Posted On: Thursday, April 10th, 2025
Research and evaluation both offer opportunities for learning and community building in meaningful ways. We see research and evaluation like two different trees with different origins that are intertwined in methods and analysis yet also separate in what they can tell us. We see this relationship as beneficial to both evaluation and research. Read more about… Read more »
Posted On: Thursday, April 10th, 2025
A previous Treehouse piece explored Decolonizing Data Analysis Methods which explored various methods to approach data analysis from an Indigenous perspective with learnings from the Making it Work Project. In this resource, we continue the discussion with some ways to communicate out findings by discussing different approaches to knowledge translation. According to Canadian Institutes of… Read more »
Posted On: Thursday, April 10th, 2025
Evaluation is the systematic process of assessing the value, worth, or quality of something. While evaluation can apply to events, projects, and services, this article focuses on its role in community-based programs. Rather than rigid rules, the evaluation concepts presented here serve to visually organize and make sense of the complexities involved in program assessment…. Read more »
Posted On: Thursday, April 10th, 2025
In 2014, GetCheckedOnline set out to improve sexually-transmitted and blood-borne infection (STBBI) testing and treatment by removing barriers to sexual health care. It is British Columbia’s (BC) digital testing service for STBBIs operated by the BC Centre for Disease Control and the BC Public Health Laboratory. It was first launched in Vancouver and is now… Read more »
Posted On: Thursday, April 10th, 2025
The Positive Leadership Development Institute (PLDI) is a leadership development program for people living with HIV. One goal of the PLDI Alliance was to evaluate the program for inclusivity and cultural safety in a deliberate, specialized way. Having this goal resulted in the creation of The Culturally Safer HIV Leadership Training Project. The project took… Read more »
Posted On: Thursday, April 3rd, 2025
Community Action Initiative wants to hear from BC’s community-based Mental Health and Substance Use (MHSU) sector. The goal? To build an evidence base for the sector’s needs and ensure CAI’s work reflects the realities on the ground. The survey takes 20–25 minutes and includes a mix of multiple choice and open-ended questions. Respondents can enter… Read more »
Posted On: Monday, January 27th, 2025
Making It Work is a research project that looked at integrated community-based services provided for people living with HIV, hepatitis C, and/or challenges with mental health and/or substance use. The study considered an Indigenous worldview to focused on how organizations deliver programs and services and create cultural safety for their clients. Multiple data collections methods… Read more »
Posted On: Thursday, January 16th, 2025
We are happy to welcome Emily to the PAN team. Emily is a nurse who has a long working relationship with Cool Aid. Emily is pursuing a Masters in Public Health at University of Victoria and will be working with the Research and Evaluation department at PAN. Read about other members of our team in… Read more »
Posted On: Monday, January 13th, 2025
As part of creating some knowledge mobilization material about the research findings of PAN’s Making it Work Project, we interviewed Alexandria West, Executive Director of Positive Living North in Prince George. As a Making it Work study team member, Alex shares her thoughts on some themes of cultural safety and harm reduction in the following… Read more »
Posted On: Thursday, December 12th, 2024
As part of creating some knowledge mobilization material about the research findings of PAN’s Making it Work Project, we interviewed Patricia Kolida, On-Site Manager of Positive Living North in Bulkley Valley (Smithers). As a Making it Work study team member, Patricia shares her thoughts on some themes of cultural safety and harm reduction in… Read more »
Posted On: Monday, December 9th, 2024
The PAN Members’ and Allies’ Survey is a key instrument of our strategy to ensure our work remains aligned with our vision, mission and values. Since its inception in 2015, the survey has become a critical feedback mechanism that informs us about the effectiveness of our approaches and the impact of our work. It also… Read more »
Posted On: Thursday, December 5th, 2024
Visit CAHR conference website The Canadian Association for HIV Research (CAHR) invites the community to attend the upcoming 34th Annual Canadian Conference on HIV/AIDS Research (CAHR 2025), which will take place in Halifax, Nova Scotia from May 1st to 4th, 2025. The annual CAHR conference is the premier gathering in Canada for those working in… Read more »
