Posted On: Thursday, September 19th, 2019
PAN is delighted to announce the launch of its HIV Housing Toolkit! Explore the HIV Housing Toolkit by visiting www.hivhousingtoolkit.ca This Toolkit was developed as part of knowledge translation for the community-based research study Positive Living, Positive Homes. Many people who participated in this study expressed a need for this kind of tool as it… Read more »
Posted On: Sunday, September 8th, 2019
Updated December 17, 2019: In this KnowledgeConnect webinar, Peer Research Associates (PRAs) from the BC People Living with HIV Stigma Index reflected on their experiences working on the project, and shared their thoughts on best practices to teams which include or are thinking of including PRAs in their work. These experiences will illuminate and expand… Read more »
Posted On: Monday, August 19th, 2019
Have you seen Check Yourself? It’s a new spot for men who have sex with men to find resources for their sexual health: From the site: “Taking care of our sexual health can seem intimidating at first—this checklist can help! In BC we have lots of tools to help us be in… Read more »
Posted On: Monday, August 19th, 2019
The First Nations Health Authority (FNHA) administers free counselling services in BC available to survivors, family members and individuals affected by the issue of missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls. People of all genders are encouraged to connect to this counselling. Individuals do not need to have status and can live on or off… Read more »
Posted On: Monday, July 22nd, 2019
Pivot Legal Society has launched Know Your Rights: A guide for people who rely on public space. This guide is a toolkit designed for people who rely on public space and regularly interact with law enforcement figures, including police, bylaw officers, and private security guards, due to their living conditions. Download the guide In tandem… Read more »
Posted On: Sunday, July 21st, 2019
YouthCO has released a new booklet (available on their website) called Reclaiming Our Health. This booklet was developed with funding from the PHSA Innovation Fund. This booklet, developed by and for Trans, Two Spirit, and non-binary (T2SNB) youth, helps to provide information about HIV and hepatitis C that is both accurate and useful for these… Read more »
Posted On: Sunday, July 21st, 2019
Updated August 26, 2019 PAN has received a document called Pathways to Care- Additional Questions and Answers. To ensure you don’t miss any details, please download it for your reference. On July 17, 2019, the Government of Canada launched two new anticipatory Calls for Proposals that may be of interest to you. These calls are… Read more »
Posted On: Sunday, July 21st, 2019
From: Canadian Institutes of Health Research News release July 18, 2019 – Vancouver, BC – Canadian Institutes of Health Research Over the past decades, research has played an important role in the prevention, care and treatment of sexually transmitted and blood-borne infections (STBBI). Despite advances, an increasing number of people are living with, at risk of,… Read more »
Posted On: Monday, July 8th, 2019
The Provincial Health Services Authority (PHSA) has issued an RFP for HIV & hepatitis C Prevention, Care and Treatment Services. To view RFP on BC Bid: 1. Go to https://www.bcbid.gov.bc.ca/open.dll/welcome?language=En 2. Click Browse for Bid Opportunities or Bid Results 3. Click Browse opportunities by organization 4. Click on Provincial Health Services Authority 5. Click on RFP 2019-VCH-006 “HIV &… Read more »
Posted On: Friday, June 28th, 2019
The BC Government released this news on June 26, 2019: People experiencing mental health and addictions challenges will soon have better access to the services they need, thanks to a new vision for care outlined in A Pathway to Hope: A roadmap for making mental health and addictions care better for people in British Columbia…. Read more »
Posted On: Thursday, June 27th, 2019
Funding Announcement Community Counselling Grant Opportunity – Request for Proposals Community Action Initiative is pleased to announce a new funding opportunity! In partnership with the Ministry of Health and Ministry of Mental Health & Addictions, we are offering $10M in community counselling grants to: increase access to community-based counselling for improved mental health and substance… Read more »
Posted On: Friday, June 21st, 2019
This comes via SmartSex Resource; some new items to help the community in its work. Tools for clinicians We’ve created an HIV-PrEP Toolkit specifically for clinicians. This Toolkit provides information for providers to increase their understanding and knowledge of HIV PrEP. The toolkit includes: an overview of provincially-funded HIV PrEP in BC resources to… Read more »
