Posted On: Friday, July 8th, 2022
The You Matter Project: Pathways to care for STBBIs: A guideline and policy recommendations for STBBI testing and linkage to care in British Columbia Provincial Correctional Settings Although STBBI screening is available on request in correctional centres across Canada, without accepted best practices for opt-out or universal STBBI testing and linkage to care,… Read more »
Posted On: Monday, July 4th, 2022
The Two-Spirit Medicine Bundle Pilot provides accessible and independent HIV self-testing and sexual health resources for Two-Spirit, queer and trans Indigenous community members in British Columbia. Each bundle contains sexual health supplies (including the INSTI HIV self-tests, and dry blood spot tests for HIV and other ailments), Indigenous medicines, and a variety of resources… Read more »
Posted On: Thursday, June 30th, 2022
The BC Centre for Disease Control has information about Monkeypox on their site, and has produced a poster in partnership with Vancouver Coastal Health. The poster includesinformation on symptoms, spread, protection, and treatment. Download/share poster.
Posted On: Thursday, June 23rd, 2022
The Canadian Public Health Association (CPHA) is launching a new resource center to encourage training and education of health and social service professionals on reducing stigma related to sexually transmitted and blood borne infections (STBBIs). The Hub offers a suite of evidence-based resources including five professional development workshops, seven learning and practice tools and three… Read more »
Posted On: Friday, June 17th, 2022
Canada Pavilion at AIDS 2022: resource hub and virtual sessions (pre-recorded videos) The 24th International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2022) will be held (in person and virtually) in Montreal, Canada, from July 29 to August 2, 2022. Each conference is an opportunity to strengthen policies and programs that ensure an evidence-based response to the… Read more »
Posted On: Friday, June 10th, 2022
read complete info on Vancouver Foundation site page The Recovery and Resiliency Fund is a new fund made possible through a partnership between Government of BC, Vancouver Foundation, and United Way BC that will distribute $30 million to non-profit organizations. Vancouver Foundation will also contribute an additional $4 million while also actively seeking additional sources to… Read more »
Posted On: Thursday, June 9th, 2022
The Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) is working with provincial and territorial public health partners to investigate cases of monkeypox in Canada. Monkeypox is a viral disease. The virus enters the body through broken skin, the respiratory tract or the mucous membranes (e.g., eyes, nose, or mouth). Monkeypox can affect anyone who is… Read more »
Posted On: Monday, April 25th, 2022
Over the past 2 years CAAN has been working with researchers, people with lived experience and indigenous organizations to develop resources for indigenous serving agencies and indigenous peoples living with HIV, Hep C and STBBI’s. Some of these resources can be found on the CAAN Promising Practices site. In an effort to ensure these resources… Read more »
Posted On: Monday, February 28th, 2022
Substance Use News provides a snapshot of news and resources for those working in harm reduction. We share pieces on the social, medical and political responses to the opioid crisis, from advocacy to welcome change. With the added layer of the coronavirus/COVID-19 public health constraints, those working in harm reduction have heightened concerns about how… Read more »
Posted On: Monday, February 7th, 2022
Interested in Community-based HIV/AIDS and STBBI research? Looking for research funding? Join us to learn about the Indigenous and General stream application process for the HIV/AIDS and STBBI Community-Based Research Funding Opportunities ( and ). This interactive webinar will support participants to build a strong application through: – Guidance from successful grantees – Insights from… Read more »
Posted On: Friday, January 28th, 2022
Via BC Centre on Substance Use After over a year of Risk Mitigation prescribing experience, the emergence of preliminary evaluation data and experience from clinicians and people who use drugs has led to the development of an update to Interim Clinical Guidance: Risk Mitigation in the Context of Dual Health Emergencies, which features expanded and… Read more »
Posted On: Friday, January 7th, 2022
The Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) is happy to announce the launch of the Sexually Transmitted and Blood-borne Infections: Guides for Health Professionals. The Public Health Agency of Canada is replacing the Canadian Guideline on Sexually Transmitted infections (CGSTI) with a series of user-friendly guides that provide essential information and public health recommendations… Read more »
