HIV care - helping people, one step at a time
Jennifer Hawkes, NH Clinical Pharmacy Specialist co-authors winning national award for HIV care paperA big congratulations to our own Jennifer Hawkes and the team of pharmacists from across Canada! ...
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World Hepatitis Day: Simple, free, effective treatment is available!
On World Hepatitis Day (July 28), Northern Health’s Specialized Support Team (SST) for HIV and HCV wants to share that: Treatment for the hepatitis C virus (HCV) is available as a pill you hav...
Community-based HIV and HCV funding: Request for proposals
As Northern Health (NH) works to achieve the goals of the provincial From Hope to Health: Towards an AIDS-free Generations framework, we’re inviting community organizations that are well positioned ...
People first: Life under stigma
Did you know that people living with HIV still experience stigma and discrimination in our province? According to the recent BC People Living with HIV Stigma Index research, 52% of participants had...
Fort Nelson HIV Awareness Week: Using language to break down barriers
Language is a powerful thing. It connects to who we are and how we see ourselves. So, when someone takes the time to reach out in your own language, instead of expecting you to understand theirs, it m...
World AIDS Day 2018: Know your status
World AIDS Day 2018 I distinctly remember learning about HIV and AIDS back in 1992 during my grade 7 Family Life class (no need to do the math to calculate how old that makes me!). AIDS was absolut...
HIV/AIDS awareness through the arts: An IMAGINE grant project in action
Northern Health's IMAGINE Community Grants provide funding to a variety of groups with projects that make Northern communities healthier. Our hope is that these innovative projects inspire healthy com...