Posted On: Thursday, February 27th, 2025
The Ribbon Community Women’s Food Security Program supports women living with HIV to access culturally responsive, nutritious food items wherever they live in BC. This program started in late 2024 and is still in the building phase of our offerings. At this time, we offer: • Financial support directly to pregnant people living with HIV… Read more »
Posted On: Monday, February 24th, 2025
Substance Use News provides a monthly collection of news and resources on the social, medical and political responses to the toxic drug supply crisis and harm reduction. To get the latest toxic drug safety alerts, visit Info for People Who Use Substances page from Toward the Heart. Subscribe to our newsletter for information weekly- scroll to the bottom… Read more »
Posted On: Thursday, February 20th, 2025
Monday March 3, 2025 10:00-11:30 AM Pacific time Presented by the Public Health Agency of Canada in partnership with CATIE. This webinar explores the rapid increase in syphilis cases among women in Canada over recent years, examining the social determinants of health, systemic barriers to care and intersecting forms of discrimination that drive the… Read more »
Posted On: Thursday, February 13th, 2025
Via Interior Health The Youth Harm Reduction team of Interior Health is pleased to announce the launch of Youth Harm Reduction 101, a short course that covers essential information on integrating harm reduction principles, approaches and services into your practice when working with youth. The site page also features a toolkit and both resources… Read more »
Posted On: Thursday, February 6th, 2025
Date: Friday February 14th, 2025 Time: 1PM – 3PM Pacific time Location: Virtual via Zoom (Link shared following registration) Register here: https://forms.gle/oaGxS2TB4Fx78Cv18 (first 30 to register can opt in to receive a valentine from us!) The purpose of this event is to connect women living with HIV in BC, share experiences accessing healthcare in… Read more »
Posted On: Monday, January 27th, 2025
Substance Use News provides a monthly collection of news and resources on the social, medical and political responses to the toxic drug supply crisis and harm reduction. To get the latest toxic drug safety alerts, visit Info for People Who Use Substances page from Toward the Heart. Subscribe to our newsletter for information weekly- scroll to the bottom… Read more »
Posted On: Monday, January 27th, 2025
Making It Work is a research project that looked at integrated community-based services provided for people living with HIV, hepatitis C, and/or challenges with mental health and/or substance use. The study considered an Indigenous worldview to focused on how organizations deliver programs and services and create cultural safety for their clients. Multiple data collections methods… Read more »
Posted On: Thursday, January 16th, 2025
PAN’s work is developed and delivered in multiple regions in northwestern Turtle Island, and we are committed to respectfully developing relationships with Indigenous peoples, communities, and Nations in the areas in which we work. See more on this. Over many years, PAN as a non-Indigenous organization has been privileged to work with Elders and… Read more »
Posted On: Thursday, January 16th, 2025
The Accessing Gender-Affirming Care among Disabled TGD People Study is a research project aimed at collecting the stories of transgender and gender-diverse (TGD) people who identifies as disabled regarding their access to gender-affirming care (GAC) in British Columbia, Canada. GAC includes medical, mental health, and social interventions that support TGD identities. These interventions can include… Read more »
Posted On: Thursday, January 16th, 2025
As a community living positively, “WE CAN DO THIS”. “We can do this” means we should learn as much as we can about our reproductive options, rights and experiences of other people living with HIV. This helps prepare for the challenges that we may face, like lack of accessibility to resources and support or even… Read more »
Posted On: Monday, January 6th, 2025
CAAN Communities, Alliances and Networks and Dr. Peter Centre are delighted to invite you to another virtual Community of Practice (CoP) Call on Indigenous-led trauma informed Harm Reduction training. This training is part of the national project, The Canoe and is free to attend. The Canoe aims to bring relevant, non-stigmatizing, context specific harm reduction practices… Read more »
Posted On: Monday, January 6th, 2025
Courtesy of the Indigenous Knowledge Translation Team, Chee Mamuk Indigenous Health Program The Indigenous Knowledge Translation Working Group (IKTWG) proudly shares our latest resources that are for family members, friends and loved ones who are struggling with their relationship with alcohol and/or substances. The intent of these posters is to bring attention to our Indigenous way… Read more »
