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Dear Community Partners, AIDS Vancouver launched their We Care Red Ribbon Campaign at Vancouver City Hall last Monday with Mayor Gregor Robertson and representatives from AIDS Vancouver in attendance to declare November as Red Ribbon Month in Vancouver. November 1 to December 1, 2010 AIDS Vancouver will promote a month long public awareness campaign called… Read more »

The latest STOP HIV/AIDS project update is now available, No. 2, Fall 2010.  To download a PDF copy of the update please CLICK HERE.  

Call for membership applications MINISTERIAL ADVISORY COUNCIL ON THE FEDERAL INITIATIVE TO ADDRESS HIV/AIDS IN CANADA The Ministerial Advisory Council on the Federal Initiative to Address HIV/AIDS in Canada is a group with broad individual and collective expertise in HIV/AIDS appointed by the Federal Minister of Health. Ministerial Advisory Council’s mandate is to provide evidence-based… Read more »

BC Government News Release B.C. PLAN FOCUSES ON HEALTHY MINDS, HEALTHY PEOPLE November 1, 2010 VANCOUVER – The Province today released a 10-year plan to address mental health and substance use with a focus on prevention of problems, early intervention, treatment and sustainability. “The 10-year plan is a road map to further build on our… Read more »

Kevin Brown Dr. Peter Jepson-Young John Turvey Julio Montaner Glen Hillson Michael Linhart Zackie Achmat Pei Lim Irene Goldstone Deborah Money Paula Braitstein Lucy Barney Emma Palmentier Louise Binder Diana Johanssen Some of these individuals we’ve lost to HIV.  Some of them are still very much alive and kicking.  They’ve often been targets for criticism… Read more »

   The BC Persons With AIDS Society has recently sent a letter to Ministers Falcon and Chong and BCCDC Director of STI/HIV Prevention and Control Dr. Michael Rekart and Director of the BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS Dr. Julio Montaner, in regards to STOP HIV/AIDS in the age of eHealth and enhanced reportability. To… Read more »

      AIDS Vancouver Island has launched a refreshed website, to see the new site please visit www.avi.org  

It was a whirlwind week at PAN.  The week began on Tuesday with the PHA Forum, ED Summit and Annual General Meeting.  A number of new Board directors were elected to the PAN Board and we will be posting that information soon. Wednesday and Thursday were filled with excellent back to back presentations.  PowerPoints and… Read more »

Within a comprehensive case management model and within the context of a client and family centred care model, Code of Ethics, and the established mission, vision, values and objectives of Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH), Vancouver Community Services, the Social Worker MAT Program provides case management services and clinical and consultative social work services to HIV… Read more »

The financial breakdown for the STOP HIV/AIDS project has now been released.  It has been added to the Network Initiatives/STOP HIV/AIDS page.  To see a copy of the breakdown please CLICK HERE.

Dear Colleagues, I am forwarding a request from CIHR for you to complete a CBR program evaluation survey. As your advocate for HIV/AIDS Community-Based research (CBR) in BC I would be remiss by not informing you that in my opinion the survey is heavily biased to provide “evidence” to re-allocate funds from the existing CBR… Read more »

YouthCO is excited to welcome HIV+ and/or Hep C+ self identified women under 30 to apply to attend our 4th annual Young Women’s Wellness Retreat held December 3-5. The application deadline is Monday October 25! The retreat is free to all attendees, including travel costs. Priority goes to first time retreat attendees. Young women from… Read more »