By Hannah Branch July 28 is World Hepatitis Day. This year’s campaign theme is ‘I can’t wait,’ highlighting the need to accelerate the fight against viral hepatitis and the importance of testing and treatment among people who need it. One such group is people who are incarcerated. While it is known that they are disproportionatelyRead more
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“Roe v. Wade reversed, Urinary tract infection & Hepatitis C“ Set your clocks back 50 years, ladies! Roe v. Wade has been reversed. The Supreme Court has just changed America, the land of the free….Men, that is. Burning, urgency, frequency, yes… Urinary tract infections are brutal. Yes, tongue rings may have their place with pleasureRead more
Hepatitis C testing has increased in recent years among people who are incarcerated in provincial correctional centers in British Columbia, Canada, according to new data. Visit the Healio website for the full new article.Read more
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
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
A study has begun in BC’s provincial correctional facilities to shed more light on the extent of coronavirus exposure among marginalized communities. BC Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC) and Correctional Health Services are aiming to test 1000 people across all the provincial correctional facilities. Visit the BCMHSUS website for the full news articleRead more
Four studies were launched by the COVID-19 Immunity Task Force (CITF) to determine the ways in which COVID-19 spreads among people who are incarcerated, the extent of the spread and possible ways to address it. For the full news article, visit the ctvnews websiteRead more
The BCCDC Foundation for Public Health, Genome B.C and the Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research teamed up to fund nine research projects related to COVID-19 vaccine in BC. The ADVANCE COVID-19 vaccines study led by Dr. Sophia Bartlett was one of the recipients of this fund. For the full news article, visit the VancouverRead more
BCCDC and BCMHSUS aim to improve access to HCV care among people released from correctional facilities through the Test, Link, Call project (TLC project). The project will ensure that: 1. Patients are connected to healthcare providers in their community 2. Patients receive the needed support from people who have similar experience during their transition ForRead more
By Stephanie Gin, Nurse Educator, Clinical Prevention Services, BC Centre for Disease Control British Columbia (BC) is now the first province or territory in Canada to recommend one-time birth cohort screening for people born from 1945 to 1965. This update is included in recent revisions to the British Columbia Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC) CommunicableRead more
