Posted On: Monday, October 19th, 2020
The Year in Review This year has been a busy one for the Community-Based Research (CBR) Department at PAN! We currently support three signature CBR projects – the BC People Living with HIV Stigma Index, Making it Work, and Positive Living, Positive Homes. We also support capacity-building relating to CBR with our members and allies… Read more »
Posted On: Monday, October 19th, 2020
The Year in Review In the last year, through the omnipresent and work-altering impacts of COVID-19, PAN has continued to steer the ‘coordinated and effective community-based response to HIV and hepatitis C in our province’, the stated goal of the Collective Impact Network (CIN). An added uncertainty was that all the community contracts with… Read more »
Posted On: Monday, October 19th, 2020
The Year in Review This has been a year of growth for our evaluation work at PAN and the department continues to be very active on a number of evaluation programs, projects and fee-for-service contracts. The CIHR Centre for REACH (REACH Nexus) One of the biggest changes over the last year has been… Read more »
Posted On: Monday, October 19th, 2020
The Year in Review PAN resources are constantly evolving to support the many moving parts in the dynamic work of our communities. Resources range from short reads to deep dives on health and social justice issues, to videos available live and on-demand. Our News and Views section features weekly blogs offering community training events,… Read more »
Posted On: Friday, October 16th, 2020
Rising to the challenges of our times J. Evin Jones, Executive Director and Board Co-Chairs, Katrina Jensen and Patrick McDougall Dear Friends, Since the time of last year’s annual report, while PAN and our member organizations have realized many successes, it has been an incredibly challenging year. The overdose crisis is worse than ever… Read more »
Posted On: Wednesday, September 23rd, 2020
Attention former members of Positive Living Society: this notice may affect your legal rights NOTICE OF CERTIFICATION AND SETTLEMENT On September 4, 2020, Justice Milman of the Supreme Court of BC approved the certification and the settlement of the class action commenced in 2017 by “John Doe 1” on behalf of 796 members of… Read more »
Posted On: Friday, July 3rd, 2020
Around 14,500 women live with HIV in Canada, and delivering holistic integrated care that responds to their needs and priorities is essential. Based on findings from and an extensive community-collaborative research program, two new toolkits were developed by, with, and for women living with HIV on Women-Centred HIV Care. One was developed for women living with HIV as a self-management and health advocacy tool…. Read more »
Posted On: Monday, June 15th, 2020
We heard from community that there was a need for accessible, clear information about HIV to support front-line staff working in housing. So, adapting content originally published by CATIE, we have created a new module for the HIV Housing Toolkit to do just this! This new module “HIV Information for Housing Staff” is the ninth… Read more »
Posted On: Tuesday, June 2nd, 2020
via PIVOT, reprinted with permission The last two weeks we have seen an upsurge of support for Pivot’s Criminalization & Police Accountability work. People are moved to act by the uprising for justice in response to the deaths of George Floyd, Tony McDade, Nina Pop and Breonna Taylor and countless Black people murdered by law enforcement. In… Read more »
Posted On: Friday, May 29th, 2020
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. With the added layer of the coronoavirus/COVID-19 public health constraints, those working in harm reduction have heightened… Read more »
Posted On: Friday, May 29th, 2020
With people returning to workplaces in BC’s Restart Plan, employers and workers alike may be wondering what this means going forward. Below you’ll find a few things to consider for the weeks and months ahead.* We suggest PAN members consult the Restart Plan, the BC Centre for Disease Control COVID-19 resources, and Work Safe BC… Read more »
Posted On: Friday, May 22nd, 2020
The Government of Canada’s $350 million Emergency Community Support Fund is now open. The Emergency Community Support Fund supports community organizations helping vulnerable people during the COVID-19 crisis. Community organizations may seek funds to undertake a wide range of activities and to serve a wide range of vulnerable groups. Community organizations may apply for funds… Read more »
