Community Action

2003-2004 | 2002-2003 | 2001-2002 | 2000/2001 | 1999/2000

Community-based programs address the needs of persons infected with or affected by hepatitis C. For a description of projects funded in your region of the country, please check below.

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• BC
• Alberta
• Manitoba
• Saskatchewan
• Ontario
• Quebec
• Atlantic Region
• Northern Secretariat

Manitoba and Saskatchewan - Saskatchewan

• AIDS Programs South Saskatchewan Inc.
  Building Community Capacity to Respond to Hepatitis C
• All Nations Hope AIDS Network
  Aboriginal Youth - HCV and Injection Drug Use
• Saskatoon Indian and Métis Friendship Centre Inc.
  Saskatoon Hepatitis C Project
• Planned Parenthood Regina
  Say Y.E.A.H. to Health - Say No to Hep C

Atlantic Region

• Hepatitis C Moncton
  Hepatitis C Moncton Organizational Development
• John Howard Society of Greater Moncton Inc.
  Hepatitis C Education for Youth (H.E.Y.!)
• Canadian Liver Foundation
  Young Voice: Building Awareness and Preventing the Spread of Hepatitis C

Northern Secretariat

• Pauktuutit Inuit Women's Association
  Pauktuutit/The Canadian Inuit HIV/AIDS Network HIV/AIDS - HEP C Project

Funded Projects - 2003/2004

Manitoba and Saskatchewan - Saskatchewan

AIDS Programs South Saskatchewan Inc.
Building Community Capacity to Respond to Hepatitis C
AIDS Programs South Saskatchewan Inc. (APSS) was incorporated in 1986, with a mandate to support community health and well-being through the sharing of HIV/AIDS information and resources. APSS, in partnership with Carmichael Outreach Services Inc. and other core community associations, will deliver the project "Building Community Capacity to Respond to Hepatitis C".

The project will focus on involving the target population in making healthy choices by creating a supportive environment for those living with hepatitis C and those at high risk of infection. The project will access the target population through needle exchange programs, clinical in-services, and outreach sites in Regina and other centres that participate in the project. The project will also develop a training/reference manual on hepatitis C that can be updated on a regular basis.

All Nations Hope AIDS Network
Aboriginal Youth - HCV and Injection Drug Use
The All Nations Hope AIDS Network (ANHAN) was incorporated in 1986, with a mandate to promote the health of communities by working together to provide support and share HIV/AIDS knowledge and resources.

This project, through the support of a Youth Coordinator, will focus on creating an awareness of the risk of hepatitis C transmission through injection drug use. The project will contract with Aboriginal youth to be part-time outreach workers, and ensure that youth are represented on advisory circles, various committees and group gatherings. The project will access the identified priority population through existing drop-in centres, needle exchange sites, federal and provincial correctional facilities, addiction treatment centres, healing lodges, and Aboriginal service organizations that currently work with the identified at-risk population and refer them to services such as Aboriginal Elders, traditional healers and ceremonies.

Saskatoon Indian and Métis Friendship Centre Inc.
Saskatoon Hepatitis C Project
The Saskatoon Indian and Métis Friendship Centre was incorporated in 1968, with a mandate to improve the quality of life for Aboriginal people in an urban environment. The project and its partners will focus on developing information on hepatitis C for at-risk school age children and youth by developing appropriate material and making presentations and holding seminars in targeted schools within the Saskatoon Alternative School System.

Planned Parenthood Regina
Say Y.E.A.H. to Health - Say No to Hep C
Planned Parenthood Regina was incorporated in 1986, with a mandate to promote sexual health and well-being by providing education, resources, services and referrals for the community. The need for this project was identified as a result of several focus groups, studies and reports, including the 1997 Say What!?! A Conference on Youth Issues, the 1998 Canadian Council on Social Development Report and a pilot project in 2001 with youth entitled Y.E.A.H. (Youth Educating About Health). Results indicated the value and power of peer education, and that a youth driven hepatitis C education program was needed in the community.

The project, through the support of a coordinator, will focus on increasing hepatitis C information available to and accessible by youth, initiating relationships with other youth groups and delivering educational modules to youth in other centres throughout the province.

Atlantic

Hepatitis C Moncton
Hepatitis C Moncton Organizational Development
Hepatitis C Moncton is the only hepatitis C organization in New Brunswick offering province-wide programs and services. Hepatitis C Moncton has managed previous projects with PPHB Atlantic.

The project's purpose is to improve the capacity of Hepatitis C Moncton's Board of Directors to carry out board responsibilities and ensure the sustainability of the organization. This will be done through a board development program and a series of governance workshops. As a result of the project, board members are expected to have the knowledge, skills, and resources to manage Hepatitis C Moncton as a coordinated, organized, efficient, effective, and sustainable organization.

John Howard Society of Greater Moncton Inc.
Hepatitis C Education for Youth (H.E.Y.!)
The John Howard Society of Moncton was incorporated in 1962. This project will carry out a literature review, and identify and test best practices related to developing hepatitis C programming for incarcerated youth. This information will provide the basis for the development of hepatitis C educational programming for youth at-risk to be delivered in both secure and open custody facilities. The project will include a stakeholders review which will help establish partnerships with the New Brunswick Youth Centre, Moncton Youth Residences Inc., Portage and the Canadian Liver Foundation. The overall goals of this project are: to prevent the further spread of the hepatitis C virus (HCV) among at-risk youth (between the ages of 12 to 19); to increase hepatitis C-related knowledge; and, to increase the level of HCV testing.

The project output will be a document including a report on the literature review, key informant interviews, best practice analysis and focus group assessment. The project will also result in an up-to-date inventory of existing resources and the establishment of a strong partner network. This project will enable the John Howard Society to adapt its existing programming to address a youth population.

Canadian Liver Foundation
Young Voice: Building Awareness and Preventing the Spread of Hepatitis C
The Canadian Liver Foundation (CLF)'s mandate is to reduce the incidence and impact of all liver diseases. For this project it has partnered with Portage Treatment Centre, John Howard Society of Moncton, Maison des Jeunes, Moncton Youth Residences, Reconnect Street Outreach, SIDA-AIDS Moncton, Sexual Health Clinic, Safe Spaces and a number of media companies.

This project will take a participatory youth-driven approach and will produce the following: three English and three French radio spots about hepatitis C; bus posters about hepatitis C; advertisements and brochures (about hepatitis C) for youth-based websites and a hepatitis C module for the SIDA-AIDS Peer Education and Prevention Program. The overall purpose of the project is to create awareness about hepatitis C among youth in southern New-Brunswick.

Northern Secretariat

Pauktuutit Inuit Women's Association
Pauktuutit/The Canadian Inuit HIV/AIDS Network HIV/AIDS - HEP C Project
The Pauktuutit Inuit Women's Association of Canada is the national voice of Inuit women living in Canada. It has a mandate to foster greater awareness of the needs of Inuit women and to encourage their participation in community, regional and national concerns in relation to social, cultural and economic development.

This project builds on efforts undertaken last year to develop and provide Inuit specific teaching tools and HIV prevention resources that reflect the unique needs and challenges of living in Canada's north. Infection prevention will be increased through involvement and awareness of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. By providing culturally appropriate resources, the project promotes the goals of minimizing the adverse impact of HIV/AIDS and HCV on individuals and communities, preventing the spread of HIV and HCV infections and minimizing the impact of social and economic factors that increase individual and collective risk of HIV and HCV infection. Production of educational resources will be introduced in the education curriculum, maintaining the momentum from previous work.