Research
Research leads to innovation in best practices and program development. In partnership with various organizations, South Riverdale Community Health Centre is participating in several exciting research projects in the areas of harm reduction, health promotion, cancer screening, and hepatitis C. Findings from these research projects will help us plan new programs and improve current ones.
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July 2012 A study which documents the success of our Hepatitis C Program was published this summer in the Journal of Viral Hepatitis. The study shows that our treatment success rates are comparable to mainstream clinical trials and that drug use is not a factor in whether or not people are able to start treatment. For this study, medical charts were reviewed from the beginning of our...
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Juillet 2010 Financé par l’Agence de la santé publique du Canada (ASPC) Un nouveau recueil d’information proprement canadien vient de paraître. Celui-ci décrit et met en valeur des pratiques novatrices et efficaces visant à augmenter la sensibilisation aux cancers colorectal, du sein et du col utérin ainsi que la participation au dépistage de ces cancers chez les femmes qui subissent...
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July 2010 Funded by the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC). A new — and uniquely Canadian — compendium is now available which profiles and showcases innovative and successful practices for increasing breast, cervical and colorectal cancer awareness and screening participation among women who are seldom or never screened. The project involved a literature review highlighting trends...
