The City of Kelowna has received $662,433 in funding from the Government of Canada through Health Canada’s Substance Use and Addictions Program (SUAP).
UNICEF estimates that there are as many as 100 million street-involved youth (SIY) globally. Marginalized conditions put SIY at higher risk of HIV and adverse outcomes once HIV-positive. The objective of this analysis was to describe barriers and facilitators of accessing HIV prevention, testing, and treatment services as Phase I of an implementation study evaluating the use of peer navigators to increase access to HIV services. Semi-structured interviews, focus group discussions (FGD), and theatre testing were conducted with individuals who identify as SIY, health care providers, and community stakeholders living in Canada (Toronto, Montreal, London) and Kenya (Eldoret, Huruma, Kitale). Data were analyzed using a directed content approach, guided by the socio-ecological model (SEM). Across the six sites were 195 participants: 64 SIY, 42 healthcare providers, and 97 community-based stakeholders. Barriers were identified at the societal (e.g. intersectional stigma and discrimin
Back in 2012, Colorado Springs voters approved a lease of city-owned Memorial Health System to UCHealth. That lease required money to flow into the Colorado Springs Health Foundation, a locally-based
Back in 2012, Colorado Springs voters approved a lease of city-owned Memorial Health System to UCHealth. That lease required money to flow into the Colorado Springs Health Foundation, a locally-based