Health Care Resources

Medical professionals have a significant impact on sex workers' lives. These individuals need training and information to understand and work better with sex workers.

In a recent study in BC conducted by Dr. Cecilia Benoit, 40% of sex workers surveyed felt stigmatized by health care workers.

Sex workers' health needs include needs that everyone has — for care that is inclusive, welcoming, stigma-free, and focused on the health concerns one is experiencing rather than on the work one does — as well as sexual health needs such as stigma-free STI testing and contraceptives.

To learn more about sex workers' health care needs, read the report from our 2023 provincial conference here. 

Below are resources recommended by PACE Society for health care professionals looking to provide more rights-based care for sex-working patients: