Category: Conferences and Events

Thursday December 13th – 1:00pm Session Description: The Mpowerment project is an evidence‐based health promotion program developed at UCSF and implemented in dozens of communities throughout the United States to reduce incidence of HIV. The social focus of the program provides new social opportunities for youth and helps build trust to promote deeper engagement and… Read more »

    Friday, November 30th, 2012, Howard University  Only love can cure HIV. Stigma stems from ignorance and fear. It is the main reason why HIV continues to spread and kill individuals. Stigma creates this feeling of “otherness” and places blame on the affected person. Those living with HIV have been robbed of all their… Read more »

As I walk around the Grocery space looking at the shelves, I hope we have enough cans of soup and other things we are offering, for everyone that comes to us looking for food. In over 20 years of the Grocery’s operation, many coordinators have had the same hope. There is nothing worse than having… Read more »

The CATIE Learning Institute at the Ontario HIV Treatment Network (OHTN) Research Conference 2012 will take up this year’s theme of Research with Real Life Impact and report back on key research findings from a community perspective. CATIE will be presenting two webinars, and will be discussing and summarizing conference highlights that include: Aging, Brain… Read more »

Join Friends For Life for their next Mindfulness Meditation Retreat, The Place of Unknowing. Mindfulness, walking, forgiveness, and lovingkindness meditations. Date: Sunday, Dec. 2 Time: 10am – 4pm Place: The Vancouver Friends For life Society, 1459 Barclay St. Registration Cost: $40 Registration includes: vegetarian lunch, tea and refreshments. All funds go to Friends For Life,… Read more »

*IMPORTANT – CHANGE OF VENUE* – Updated Friday, Nov. 2/12 Grand Luxe Hall at the Western Front (303 8 East Avenue) just off of Main Street and Broadway. Doors at 7:30 Seating is first come, first serve basis Facebook event Saturday, November 3, 2012. 8 p.m. Free Sarah Schulman’s latest non-fiction book, The Gentrification of… Read more »

The STI Outreach and Chee Mamuk programs at the BC Centre for Disease Control, along with Providence Health and Canadian Nurses in AIDS Care (CANAC), are sponsoring two Trauma workshops this November. The presenter, Elizabeth Vermilyea, will be examining the role of trauma in people’s lives and how it impacts “risk-taking behaviours” with respect to… Read more »

      With Winter 2013 registration opening on November 19th, it is important that users be aware of several changes to the Skills Online program. Developed by the Public Health Agency of Canada, the Skills Online program is an award-winning online bilingual program that supports public health practitioners to continue their education and strengthen… Read more »

Reconsidering Social Determinants Thursday November 1 & Friday November 2, 2012 Harbour Centre , Simon Fraser University 515 West Hastings Street Vancouver, British Columbia PLEASE REGISTER ONLINE Highlights: Keynote: Defined Body or Defined by my Body? Reconsidering gay men and body image with Dr. David Brennan, Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work, University of Toronto Plenary… Read more »