Lynne Leonard MA, CQSW, PhD& Craig Ross MA, BSW Urban and provincial public health departments and community agencies now have over ten years’ experience with crack pipe distribution as a strategy for harm reduction, prevention of blood borne infections, and community engagement. In this webinar, Winnipeg and Ottawa offered two case examples to consider what…
‘Resonance’ is a community-based research project that asked gay men and their service providers what they understood about this new HIV prevention technology and whether it had an impact on their attitudes or behaviours. This webinar, hosted by CATIE in partnership with NCCID, presented key findings from this project for public health practitioners. Facilitated discussion…
Online resources and an exploration into the past, present and future of national notifiable disease policy and data The Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) and NCCID both offer online resources to assist public health practitioners, researchers and decision makers interpret past and present data on notifiable diseases in Canada. With a combination of presentations, hands-on…
“Share, Poke, tag” This panel drew on the expertise of health researchers, advocates and program managers working with clients of sexual health promotion programs across the country. Presenters spoke about their own work in the use of social media for prevention and control of STIs, with particular emphasis on factors that lead to success and…