NCCIH & NCCID

COVID-19 and Indigenous Peoples’ access to STBBI services: Summarizing a national survey

March 2024

Sexually transmitted and blood-borne Infections (STBBIs) are a public health concern in Canada. This infographic explores how the COVID-19 pandemic affected the availability and accessibility of STBBI and related health services for First Nations, Inuit, and Métis teens and adults who sought or wanted to find STBBI services during the pandemic. The information in this infographic is based on the national “Impact of COVID-19 Survey”, coordinated by the Public Health Agency of Canada, in partnership with the National Collaborating Centres for Indigenous Health and Infectious Diseases. This infographic is a companion to the report “COVID-19 and Indigenous peoples’ access to STBBI and related health services: National survey results” and report summary “COVID-19 and Indigenous Peoples’ access to STBBI services: Summarizing survey, interview, and focus group findings.”

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