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Participating in ceremonies and spiritual practices can be an important part of First Nations individual, family, and community health.
These guidelines were developed with consultation from public health professionals, First Nations health professionals and Knowledge Keepers / Traditional Healers.
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During the global Coronavirus (COVID19) pandemic you may have difficulty accessing alcohol. Liquor stores may limit hours and/or numbers of people in the store, move to delivery only, and/or stop accepting cash.
Everyone is different but for some people who drink very heavily, stopping all at once or cutting down too fast can be dangerous.
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On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization declared the novel coronavirus, COVID-19, a pandemic, citing concern over alarming levels of spread and severity across the globe. The novel coronavirus has caused a global outbreak of respiratory infections since its discovery in December 2019. For most, this coronavirus causes only mild to moderate symptoms including fever and cough, however, older adults and those with existing health problems are at greater risk for more severe symptoms such as pneumonia.
The situation regarding COVID-19 continues to evolve here in BC, Canada, and other jurisdictions in the world. Federal and provincial health officials have urged individuals on chronic medications to acquire an adequate supply of prescription drugs. Ensuring uninterrupted access to essential medications, including opioid agonist treatment (OAT) medications for patients with opioid use disorder, is of critical importance to reduce the risk of harms and death that can be associated with medication destabilization.
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People in the Downtown Eastside (DTES) are doing their part to reduce the transmission of COVID-19 by self-isolating; we need to do our part in supporting them. VCH has new guidelines in place to help prescribers support people who use drugs (PWUD) who need assistance managing withdrawal symptoms due to COVID-19.
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This protocol was developed in consultation with Toronto Public Health (TPH) infection prevention and control (IPAC) and Public Health Ontario (PHO) IPAC experts regarding the risks associated with AGMPs [(e.g., high flow oxygen therapy, cardio-pulmonary resuscitation (CPR)] in The Works.
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This document provides COVID-19 information and resources for community partners who work with vulnerable populations (homeless and under-housed people, and people with complex care and/or MHSU needs)
