Grant: Project Grant

Although sexually transmitted and bloodborne infections (STBBI) exact a tremendous toll on public health resources, oftentimes the public health response to outbreaks of STBBIs is more reactive, and not proactive. This results in widening disparities in marginalized populations that are more likely to shoulder the burden of STBBIs. Drawing upon a long history of working with the data-rich environment in Manitoba, including linkable population-based databases that track every reported STBBI, and the physician, hospitalization, and pharmaceutical utilization of virtually everybody in Manitoba, the projects in this proposal seek to develop a deeper understanding of trends, determinants, and responses to STBBIs in Manitoba over a 30 year period, including the current converging STBBI crisis Manitoba is presently experiencing. Collaborations between community, public health, and academic will be at the forefront of this proposal, with the goal being co-learning and co-designing of interventions to ensure no one is left behind while addressing current and future STBBI outbreaks.