Posted On: Friday, February 25th, 2011
I have just posted a link on my website to the Community Toolbox. See http://bchivcbr.org Have a look at the innovative approaches to HIV research and interventions featured in the Community Toolbox. This website is chock full of great examples of work from around the world, and has some very practical templates that may… Read more »
Posted On: Friday, February 25th, 2011
AIDS Vancouver has released a series of videos from a lecture series at UBC Robson Square. The links are below: Mapping the Body: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rsIRUUXLNW8 Labels are for Cans: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6F8R3Duzg0s HIV around the world: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j0KQRoEM39Q
Posted On: Friday, February 25th, 2011
The link to this story is here: http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/story/2011/02/24/hiv-aids-bc-china-model.html
Posted On: Tuesday, February 22nd, 2011
You: An expert in your own life. A youth age 19 or younger living with or affected by HIV. Interested in: Meeting other amazing youth like you, to connect and talk about the issues that matter in your lives. From friends, relationships, and dating to staying healthy and finding out about youth specific services and… Read more »
Posted On: Monday, February 21st, 2011
How do you know what you know? In 2008, ManCount recruited 1,139 gay and bisexual men from Vancouver’s gay venues to complete a questionnaire and provide a finger-prick blood sample. The aim was to measure the rates of HIV and other sexually transmitted infections (STI, HCV, HPV) in this population. Now the results are in!… Read more »
Posted On: Wednesday, February 16th, 2011
Dear Colleagues: I am very happy to provide you with this copy of Renewing Our Response’s Community Needs Assessment Report. It will also be available on our website at www.renewingourresponse.ca if anyone would like to access it there. I hope that this will prove to be a very useful document for… Read more »
Posted On: Wednesday, February 16th, 2011
Healing Our Spirit has recently located to a new office. The new address is: 137 East 4th Ave., Vancouver, BC V5T 1G4 Phone and fax remian the same. Open house is scheduled for February 25, 2011 from 10 am – 3 pm.
Posted On: Tuesday, February 8th, 2011
Victoria – February 7-14 is anti-stigma week in Greater Victoria, and this year’s theme is “Drug Use, Dignity and Human Rights.” To support of the week, AIDS Vancouver Island has issued a statement in support of the “Nice People Take Drugs” campaign from the UK. “We are inspired by the work being done locally and… Read more »
Posted On: Wednesday, February 2nd, 2011
Drug Policy Should Be Based on Science, Not Ideology We are writing to invite you to endorse the Vienna Declaration, a scientific statement calling for evidence-based, public health approaches to drug policies. Through the application of evidence-based research, health policies are increasingly being driven by the best available scientific evidence; however, there remain critical areas… Read more »
Posted On: Tuesday, February 1st, 2011
VCH STOP HIV/AIDS Project leaders would like to invite you to participate in a half day information sharing and feedback session on the project. Date & Time: Thursday February 17th, 2011 – 8:30am – 12:30pm Registration/Coffee: 8:30am – 9:00am Session: 9:00am – 12:30pm Location:The Round Room, 2nd Floor (beside the Sassafras Cafeteria) Jim Pattison Pavilion… Read more »
Posted On: Monday, January 31st, 2011
How do you know what you know? In 2008, ManCount recruited 1,139 gay and bisexual men from Vancouver’s gay venues to complete a questionnaire and provide a finger-prick blood sample. The aim was to measure the rates of HIV and other sexually transmitted infections (STI, HCV, HPV) in this population. Now the results are… Read more »
Posted On: Wednesday, January 26th, 2011
Portland Hotel Society Public Lecture Series presents: Stanton Peele TRUE RECOVERY: Does addiction treatment detach people from their own recovery by attacking their greatest asset? THURSDAY JANUARY 27, 2011 7:00 – 9:00 pm SFU HARBOUR CENTRE 515 West Hastings Street Room 1900 – Fletcher Challenge Theatre Vancouver Soup, coffee and dessert will be served at… Read more »
