Category: Community News

PHSA releases guidelines for an Innovation Fund dedicated to women living with or at risk of HIV and HCV

Posted On: Friday, August 10th, 2018

PHSA has released guidelines for an Innovation Fund dedicated to women living with or at risk of HIV and HCV. This funding is for $75,000 per fiscal year, for 2018/2019 and 2019/20. Proposals are due on Friday, September 14th and can be submitted to [email protected] Please use the attached proposal template for submissions.   View application guidelines Innovation Fund… Read more »

BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS Fall HIV/Antiretroviral Update

Posted On: Wednesday, August 8th, 2018

Registration is now open for the Fall HIV/Antiretroviral Update. This education event is for healthcare professionals and those with an interest in HIV and hepatitis C research, treatment and care. Date: October 22, 2018 Time: 8:30 AM – 4:30 PM Location: Grand Ballroom-North Tower Sheraton Wall Centre Hotel (located across from St. Paul’s Hospital in Downtown… Read more »

PHSA HIV & HCV Prevention, Care and Treatment Services for Women RFP Update

Posted On: Tuesday, August 7th, 2018

The Provincial Health Services Authority (PHSA) has completed an RFP process for HIV & HCV Prevention, Care and Treatment Services for Women. This RFP included three components: Component 1. System Navigation and Support Component 2. Network Mobilization and Peer Navigation Services for Women Living with HIV Component 3. Peer-led Indigenous Harm Reduction Programming PHSA is… Read more »

Yúusnewas announces First Directions Film Release

Posted On: Friday, August 3rd, 2018

Yúusnewas, the Indigenous youth program within YouthCO, hold a retreat for Indigenous youth from across the province every year. This year we had the honor of hosting 22 vibrant Indigenous youth. We did one day of sexual health workshops, and three days of film making with our friends at Reel Youth. This retreat was made… Read more »

Building a Compassionate Approach: Substance Use Harm Reduction and the Public Health Emergency

Posted On: Friday, August 3rd, 2018

  BC is in the midst of a Public Health Emergency. Last year 1422 people died of an unintentional overdose. Every community is struggling with the issue of substance use and overdoses. Join us for two days of expert speakers and workshops on how we can work together to find solutions to support people in… Read more »

Positive Living BC Annual General Meeting & Community Forum

Posted On: Thursday, August 2nd, 2018

  HIV Criminalization Updates Thursday, August 9, 2018 – 7:00 PM Positive Living BC – 2nd floor meeting room Join us at the Positive Living BC 2nd floor meeting room immediately following our Annual General Meeting. The Positive Living BC, Annual General Meeting is a Members only event but the Community Forum presentation will be… Read more »

Live and Love with HIV 

Posted On: Thursday, August 2nd, 2018

Live and Love with HIV is a new blog and online community where women, partners, and couples living with HIV, and the people who love them, can come together to talk about sex, love, relationships, and pleasure. We believe it’s time to de-medicalize our sex lives, and reclaim our right to enjoy sexuality and intimacy. At Life… Read more »

PLDI Impact Evaluation: Peer-Driven Program; Peer-Driven Evaluation

Posted On: Thursday, August 2nd, 2018

The Positive Leadership Development Institute (PLDI) has offered leadership programming to people living with HIV in BC since 2009. We wanted to learn what is working for participants and where the program might be fine-tuned to improve the experience. To evaluate the program’s effect, we used a participatory evaluation process, where peers themselves plan, develop… Read more »

CHIWOS Update July 2018

Posted On: Monday, July 30th, 2018

This update comes via Rebecca Gormley, the BC Provinical Coordinator of CHIWOS I’m pleased to share the CHIWOS July Newsletter. CHIWOS is nearing the end of Wave 3, our 36-month follow up surveys, we are excited to share some team highlights over the past 18 months and what you can expect to see over the next coming year. To… Read more »

Webinar: Stigma Reduction Training Tools and Resources

Posted On: Monday, July 30th, 2018

Join us for a webinar on STBBI-related stigma reduction. The Canadian Public Health Association (CPHA) is working in partnership with the Centre for Sexuality to develop knowledge translation and training resources that support frontline service professionals in the provision of safer, more inclusive and less stigmatizing sexual health, harm reduction and STBBI services. Webinar attendees… Read more »