Posted On: Thursday, April 11th, 2013
A Community Organization Tour & Pub Night Friday, April 12, 2013 It is our pleasure to invite you to a FUN-CILLARY event that PAN is co-hosting with community-based organizations and Universities Without Walls during the Canadian Association for HIV/AIDS conference in Vancouver next week. Six amazing local community organizations will be opening their doors to… Read more »
Posted On: Thursday, April 11th, 2013
‘Circles of Understanding’ – Interactive Theatre Project In Partnership with Headlines Theatre Company Exploring Residential School History & Present-Day Impacts WITH : David Diamond (Headline Theatre) Aboriginal Elders & Youth, Susan Powell & Others DEVELOPMENT OF THE PLAY : April 20 th to 24 th, 2013 * CASTING CALL * Seeking Youth & Elders to… Read more »
Posted On: Wednesday, April 10th, 2013
Cholesterol-lowering drugs tied to decreased liver cancer risk for people with Hep C People with chronic Hep C are less likely to develop liver cancer if they are taking cholesterol-lowering drugs known as statins. Reporting in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, Taiwanese researchers examined data from over 260 000 people with Hep… Read more »
Posted On: Thursday, April 4th, 2013
Coast Salish for Unity, One Heart, One Mind, Living in a good way
Posted On: Thursday, April 4th, 2013
Promote, Protect, Prevent: Our Health Begins Here Public health plays a wide variety of valuable roles in British Columbia, including developing and delivering vaccination programs, ensuring British Columbians have access to safe drinking water and food supplies, managing disease outbreaks, monitoring and reporting on health status and encouraging healthy behaviours to prevent disease, disability… Read more »
Posted On: Thursday, April 4th, 2013
28 March, 2013 Health minister Margaret MacDiarmid announced today $1.9 million in funding to support two projects that will help raise awareness about the transmission, treatment and prevention of viral hepatitis among B.C.’s Asian and South Asian population as well as throughout the province. “We are committed to working to improve the health of all… Read more »
Posted On: Tuesday, March 26th, 2013
Posted On: Tuesday, March 26th, 2013
BC First Nations & Aboriginal People’s Mental Wellness and Substance Use – 10 year Plan This important new policy document was released today and contains two strategic directions that mention HIV (M & K). It is a sister document to the Healthy Minds, Healthy People: A Ten-Year Plan to Address Mental Health and Substance Use… Read more »
Posted On: Tuesday, March 26th, 2013
National HIV and Housing Collaborative Update March 2013 Quick Links North American Housing and HIV/AIDS Research Summit VII CHRA’s 45th National Congress on Housing and Homelessness Canadian Association for HIV Research Conference The National HIV and Housing Collaborative Blueprint Hello, It has been a busy year in the world of… Read more »
Posted On: Tuesday, March 26th, 2013
We, people living with HIV, community organizations, health care institutions and people concerned by the unequivocal reaffirmation of a social contract based on the respect of the rights of all, adopt, in the context of these principles, this Declaration of Rights and Responsibilities of People Living with HIV. This declaration seeks to recognize the positive… Read more »
Posted On: Tuesday, March 26th, 2013
Celebrate with us! Please join us & see how we have grown. Drop by Wednesday between 2-4pm March 27, 2003 @AIDS Vancouver Door prizes for all! Hope to see you there! In Health, Valerie Nicholson & Michael Arzadon Don’t forget to check out the website!
Posted On: Tuesday, March 26th, 2013
Posted by HIM on Thursday March 14th, 2013 While a lot of emphasis goes into getting tested for HIV, people may not be routinely tested for all STIs including Syphilis. In 2012, BC experienced the highest number of syphilis cases in over 30 years. Although it is treatable with antibiotics, it can cause severe long… Read more »
