In the Canadian prairies, epidemics of HIV and syphilis are driven by a syndemic of houselessness, lived experience of colonization, substance use and violence and involvement with the justice system. These fact sheets build on NCCID’s recent work on shelters, incarceration, and HIV. The fact sheets explore the extent to which gender-based violence and houselessness are interconnected issues rooted in colonization, and outline how they increase vulnerability to HIV infection, particularly for Indigenous women.
Stream: Harm Reduction
Indigenous women, houselessness, and gender-based violence in Canada
In the Canadian prairies, epidemics of HIV and syphilis are driven by a syndemic of houselessness, lived experience of colonization, substance use and violence and involvement with the justice system. These fact sheets build on NCCID’s recent work on shelters, incarceration, and HIV. The fact sheets explore the extent to which gender-based violence and houselessness are interconnected issues rooted in colonization, and outline how they increase vulnerability to HIV infection, particularly for Indigenous women.
Indoor environmental quality (IEQ) in shelter settings: What it means and why it matters
In this webinar, participants learn to identify indoor environmental quality (IEQ) considerations for congregate settings, explore impacts of aspects of IEQ on the health of people in shelters and understand the connection between IEQ and the spread of infectious diseases.
Long-Acting Injectable Antiretroviral Medications (LAI-ARV) Fact Sheet
LAI-ARVs are a new form of combined extended-release antiretroviral therapy that avert the need for daily medications. They are given by injection for both HIV treatment and HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP). This fact sheet overviews these medications’ safety profile, effectiveness and candidacy.
Making Prevention a Core Element of Our Response to Homelessness
The webinar explores the current response to homelessness in Canada, particularly funding and provision of emergency and crisis supports. Dr. Gaetz argues that from a public health perspective and with the goal of enhancing the well-being of people at risk of, or who have become homeless, we really need to focus more on prevention.
Anishinaabekwe G’wii M’no Bimaadzimi (Indigenous women will live well): Exploring connections between colonization, homelessness, public health and Indigenous women’s health
This presentation outlines the Anishinaabe understanding of M’no bimaadziwin. Anishinaabe is the word in our language to name ourselves. M’no bimaadziwin is the concept of living well.
Point of Care Testing (POCT)
Point-of-Care Testing (POCT) involves diagnostic testing carried out in close proximity to the patient, frequently at the patient’s bedside, in a primary care environment or in a community setting, as opposed to being conducted in a centralized clinical laboratory. Find out how to join the POCT working group and discover how challenges are being addressed through innovative POCT solutions and collaborative efforts.
Adapting and supporting equitable access to primary health and social services for people experiencing homelessness
This webinar describes the features of primary care models in non-traditional settings that may improve accessibility and appropriateness of care for people experiencing homelessness.
Infectious Questions: A public health perspective on shelters
The podcast mini series expands upon NCCID’s Shelters and Public Health: A Winter Institute, by featuring interviews with experts on topics related to shelters, halfway houses, harm reduction and social determinants.
Connect Care’s Best Practice Advisory for Syphilis
In this case study, we describe the process and planning done by AHS STI Services to create an outbreak strategy using a Best Practice Advisory. The BPA is an example of a promising practice for syphilis testing alerts that can be adapted in other parts of the country.
Prison Health is Public Health: The right to hepatitis C prevention, testing, and care in Canada’s correctional settings
The webinar provides an overview of the current state of hepatitis C care in correctional settings, explores evidence for prevention, testing and treatment in these facilities, and gives recommendations on how to improve prison health care for hepatitis C.
Summary of Findings from the 2021 Manitoba Harm Reduction Network Evaluation
This document summarizes key findings from the Manitoba Harm Reduction Network Evaluation. Findings include recommendations for changes to programs and practices that can be made by harm reduction service providers, clinics, and other public health organizations.