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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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
