Excerpt and Highlights: “The words we write or speak have immense power and are part of societal discourse which both influences and is influenced by public pol- icy. We contend that the words we use have the power to respectfully, and accurately, represent people and ideas; they also have the ability to perpetuate ignorance andRead more
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By Sofia Bartlett PhD, Senior Scientist, STIBBI, Clinical Prevention Services, BC Centre for Disease Control, Provincial Health Services Authority Since COVID-19 was declared a global pandemic in March 2020, there has been an intense focus on locations where the SARS-CoV-2 virus seems to transmit more frequently or cause more deaths, such as long-term care homesRead more
By Sofia Bartlett PhD, Senior Scientist, STIBBI, Clinical Prevention Services, BC Centre for Disease Control, Provincial Health Services Authority Among people who are incarcerated in Canada, there are an estimated 12,000 people living with hepatitis C infection at any one time, which is a rate of infection almost 30 times higher than in the overallRead more
Transferring responsibility for Correctional Health Services to PHSA has led to remarkable improvement in hepatitis C screening, according to a research by BC Mental Health and Substance Use Services and BCC Centre for Disease Control. Visit the BCMHSUS website for the full new articleRead more
