| Name | Community Based Research Centre Society |
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| Founded | 1999 |
| Contact | Rick Marchand |
| Telephone | 604-736-9150 |
| Fax | 604-736-9120 |
| rmarchand@telus.net |
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| Website | www.cbrc.net |
| Mission | Strengthening gay men's health through research, knowledge development and evaluation |
| Focus Countries | Canada |
| Activities | The Community Based Research Centre is a non-profit charitable organization based in Vancouver, Canada.
(1) Sex Now survey is conducted annually by the CBRC. Information from this provincial survey is used to plan health initiatives for gay men. (2) Totally Outright is a sexual health leadership program for young gay men, ages 18 to 26. Based on HIV prevention needs identified in the Sex Now survey, the course provides participants with the skills and knowledge necessary to become leaders in their own communities. (3) The Gay Men’s Health Summit is a conference for those working or volunteering in gay men’s health and HIV prevention to exchange information and plan future initiatives. (4) HIV Community Based Research Network: Our web site contains Canada’s only online Library of HIV community based research. We act as a clearinghouse for studies, tools, links and resources in CBR and HIV. (5) Research Ethics Board provides ethical review to those doing community research. |
| Paid Staff | Contract staff |
| Volunteers | Board of Directors and project volunteers |
| Budget | $250,000 budget for 2008-2009 |
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