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Healthcare Delays During the Pandemic had Unique Impacts for Trans People, Engage Study Finds.

Engage
January 11th, 2024

Since COVID-19, the importance of timely access to healthcare has been brought into stark relief. For many trans and gender-diverse people, disruptions to care have been particularly challenging. A recent mixed-methods study, conducted as part of Engage, explored access to gender-affirming care...

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How did the first wave of COVID-19 impact gay, bi, and queer men? Insights from the Engage COVID-19 Study

Engage
August 09th, 2022

As time goes on, countless studies will explore how COVID-19 has impacted people in Canada's biggest cities, but few will describe the unique experiences of gay, bisexual, and queer men (GBQM) during this time. As part of the Engage study, we asked GBQM about their experiences of the COVID-19...

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Job Posting: National Team Manager/Post-Doctoral Fellow

Ricky Rodrigues
May 22nd, 2018

Finished or finishing up your PhD and looking for an exciting opportunity in gay/bi/queer men's health? Consider applying for the position of Engage National Team Manager/Post-Doctoral Fellow! In this exciting role, you'll have the opportunity to complete project coordination and data analysis for...

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Engage in the News

Gbolahan Olarewaju
May 03rd, 2018

The Engage study was recently featured in FUGUES. Check out the preview below and click here for the full...

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Engage Intervention Fund

Gbolahan Olarewaju
May 02nd, 2018

The Engage team is excited to announce the Engage Intervention Fund. The purpose of the Engage Intervention Fund is to support HIV prevention interventions with gay, bi and other men who have sex with men (gbMSM), including trans and Two-Spirit men. Funds are intended to support the development,...

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Engage Promotional Video

Gbolahan Olarewaju
May 16th, 2017

The Engage promotional video has been completed and is ready to be shared. Special thanks to Jody Jollimore and Deepak Chauhan and the volunteers who worked to make this a reality. The idea for the video was inspired by the Trans PULSE and Mobilise videos. You can find links to the video in both...

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Promoting Engage

Jody Jollimore
January 03rd, 2017

We want lots of people to know about Engage. That includes public health and policy makers, community organizations and health advocates and most importantly, our gbMSM communities. Since we are using Respondent Driven Sampling (RDS), it means these tools cannot be used for recruitment, rather they...

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Engage’s second annual pre-CAHR session

Engage
July 27th, 2016

The Engage team held their second annual pre-CAHR session on May 12, 2016 in Winnipeg. Over 40 researchers, community members and decision makers participated in the day-long session. The morning was spent updating the team on progress, including the set-up of Community Engagement Committees, the...

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Community Engagement Committees Launched

Engage
July 27th, 2016

The Engage team worked with our community partners in Montreal, Toronto and Vancouver to launch three Community Engagement Committees. Here’s a brief update from our committees. Montreal Montreal’s Community Engagement Committee (CEC) convened once again on January 26th, 2016. This meeting...

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Questionnaire Development

Engage
July 27th, 2016

Throughout 2015 the Engage team worked with our community, public health, and research partners to create the first draft of the questionnaire. We began this iterative process by identifying priorities for the questionnaire that reflected the experiences of gay and bisexual men regarding HIV and...

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