Category: Community News

Invitation to submit a letter of intent: Enhanced Surveillance for Chronic Disease Program

Posted On: Thursday, May 23rd, 2019

Please see the NEW Funding Opportunity: Enhanced Surveillance for Chronic Disease Program (ESCDP). The ESCDP provides grants and contributions funding to organizations to enhance their capacity for public health chronic disease and injury surveillance activities in order to address persistent public health surveillance evidence gaps and support the development of a robust evidence base on… Read more »

New Horizons for Seniors Program Funding Opportunity

Posted On: Friday, May 17th, 2019

On May 15, 2019, the Government of Canada launched the New Horizons for Seniors Program (NHSP) 2019-20 call for proposals for community-based projects across Canada. The NHSP is a federal grants and contributions program whose goal is to support projects that help improve the well-being and quality of life of seniors and foster social inclusion and engagement of… Read more »

UNAIDS and the LGBT Foundation launch groundbreaking study on happiness, sex and quality of life for LGBTI people

Posted On: Thursday, May 16th, 2019

From UNAIDS (excerpt)  UNAIDS and the LGBT Foundation have launched an online survey to evaluate happiness, sex and quality of life for LGBTI people. The survey, the first of its kind, is part of a campaign to gain more information and insight into the challenges faced by LGBTI people. The data gathered will help to… Read more »

Save the Date: Public Health Association of BC Summer School

Posted On: Thursday, May 16th, 2019

The Public Health Association of BC’s would like to encourage everyone to register for our 10thannual Public Health Summer School, Simplifying Complexity: Public Health Approaches & Practice in Complex Systems.  The goal of this two day event is to bring together individuals involved directly or indirectly in the delivery of public health activities and introduce the topic of… Read more »

Job Posting: Social Worker, Oak Tree Clinic

Posted On: Thursday, May 16th, 2019

Social Worker I, Masters Level – Oak Tree Clinic, BC Women’s Hospital Consistent with the interprofessional setting, provide psychosocial assessments and intervention to assist patients and families presenting with health, perinatal, mental health and women’s issues. Social work services are provided to patients and families to address social and emotional stressors resulting from the interaction… Read more »

What supports housing and health for people living with HIV in BC? Positive Living, Positive Homes Study Findings

Posted On: Tuesday, May 14th, 2019

PAN is pleased to announce the launch of our new whiteboard video, “What supports housing and health for people living with HIV in BC?”, as part of our ongoing knowledge translation and sharing of findings for our community-based research study, Positive Living Positive Homes (PLPH). We decided to develop this whiteboard explainer video to help… Read more »

Register now for free HIV Basics course

Posted On: Monday, May 13th, 2019

A new course on HIV Basics is running from June 3 to July 12. This course will focus on issues relevant to British Columbia and the Yukon and is perfect for service providers who need a basic understanding of HIV. The course combines online education with a virtual session led by Shelley Taylor, and interactive discussions are tailored… Read more »

HIV, Law, and Human Rights: 2019 Symposium on HIV, Law and Human Rights

Posted On: Friday, May 10th, 2019

From the Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network  Join us for an all-day discussion of science, law and advocacy related to HIV criminalization. We’re excited to be joined by Federal Minister of Justice and Attorney General David Lametti, among other distinguished speakers and guests. This is a unique opportunity to learn about the unjust criminalization of people… Read more »