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Theory in Action: Public Health and Community Power Building for Health Equity

Academic article

Within the field of public health, there is growing awareness of how complex social conditions shape health outcomes and the role that power plays in…

Source : Journal of Public Health Management and Practice (JPHMP)
Format: PDF
Published: 2023
Topics: Equity centered approaches, Planning for equity

Beyond Prohibition

Report

BC is experiencing a public health crisis stemming from an influx in toxic drug supply. The number of overdose deaths has skyrocketed in recent years…

Source : BC Health Coalition, Canadian Drug Policy Coalition (CDPC)
Format: PDF
Published: 2022
Topics: Legalization and policy approaches, Substance use policy

Youth Harm Reduction: Calls for Action

Webinar

The "Research & Dialogue" speaker series places substance use research in dialogue with lived experience to put the latest evidence into real wor…

Source : British Columbia Centre on Substance Use (BCCSU)
Format: Audiovisual
Published: 2023
Topics: Harm reduction, Advocacy

Act Now! Decriminalizing Drugs in Vancouver

Report

This report recommends that non-federal orders of government implement decriminalization locally, by applying to the federal government for an exempt…

Source : Pivot Legal Society
Format: PDF
Published: 2021
Topics: Health promotion, Decriminalization

Environmental Scan: Naloxone Access and Distribution in Canada

Report

This document was produced in order to consolidate information on current practices in naloxone distribution and to provide a preliminary evaluation …

Source : Canadian Research Initiative in Substance Misuse (CRISM), Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
Format: PDF
Published: 2019
Topics: Harm reduction, Naloxone, Substance-specific resources

Décriminalisation des personnes qui consomment des drogues: Faire la demande et réduire les préjudices des lois

Report

Alors que la pandémie de COVID-19 et la crise des surdoses s’étendent à tout le Canada, tou-te-s les décideur(-euse)s politiques ont l’obligation d’a…

Source : Réseau Juridique VIH
Format: PDF
Published: 2020
Topics: Health promotion, Decriminalization

Supervised Injection Services Toolkit

Toolkit

The purpose of this toolkit is to provide information and resources to assist when considering whether to provide supervised injection services (SIS)…

Source : Toronto Drug Strategy
Format: PDF
Published: 2013
Topics: Harm reduction, Supervised consumption sites

Indigenous Harm Reduction = Reducing the Harms of Colonialism

Background document

​​​​​The purpose of this policy brief is to outline Indigenous approaches to harm reduction. The authors also recommend ways in which governments and…

Source : Canadian Aboriginal AIDS Network (CAAN), Interagency Coalition on AIDS and Development (ICAD)
Format: PDF
Published: 2019
Topics: Harm reduction, Background information on harm reduction, Population-specific resources

La réduction autochtone des méfaits = Réduire les méfaits du colonialisme

Background document

L’objectif du présent document de politiques est d’établir des approches autochtones à la réduction des méfaits. Nous recommandons également des faço…

Source : Réseau canadien autochtone du sida (RCAS), Coalition interagence sida et développement (CISD)
Format: PDF
Published: 2019
Topics: Harm reduction, Background information on harm reduction, Population-specific resources

Tabagisme et vapotage au Canada : Maintenir le cap

Report

En 2018, l’ACSP a publié un énoncé de position intitulé Une démarche de santé publique à l’égard des dispositifs de vapotage contenant de la nicotine…

Source : Association canadienne de santé publique
Format: PDF
Published: 2021
Topics: Health promotion, Substance use policy, Substance-specific resources