Organization:
HIV Legal Network
Publication date: 2016
Format:
PDF
Resource Type:
Report
“We, the undersigned, represent many different communities and interests. But today we speak with one voice, firmly committed to health and human rights, in support of desperately needed prison-based needle and syringe programs (PNSPs) in Canada. The time for PNSPs is...
Organization:
HIV Legal Network
Publication date: 2016
Format:
PDF
Resource Type:
Report
“Globally, prisons disproportionately incarcerate people from marginalized communities, who, in turn, are disproportionately affected by conditions such as drug dependence, HIV, and hepatitis C virus. … Section 5(3)(a)(i)(D) of the Controlled Drugs and Substances...
Organization:
HIV Legal Network
Publication date: 2016
Format:
PDF
Resource Type:
Fact sheet
The so-called Respect for Communities Act was passed in 2015 in the last Parliament, with the clear goal of impeding the expansion of supervised consumption services (SCS). The Act is an affront to the extensive scientific evidence of the need for such health services...
Organization:
HIV Legal Network
Publication date: 2016
Format:
PDF
Resource Type:
Report
As jurisdictions enact reforms creating legal access to cannabis for purposes other than exclusively “medical and scientific,” tensions surrounding the existing UN drug treaties and evolving law and practice in Member States continue to grow. How might governments and...
Organization:
Positive Women’s Network
Publication date: 2016
Format:
PDF
Resource Type:
Form or template
The question and form prompts for intakes at PWN with women who are not HIV-positive.The PWN resources in Sage can be reproduced and adapted for non-commercial use with credit to the author. Please note that resources are being shared for archival reference and may...
Organization:
CATIE
Publication date: 2016
Format:
PDF
Resource Type:
Presentation
A poster presenting the development process of practice guidelines in peer health navigation for people living with HIV.
Organization:
HIV Legal Network
Publication date: 2016
Format:
PDF
Resource Type:
Fact sheet
The Respect for Communities Act undermines the rights of people who use drugs to access life-saving and health-protecting services. Read more about supervised consumption services in Canada and internationally, and their positive impact on individuals and...
Organization:
Positive Women’s Network
Publication date: 2016
Format:
PDF
Updates from PWN to members and stakeholders communicating changes to the organization in the year leading up to PWN's closure in 2017.The PWN resources in Sage can be reproduced and adapted for non-commercial use with credit to the author. Please note that...
Organization:
Winnipeg Regional Health Authority
Publication date: 2016
Format:
PDF
Resource Type:
Guideline or manual
Management tool and algorithm for health care providers managing cases of infectious syphilis. Especially recommended for providers who are less experienced managing syphilis, e.g. in the context of an outbreak.
Organization:
Youth Services Bureau Downtown Services and Drop-In
Publication date: 2016
Format:
PDF
Resource Type:
Brochure
This guide was created by the Hep C Youth Engagement Team at the Youth Services Bureau of Ottawa. This guide will give you tools and information to be safer if you decide to do self-piercing, and help reduce the risks of trasmitting HIV and Hep C.
