Island Sexual Health Community Health Centre (CHC) would like to recognize the traditional and unceded Coast Salish territories of the lək̓ʷəŋən, known as Songhees and Esquimalt Nations, W̱SÁNEĆ Nations: SȾÁ,UTW̱, W̱JOȽEȽP, W̱SÍKEM, BOḰEĆEN, and MÁL¸EXE Ƚ, as well as Scia’new, and T’Sou-ke. Despite controversy around land acknowledgments, as an organization benefiting from these stolen lands,…
Why would someone want to use gender affirming apparel? The gender-affirming products we carry, such as binders and tucking gaffs, can help reduce gender dysphoria and promote gender affirmation and gender euphoria. Gender dysphoria can be defined as “a profound and painful discomfort with one’s body and social image of gender” (Medico et al, 2020)….
As an organization who welcomes and strives to serve all people, we believe that inclusive language is a way of acknowledging and respecting the diversity of bodies, genders and relationships. People experience and express their gender and sexuality in different ways. People have different biological sex characteristics. Inclusive language ensures we don’t leave people out…
Due to a current staff shortage, we are only able to accept phone calls between 9-12 and 1-4 Monday through Friday. We are unable to answer phones on Saturdays for the time being. We will update our clients as soon as we extend our phone line hours again. Clinic service hours remain the same. Just…
Are you passionate about health care and community? Do you thrive working with an interdisciplinary team in a fast paced environment? We’re looking for 1 full time and 1 part time Medical Office Assistants to join our passionate, dedicate and talented team of front end staff. For all of the details including responsibilities, hours, starting…
Trans, Non-Binary, Two-Spirit, and Gender Non-Conforming people of any age with lived experience of intersectional marginalization. Call for video project participants: Island Sexual Health Society is creating a video project with the purpose of highlighting the diversity within the Trans, Non-Binary, Two-Spirit, and Gender Non-Conforming community. we are especially looking for 8-10 trans, Trans, Non-Binary,…
As a community health centre, we are committed to ensuring that our clinic spaces are as comfortable and safe as possible. This includes ensuring that our clinic space is free from scented products as many people experience allergic and adverse reactions to scented products. We ask our clients to support our commitment to comfort and…
Our Quadra Street clinic has altered hours and closures over the April long weekend.
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Medication Pickup Hours changed on Feb 23 and March 9
Due to staff training obligations, birth/bleed control and prescription medication pickup will be limited to 12-2pm on Tuesday February 23 and March 9th
We’re asking folks on Vancouver Island to participate in our 20 minute survey. The results from this survey will enable us to understand participant’s sexual health and education experiences and needs..
