In this webinar, the Digital & Sexual Health Initiative team at the BC Centre for Disease Control and the University of British Columbia will share practical lessons from GetCheckedOnline, an effective digital STBBI testing program that has been operating in British Columbia for more than a decade.
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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.
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.
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.
HIV and syphilis in the Prairies: Intersecting epidemics
This webinar investigates how alarming developments can occur at a time when highly effective tools are available to prevent and treat both HIV and syphilis. Speakers describe the Prairies’ intersecting HIV and syphilis crises, provide insights into social and structural factors contributing to increased transmission, and propose strategies to prevent, diagnose and treat infections.
From Inside to Outside – Transitioning out of Correctional Facilities in BC
This webinar will explore evidence for treatment continuity for people who are incarcerated in British Columbia (BC) Provincial Correctional Centres.
Structured Stigma in Public Health
This webinar considers existing structured stigma in public health and the consequences that this stigma has had on different communities.
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.
Point of Care Testing & Treatment for Syphilis in Provincial Corrections
The webinar is the third in a series that examines corrections as a public health setting for sexually transmitted and blood-borne infection (STBBI) testing and care. The webinar will explore evidence for STBBI care in correctional settings, and examine the development, implementation, and results of a point of care tests for syphilis and HIV study in Alberta provincial corrections.
STBBI Opt-Out testing in Provincial Correctional Settings
The webinar is the second in a series that examines corrections as a public health setting for sexually transmitted and blood-borne infection (STBBI) testing and care. The webinar will explore evidence for STBBI care in correctional settings, and examine the development, implementation, and results of an opt-out testing program in Alberta provincial corrections.