Posted On: Thursday, May 23rd, 2019
The Canadian AIDS Society (CAS), in partnership with PAN and others, is looking for local community-based organizations and health authorities to participate in the second annual national HIV Testing Day on June 27th, 2019 (see press release) Why get involved? Last year’s national HIV Testing Day was a resounding success. 835 people (including 50+… Read more »
Posted On: Thursday, May 16th, 2019
I’m not a parent, so I haven’t had to change my life or make difficult choices in order to ensure a better life for my children. Yet this is the reality for many parents – making the decision every day to put kids and their needs above their own. Likewise, this line of thinking was… Read more »
Posted On: Wednesday, May 15th, 2019
Updated with webinar recording June 11-17 is Men’s Health Week, and we sat down with James Watson, the host of Pozcast. The goal of Pozcast is to connect people living with HIV with HIV research in ways that matter. Episodes on men’s health have included HIV and fatherhood, and a series on drug use… Read more »
Posted On: Tuesday, May 14th, 2019
PAN is pleased to announce the launch of our new whiteboard video, “What supports housing and health for people living with HIV in BC?”, as part of our ongoing knowledge translation and sharing of findings for our community-based research study, Positive Living Positive Homes (PLPH). We decided to develop this whiteboard explainer video to help… Read more »
Posted On: Friday, May 3rd, 2019
Kira is a former staff member at PAN. Kira Haug worked with member group ASK Wellness in Kamloops for many years. Kira was part of the PAN team working on the Human Rights Education Project. What first piqued your interest in the HIV and hepatitis C sector? In 2009 I started working for ASK Wellness… Read more »
Posted On: Thursday, April 25th, 2019
Substance Use News provides a snapshot of news and resources for those working to support folks who use substances. We share pieces on the social, medical and political responses to the opioid crisis, from advocacy to welcome change. See our Drug Use and Overdose Response page for resources on overdose services, team resilience, governmental reports,… Read more »
Posted On: Tuesday, April 23rd, 2019
The Collective Impact Network (CIN) is a Provincial Health Services Authority (PHSA) sponsored initiative, being co-led by PAN acting as the backbone. It consists of the nine PHSA-contracted agencies that are supporting the community-based response to HIV and HCV, alongside the PHSA, and including the BC Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC) and BC Women’s Hospital…. Read more »
Posted On: Friday, April 19th, 2019
Position: Project Coordinator Status: 0.8 FTE (4 days/week) Time Period: 2 ½ year contract position Remuneration: $50,000 pro-rated ($40,000 per annum) plus a competitive benefits package Location: Flexible Reporting to: Director of Program Development Applications will be accepted until a suitable candidate is found Summary of the position: The Hepatitis C Leadership Project Coordinator, working in… Read more »
Posted On: Tuesday, April 16th, 2019
Over the past few months, PAN and other allied organizations including the Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network (CHLN) have been in contact with BC Attorney General David Eby’s office regarding collective concerns about the ongoing overly broad and unjust use of the criminal law in relation to HIV non-disclosure, exposure and transmission. We have called on… Read more »
Posted On: Friday, April 12th, 2019
Living in the Lower Mainland means a hyper-awareness of the housing affordability crisis. It is impossible to ignore the uncomfortable reality that the Lower Mainland is an expensive place to live. Similarly, in Positive Living, Positive Homes (PLPH for short), a community-based research study, it became evident that the housing affordability crisis in the Lower… Read more »
Posted On: Thursday, March 28th, 2019
Substance Use News provides a snapshot of news and resources for those working to support folks who use substances. We share pieces on the social, medical and political responses to the opioid crisis, from advocacy to welcome change. See our Drug Use and Overdose Response page for resources on overdose services, team resilience, governmental reports, policy… Read more »
Posted On: Friday, March 15th, 2019
As I read through interviews from Positive Living Positive Homes (PLPH) (a community-based research study that explores experiences of people living with HIV on HIV and housing over time), one thing that has struck me is the way that unstable housing can affect people’s experience of time. Many people have shared that when they do… Read more »
