We won’t get weird!

Happy Love Month to Y’all! We are lucky enough to be part of a fabulous new network called Won’t Get Weird. WontGetWeird, is a network of organizations and individuals in BC and Alberta who “won’t get weird’ when you need to talk about your sexual health. As a member of this network, you can ask…

HPV Vaccine is here!

It’s a medical breakthrough! We now know that 99.7% of cervical cancer is caused by human papillomavirus (HPV) and we now have a vaccine that protects against “HPV”:/infections/genital-warts/! The new HPV vaccine, called “Gardasil”:/infections/genital-warts/, is now available and *you can get it right here at our Island Sexual Health Clinic*. Many doctors’ offices, medical clinics…

Thanks to our sponsors

We’d like to thank the Province of British Columbia’s Direct Access Program for the funds to make this website possible. Further funding supports our education and volunteer programs, including support from the “Victoria Foundation”:http://www.victoriafoundation.bc.ca/ and the “United Way of Greater Victoria”:http://www.unitedwayvictoria.bc.ca/. !(logo)/images/114.gif (Logos of our sponsors)! *You* can support our work by “donating”:/about/sponsor/ or “volunteering”:/about/volunteer/,…

Media, etc.

I don’t know about any of you but I can’t believe that it is almost December. It has been a long time since I blogged – I have been busy with lots of fabulous and fun education workshops. I have been lucky enough this year to be co-facilitating education sessions with one of our practicum…

Curiousity!

This past weekend I spent some time doing what I love to do when I am procrastinating schoolwork – wander around the local bookstores! Strangely enough, most times I find myself visiting the health and sexuality sections to see if there are any new print resources available. As I approached the sexuality section, I saw…

Camosun College location re-opening Sept 14th

Our Camosun College location (Top Floor-Richmond House, Lansdowne Campus) will re-open on September 14th. The clinic runs Thursdays from 1:30-5:30 p.m and operates primarily on a drop-in basis – drop in and see us! Our Camosun location offers sexual health services for *BOTH* men and women of all ages. Sexual Health Services include: * STI…

HPV vaccine approved!

Health Canada has approved a vaccine against 4 strains of the “Human papillomavirus”:/infections/genital-warts/. It is now available in Canadian pharmacies. Various medical associations are currently working on guidelines for the use of this vaccine. Read all about this break through at “Sexuality and U”:http://www.sexualityandu.ca/media-room/media-advisories-18-07-2006.aspx or see our section on “Gardasil”:/infections/genital-warts/.