HOT SUMMER, COOL HEALTH

Get ready for this summer heat (wink wink) with our periodic outreach vaccination and STI testing clinics.

Get ready for a sizzling summer with HIM! This summer we’re bringing you a series of essential sexual health services to places in Vancouver that you may already be enjoying. Beginning at the end of May and through the summer, we’re offering Mpox vaccinations at Jim Deva Plaza, as well as STI testing near Wreck Beach to ensure you can enjoy fun sexy activities, while continuing to be informed and looking after your sexual health! Whether you’re looking for juicy peaches or hearty eggplants, our team of friendly and experienced nurses from Vancouver Coastal Health are ready to help you prepare for this season of sun and fun!

Join us, and let’s make this a Hot Summer, with Cool Health. Check our schedule for dates and locations. 

Please check the schedule regularly for the most up to date information, “pop-up” events may be cancelled or moved due to bad weather.


MPOX VACCINATION

Two doses of vaccination are needed to protect ourselves from Mpox. Whether you need your first or second dose, we recommend you come get a shot soon. We’re offering free and confidential vaccination on the days and times below. Drop-in only. No appointments.

Some Mpox vaccination events will be held at Jim Deva Plaza (1200 Bute St, Vancouver), and some are held at Little Sister’s (1238 Davie St. Vancouver). Please check the location by clicking on the “sign up” button under each event.

STI TESTING

Planning to spend some time at Wreck Beach? Naked or clothed, we’ll be there for you! For your standard STI testing, pop by and let us help you with your sexual health. You can come see us at the parking lot by Trail 7. Drop-in only. No appointments. 


Scheduled Clinics

HIM honours the xʷməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), and səlil̓ilw̓ətaʔɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations, and the territories of many nations on the west coast of Turtle Island, on whose unceded and stolen land we live and work. As uninvited inhabitants, we acknowledge that this space is and always will be Indigenous land.

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