan Act Wallet Cards and Info

Posted On: Friday, December 8th, 2017

On December 7, the Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network released 50,000 wallet-size cards about the Good Samaritan Drug Overdose Act to provide information and resources to folks living in Ontario. These cards are for people who use drugs, service providers and volunteer organizations serving people at risk of experiencing or witnessing an overdose emergency, and stakeholders… Read more »

CTAC Position Statement on Gov’t Announcements re: Limiting the Criminalization of HIV Non-Disclosure

Posted On: Friday, December 8th, 2017

  CTAC released the following statement on December 5, 2017 Re: Government Announcements about Limiting the Criminalization of HIV Non-Disclosure On December 1, 2017, World Aids Day, Federal Justice Minister and Attorney General of Canada Jody Wilson-Raybould released a statement and a report, developed by her department, in collaboration with the Public Health Agency of… Read more »

Publicly-Funded PrEP Available for BC’s First Nation and Inuit People

Posted On: Friday, December 8th, 2017

  Submitted by: Harlan Pruden, Educator, Chee Mamuk Aboriginal Program, Clinical Prevention Services, BCCDC   What’s PrEP, who’s covered and how to access PrEP? Good News! PrEP/Truvada is a covered benefit and is available at no cost for BC’s First Nations and Inuit People. BC’s First Nations and Inuit People are the first to have access… Read more »

U Equals U Acknowledged in Statement on behalf of the Council of Chief Medical Officers of Health

Posted On: Monday, December 4th, 2017

Did you hear? In recognition of World AIDS Day last week, the Public Health Agency of Canada released a statement on behalf of the Council of Chief Medical Officers of Health. Doctors Theresa Tam (Chief Public Health Officer of Canada) and Heather Morrison Chief Medical Officer of Health, Prince Edward Island and Chair, Council of Chief of Medical Officers… Read more »

PAN Welcomes BC Government’s Launch of a new Provincial Overdose Emergency Response Centre: A Multi-Sectoral and Region Specific Approach to the Opioid Crisis

Posted On: Friday, December 1st, 2017

  PAN welcomes Minister of Mental Health and Addictions Judy Darcy’s announcement of a Provincial Overdose Emergency Response Centre and the potential impact it could have on people living in British Columbia. We hope that this multi-sectoral response that is region-specific and guided by people who use drugs and those with lived experience may shift… Read more »

HIV and Hepatitis C Community Action Fund: List of Funded Projects

Posted On: Friday, December 1st, 2017

  The PHAC webpage has recently been updated to show the list of all projects being funded under the Public Health Agency of Canada’s HIV and Hepatitis C Community Action Fund, often referred to as CAF. From the PHAC site: The development of the new integrated Fund was informed following a consultation process with stakeholders… Read more »

Webinar: Findings from a Scoping Review of Barriers and Facilitators for HIV Screening and Testing

Posted On: Friday, December 1st, 2017

Date: Thursday December 7, 10 AM PT HIV can be manageable with early diagnosis and treatment. HIV screening and testing is the first step in identifying those who are undiagnosed, in order to facilitate linkage to care and receipt of appropriate treatment. In Canada, approximately 21% of people living with HIV at the end of… Read more »